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WestWords, Inc. (a California corporation) was founded in 1984 by Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey. Its mission is the creation, production, and distribution of business communication educational materials. A dedicated professional, Dr. Guffey has taught business communication and business English topics for over thirty years. She received a bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in business education from Bowling Green State University; a master's degree in business education from the University of Illinois, where she held a fellowship; and a doctorate in business and economic education from the University of California. She has taught at the University of Illinois, Santa Monica College, and Los Angeles Pierce College. Dr. Guffey is the author of Business Communication: Process and Product, 4e, the leading textbook in the field of business communication. She has also written Business English, 7e, which serves more students than any other book in its field; Essentials of College English, 2e (with Carolyn M. Seefer), and Essentials of Business Communication, 5e, the leading text/workbook in its market. Dr. Guffey serves on the review boards of The Delta Pi Epsilon Journal and Business Communication Quarterly. A teacher's teacher, Dr. Guffey acts as a partner and mentor to hundreds of business communication instructors across the country. Her workshops, seminars, newsletters, articles, teaching materials, and Web sites help novice and veteran business communication instructors achieve effective results in their courses. Her print and on-line newsletters are used by thousands of instructors in this country and abroad. |