Anderson University’s 2024 SCICU Excellence In Teaching Award recipient is Bobby Rettew, an assistant professor of Communication in the College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a Master of Arts in Professional Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Teaching, both from Clemson University.
Rettew’s teaching load includes Media and Society, Digital Photography and Photojournalism, Introduction to Video Production, Corporate Video Production, Documentary Video Production , and more. His connection with students is deepened by his experiences as a journalist and as owner of Rettew Creative, a storytelling and communications agency focused on grant-making, healthcare, higher education, housing, literacy, health disparities, and the rural church.
Before moving into higher education, Rettew’s early career in journalism took him all over the country serving WSPA-TV, KPHO-TV, and
WCNC-TV (Belo Corporation) where he traveled domestically and internationally to cover local, regional, and national stories. Some of the top stories he covered included John Glenn’s return to space, Billy Graham’s last crusades, border migration while traveling with coyotes across the southern border, Senator John McCain’s first presidential campaign, and Hurricane Katrina. Over the span of his career as a journalist, Rettew was awarded numerous Associated Press Awards, Regional Emmy Awards, and Arizona and South Carolina broadcasting awards.
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