About the professor . . .
I’m originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, but I attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. At Skidmore, I studied Music and History (I was a flute player and a music theorist). After Skidmore, I went to The University of Virginia for my Master’s Degree in History. That was a one-year program, after which I spent a year guiding visitors through Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.
In 1989, I went to Louisiana State University to get my doctorate in United States History. I got my first class at LSU in 1992, finished the doctorate, taught at several colleges in Louisiana, and then came to Victoria.
History’s great, but it’s not everything. While I finished my doctorate, I also got really involved with taekwondo and earned a black belt (first degree). I loved taekwondo, especially sparring and breaking.
Now I’m more interested in cycling, kayaking and boogie boarding with my family. I also coach gymnastics in the afternoon.
As a historian, I’ve written two books. Voices in the Storm: Confederate Rhetoric, 1861-1865 is an analysis of Confederate speeches. Our Vidas, Our Historias is a compilation of quotes from a year-long Hispanic Oral History Project conducted here at VC. I write the occasional article here and there, but I mostly research for interest, not publication. That’s the beauty of working at a two-year school. You can research as much as you want, on whatever you want. I highly recommend two-year instruction as a career choice.
The pictures show my HISTORICAL PROGRESSION, from newborn to today . . . Enjoy!
