Robert Sherfield has been teaching student success, public speaking, and theater, as well as working with first-year success programs, for 35 years. Currently, he is a professor at the College of Southern Nevada.
An award-winning educator, Robb was named Educator of the Year at the College of Southern Nevada. He twice received the Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award from the University of South Carolina at Union, and has received numerous other awards and nominations for out-standing classroom instruction and advisement.
He has extensive experience with the design and implementation of student success programs, including one that was presented at the International Conference on the First-Year Experience in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He has conducted faculty development keynotes and work-shops at over 400 institutions of higher education across the United States. He has spoken in 46 states and several foreign countries
In addition to his coauthorship of Cornerstones for Community College Success (Kendall Hunt, 2022), he has authored or coauthored Cornerstones for Professionalism (Pearson, 2013), Cornerstone: Discovering Your Potential, Learning Actively, and Living Well (Prentice Hall, 2008), Roadways to Success (Prentice Hall, 2001), the trade book 365 Things I Learned in College (Allyn & Bacon, 1996), Capstone: Succeeding Beyond College (Prentice Hall, 2001), Case Studies for the First Year: An Odyssey into Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Prentice Hall, 2004), and The Everything Self-Esteem Book (Adams Media, 2004).
Robb’s interest in student success began with his own first year in college. Low SAT scores and a dismal high school ranking denied him entrance into college. With the help of a success program, he was granted entrance into college and went on to earn five college degrees, including a doctorate. He has always been interested in the social, academic, and cultural development of students, and sees this book as his way to help students enter the world of work and establish lasting, rewarding careers and productive lives. For more information, visit www.robertsherfield.com.