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JOHN E. LANCASTER, Ph. D.

(This is a short version of my resume. Being a normal person, you probably don't want to see a long one. But, if you're really a demon for detail, you'll find a link at the bottom of this document that will take you to another page that might satisfy your appetite for minutiae.)

Retired as Professor of History, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, January 2000

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1972

M.A., University of Georgia, 1970

B.A., Valdosta State College, 1964

EMPLOYMENT:

Valdosta State University, 1975 to 2000

Professor of History, 1992-2000

Associate Professor of History, 1983-1992

Assistant Professor of History, 1981-83

Director of Development & Assistant Professor of History, 1975-81

Cumberland College, Williamsburg, Ky., 1971-75

Director of Alumni, Placement & Information Services and Assistant Professor of History, 1973-75

Assistant Professor of History, 1971-73

Federal Aviation Administration, Valdosta, Ga., 1960-67

Electronics Technician, GS-7 to GS-11

Resigned to attend graduate school on NDEA Title IV fellowship at University of Georgia, 1967

WCEH Radio, Hawkinsville, Ga., 1959-60

Engineer-Announcer

United States Navy, AEWRON Four, (Hurricane Hunters) Jax, Fla., 1955-58

Aviation Electronics Technician

ORGANIZATIONS:

Southern Historical Association

Georgia Historical Society

Georgia Association of Historians

Lowndes County Historical Society

Phi Alpha Theta

Phi Kappa Phi

Omicron Delta Kappa

Rotary Club of Valdosta

First Baptist Church, Valdosta

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

French Second Empire 

French-U.S. diplomatic relations 

Local history

Computers & history

Family history

PUBLICATIONS:

Paper, "Teaching History Through Computerized Self-Testing," presented to GAH meeting, 1988. Printed in Proceedings.

Article, "Establishment of Moody Field, 1940-1941," Piney Woods Journal of History, 1990.

Article, "Economic Effects of Moody Air Force Base upon the Valdosta, Georgia Area in the 1950s," Piney Woods Journal of History, 1992.

Paper, "British Arms Sales and International Law during the Franco-Prussian War" presented to Georgia Association of Historians Annual Meeting in 1992.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS FOR PUBLICATION:

Paper, "Neutral Arms Sales and International Law during the Franco-Prussian War." Ready to be submitted for publication.

Book, French-U.S. Diplomatic Relations, 1870-71

Book, U.S. Protection of German Interests during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71

Book, History of Rotary Club of Valdosta, Georgia

Book, History of the H. Langdale Family and Company of South Georgia

Book, History of the Lancaster Family of Middle Georgia

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS:

Valdosta State University

Organized & directed first Development Office at VSC, 1975-81

Finalist for U.S. Steel Alumni Giving Improvement Award, 1980

Annual giving increased 410 percent in six years

Total private gifts up 400 percent from 1977 to 1981

Number of annual donors increased more than 300 percent, 1978 to 1981

Donors of record rose 466% in three years, 1978 to 1981

Directed Valdosta State College ten-year SACS Self-study, 1980

First VSC historian to use computers as teaching aid, 1984-2000

Secretary, Valdosta State College chapter, Phi Kappa Phi, 1982

Faculty Advisor, VSU chapter of Phi Alpha Theta several years

Civic & Religious

Editor, Valdosta Rotary Club weekly bulletin, 1981-84

Chairman, Rotary District 692 Public Relations Committee, 1980-81

Deacon (1976-86), Sunday School teacher (1976-79, 1982-83)

Sunday School dept. director (1979-82), First Baptist. Church, Valdosta

Historical Associations

Publications Committee, Georgia Association of Historians, 1979-82, serving as committee's agent to arrange printing of first published Proceedings

Vice President, Program Chmn., and Publicity Chmn., Lowndes County Historical Society, 1987-89

President, Lowndes County Historical Society, 1989-91

PERSONAL:

Birth Date: 12/31/37 

Wife: Kathleen C. Lancaster

Four grown children

01/10/2000

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