BOOKS

Hemby, K. V. (2023). Ensuring Civility Online: Professional Etiquette in the Virtual Workplace. New York: Business Expert Press. ISBN: 978-1-63742-543-5.

Hemby, K. V.  (2020). Delivering Effective Virtual Presentations. New York: Business Expert Press. ISBN: 978-1-63157-967-7.

Grubb, R. E., Jr., & Hemby, V. (2019). Effective Communication in Criminal Justice. Thousand Oaks, CA:  SAGE Publications. ISBN: 978-1-5063-9213-4.

SUPPLEMENTS

Hemby, K. V. (2021). Delivering Effective Virtual Presentations Mobile Application. Praxie. Available at https://boards.praxie.com/homepage

Hemby, K. V.  (2014). Professionalism in the Digital Age. Belmont, CA: Cengage. (On-Demand publication)

BOOK CHAPTERS

Hemby, K. V. (2014). The leader as motivator and communicator. National Business Education Association (NBEA) Yearbook, No. 52, Approaches to Leadership, M. Anderson and B. Hagler, Editors. Reston, VA: NBEA. 

Hemby, K. V. (2011). Online learners and students’ learning styles. National Business Education Association (NBEA) Yearbook, No. 49, Education, L. Snyder, Ph.D., Editor. Reston, VA:  National Business Education Association.

Hemby, K. V. (2007). Traumatic brain injury and its challenges for a college professor. Disabled Faculty and Staff in a Disabling Society:  Multiple Identities in Higher Education, M. L. Vance, Editor (pp. 75-85). Huntersville, NC: The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD).

Grubb, R. E., Jr., & Hemby, V. (2006). Think before you speak: The verbal component. Writing for Criminal Justice. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Higher Education. ISBN:  0495000418.

Grubb, R. E., Jr., & Hemby, V. (2006). Grammar: A lesson in the basics. Writing for Criminal Justice. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Higher Education. ISBN: 0495000418.

(See Vita for a more detailed list of publications)

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HONORS AND AWARDS

2023,  Bernadine P. Branchaw Spirit of ABC Award, Association for Business Communication The award recognizes, on an extraordinary basis, exceptional members of ABC who exemplify friendliness and openness to both newcomers and current members. This member’s spirit of friendliness shows a genuine appreciation to all individuals who attend ABC activities. 

2020, Summer Person at MTSU Who Makes A Real Difference to Our Students, Middle Tennessee State University, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Vice Provost for Enrollment and Academic Services

2018, March 30 The John Robert Gregg Award, McGraw-Hill Publishing Presented in recognition of dedication and outstanding contributions to business teachers and the profession of Business Education

2016-2017 Middle Tennessee State University Outstanding Public Service Award (recognizes faculty and staff who have performed outstanding public service for the University)

2016, Spring Person at MTSU Who Makes A Real Difference to Our Students, Middle Tennessee State University, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Vice Provost for Enrollment and Academic Services

2016 National Leadership Award, Association for Research in Business Education

2014 National Collegiate Teacher of the Year, National Business Education Association

2011 Distinguished Educator in Distance Learning Award, Middle Tennessee State University

2010-2011 Stanford Who’s Who Black Book (inclusion is limited to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership or achievement in their occupation, industry, or profession)

2007 Certificate of Award for Outstanding Mentoring, Disabled Student Services, MTSU

2006-2007 Marquis Who’s Who of American Women (25th Edition)

2006-2007 Marquis Who’s Who in American Education (7th Edition)

2005-2006 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (10th Edition)

2005-2006 Empire Who’s Who Among Professionals and Executives

2005 AcademicKeys Who’s Who in Business Higher Education

2002 Pennsylvania Business Education Association Post-Secondary Educator

2000-2001 Recognition of Superior Effort (R.O.S.E.) Award [component of Student’s Choice Program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)]

2000 International Who’s Who of Professionals

1998-1999 Outstanding Technology Support & Training Faculty Award (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Eberly College of Business & Information Technology)

1997 Faculty Recognition Award for Innovation, IUP, Center for Teaching Excellence

1996 Mississippi Business Education Association Journal “Golden Pen” Award  

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2023-2025 Research Projects include the following:

• Courtesy Titles in the Era of Non-gender Specific Identities (survey in process and set to close at the end of August 2024; the manuscript is in development)
• How Personal is Too Personal: The Use of Terms of Endearment in Professional Communication (survey closed; evaluating data and preparing manuscript and presentation for Association for Business Communication International Conference in October 2024)
• Employers' Perceptions of the Use of Emojis in Professional Messages as a Means of Personalizing Digital Communication (manuscript in process)

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Hemby, K. V. (2017, October 17). Movin’ On Up! Colleague to Colleague Column, Business Education Forum (February 2018).

Hemby, K. V. (2017, October 31). MT Engage Faculty Showcase:  High Impact Practices (with Dr. Stephanie Dean, Dr. Mary Evins, Ms. Natonya Listach, and Ms. Kristi Shamburger)

Hemby, K. V. (2017, November 16). Encouraging Seamless Pathways for Students in Hospitality and Tourism. Tennessee Department of Education, Division of College, Career, and Technical Education. Professional Development, Hospitality and Tourism Collaborative.

Hemby, K. V., & Grubb, R. E., Jr. (2012, October 11). Cloud Computing:  Why?  Why Not?  National Business Education Association, NBEA Fall Webinar.

Hemby, K. V. (2012, August 1). Will Tablets Be a Game-Changer in Education?  National Business Education Association, Panel Discussion for NBEA Forum Feature (December 2012).

Hemby, K. V. (2011). Implementation of Mobile Devices in Teaching Environments. LT&ITC Panel Discussion (with Henderson, Blackman, Donnell, Draude, Calahan).

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2012-2019 Raiders’ Closet, Middle Tennessee State University  

1.    Established a clothing closet for students attending Middle Tennessee State University that provides professional attire to students who are participating in interviews for post-degree jobs

2.    Created marketing materials and solicited donations of gently used professional attire and accessories from the Middle Tennessee region

3.    Monitored and directed student workers and graduate assistants employed in Raiders’ Closet

4.    Developed operational guidelines for Raiders’ Closet

5.    Accepted clothing and accessory donations both on campus and at various locations

6.    Traveled to donors’ homes to collect clothing and accessory donations and delivered them to Raiders’ Closet

7.    Participated in various media outlet interviews to explain the concept behind Raiders’ Closet

8.    Managed the inventory in Raiders’ Closet, removing outdated and inappropriate items and delivering those items to other charitable organizations in Middle Tennessee

9.    Organized and maintained the Raiders’ Closet facilities in the Keathley University Center

10.  Partnered with the MTSU Career Development Center to assist with Raiders’ Closet, eventually handing off the full responsibility for the project to the Career Development Center in January 2019

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