Carnegie Mellon University

Richard Young

Richard O. Young

Teaching Professor of Business Management Communication, Emeritus

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  • TEP - Tepper Building - Room 4129
  • 412-268-5035
Address
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Education

  • Carnegie Mellon - Ph D - 1989
  • University of Arkansas - MA - 1979
  • Hampden-Sydney College - BA - 1974

Publications

  • Persuasive Communication: How Audiences Decide, 2nd ed.

    Routledge, 2017

  • How Audiences Decide: A Cognitive Approach To Business Communication.

    Routledge, 2011

  • The D. H. Lawrence Review "D. H. Lawrence And The Fourth Dimension: Where Even The Trees Come And Go"

    1980; 30-40

University Service

  • MSCF Awards Dinner, Attendee, Award Ceremony
  • Deloitte Consulting Case Competition, Case Competition
  • MSCF Kickoff Luncheon, Attendee, Orientation
  • Welcome and Awards Reception, Attendee, Award Ceremony
  • Attendee, Graduation
  • Welcome Weekend Dinner, Attendee, Orientation
  • Welcome Weekend Faculty Panel, Panel Member, Member of faculty panel
  • Attendee, MSCF Spring Faculty/Student Luncheon
  • Search Committee for Business Communication, Committee Member, Interviewing candidates (2015 - 2015)
  • Faculty Workshop on Evaluating Presentations, Workshop Organizer
  • Deloitte Consulting Case Competition, Case Competition, Judge
  • Welcome and Awards Reception, Attendee, Award Ceremony
  • Attendee, Graduation
  • Welcome Weekend Dinner, Attendee, Orientation
  • Welcome Weekend Faculty Panel, Panel Member
  • Case Competition, Judge for Deloitte Case Competition
  • Attendee, Award Ceremony, Attended award ceremony dinner for graduating MSCF students
  • Attendee, Award Ceremony, Welcome and Awards Reception
  • Attendee, Graduation
  • University Library Ad Hoc Committee, Committee Member, Reviewed and voted on promotion cases for CMU libraries
  • Deloitte Consulting, Judge for Case Competition
  • Attendee, Award Ceremony
  • Attendee, Graduation
  • Search Committee for Business Communication, Committee Member, Interviewed and deliberated on candidates for full-time faculty position in Business Communication. (2012 - 2012)
  • Attendee, Welcome Weekend
  • Advisor to Case Competition Finalists, Advised Tepper students who were finalists in the McGuiness Venture Competition, the GE Case Competition, and the AT Kearney Case Competition (2011 - 2011)
  • Search Committee for Business Communication, Committee Member, Reviewed and interviewed candidates for two positions (2011 - 2011)
  • Curriculum Review Committee, Committee Member, Committee member and assisted in conducting the committee's Alumni Survey (2010 - 2011)
  • Judge for McGowan Fellowship, Judged student essays (2011 - 2011)
  • Presenter at Welcome Weekend (2011 - 2011)
  • Adviser to Pro Bono Consulting Projects (2011 - 2011)
  • Committee Member, Curriculum Review Committee Member
  • Guest Speaker, Connection Weekends Speaker
  • Committee Member, McGowan Scholar Competition Judge (2006 - 2010)
  • Committee Member, Oversight Committee for Citigroup Leadership Initiative Member (2008 - 2009)
  • TEPPER MBA EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS (2007 - 2008)
  • TEPPER MBA CURRICULUM REVIEW (2006 - 2007)
  • Committee Member, MBA Strategy Committee Member
  • TEPPER MBA STRATEGY (2005 - 2006)
  • Committee Member, MBA Marketing Club Case Competition Judge
  • International Club Case Competition Judge and Advisor (2001 - 2004)
  • Program Coordinator, Oral Communications Exemption Examination Coordinator (1997 - 2004)
  • Committee Member, Communication Faculty's Course Coordination Committee Member
  • Committee Member, Communication Dean Search Committee Member
  • Communication Case Competition Judge

Consulting

  • Fortune 500 Company (May 2015)
  • Fortune 500 Company (May 2014)
  • Fortune 500 Company (April 2014)
  • Fortune 500 Company (July 2013 - July 2013)
  • Hopital de Albert Schweitzer (April 2011 - January 2012)
  • Bares Foundation (January 1988 - December 1988)
  • Pennsylvania State Auditors (April 1988 - April 1988)

Professional Activities

  • Member, Management Communication Association (1986 -)