Business Communication Process and Product 6th Brief Canadian Edition by Mary Guffey (Author), Dana Loewy (Author), Esther Griffin (Author)
ISBN-13: 9780176721251
ISBN-10: 0176721258
About the Authors
Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey
A dedicated professional, Mary Ellen Guffey has taught business communication and business
English topics for over 35 years. She received a bachelor?s degree, summa cum laude, from
Bowling Green State University, a master?s degree from the University of Illinois, and a doctorate
in business and economic education from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She
has taught at the University of Illinois, Santa Monica College, and Los Angeles Pierce College.
Now recognized as the world?s leading business communication author, Dr. Guffey corresponds
with instructors around the globe who are using her books. She is the founding
author of the award-winning Business Communication: Process and Product, the leading business
communication textbook in this country. She also wrote Business English, which serves
more students than any other book in its field; Essentials of College English; and Essentials of
Business Communication, the leading text/workbook in its market. Dr. Guffey is active professionally,
serving on the review boards of Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
and the Journal of Business Communication, publications of the Association for Business
Communication. She participates in national meetings, sponsors business communication
awards, and is committed to promoting excellence in business communication pedagogy and
the development of student writing skills.
Dr. Dana Loewy
Dana Loewy has been teaching business communication at California State University, Fullerton
since 1996. She enjoys introducing undergraduates to business writing and honing the skills of
graduate students in managerial communication. Most recently, she has also taught various
German courses and is a regular guest lecturer at Fachhochschule N?rtingen, Germany. In addition
to completing numerous brand-name consulting assignments, she is a certified business
etiquette consultant. Dr. Loewy has collaborated with Dr. Guffey on recent editions of Business
Communication: Process and Product as well as on Essentials of Business Communication.
Dr. Loewy holds a master?s degree from Bonn University, Germany, and earned a PhD in
English from the University of Southern California. Fluent in several languages, among them
German and Czech, her two native languages, Dr. Loewy has authored critical articles in many
areas of interest?literary criticism, translation, business communication, and business ethics.
Before teaming up with Dr. Guffey, Dr. Loewy published various poetry and prose translations,
most notably The Early Poetry of Jaroslav Seifert and On the Waves of TSF. Active in the
Association for Business Communication, Dr. Loewy focuses on creating effective teaching and
learning materials for undergraduate and graduate business communication students.
Adapting Author: Esther Griffin
For almost 20 years, Esther Griffin has taught business communications both online and
face-to-face at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario. This hands-on experience, as well as her
background as an employment specialist and her MA in education, specializing in college
curriculum development, has kept her current and engaged in her field. Having taught from
various editions of Business Communication: Process and Product during her career, and
developed ancillary and teaching resources for the textbook, Griffin is thrilled to join the
Nelson team as adapting author of the sixth brief Canadian edition. She believes that with
technology and global trends rapidly affecting the workplace, strong communication skills are
more important than ever.
