Assistant High School

English teacher

Richard M. Trout

*** ** **** • Seminole, TX 79630

575-***-**** • abqht6@r.postjobfree.com

Experience

Adjunct instructor, University of the Southwest, 2003-2005; 2010-2011

Adjunct instructor, New Mexico Junior College, 2007-2008

• Challenged students to achieve learning objectives in various courses

• Organized lesson plans to maintain student interest in material

• Designed tests, quizzes, homework and writing assignments

• Returned grades and gave feedback quickly to help motivate students

• Expressed my concern to struggling students and referred some to counselor

Managing editor, Hobbs News-Sun, Aug. 2008 to present

• Organized daily schedule of news stories for next day’s newspaper

• Planned stories and reporters’ assignments for special sections

• Edited daily stories, talked to reporters about changes or additions

• Served as mentor to new reporters, and encouraged all reporters

• Interviewed sources and wrote stories, many award winning

• Discussed topics for daily editorials in weekly editorial meetings

Assistant editor, Hobbs News-Sun, June 2006 to Aug. 2008

• Same duties as above excluding organization of daily stories and special sections

Business reporter, Hobbs News-Sun, Feb. 2001 to June 2006

• Wrote at least one story a day in newspaper delivered six days a week

• Interviewed various sources, some high profile, to gain timely information

• Planned main story, photos and news briefs for Sunday business section

• Brainstormed with editors about content for Sunday packages and other stories

• Covered licensing process of first nuclear energy facility to be licensed in 30 years

• Taught introduction to journalism at New Mexico Junior College for two years

• Assisted Hobbs News-Sun in receiving best in show in AP contest four years in a row

Associate editor, BtoB, April 200 to Oct. 2000

Assistant copy editor, Business Insurance, June 1997 to April 2000

Assistant directory editor, Business Insurance, Aug. 1994 to June 1997

Editorial assistant, Advertising Age, Nov. 1993 to Aug. 1994

Production assistant, Illinois State Univ. Publications Unit, Aug. 1991 to May 1993

Writing internship, MacLean County zoning department, Aug. 1992 to Dec. 1992

Education

Texas teaching certificate in progress, high school English, iteachTexas

M.S., Journalism, with honors, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, Jan. 2000

M.A., English, Illinois State University, Bloomington, IL, Aug. 1993

B.A., English-Writing, cum laude, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, June 1991

Honors

Mentor, fifth grade student, Hobbs Municipal Schools

Teaching assistant, freshman English, Knox College

Numerous writing awards in various categories as News-Sun reporter and editor

New Mexico Medical Association Guy Rader writing award, 2003 and 2004

New Mexico magazine article, 2004

Contributed four essays to 1995 Encyclopedia of America by Fitzroy & Dearborn

1994 National Association of Counties Achievement Award for zoning manual

Ford Foundation Fellowship in writing, June 1990 to Aug. 1990

Nominated for Associated Colleges of the Midwest short story award

Four-year scholarships in writing and art

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