Ronald T. Floyd

• Educator:
  • Professor of Art at UAT in Tempe
• Artist:
  • Professional  abstract artist, with close to 25 exhibitions and public art projects since 2005
• Writer:  
  • Featured Art Blog on azcentral.com ,Arizona Republic-  the states largest online newspaper, and occasionally in their 1M circulation print edition.
  • Associate arts editor for Umbrella Publishing, where I write articles and  interviews that are published in 14 magazines in California, Ohio, and Arizona.
  • Chandler Now Magazine: Contributing arts writer doing monthly feature on Chandler artists.
  • West Valley Magazine: Contributing arts writer - Cover story on West Valley Art Museum for June magazine
  • North Valley Magazine: Contributing arts writer
  • Scottsdale's Best Magazine - Arts Editor and Contributing arts writer
• Arts Community:
  • President and co-founder of the East Valley Art Guild, one of the states largest arts organizations
  • Co-founded the Chandler ArtWalk
  • Co-founded the NEW 4th Friday ArtWalk at Mesa Riverview
  • Co-founded the ArtWalk Weekend at Gilbert Boys and Girls Club  

Education

• University of Tennessee – MS – Art Education & Painting         
• University of Tennessee – BFA Degree – Graphic Design & Painting
• Pi Lambda Theta National Honor Professional Association in Education

Educational Positions Held

• Professor of Art – UAT – Tempe, AZ
• Instructor – City of Chandler Community Services
• Instructor – Art Institute OnLine (Certified Online Facilitator)
• Consultant - Community Art Education Curriculum - Kyrene School
• Instructor – Art - Kyrene School District, Community Education
• Instructor - Commerce and Multimedia Trainer - Federal Express 
• Instructor – Remington College – Tempe, AZ

Corporate Positions Held

• Director of Marketing North America – Square D Corp (Fortune 500)
• Product Marketing Manager North America – U-Haul International

University Level Courses Taught – Classroom and Distance

2D Design, Color Theory, Typography,  Art History (Prehistoric – Gothic)          Art History (Renaissance – Modern),  Art Appreciation, Storyboarding , Stylistic Development,  Beginning Drawing I,  Intermediate Drawing, Life Drawing            Maquette Sculpture,  Interface Design,  Acrylic Painting,  Portrait Drawing, and a few digital art classes.                              

Educational Committees

• Committee for Faculty Self Governance
• Previous Acting Chair – Art Department
• Member of Center for Learning Excellence
• Chair of Fine Art Exhibits

Recent Training Classes & Seminars Attended

• Certified Online Facilitator – Socrates Learning Systems
• Certified Facilitator for Art Institute Online – Pittsburg, PA
• E-College Distance Course Training
• High Performance Team Building, Six Hats, Disc Profile Systems
• Windows 2000 for Educators, Linux Operating Systems
• Blackboard Usage Training – Blended Curriculum
• Student Retention, Teaching Challenged Adults
• Teaching Methods for Adult Learners, Problems in Education
• Organizational Administrations and Supervision
• Advanced Classroom Behavior Modification, Psychology of the Exceptional Student
• Educational Sociology, Design Curriculum for Technical Students
• Vision College – Square D. Corp Marketing Manager Training Program

Articles,  Papers and Presentations

• Life Cycle of Art Supplies in Classrooms
• Developmental Paper on Annual Faculty Awards
• Computer Ethics and Newsgroups
• Web Search Tips
• Justification for Aesthetic Education
• Developmental Characteristics of Clay Figures by Adolescent Males
• Art and the Mainstreamed Child
• DaDa – Nihilistic Art and Children
• Increasing Enrollment of Females Students in Technology Schools
• Strategic Alliances with Pacific Rim Opportunities

Professional Awards & Certifications

• Nominee for UAT Faculty Innovation Award - 2007
• High Student & Peer Evaluations – Top 5 Professor 2003, 2004, 2005
• Domain of the Golden Dragon, PEI - Ambassador Status
• Corporate Trainer Division – Apple Award
• Division Manager of the Year-Square D. Corporation
• Division Manager – Quarterly Award – Square D. Corporation
• Pi Lambda Theta National Honor and Professional Education Association