Curriculum Vitae
Curtis W. Tate
Adjunct Instructor
Cisco College, Abilene, Texas
Education
Master of Arts
History
August 1991
Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas
Bachelor of Arts
History
May 1984
Abilene Christian University, Abilene Texas
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Instructor
Teaching U.S. History Survey Courses
January 1997-Present
Cisco College, Abilene Campus
Adjunct Instructor
Teaching U.S. History Survey Courses
August-December 2008
Abilene Christian University
Visiting Assistant Professor
Teaching U.S. History Survey Courses
August 2000-May 2001
Hardin-Simmons University
Adjunct Instructor
Teaching U.S. History Survey, Western Civilization
January-May 1998
Abilene Christian University
Temporary Full-Time Instructor
Teaching U.S. History Survey Courses
August 1996-December 1996
Hardin-Simmons University
Adjunct Instructor
Teaching U.S. History/U.S. Government
January 1997-December 1998
August 1994-May 1996; January-May 1993
Hardin-Simmons University
Adjunct Instructor
Teaching U.S. History Survey Courses
January 1992-August 1997
McMurry University, Abilene, Texas
Graduate Research Assistant
Richardson Research Center and Abilene Photograph Collection
August 1989-August 1991
Hardin-Simmons University
Professional Development
Intern Assistant to Curator/Weekend Supervisor
Artifact Collection, Cataloguing, Authored Historical Exhibit
May-November 1991
Grace Museum, Abilene, Texas
Professional Presentations and Publications
Master’s Thesis: “Abilene’s Golden Era – The Emergence of a West Texas City during the 1920s” Hardin-Simmons
University, August 1991
Phi Alph Theta Regional Conference in Stephenville, Texas, April 1991, presented paper: “U.S.-Mexican Relations in
1920 as seen in Editorials from the Abilene Daily Reporter.”
Review of From the Pecos to the Powder by Ramon Adams for the West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, 1990.
Southwestern Social Science Association National Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, April 1990, presented paper: “Art,
Propaganda and History: An Examination of Eisenstein’s Potemkin.”
Phi Alpha Theta Regional Convention in Arlington, Texas, April 1990, presented paper: “The Origins of the Secession
Movement and the Deliberations of the Secession Convention in Texas 1860-1861.”
Alpha Chi National Convention in San Antonio, Texas, April 1983, and State Convention in San Angelo, Texas, April
1984, presented paper: “W. Lee O’Daniel and the Texas Gubernatorial Election of 1938.”