Department News

April 2008

Historian Paul Hart Awarded Jones Professorship

March 2008

Center for Texas Music History Launches New Show on NPR

History Professor Organizes South Asian Students Group

History Chairman Frank de la Teja Honored by DAR

Center for Music History Publishes Essay on Women in Texas Music

February 2008
Professor Gregg Andrews Receives Research Fellowship in Texas History

January 2008
Dr. Mary Brennan publishes Wives, Mothers, and the Red Menance: Conservative Women and the Crusade Against Communism

December 2007
Dickson Productions to Fund Texas Music History series from A&M Press

Bill and Lois Liddle to Fund Graduate Fellowship in History

November 2007
Garner's "State and Race in Brazilian Empire" included in Oxford's Forum on Public Policy

Pictures from World War I Memorial Dedication Ceremony

History Department Alumnus Dr. Light Cummins Receives a Texas State University Alumni Achievement Award

October 2007
"Sniper '66" Wins the Lone Star Emmy for best Historical Documentary

September 2007
Public History Graduate Student's documentary nominated for a Lone Star Emmy

The History Club to host meet and greet / barbeque dinner on September 27th

Historian Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra to discuss the Hispanic Colonial Roots of Anglo America

July 2007
Dr. McWilliams' new book on colonial Massachusetts is released on The University of Virginia Press.

History Faculty Sweep Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

History Department Partners on New Teaching American History Grant

June 2007
McWilliams awarded a Bell Fellowship by the Forest History Society.

May 2007
Public History alumnus Scott Jordan named director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos.

Sniper '66 wins "Outstanding Historical Television Documentary" at the 28th Annual Telly Awards.

Dr. Brennan receives the 2007 Mariel M. Muir Excellence in Mentoring Award.

April 2007
Historian James H. Jones to discuss Alfred Kinsey, sex, and social science as part of the Taylor-Murphy Lecture Series.

Texas Music History Unplugged 7 features Marcia Ball, Ruben Ramos, Barbara Lynn, Randy Rogers, and Colin Brooks

March 2007
Dr. Andrews to perform in "Spirit of the Outlaws All-Star Showdown" in Nashville.

Dr. Bynum to work as a Film Consultant

Dr. de la Teja named "Texas State Historian" by Governor Perry

Dr. Makowski wins Distinguished Book Award for 2007

Dr. McWilliams receives fellowship at Yale University

Ms. Irene Hindson wins Faculty Advisor of the Year Award

Dr. Hart Wins the 2007 Harvey Johnson Book Award

Dr. Murphy's article appears in the Journal of American Ethnic History

Graduate Students present at West Texas Historical Association Annual Meeting

February 2007
Dr. Ana Romo's article is included in the Journal of Latin American Studies

Graduate Student wins at the John W. Stormont Lectures on South Texas.

October 2006
Book Signing and Reception for Dr. Ron Brown's New Deal Days: The CCC at Mesa Verde

Dr. Dennis Dunn named a Visiting Research Scholar at Blackfriar's College, Oxford University, England

History Department and Latino Presence Committee to host Tejano history symposium in October

September 2006
Everette Swinney Conference Room Dedication held on Thursday, September 28, 2006

Phi Alpha Theta and Department of History present Whitney Milam's "Sniper '66"

August 2006
Graduate Student Orientation

July 2006
Texas State History Department Receives 2nd Round Teaching American History Grant

Public History Certificate Program to be Offered by Texas State History Department.

History Faculty Member Paul Hart Named Texas State Presidential Fellow

March 2006
Center for Texas Music History Presents "Unplugged 6"

Feb. 2006
Dr. Montgomery's Book on Education in the New South Published

Dec. 2005
Dr. Hart's Book on the Social Transformation of Morelos Published

History Alumna Jen Nichols Finds Home in NARA

Nov. 2005
Dr. Watson's Book on Houston Police Department Published

Sept. 2005
Department Chair Publishes Book on Social Control

May 2005
New History Faculty Books

Former History M.A. appointed Associate VP for Enrollment Management

Whitney Blankenship is HEB Teaching Excellence Award finalist

Jan. 2005
Texas Music History Unplugged CD Features Stellar Performances

Nov. 2004
Graduate Student Wins Victoria College Research Paper Contest

Sept. 2004
Western Swing History Scholarships Awarded

Aug. 2004
Dr. Lydia Garner Elected Member of Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro

Second Annual Dunbar Heritage Festival and Eddie Durham Music Tribute

July 2004
Graduate Student Highlights, 2004

Department to Partner on Second Teaching American History Grant

April 2004
Graduate Students Win Paper Awards at 2004 SSSA Meeting

Mar. 2004
Spring 2004 James Taylor Lectures to focus on Early America

Jan. 2004
History MA Program Among National Elite in Educating Future PhDs

Jan. 2004
Eddie Durham Jazz Legacy Night 2004

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