Gene Rhea Tucker

grtuckeruta.edu

RÉSUMÉ

I earned my Bachelor of Arts Degree in History in 2003 from Tarleton State University, located in Stephenville, Texas, about seventy miles southwest of Fort Worth, Texas. I finished my thesis in pursuit of my Master of Arts Degree in History there and am trying to get it published. I have taught several sections of both U. S. and world history at Tarleton as an adjunct professor. In fall 2008, I will be an graduate instructor at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). I have also worked at the W. K. Gordon Center, a museum documenting the boom town turned ghost town of Thurber, Texas, where I learned many aspects of public history and how to work with archives and collections. In the fall of 2006, I began working on my Ph.D. in Transatlantic History from at the University of Texas at Arlington. I have been a contributing member to Phi Alpha Theta at both Tarleton and UTA, and at UTA I am currently President of the Transatlantic History Student Organization (THSO), a graduate student organization for anyone interested in transnational history or comparative history that deals with encounters, discoveries, and interaction across frontiers and borders situated in the countries and continents surrounding the Atlantic Basin. During the spring 2008 semester, I completed my comprehensive exams, and will soon begin work on my dissertation.

A photograph of me at working at the W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas in 2004.

A photograph of me attending a THSO forum I helped put together on the topic “What is Transatlantic History?”

Some Links:

The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington: Department of History Page

The University of Texas at Arlington: Transatlantic History

Transatlantic History Student Organization

Tarleton State University

Tarleton State University: Social Sciences Page

W. K. Gordon Center at Thurber, Texas

EDUCATION

Graduate:

2006-Present The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

Ph.D. in Transatlantic History

All But Dissertation

2004-2006 Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Master of Arts Degree in History, May 2006

Thesis: “Oysters, Macaroni, and Beer: The Texas Pacific Mercantile & Manufacturing Company of Thurber, Texas”

Undergraduate:

2000-2003 Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, December 2003

1998-2000 Central Texas College

Killeen, Texas

High School:

1994-1998 Killeen High School

Killeen, Texas

High School Diploma, May 1998

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

September 2006-Present The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

Graduate Teaching Assistant

June 2008-August 2008 Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Adjunct Professor, two sections, U. S. History Since 1877, two sections U. S. History Through 1877

July 2007-August 2007 Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Adjunct Professor, two sections, U. S. History Since 1877

July 2006-August 2006 Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Adjunct Professor, two sections, U. S. History Since 1877

July 2005-August 2005 Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Instructor, one section, World History Since 1700

August 2004-June 2006 Tarleton State University

Stephenville and Thurber, Texas

Graduate Assistant at the W. K. Gordon Center

July 1998-May 2004 First National Bank Texas

Killeen and Stephenville, Texas

Center Supervisor

1994-2000 G. R. Tucker Lawn Care

Killeen, Texas

Owner/Operator

AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS

2008 Garrett Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper, for “Coronelli’s Texan Mississippi: A Reinterpretation of the America Settentrionale of 1688,” The University of Texas at Arlington

2007-Present President of the Transatlantic History Student Organization

2006-2007 Vice-President of the Transatlantic History Student Organization

2006-Present Transatlantic History Student Organization

2006-Present Phi Alpha Theta (ΦΑΘ), Omicron Kappa (ΟΚ) Chapter, UTA

2006-Present Graduate Dean Doctoral Fellowship

2006 Secretary of Phi Alpha Theta (ΦΑΘ), Alpha Beta Chi (ΑΒΧ) Chapter, Tarleton

2005 Treasurer of Phi Alpha Theta (ΦΑΘ), Alpha Beta Chi (ΑΒΧ) Chapter, Tarleton

2004-Present Phi Alpha Theta (ΦΑΘ), Alpha Beta Chi (ΑΒΧ) Chapter, Tarleton

2002 Outstanding Poet Award, Tarleton Anthology

1998 Killeen High School Baseball Academic Athlete Award

1994-1998 National Honor Society

1994 National Junior Honor Society

1994 National Geographic Bee Texas State Finalist

1993 National Geographic Bee Texas State Finalist

PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS, AND PRESENTATIONS

2008 “Booze and Bootlegging in Thurber” – Presentation at the W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas, Tarleton State University, July 27, 2008

2007 “Coronelli’s Texan Mississippi: A Reinterpretation of Coronelli’s 1688 Map of North America” – Paper presented at the Mid-America Conference on History, September 27, 2007

2007 “Booze, Brawls, and Big Business: The Importance of Alcohol and Saloons to the Company Town of Thurber, Texas” – Paper presented at the annual meeting of the West Texas Historical Association, March 30, 2007

2007 “The Death and Casual Rebirth of Thurber” – Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association, March 8, 2007

2006 “Oysters, Macaroni, and Beer: The Texas Pacific Mercantile & Manufacturing Company of Thurber, Texas” – Presentation at the W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas, Tarleton State University, May 21, 2006

2006 “Oysters, Macaroni, and Beer: The Business Enterprises of the Texas Pacific Mercantile & Manufacturing Company of Thurber, Texas” – Paper presented at the annual meeting of the West Texas Historical Association, March 31, 2006

2006 “Bibliography of Thurber Material,” online bibliography at the W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas, Tarleton State University, 2006