Dr. Wehlburg has been teaching in the Theatre Department at the University of Florida for thirty years and has taught over 45,000 students during this time period. He has the rank of full professor. Dr. Wehlburg has been the Lighting Designer, Technical Coordinator, Business Manager, and Scenic Designer for over 350 productions, including collegiate, amateur, and professional productions. He has managed the Florida Players production finances for over thirty years and served as Florida Players liaison with Student Government until 1996. He is presently teaching the Theatre Appreciation courses with an annual enrollment of about 4,000 students. Dr. Wehlburg is the author of the book THEATRE LIGHTING: AN ILLUSTRATED GLOSSARY, consultant of the book AN INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF THEATRE LANGUAGE, and he has published several journal articles such as "It Is Better Upside Down" in PLAYERS MAGAZINE. Since he is fluent in several languages, he has translated and published several plays. Dr. Wehlburg was responsible for introducing such areas as Acetylene, Arch and MIG welding, computerized lighting, computerized drafting, pneumatics, and hydraulics to the U Theatre program. While he was the Technical Director and Lighting Designer at the UF he was responsible for hosting the technical end of the State American College Theatre Festival (A.C.T.F.) for four years in a row, hosting the Regional A.C.T.F., being the first school in the history of the A.C.T.F. to be selected to bring two productions to the South Eastern Regional competition of the A.C.T.F. in a different state, and having a show selected to go to the Kennedy Center for four performances. Dr. Wehlburg has been the President of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) Local #36O for the past twenty years. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Gainesville Civic Ballet, the Hippodrome State Theatre, F.S.S.A. and F.A.T.E. He is a member of several University of Florida committees such as the Task Force on Computers in Education, the University of Florida Student Conduct Committee, the University of Florida Budget Committee and the University Center for Excellence in Teaching. As an active faculty member in student activities he serves as faculty advisor for several student groups, including Alpha Psi Omega (the Theatre honorary organization), Phi Kappa Tau (a social fraternity), ACCENT (the nationally acclaimed speakers bureau), and Celebration (an arts advocacy and producer on the UF campus). As one of the founders he has served as Vice President and membership chairman of the South Eastern Section of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (U.S.I.T.T.) for several terms and was Vice-Chairman of the Florida Section for a number of years. He was an active member of, and has presented a variety of papers for, such organizations as the A.T.A., U.S.I.T.T., and S.E.T.C., on such subjects as "Pneumatics for the Theatre and Scene Construction", "Computers for the Theatre", and "Accident Liability for the Technical Director." He was the Programs Chairman for the 1984 National Convention of the U.S.I.T.T. in Orlando Florida. He has given numerous demonstrations in painting methods for texture, lighting design, color theory, special effects, and scenic construction methods. Dr. Wehlburg has been recognized numerous times for his contributions to students and university life. Some of his awards include Honorary membership in Florida Blue Key, the Florida Players Faculty Member of the Year Award, the Ewing Brandon Award for Advisor of the Year, and the Florida Blue Key Distinguished Faculty Award, Prior to teaching the ever growing Theatre Appreciation classes at the UF he taught such courses as Stage Craft and Design, Stage Lighting, Scenic Design, Advanced Tool Utilization, Drafting for the Theatre, and Computer Technology for the Theatre. Currently he is developing additional computer programs using the AutoCAD system for theatrical design use. He is involved in research in color theory as related to light and pigment.