JAMES WILLIAM MILLS Brownsville, 78520 (956) 882-3860

EDUCATION Post-Graduate HIST 7395 - Special Projects - University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Summer I, 2009. HIST 6313 - Modern Latin American History - 2008. HIST 6314 - Seminar and Studies in Mexico and the Borderlands- History U.S. MEXICO RELATIONS - University of Texas at Brownsville - 2007. HIST 6301 - Topics in U.S. History: REFORM MOVEMENTS AND UTOPIAN GROUPS IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA - University of Texas at Brownsville - 2005. HIST 6301 -Topics in U.S. History: THE OLD SOUTH - University of Texas at Brownsville - 2003.

M.A.I.S. - Major: History, Minor: Government, Sociology - University of Texas at Brownsville - 2000.

B.A. - Major: History, Minor: Government, University of Texas at Brownsville - 1996.

Institute of Foreign Studies - Europe (Rome, Paris, Madrid, London) - summer, 1978.

Junior High, High School - Saint Joseph Academy, 1972-1978 - Brownsville, Texas.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Lecturer I – University of Texas – – 2015 to present. Senior Lecturer - University of Texas at Brownsville - 2014 to 2015. Associate Master Technical Instructor - University of Texas at Brownsville - 2010 to 2013. Assistant Master Technical Instructor - University of Texas at Brownsville - 2005-2010. Lecturer - University of Texas at Brownsville - 2000-2005. Adjunct - University of Texas at Brownsville - 1997-2000.

TEACHING COMPETENCY

HIST - 4392 Special Topics in US History HIST - 4390 American History Senior Seminar HIST - 4373 History of Spain HIST - 4320 Advanced Topics in American History-Topic: US Mexican War HIST - 4303 Emergence of Modern America HIST - 3340 Texas History HIST - 1302 United States Since 1877 HIST - 1301 United States to 1877 UNIV- 1301 The University Experience

HONORS

Recipient – UTB Center for Civic Engagement, Certificate of Appreciation for Service Learning, April, 2015.

Recipient - 15 Year Service Award for, "Dedicated Service as an Outstanding Employee." August 22, 2014

Recipient - UTB Center for Civic Engagement: Certificate of Appreciation, Service Learning, April, 2014. 2

Recipient - Mary Faye Barnes Award for Excellence for Community History Projects, through the Texas Oral History Association, Baylor University, May, 2012.

Recipient - Tenure and Promotion, 2010.

Recipient - Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award, 2009.

Recipient - Chancellor's Council Teaching Excellence Award, 2008.

Recipient - Exceptional Merit, 2008.

Nominated – 2007 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Recipient - ASPIRE Award (2005) - Recipient of 8th Annual Faculty Appreciation Award.

Member - Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2005. Nominated by student - Guillermo Trevino.

Nominated - for the Minnie Stevens Piper Award, Nov. 2004.

Member - Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2004. Nominated by student - Ivan Lee.

Recipient - National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) teaching excellence award, 2004.

Recipient - ASPIRE Award (2003) - Recipient of 6th Annual Faculty Appreciation Award from the Student Support Services Program/ASPIRE. Awarded April 10, 2003 in SETB third floor Conference Room for "extraordinary guidance and assistance provided for increased student retention and graduation rates.”

Member - PHI ALPHA THETA, national history honor society.

Member - PI SIGMA ALPHA, national government honor society.

Member - National Dean’s List-(2000).

Member - Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (1999-2000).

CRLA - College Reading and Learning Association - MASTER TUTOR CERTIFICATION (1997).

PUBLICATIONS

Mills, James W. “Clarksville: A Forgotten Community on the Rio Grande.” In Yet More Studies in Rio Grande Valley History, edited by Milo Kearney et al. Brownsville: The University of Texas at Brownsville, 2015, 141-149.

Memories of Fort Brown and Other Select Interviews: an Oral History Project. Edited by James W. Mills. Brownsville: Border Press, 2012.

Mills, James W. "Memories of Fort Brown: A Look at the Economic and Social Relationship between Fort Brown and the Surrounding Community through Primary Accounts of the 1930s to 1944." In Ongoing Studies in Rio Grande Valley History, edited by Milo Kearney et al. Brownsville: The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2011, 159-186.

Mills, James W. "The Arkansas Volunteers in the Mexican War: Their Participation, Their Controversy, Their History." Mexican War Journal Vol. 18, No. 2; (Fall 2009): 19-50.

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Mills, James W. "Irregulars: Guerrilla and Ranchero Warfare in and Northern Mexico during the Mexican-American War." Journal of South Texas Vol. 22, No. 1; (Spring 2009): 1-20.

Mills, James W. "A Brief Look at the Political Career of Ygnacio 'Nacho' Garza." In Additional Studies in Rio Grande Valley History, edited by Milo Kearney et al. Brownsville: The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2008, 283-293.

Mills, James W. "Remembering the Tandys," In Additional Studies in Rio Grande Valley History, edited by Milo Kearney et al. Brownsville: The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2008, 521-524.

Mills, James W. "Charles Stillman: Entrepreneur, Adventurer, and Founder of Brownsville, Texas." Brownsville Historical Association Newsletter, Vol. 26, Issue 4; (August / September 2008); 2-6.

Mills, James W. "The United States Military Occupation of Matamoros, Mexico, 1846-1848." Journal of South Texas Vol. 20, No. 2; (Fall 2007): 268-279.

Documenting the American Past: Volume I, Custom edition for UTB/TSC. Edited by James W. Mills. Mason, Ohio: Thomson, 2008.

Documenting the American Past: Volume II, Custom edition for UTB/TSC. Edited by James W. Mills. Mason, Ohio: Thomson, 2008.

Mills, James W. “Mayor and Commissioner Henry Gonzalez.” In Studies in Rio Grande Valley History, edited by Milo Kearney et al. Brownsville: The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2005, 275-281.

Mills, James W. “Dr. Bennie Walthall Interviewed by Mr. James W. Mills,” in William L. Adams, Valley Vets: An Oral History of World War II Veterans of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Austin: Eakin Press, 1999, 113-117.

Mills, James W. “Jim Mills: From West Texas Farmer to South Texas Mayor.” In Studies in Matamoros and Cameron County History, edited by Milo Kearney et al. Brownsville: The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 1997, 185-194.

Newspaper Articles/ Magazine Articles:

James W. Mills, "Clarksville: Lost Community on the Rio Grande." Hooked: On the Rio Grande Valley's Outdoor Scene, August, 2014, 24.

James W. Mills, "Bagdad." Hooked: On the Rio Grande Valley's Outdoor Scene, July, 2014, 17.

James W. Mills, "A Brief Look at the Brownsville/ Matamoros Cotton Trade During the Civil War." Hooked: On the Rio Grande Valley's Outdoor Scene, June, 2014, 12.

James W. Mills, “Santos Benavides.” Hooked: On the Rio Grande Valley’s Outdoor Scene, May, 2014, 10.

James W. Mills, "Charles Stillman." Hooked: On the Rio Grande Valley's Outdoor Scene, April, 2014, 29.

James W. Mills, "The United States - Mexican War, 1846-1848." Hooked: On the Rio Grande Valley's Outdoor Scene, March, 2014, 12.

James W. Mills, "Charro Days." Hooked: On the Rio Grande Valley's Outdoor Scene, February, 2014, 15.

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James W. Mills, "A Brief History of the Valley." Hooked: On the Rio Grande Valley's Outdoor Scene, January, 2014, 4.

"Not Your Average Teens" quoted by personal interview in The Collegian, 26 September 2011.

“Survivor’s Stories: Life Lessons Salvaged from Hurricanes’ Destructive Path,” quoted by personal interview in , 26 June 2005.

“Un Mar de Velas por los Soldados Caidos,” quoted by personal interview in Rumbo del Valle, 8 November 2004.

“100th Year Anniversary of Railroad Coming to Brownsville,” quoted by phone interview in The Valley Morning Star, 12 July 2004.

James W. Mills, "Why Does the Railroad Tie Up Brownsville Traffic?” The Brownsville Herald, 8 March 1998.

James W. Mills, “A Great Day in Brownsville.” The Brownsville Herald, 1998.

James W. Mills, “Competition Breeds Bargains.” The Brownsville Herald, 3 September 1998.

James W. Mills, “Listen to the Will of the People.” The Brownsville Herald, 1998.

UTB/TSC CAMPUS SERVICE

Participant – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Education Core Curriculum workshop, September, 2015.

Participant - Summer Bridge Program for increased Student Success, July, 2014.

Participant - Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail Project, 2014.

Dean of Humanities – Texas Southmost College, June 1, 2013 to January 12, 2014.

Acting Chair – History Department - July 12-August 6, 2012, July 11-Aug. 6, 2011, Dec. 14, 2010-Jan. 8, 2011; July 12-Aug. 10, 2010; July 14-Aug. 14, 2009; May 17-June 28, 2004; Aug. 9-18 and Dec. 12-22, 2003.

Chair – History Department Curriculum Committee, 2007-2012.

Facilitator/Coordinator - History Department workshops and Benchmarking for the TExES (Texas Examinations of Educator Standards) 2003-present.

Supplemental Instruction - I have provided all of my United States History survey courses with an S. I. (Supplemental Instruction) Leader through the Learning Enrichment Center, 2000-present.

L2S - (Link2Success) participant of mandatory tutorial programs in association with the Learning Enrichment Center for freshmen, high risk history students, 2014 - present.

Advisor - History Department advisor/mentor for teacher certification degree plans, 2002-present.

Chair - 2014 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award selection committee.

Participant - Taught HIST 1301 using Pearson Learning Studio, at Texas Southmost College, Fall 2013.

Faculty Participant - Office of Distant Education, my UTB/TSC Blackboard, 2005 - present.

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Participant - Assessment workshop - "Department Level Assessment" by Barbara Walvoord, Jan. 2013.

Participant - American History writing project, "My History Lab." Spring, 2013. Pearson Publishers.

Participant - Phone Conference with Pearson Publishers, March 2013, "Learning Objectives and Rubrics."

Presenter/ Coordinator - ALL IN / United Way Postsecondary Success - served as a coordinator for the Social Studies area with BISD teachers, and also served a quest speaker. Aug. 12-14, 2013.

Presenter - Addressed Cameron County Commissioners on "Historic Preservation," Dancy Courthouse, Aug. 15, 2013.

Participant - NCATE accreditation workshop - "Evaluation of TExES results and worked with prospective groups to make recommendations for improvement, Jan. 2013.

Participant – Summer Bridge Program, August 2012.

Presenter/ Coordinator - representing UTB/TSC in the Brownsville Partners for Postsecondary Success Curriculum Alignment Writing Project. This project also partnered with BISD, and the United Way. August 13-15, 2012.

Participant - Dolores Huerta Essay Contest - evaluated and selected top papers from students, which were then read by Dolores Huerta at a public presentation. September 2012.

Chair - CASE U.S. Professor of the Year Selection Committee, Spring, 2012.

Service Learning - Designated all courses for Spring, 2012, as Service Learning through the Center for Civic Engagement.

Moderator - Served as moderator for an event held at the Hunter Room of the Arnulfo Oliveira Library entitled "Manifold of Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible," January 26, 2012.

Participant - History Department representative for NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) program, 2010-2012.

"Expert of the Month" - Featured as Expert of the Month - September 2011. Topic: the U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) with focus on the Battle of Palo Alto and importance of South Texas history.

Tenure and Promotion - 2010.

Evaluator - Evaluated artifacts for SLO's (Student Learning Outcomes) of graduating history major seniors, December 2011.

Collaborator - with the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument - Pearl Harbor, National Park Service - to honor Brownsville native and World War II Pearl Harbor survivor, Larry Herrera, December 2011.

Endowment Fund - Secured $2,000.00, which was needed to make the Milo Kearney Scholarship Endowment a reality. (This $2,000.00 put the Endowment over $10,000.00). Fall, 2012.

Scholarship Funds - Helped broker and secure a total of $35,000 History Department Scholarship funds from 2009-2011.

Committee – Rudy de la Garza Scholarship Committee, 2009-2011.

Acknowledged - Received an acknowledgement from the Acquisitions Department - University Libraries -

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The University of Texas at Brownsville, for donating four (4) copies of Memories of Fort Brown and Other Select Interviews: An Oral History Project edited by James W. Mills, April, 2012.

Attended - Assessment of Student Outcomes workshop presented by Dr.'s Thompson and Cuseo, January, 2012. (University College Professional Development Certificate Assessment for Student Success and Achievement.)

Participant - "Project 100%," in association with the UTB/TSC Center for Civic Engagement, 2011.

Math & Science Academy - to teach history courses for the Math & Science Academy, 2007-present.

Member - Committee to place new bilingual History Signs at select points on historic buildings on campus of old Fort Brown and Neil House. This was done in conjunction with UTB, the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, the Brownsville Historical Association, and Preserve America, August 2011.

Member - UTB/TSC Library Card Committee, 2006-present.

Participant - Data Summit, August 18, 2011, "Building a Culture of Evidence for Student Success."

Supplemental Instruction - I meet with Dr. John Presley to present important information on the history and purpose of the Supplemental Instruction program of UTB, August 2011.

Supplemental Instruction - I worked with Dr. Arlene Ready and Dr. Leslie Jones in regards to the Supplemental Instruction program, August 2011.

Collaborator - I arranged to have Russian World War II veteran Iosaf Khazanov speak to three classes of HIST 1302 students at the Commemorative Air Force Museum in Brownsville, Texas, April 2011.

Member - Transition Advisory Council - Civic Engagement Mission Statement Committee Member, May 2011.

Acknowledged - by the UTB/TSC Center for Civic Engagement for "completing at least 20 hours of service to the community." April 2011.

Acknowledged - I received a letter of appreciation from United States Senator John Cornyn in regards to Math & Science Academy student Buddy Crotty, who is applying to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, November 2011.

Acknowledged – I was listed as “Distinguished Alumni” in the Bell Tower: The Alumni Magazine of the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, Fall/Winter 2011/2012, p. 29.

Acknowledged – “for providing…useful information about the social history of the Lower Rio Grande Valley” (p. iv) in French Born Settlers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, 1821-1900: Immigration, Influence, Integration, and Identity by Oliver Schouteden, May 2011, Master’s Thesis.

Attended - a research conference held at the SETB Lecture Hall - PHI ALPHA THETA student research presentations, February 19, 2011.

Participant - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, College Readiness Faculty Collaborative Symposium, Arlington, TX. April 2009.

Chair - CASE U.S. Professor of the Year Award Selection Committee, 2009.

Attended - Chairs meeting, Sept. 18, 2009.

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Attended - Deans and Chairs meeting, Sept. 19, 2009.

Keynote Speaker – served as keynote speaker for the Math & Science Academy Senior Banquet held in the Gran Salon. May 2, 2009. Observer - observed and wrote report on duel enrollment class at Raymondville High School, November 12, 2009.

Participant - Brownsville Early College High School Program, 2008.

Recommendation - sent letter of recommendation, evaluation and all accompanying forms to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for Math & Science Academy student Richard Douglas Kretz II, November 2008.

Observer - observed and wrote report on duel enrollment class at Porter High School, October 16, 2008.

Theatrical Presentation - produced a play entitled "Redbeard of the Rio Grande," written by Milo Kearney and performed in the SETB Lecture Hall by the students of the Math & Science Academy. May 2- 3, 2008.

Participant - Texas College Readiness Project. March 2008 - in conjunction with Dr. Stephen Rosales.

Participant - "Scorpiontation" Gran Salon, July 28, 2010.

Facilitator - Texas Scorpion Day, Gran Salon, met with High School students, March 5, 2008.

Participant - provided narrative for BISD video entitled, "Conflict and Promise" on the Texas Revolution.

Grant recipient - $450.00 grant from the Center for Civic Engagement, 2006-2007.

Member - General Education Core Assessment Team Committee, 2007-2008.

Participant - faculty intermediate Spanish classes in fall semester, 2007 with Mr. Singletary.

Attended - Deans and Chairs meeting, November 9, 2007.

Participant - BISD College Summer Prep Camp, June 2008.

Participant – BISD College Summer Prep Camp, June 2007.

Tour - gave campus tour for new Dean candidate for the College of Liberal Arts, November 5, 2007.

Judge - received a Certificate of Appreciation from Hanna High School, Sixteenth Annual BISD History Day, January 2011.

Judge - received of Certificate of Appreciation from Porter High School, Fourteenth Annual BISD History Day, December 2008.

Judge - National History Day, , 2005 -2008.

Interim Graduate Advisor - History Department from June 5-28, 2004.

Member – History Department Curriculum Committee, 2003-present.

Member - Liberal Arts Anniversary Committee, 2006-2007.

Member - Partnership Anniversary Memory Book Committee, 2006-2007.

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Grader - graded 97 high school essays from various Rio Grande Valley high schools. I chose the top 10, which were passed on to David McCullough, Distinguished Lecturer for 2006.

Attended - South Texas Historical Association biannual conference, Raymondville, Texas November 1, 2008.

Attended – Mr. Amigo Luncheon, Feb. 23, 2007 by invitation from the Mayor and City Commissioners.

Attended - Texas State Historical Association's annual meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas, March 6-8, 2008.

Attended - Texas State Historical Association's annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, March 8-10, 2007.

Attended - Texas State Historical Association's annual meeting in Austin, Texas, March 2-4, 2006.

History tour - gave a historic tour of Fort Brown for the University of Houston Health Science, July 17, 2006. Also gave historic tours of UTB campus for various groups throughout the academic year.

Facilitator - of the “Student Ranger” project in which college students are trained to give historic tours of Fort Brown.

Facilitator - conducted “Scorpiontation” at Hanna High School, October 25, 2006.

Participant - CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program) 2005-2011.

Participant - attended the South Texas Historical Association’s 53rd Annual Fall meeting and presentations at Port Isabel, Texas on Saturday, November 14, 2006.

Sponsor - Border Studies and Culture Club, 2004 - 2006.

Participant - 12th Annual Ranching Heritage Symposium, Texas A & M - Kingsville, February 20, 2004.

Representative - for the History Department at the Washington Advisory Group LLC Conference on December 2, 2003.

Member - Academic Programs Futures Commission, 2003-2004.

Member - Social Studies Composite Committee, 2004.

Representative - History Department leader for the State Employee Charitable Campaign, 2003-2005.

Reviewer - Ford Foundation Scholarship Program, 2003.

Presenter - History Department representative for Student Orientations, 2002-2006.

Participant - Duel Enrollment Distance Education with Raymondville, Texas, High School 2003-2004. I drove to Raymondville throughout the semester and taught HIST 1301 and HIST 1302.

Facilitator/Coordinator - History Department workshops and Benchmarking for the ExCET (Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas) for History and the Social Studies Composite 2001-2003.

Member/Financial Supporter - Student Alumni Association.

Member/Financial Supporter - President’s Circle Fund.

Financial Contributor - Gerhard Grytz scholarship fund.

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Financial Contributor - Distinguished Lecture Series.

Financial Contributor - UTB/TSC Arts and Entertainment.

Financial Contributor - Patrons of the Arts.

Financial Contributor – UTB/TSC History department scholarship fund.

Faculty Participant - Title V: Learning Community Cohorts, 2001.

Faculty Participant - Community LINK program (History, Reading, Speech), 2001.

Tutor - History, Geography, Government, for the UTB campus through the Learning Assistance Center 1995-2001.

Supplemental Instruction Leader - for Dr. Walter Pierce, Dr. Denise Joseph, Col. Ed Moore, 1995-1997.

PRESENTATIONS

“The U.S. – Mexican War, Fort Polk.” Paper presented at the Museums of Port Isabel, Texas, May 28, 2015.

Book Signing - "Memories of Fort Brown and Other Select Interviews: an Oral History Project." Edited by James W. Mills, held at the Historic Brownsville Museum, Brownsville, Texas, July 25, 2014.

"A Brief Look at the Brownsville/Matamoros Cotton Trade during the Civil War." Paper presented at the Civil War Park Day held at the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, April 5, 2014.

Book Signing - "Memories of Fort Brown and Other Select Interviews: an Oral History Project." Edited by James W. Mills, held at Paragraphs at Padre Boulevard Bookstore, South Padre Island, Texas. January 12, 2014.

"A Brief History of Rio Viejo." Paper presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission of Brownsville, TX. Dec. 5, 2013.

"John Salmon 'Rip' Ford: South Texas Legend." Paper presented to the Sons of Confederate Veterans organization, Harlingen, TX. Dec. 3, 2013.

"Sectionalism and Civil War." Paper presented at the Shaping the American Republic to 1877 Summer Institute for Texas Teachers, sponsored by Humanities Texas. The institute was held at the University of Texas at Brownsville, June 5-8, 2012.

"The Battle of San Jacinto." Presented at the Weslaco Museum, Weslaco, Texas, April 21, 2012. This presentation and date marked the 176th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto; the final battle of the Texas Revolution.

"Memories of Fort Brown and Other Select Interviews: An Oral History Project." Presentation held at the Arnulfo Oliveira Library. April 18, 2012.

"Memories of Fort Brown: A Brief History of Interaction Between the Surrounding Communities of Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico, 1846-1944." Presented paper to the Rotary Club of Brownsville, Texas. (This is the original Rotary Club, established in 1916) This event was held at the Valley Inn and Country Club, Brownsville, Texas, March 14, 2012.

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Book Signing - "Memories of Fort Brown and Other Select Interviews: an Oral History Project." Edited by James W. Mills, held at the Brownsville Historical Association, February 12, 2012.

"Memories of Fort Brown: A Look at the Economic and Social Relationship between Fort Brown and the Surrounding Community through Primary Accounts of the 1930 to 1944." Presented paper to the North Brownsville Rotary Club, January 16, 2012.

"Arkansas Volunteers in the U.S.-Mexican War." Presented paper at the Weslaco Museum, Weslaco, Texas, September 10, 2011.

“The U.S.-Mexican War.” Presented to the Daughters of the American Revolution. May 9, 2009. This event was held on the 163rd anniversary of the Battle of Resaca de la Palma (May 9, 1846). "Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence." Presented paper at the Brownsville Historical Association, March 2, 2008. This date marked the 172nd anniversary of Texas Independence.

"Zachary Taylor's Military Campaign in South Texas, with Emphasis on the U.S. Military Occupation of Matamoros." Presented paper at the UTB/TSC Island Lecture Series, South Padre Island, TX. Jan. 17, 2008.

"Brownsville Raid." Presented paper at the Brownsville Historical Association during Black History Month, February 2007.

Presented on the book, 1776 by David McCullough, at Barnes and Noble bookstore. This event was held for the Resaca Readers Club, and took place on November 14, 2006.

"Texas Independence." Presented paper at the Brownsville Heritage Complex, March 12, 2006.

"100th Anniversary of the Brownsville Raid." Presented Paper at the Brownsville Historical Association on Aug. 13, 2006. Over one hundred people attended. “Brownsville and Matamoros during the American Civil War.” video tape interview on file with Media Services, UTB/TSC, September 2006.

“Adjunct Faculty: What They Do, What They Need.” University of Texas at Brownsville, 2002.

“Heroes: University Tutors and Supplemental Instruction Leaders.” Richardson Art Gallery, University of Texas at Brownsville, 2001.

“Studying for A’s.” Learning Assistance Center, University of Texas at Brownsville, 1998-1999.

“Group Tutor Training.” Learning Assistance Center, University of Texas at Brownsville, 1996-1999.

“Group Supplemental Instruction Leaders Training.” Learning Assistance Center, University of Texas at Brownsville, 1996-1999.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Elected Officer - Vice President of the Brownsville Historical Association Board of Directors, 2014.

Board of Directors - Brownsville Historical Association, 2007-present.

Elected Officer - Secretary of the Brownsville Historical Association Board of Directors, 2008 to 2012.

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Member - Palm Society of South Texas, 2011 to present.

Board of Directors - South Texas Historical Association, Kingsville, TX. 2009-2010.

Associate Member - Descendants of Mexican War Veterans, 2008 to 2012.

Committee Member - Palo Alto Battlefield National Park Committee, 2008-2010.

Member - Sons of Confederate Veterans. I joined this organization as a family genealogical research endeavor. I am a direct descendant of Henry G. Turner who fought as a Private in Company A, 43rd Georgia Infantry, during the American Civil War. 2012-present. Old Cemetery Committee – revitalization project through the Brownsville Historical Association, 2007- 2008.

Committee Member - FUMC scholarship fund, 2008 to present.

Donations - Historic photographs to the Old City Cemetery Museum, Brownsville, Texas, February 2012.

Participant - Resaca de la Palma Memorial Illumination Ceremony, 2005 to present.

Attended - Stillman Trust annual meeting and dinner, January 21, 2012.

Attended - The Gorgas Foundation Sabel Palms Tour event, February 2011.

Participant - took students from HIST 3340 - Texas History course to the 3rd Annual Texas Independence Day Celebration held in San Benito, Texas, on February 25-26, 2011. This event included keynote speakers, live battle reenactments, and various period arts and crafts.

Sponsor - I sponsored the education of two children, Jennelyn, age fourteen, and Elsie, age twelve, in Cebu, Philippines, 2011.

Participant - took students from HIST 3340 - Texas History course to the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park for the 5th Annual Rio Grande Archeology Fair, as an active learning project and assignment, October, 8, 2011.

Attended - Stillman Trust dinner and activities, Brownsville Historical Association, January 23, 2010.

Attended - Stillman Trust dinner and activities, Brownsville Historical Association, January 19, 2008.

Tours - downtown walking tours, "Shades of the Past," BHA, Oct. 2008.

Tours – wrote narratives for self-guided walking tours for the Brownsville Historical Association and the Historic Downtown Heritage Department, 2007-2008.

Tours – led historical walking tours of Fort Brown and downtown Brownsville, Tx. January -February 2007-2014.

Attended - downtown architectural tour with renowned architect, Dr. Stephen Fox, April 14, 2011.

Tours – led walking tour of “Brownsville Raid” sites in downtown Brownsville, Texas, February 11, 2007.

Donations - donated a signed copy of George Washington Gomez by Americo Paredes for a Brownsville Historical Association Fundraiser event, Nov. 2010.

Donations - donated books to Texas State Historical Association for silent auction, 2007.

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Donations - donated an old air force two-way radio to Brownsville Historical Association, October 2007.

Volunteer - work at the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, March 10, 2006.

Attended - Mr. Amigo Luncheon by invitation of the Brownsville Mayor and City Commission, February 2007.

Attended - the VIP super/mixer on Saturday, March 11, 2006 sponsored by Frank and Mary Yturria at the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site.

Donations – historical artifacts of the Cleve Tandy family to the Hunter Room of the Arnulfo Oliveira Library, UTB/TSC, 2006.

Donations – historical books for silent auction fund raiser, Texas State Historical Association, 2006.

Donations - donated two photographs of artist Don Cincone to the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art on December 8, 2006.

Participant - City of Brownsville Heritage Department.

Grader - graded papers for the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site and Brownsville Independent School District Living History Days Art and Essay Contest, April 2006.

Donations - donated historical items and memorabilia to the Confederate Air Museum, 2006.

Donations - donated a chair from the old Majestic Theater to the Historic Brownsville Museum.

Member - Historic Brownsville Museum Association, 1999-2009.

Member - The Brownsville Historical Association, 1999 - 2012.

Member - Texas State Historical Association, 2002- 2010.

Member - South Texas Historical Association, 2006 - 2010.

Supporter - Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, 1998 to present.

Supporter - Arkansas Archeological Society, 2003-2004.

Member - NEARA-New England Antiquities Research Association, 2000-2002.

Member - Glady’s Porter Zoo- Brownsville, Texas, 1996-2002.

Member - Santa Ana and Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, 2001-2003.

RESEARCH

Attendee – “Destination Mexico” Lecture Series at the Brownsville Heritage Museum. September 19, 2015.

Reviewer - Professional review of HIST 3rd Edition by Kevin Schultz. Cengage Publishing, 2015. (Chapter 1-15).

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Reviewer - Professional review of Native Voices: Sources in the Native American Past, by Mark A. Nicholas. Pearson Publishers, 2014.

Reviewer - "Brownsville: The First 100 Years, 1848-1948," by Carl Chilton, Jr., Jan. 2014.

Included in the Texas Oral History Association's newsletter, Sound Bites, Baylor University: Fall 2012, for "Memories of Fort Brown and Other Select Interviews: An Oral History Project.

Reviewer - Professional review of U. S.: A Narrative History, by James Davidson. McGraw-Hill, 2012.

Reviewer - Professional reviewed of three chapters for American Cultures, American Lives (2013). McGraw-Hill publishers. 2012.

Reviewer - Conducted a professional review of Give Me Liberty! An American History by Eric Foner. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012.

Manuscript Reader - Professional review of America's History by James A. Henretta, Seventh Edition, Bedford St. Martin's, Boston: 2011, Volume II.

Manuscript Reader and publication contributor - American Passages: Brief Fourth Edition, Vol. I & II. Wadsworth Cengage Learning: Boston, 2012. (I published an Instructor's Resource Manual and eInstructor's Resource Manual as ancillary materials, which included chapter outlines, discussion topics, essay prompts, and teaching tips, for these freshmen survey texts and volumes).

Book Review - James W. Mills, review of Tejanos in Grey: Civil War Letters of Captains Joseph de la Garza and Manuel Yturri by Jerry Thompson, East Texas Historical Association Nacogdoches, 2012.

Book Review - James W. Mills, review of On the Prairie of Palo Alto: Historical Archeology of the U.S.- Mexican War Battlefield by Charles M. Haecker and Jeffrey G. Mauck, Military History of the West Denton: University of North Texas, 2010, Vol. 40.

Reviewer - reviewed and critiqued: Jennifer D. Keene, Visions of America: A History of the United States, Prentice Hall, 2012.

Reviewer - Professional review and critique (chapters 1 & 22) of Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty: An American History, Fourth Edition, W.W. Norton & Company, 2012.

Advisory Board Member – and reviewer for HIST Vol. I, Wadsworth/ Cengage Publishers, 2010.

Advisory Board Member – and reviewer for HIST Vol. II, Wadsworth/ Cengage Publishers, 2010.

Reviewer - "Jean-Louis Berlandier," Journal of South Texas. Spring, 2010.

Reviewer - America's History, Bedford/St. Martins, 2010.

Reviewer - reviewed article in the Journal of South Texas. May 2008.

Reviewer - reviewed chapter in Exploring America's Past, 1st edition. Wadsworth Publishers, 2008.

Manuscript Reader - Visions of America: A History of the United States, Prentice Hall, 2009.

Manuscript Reader - Historic Brownsville: An Illustrated History, Lammert Publishers, 2009.

Manuscript Reader - Visions of America, Longman Publishers, November 2007.

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Manuscript Reader - The American Journey, seventh edition for Prentice-Hall Publishers, June 2007.

Manuscript Reader - The American Past, eighth edition for Thomson Publishers, May 2007.

Manuscript Reader - American Lives, for McGraw-Hill Publishers, July 2006.

Research - provided research on the old cotton compress located on the UTB/TSC campus for possible historic preservation of said site. (2005)

Areas of Research Interests

1- Impact of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the American Civil War (1861-1865) in regards to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. 2- All local histories of South Texas and Northern Mexico. 3- Texas History.

TRAVEL

Europe - Italy: Rome, Florence, Isle of Capri, Tivoli, Pompeii - Vatican City - France: Tours, Paris - Germany: Bonn, Frankfurt - Belgium: Brussels - Netherlands: Amsterdam - England: London, Stratford-upon-Avon - Spain: Madrid

Bahamas - Nassau

Mexico - Mexico City, Cuernavaca, Oaxaca, Tampico, Cozumel, Ciudad Mante, Ciudad Valles, Guanajuato, Monterrey, Real de Catorce, San Miguel de Allende, Dolores Hidalgo, Nuevo Progreso, Camargo, Ciudad Acuna, Ciudad Victoria, Matamoros.

United States - Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, D.C.