Living with the Virus: Kick It Until You Kick It

Archie R. Wortham, Ph.D.

Dr. Archie Wortham is a father, husband, educator and writer. He has taught for 40 years at all levels, including elementary, middle and high school, and at fourteen colleges, universities and institutions of higher learning on two continents. As a professor at Northeast Lakeview College, Dr. Wortham currently teaches speech, where he developed the first males-only college speech course taught in the Alamo College District. With his cutting edge idea, Dr. Wortham was a pioneer focusing on males absence in college classrooms (as there are few male-only classes taught at the college level in the nation). His current focus is on heroes, and he does a weekly Facebook post on heroes. Dr. Wortham is a sought after speaker and the recipient of two George Washington Honor Medals from the Freedoms Foundation; two Lifetime Gold achievement awards from the President of the United States for volunteering; and numerous military awards, including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. As a retired military member, he has received NLC's highest award, its Spirit award, and he was NLC's first Teacher of the Year.