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Robert Shuter

Visiting & Research Professor of Communication - 2014-2018

   

  

Robert Shuter

Robert Shuter, 74, an intercultural communication scholar at ASU’s Hugh Downs School of Human Communication and professor emeritus at the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University died May 4, 2021. He served as a visiting professor at ASU in spring semester 2014 and as a research professor during spring semesters 2015 through 2018.

Shuter received a Bachelor of Science degree in communication from Loyola University Chicago in 1969. He earned his master's and doctoral degrees in communication from Northwestern University in 1971 and 1973. After completing his doctorate, he began his long professorial career at Marquette University.

Shuter taught at the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University for 41 years. He became chairperson of the Department of Communication Studies after just one year, a position he held for a total of 29 years between 1974 and 1980 and again between 1987 and 2010. He helped bolster the department's reputation in several ways, including recruiting outstanding scholars, improving the curriculum and expanding the graduate program.

Shuter is survived by his wife, Diana, two sons, a brother and other relatives. Committal & Entombment Service was held May 17, 2021 at Rosehill Cemetery Mausoleum, 5800 N. Ravenswood Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60660. Donations to the American Cancer Society are appreciated. For information: 773-561-6874. (Source: ASU News and Dignity Memorial)

  

May 4, 2021