RANK:     Associate Professor

DEPARTMENT:  History

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 Earned Degree: B.A.  Saint Ambrose College, 1960
    M.A.  University of Iowa, 1962
    A.B.D.  Univerity of Iowa, 1962-1965

 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1960.  Renewed 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964.

 Employment at Sam Houston State University
  Assistant Professor-- August, 1965
  Associate Professor--August 1985
  Tenure awarded--1972

I. PUBLICATIONS

 A.  Articles
  1.  ”Henry Wallace”, in Historical Dictionary of the New Deal (1985)
  2.  “John L. Lewis”, in Historical Dictionary of the New Deal (1985)
  3.  “Vietnam War Memorial”, in Dictionary of the Vietnam War (1989)

 B. Books
  1.  Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism   (1991)
        Senior Associate Editor.
  2.  Reflections on the American Past:  A Reader  (1994)
        Robert Shadle and James Olson, editors.
  3.  Historical Dictionary of theBritish Empire   (1996)
       James Olson and Robert Shadle, editors.

II. OTHER SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS

 A. Research and reading in preparation for classroom  lectures,

 B. In 1987, I developed and offered an upper level course in Canadian    History.

 C. In 1987, I was selected to participate in the presigious Quebec Summer    Seminar--co-sponsered by the Center for the Study of Canada and the    Government of the Province of Quebec.
 D. Member of the party welcoming and dining with Rev. Ralph Abernathy on   the occasion of his visit to SHSU during Black History Month  (February,    1985).

 E. Member of the party welcoming the Canadian Consul-General on the    occasion of the presentation of a gift of books to the SHSU Library by the   Canadian Government.  (1985).

 F. Major role in bringing Canadian historian Michael Bliss to SHSU to    deliver a talk on Canadian hisory and politics (March 8, 1984).

 G. Undertook responsibilty for the development of  the History Department’s   British Empire course (1966) and its African History course (1987).

 H. Assisted in arrangements for a presentation on Canadian Woodlands Art   by Peter Sherrill of the University of Arkansas, held at SHSU (1988).

 I. Member of the party welcoming Professor Peter Pinnard of Fort Hare    University (Republic of South Africa) visiting SHSU July 20, 1988).

 K. In the Spring semester (1987), I developed and offered a graduate level    course in African History.  Pedagogically, this course was quite     innovative because it combined an intensive inquiry into the history of    Africa with the goal of having each student emerge from the class as a    published scholar.  Each student signed a contract with Greenwood    Press; and the 40-50 short essays produced by the class were included    in the Historical Dictionary of European Imperialiam.

 L. Participation in planning and presentation of the History Department’s    “Workshop on World History”.  (Summer, 1991; Summer 1992).

 M. Presentation:  R. Shadle and Nick Pappas “The Image of the Royal    Canadian Mounted Police in the American Movie Serial, 1922-196” at    the Southwest Association for Canadian Studies Conference--Denton,    Texas,  (Feb. 1995).

  Chairman: Session on Canadian History at the 1999 SWACS     Conference in New Orleans (Feb. 1999).

 N. Judge for the SHSU  Academic challenge 1993-1999.
 

 O. Attended the Syllabus Internet Workshop at Southern Methodist     University in Dallas, Texas (April, 1997).
 

 P. Conducted a hands-on workshop on “Canadian Resourses on the    Internet” at the 1997 SWACS Conference at SHSU (Feb., 22, 1997).

 Q. Judge for the History Department’s annual essay contest.

 R. Presentation:  “Millenarian movements in Africa” at  the 1999 meeting of    the Texas Council for History Education. The subject of the conference    was “ Millenarian Movements:  Wecoming the End Of History.”     (Huntsville, Texas-- April 1999).
 

III. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 A. Member:  Association for Canadian Studies in the United States.

 B. Founding Member:  Southwest Association for Canadian Studies     (SWACS).

 C. Co-Host/Coordinator: 1985 SWACS Conference at SHSU.
          !997  SWACS Conference at SHSU.
 

IV. COMMITTEES

 Department of History Handicapped Committee
 Department of History Library Committee
 Department of History American History Survey Textbook Committe.
 College of Arts and Sciences Honors Convocation Committee (1980-1983,    1985-1988).
 University Faculty Handbook Advisory Committee (1983-1988).
 University Popular Culture Planning Committee (1997).