Research/Focus Areas
- Environmental writing
- Travel writing
- Technical writing
Academic Programs
My Courses
- English 317:Technical Writing
- English 316: Environmental Writing
- English 404/504:Travel Writing
The earth is a beautiful place. Don’t mess it up.
Phil Druker
College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences
Department of English
Senior Instructor
With UI Since 1990
- M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language, University of Idaho, 1983
- B.A. English, St. Thomas College (St. Paul, MN), 1969
Ski bum (1969). Denver General Hospital – psychiatric orderly (1970-72). Travel through South and Central America (1972-1974). Logger (1974-1980). Grad student (1981-1983). Helped create new language center, WSU (1984-87). Taught at WSU (1984-1990). Teach at UI (1990-2009). Retire (2009). Mt. Logan – four week expedition (1997), Mt. Kennedy –three week expedition (1999). Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, China, Russian Far East (2002-2007).
Selected Publications
- "Borne on Air," Essays by Idaho Writers. Edited by Mary Clearman Blew and Phil Druker. 2009. Eastern Washington University Press.
- "Forged in Fire," Essays by Idaho Writers. Edited by Mary Clearman Blew and Phil Druker. 2005. Oklahoma University Press.
Outreach Projects
- Agricultural Extension Seminar on Technical Writing, Moscow,
ID. Explained basic principles of technical writing as applied to
agricultural extension documents. (March 2009)
- Editor, Terra Graphics, Environmental Engineering, Moscow, ID
(2004, 2009)