John Gosset

Submitted By jev0010 on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 12:00am
John S. Gossett, Denton, undergraduate advisor and associate professor of communications studies since 1981, died June 7. He served as chair of the Department of Communication Studies from 1989 to 2006. The UNT Debate Team won 20 intercollegiate tournaments under his leadership. Gossett taught courses in rhetoric and public address and advised undergraduate and graduate students. He participated in the governance of the National Debate Tournament, serving as a member of the tournament committee and board of trustees and as chair of the board. He was a former president of the Texas Speech Communication Association, which named him University Educator of the Year in 2003. He also received UNT’s ’Fessor Graham Award, the Honors Faculty Excellence Award and the Joe G. Steward Distinguished Service Award. Gossett served as advisor to former Texas Gov. Mark White and as an analyst for Dallas’ KDFW-TV. He earned his doctorate from the University of Southern California. Memorials may be made to the John S. Gossett Memorial Debate Scholarship in the Department of Communication Studies. To donate, call 940-565-2342 or e-mail stan.walker@unt.edu.

John S. Gossett, Denton, undergraduate advisor and associate professor of communications studies since 1981, died June 7. He served as chair of the Department of Communication Studies from 1989 to 2006. The UNT Debate Team won 20 intercollegiate tournaments under his leadership.

Gossett taught courses in rhetoric and public address and advised undergraduate and graduate students. He participated in the governance of the National Debate Tournament, serving as a member of the tournament committee and board of trustees and as chair of the board. He was a former president of the Texas Speech Communication Association, which named him University Educator of the Year in 2003. He also received UNT’s ’Fessor Graham Award, the Honors Faculty Excellence Award and the Joe G. Steward Distinguished Service Award.

Gossett served as advisor to former Texas Gov. Mark White and as an analyst for Dallas’ KDFW-TV. He earned his doctorate from the University of Southern California. Memorials may be made to the John S. Gossett Memorial Debate Scholarship in the Department of Communication Studies. To donate, call 940-565-2342 or e-mail stan.walker@unt.edu.

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