Peter M. Smudde has had 16 years of industry experience, including an executive-level position and consulting, and 22 years as a professor of public relations. Dr. Smudde holds the rank of professor and for nine years has been the associate executive director of Illinois State University's School of Communication in Normal, Illinois, where he also was the coordinator of the PR program, which has Certification in Education for Public Relations (CEPR) through the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), and was a faculty adviser for Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapters for 14 years.