James s olson author biography example

  • SIDELIGHTS: Over the course of more than thirty years, James S. Olson has written or edited more than forty books on a wide variety of subjects.
  • After graduating High School, I proudly served in the United States Marine Corps, first as a tank driver and then as Battalion S-3 (training and planning).
  • James S. Olson is a member of the history department at San Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, and is the author of numerous books including The.

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    Olson Named Top Professor in Texas for 2004

    James S. Olson, distinguished professor of history at Sam Houston State University, has been named the top professor in Texas for 2004 by two prestigious national educational organizations.

    Olson was named the 2004 Texas Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). He will be honored along with other state winners and four national winners in Washington on Thursday.

    The Washington events include an awards luncheon and an evening reception on Capitol Hill.

    All major colleges in Texas are members of CASE. Olson was one of almost 400 top professors in the United States nominated for the award, from which 47 state winners and four national winners were named.

    "The award has caused me to reflect about my career and the blessings of spending so many years here at Sam Houston, where the support of colleagues, students, and administr

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    About the Book

    Written especially for the general reader and for college students, Native Americans in the Twentieth Century makes available for the first time a concise yet comprehensive survey of Native American history from the 1890s to the present. With tydlig förståelse and balance the volume conveys the complex web of economic, political, and cultural forces that have characterized relations between Native and non-Native Americans for the past century. For anyone wanting a better understanding of the crucial issues and events that have led to the contemporary "Indian Problem," this is the best place to början.

    About the Author

    James S. Olson fryst vatten a member of the history department at San Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, and is the author of numerous books including The Ethnic Dimension in American History and Slave Life in America.Raymond Wilson fryst vatten a member of the history department at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, and is the author of Ohiyesa: Cha
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    Olson, James S. 1946–

    (James Olson, James Stuart Olson)

    PERSONAL:

    Born July 15, 1946, in Downey, CA; married, 1965; children: four. Education:Brigham Young University, B.A., 1967; State University of New York, Stony Brook, M.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1972. Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).

    ADDRESSES:

    Office—Department of History, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341-2239. E-mail—[email protected].

    CAREER:

    Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, lecturer in history, 1970-71; State University of New York, Stony Brook, lecturer in history, 1971-72; Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, assistant professor, 1972-78, associate professor, 1978-84, professor of history, 1984-96, became Regents Professor of History, became distinguished professor of history, 1996—, chair of department, 1988—. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served as bishop and stake president, area authority of North American Southwest Area, beginning in