Email address: krust@madonna.edu
More information at http://ww2.madonna.edu/rust2

COURSES TAUGHT

• Course Number: SLS 100
• Course Name: Introduction to Sign Language Studies
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• Course Number: SLS 428
• Course Name: Simultaneous Communication
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• Course Number: SLS 445
• Course Name: Simultaneous Interpretation
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• Course Number: SLS 462
• Course Name: Sign Language Structure
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• Course Number: SLS 465
• Course Name: Contrastive Text Analysis
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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

• Appointment:
  • Associate Professor Sign Language Studies Department.
  • Appointed Chair of the Sign Language Department, June, 1976.
• Professional Experience
  • Facility: Social Services for the Hearing Impaired, Inc., 1221 Beach Street, Flint, Michigan 48502.
  • Position: Executive Director, March 1975 - June 1976
  • Facility: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS), State Department of Education , State of Michigan, 1336 W. Carpenter Road, Flint, Michigan 48507.
  • Position: Rehabilitation Counselor for various disabled clients with emphasis on Deaf clients, May 1974 - March 1975
  • Facility: Center for Forensic Psychiatry, Ypsilanti State Hospital, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197.
  • Position: Staff Assistant, March 1971 - January 1973.

PERSONAL ACADEMIC HISTORY

• Degree:
  • M.A. Oakland University, 1987, Rochester, Michigan, Major: Linguistics
  • B.S. Eastern Michigan University, 1973, Ypsilanti, Michigan, Major: Special Education: Deaf Education, Minor:Language: English/Literature
    
• Graduate Hours Beyond M.A.:
  
  • Educational Implications of Perception: Wayne State University
    
  • Guidance and Counseling Dynamics: Wayne State University
    
  • Personnel Management:Wayne State University
    
  • Guidance and Counseling:University of Michigan
    
• Additional Training:
  • Gallaudet College- National Interpreter Training Consortium, 70 Hours Training, January 19-30, 1976. Focus on interpreter curriculum development, classroom instruction and classroom management skills development.

RESEARCH

• Published Papers
  

ACTIVITIES/AWARDS

• Awards:
  • Faculty Excellence Award 1992 (Awarded January 1993)
  • Nominated for Full Time Faculty Excellence Award, November, 1991
  • Alumni of the Decade Award 1972-1982, Eastern Michigan University

• Editor of Magazines/Journals:
  • Editorial Advisory Board - THE REFLECTOR, Sign language journal, 1981-1984
  • Past Editor of VIBRATIONS, 1974-1975
  • Reviewer of two texts for authors Dr. Dennis Cokely and Dr. Charlotte Baker-Shenk (1979):
    • American Sign Language, A Teacher's Text and American
    • Sign Language, Grammar and Culture

• Speaking Engagements:
  • Formal Workshop Presentations
    

ORGANIZATIONS

• National Professional Associations
  • American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) (formerly Instructors Guidance Network SIGN)
    • Member, 1976-present
    • President, 1978-1980
    • Board Member, 1980-1982
  • Communication Skills Program (CSP) of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
  • Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (R.I.D.),
    • Silver Spring, Maryland
    • Member, 1974-present
    • Regional Representative, Region III, 1985-1987
    • Member-at-Large, (Executive Board) 1987-1989
  • National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
    • (Faculty Athletics Representative, 1989-1994)
• State Professional Organizations
  • Michigan Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (MIRID)
    • Member, 1975-present
    • President, 1977-1979

CERTIFICATIONS

• Comprehensive Skills Certificate, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
• Professional Certificate, American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA), (American Sign Language)

COMMITTEES

• Madonna University
  

• External Community
  

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Military Service
  • United States Air Force, September 22, 1965 - January 21, 1969, Honorable Discharge (Viet Nam Veteran), Title: Telecommunication Specialist, Rank - Sergeant (E-4).
• Interests:
  • Reading journals and texts on archaeology, geography, astronomy, linguistics, medieval England, science fiction, and computers.
  • Collects Gargoyles
  • Collects sports memorabilia.
  • Enjoys all sporting events, especially baseball.

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