Maria M. Cadwallader, Ph.D.
formerly, Maria Mullinaux Lemon, Ph.D.
3028 Ashland Road ~ Valparaiso, NE 68065~ Maria@TheEditorInc.com ~ www.theeditorinc.com ~ fax 402.784.2001
Education
- Ph.D., August, 1976 — English — University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. Teaching and research specialty, writing. Equivalents of minors in linguistics and applied criticism.
- M.A., August, 1971 — English — University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.
- B.A., August, 1968 — English, with minors in Humanities and Philosophy — University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
- April, 2004-present, Owner, The Editor, April,1986-2004, President, The Editor Inc. Publication and desktop publishing services: writing, editing, critiquing; design, layout, and production of camera-readies; publication management. Newsletters, magazines, brochures, fliers, speeches, annual reports, books, policy and procedure manuals, technical and professional papers, legal texts, computer documentation, etc. Training and development courses related to writing, editing, communication management, publication design and management, and desktop publishing. Special expertise in designing and editing technical, scientific, legal, and other professional documents and in editing for speakers of English as a second language. Extensive experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS FrontPage 2000, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, and various other software for the MS Windows platform.
- 1981-1986, Managing Editor, Speaking for Children (The Junior League of Lincoln: Lincoln, Nebraska). 20-page magazine, statewide circulation, six issues per year.
- December, 1980-March, 1986, owner and manager, The Editor. Incorporated, April, 1986.
- August, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, Writing Instructor, AICPA Level II Professional Training Course, Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants.
- 1972-1981, Instructor, Department of English, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.
- 1978-1979, Owner and Manager, Writers Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska. Advertising and Public Relations. Sold firm.
- 1968-1970, Caseworker, Lancaster County Department of Public Welfare, Lincoln, Nebraska.
- 1960-1968, Reporter, St. Petersburg Times and Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, Florida; self-employed piano teacher, St. Petersburg, Florida; secretary-receptionist/bookkeeper, Hillsborough Window Company, Tampa, Florida; recreation director/supervisor, Hillsborough County Detention Home, Thonotosassa, Florida; elementary school teacher, Hillsborough County, Florida.
- "All My Grandmothers Could Sing — Most Died Young," Cultural Tapestry: Readings for a Pluralistic Society, F.B. Evans, B. Gleason, and M. Wiley, eds., Harper Collins, NY, 1992. Reprinted from All My Grandmothers Could Sing: Poems by Nebraska Women, Free Rein Press, Lincoln, NE, 1984.
- The Editor Inc.'s training program publications: The Editor's Course in Writing Well, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986. The Editor's Course in Writing Well — Quick Reference Guide, 1985, 1986. The Editor's Course in Writing Well — Winning with Formal Presentations, 1986. The Editor's Short Course in Writing Well, 1984, 1985, 1986. The Communication Shuffle: How to Stack the Deck, 1986, 1987. The Editor's Newsletter Workshop, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986.
- The Speaking for Children Publication Manual (Junior League of Lincoln: Lincoln, NE, 1982), 63 pages. A policies and procedures manual for project participants.
- "Distinctions Blurred," Prairie Schooner (University of Nebraska: Lincoln, NE, Summer 1980).
- "A Formalist's View of Another Roadside Attraction: Second-Guessing History," read at Fall 1974 Arkansas Philological Association annual meeting: published in PAPA, Summer 1975.
- "Around Kafka: Or How to Live With God's Joke," Aegis (Moorhead State College: Moorhead, MN, Spring 1974).
- Miscellaneous book reviews, journal and newspaper publications, annual reports, fliers, other advertising and public relations writing; miscellaneous early poetry.
- On-line at www.theeditorinc.com .
- Available on request.