TEXAS STATE VITA



TEXAS STATE VITA

I. ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

A. Name: Theodore T. Hindson Title: Associate Professor

B. Educational Background

|Degree |Year |University |Major |Thesis/Dissertation |

|Ph.D. |1977 |University of Notre Dame |Government and International |      |

| | | |Studies | |

|A.M |1966 |University of Notre Dame |Government and International |      |

| | | |Studies | |

|A.B. |1964 |LaSalle College |Political Science |      |

C. University Experience

|Position |University |Dates |

|Associate Professor, Political Science |Texas State University - San Marcos |1982-present |

|Assistant Professor, Political Science |Texas State University - San Marcos |1977-1982 |

|Instructor, Political Science |Texas State University - San Marcos |1974-1977 |

|Lecturer, Government |Holy Cross Junior College |1968-1973 |

II. TEACHING

A. Teaching Honors and Awards:

Student Foundation Award 2005, 2006

Alpha Chi Favorite Professor Award- 1990, 1993 and 2006

Honors Professor of the Year Award- 1990 and 1994

International Programs Professor of the Year Award- 1995

B. Courses Taught:

POSI 5350 Problems in American Politics (The Presidency)

POSI 5384 Problems in Democratic Government (Russia)

POSI 5384 Problems in Democratic Government (United Kingdom)

POSI 3309 American Presidency

IS 4380 International Studies Seminar

Graduate Course on Russian Politics

Graduate Course on British Politics

Graduate Course on Problems of American Foreign Policy

Politics of Europe

Graduate Course on Eastern and Central Europe

Graduate course on the American Presidency

Graduate Course on Communist Ideology

Graduate course on American Politics

Honors Course on Baseball and the American Experience

Senior Seminar in Political Science

Politics in Film

Government and Politics of the Soviet Union/Russia

The American Presidency

Constitutional Law/Basic Structure and Principles

Current Issues in World Politics

International Communism

Government and Politics of Eastern and Central Europe

Modern Political Thought

Introduction to International Studies

Introduction to Political Science

Introduction to Political Institutions

Basic Political Ideas

American Foreign Policy

State and Local Government

Principles of American Government

Functions of American Government

International Studies Seminar

Freshman Seminar in General Studies

C. Graduate Theses/Dissertations, Honors Theses, or Exit Committees (if supervisor, please

indicate):

Aaron Arthur, Completed Masters, Fall 2013

Austin Matthews, Completed Masters, Fall 2013

Dillon Jones, Completed Masters, Spring 2012

Trent Jimenez, Completed Masters, Summer 2012

Directed 5 Graduate Independent Studies

Directed 3 Undergraduate Independent Studies

Chaired 7 Masters Oral Committees

Served on 6 Masters Oral Committees (including 1 in History and 1 in International Studies)

Since 2006, I have directed six master’s theses to completion, chaired ten non-thesis masters committees, served on three thesis committees, and four non-thesis oral committees.

D. Courses Prepared and Curriculum Development:

I was either the initial instructor or creator of the following courses:

Graduate Course in Eastern and Central Europe

Graduate Course on the American Presidency

Graduate Course on Communist Ideology

Honors Course on Baseball and the American Experience

Senior Seminar in Political Science

Government and Politics of Russia/Soviet Union

International Communism

Government and Politics of Eastern and Central Europe

In addition, when Chair of the Department, I created the current configuration of the Political Science Minor.

III. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE

A. Works in Print (including works accepted, forthcoming, in press)

1. Books (if not refereed, please indicate)

b. Textbooks:

--, with Randall W. Bland and Jack Peltason, Revision of Edwin S. Corwin's The President; Office and Powers, New York University Press, 1984.

--, with Francis M. Rich and Joyce Dorrycott, American Government: a PSI Handbook, American Press, 1977.

d. Chapters in Books:

"Lawrence Eagleburger," In American Statesmen, ed. by Edward Mihalkanin, Greenwood Press, 2004.

6. Book Reviews:

Review of Steven Minor, Stalin's Holy War-Religion, Nationalism, and Alliance Politics, Choice, October, 2003.

Review of Henry Merry, Five Branch Government, Social Science Quarterly, December, 1981.

B. Works Not in Print

1. Papers Presented at Professional Meetings:

"The 700 Club: An Assessment of Ruth, and Aaron, and Bonds" presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, San Diego, California, March, 2005

"Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Their Place in Baseball History: presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, New Orleans, Lousiana, April, 2000

"A Contemporary Critique of Marxism", Presented at NEH Seminar, The Quest for Order and Happiness, at Southwest Texas State University, June 1993

"Beyond Term Limitations: a New Approach to the Congressional Dilemma", presented to the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March, 1992

"The Soviet Presidency from 1917 to 1990", presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association, Providence, Rhode Island, November, 1990

"William Henry Chamberlin and the Soviet Union" presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Political Science Association, Fort Worth, Texas, March 1990

"James Boswell, and Hindson - A Comparison of Three Systems for Evaluating Hitting Effectiveness", presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, Toronto, Canada, March 1990

"Nolan Ryan and his Place in Baseball History", presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Popular Culture Association, Lansing, Michigan, October, 1989

"Baseball's Top 100”, presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, St. Louis, Missouri, April, 1989

"Theoretical Considerations Concerning the Size of the House of Representatives”, presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Political Science Association, Little Rock, Arkansas, March, 1989

"Official American Attitudes toward Russian Religious Policies", presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii, November, 1988

"Theory and Practice of Civil Liberties in Marxist Thought: presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Slavic Studies Association, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1982

"Liberal Opinion toward the Soviet Union 1939 - 1941", presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April, 1980

"Challenging the Separation of Powers: An Inquiry into Choosing the Chief Executive", presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Political Science Association, Dallas, Texas, April, 1979

"Conservative Opinion toward the Soviet Union in World War II", presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Slavic Studies Association, Houston, Texas, April, 1978

5. Other works not in print:

“The 2010 Election,” Presented to the San Marcos Sunrise Club, San Marcos, Texas

Chaired and judged a panel at the International research Conference on Graduate Studies in San Marcos Texas (2009)

C. Grants and Contracts

3. Funded Internal Grants and Contracts:

Common Experience Proposal Accepted for 2008-2009 “Civic Responsibility and the LBJ Legacy” (Co-Proposer with Dr. Brittain, Dr. Busby and Dr. DeLa Teja)

IV. SERVICE

A. Institutional

1. University:

Member, University Faculty Senate, Fall, 2011, 2012, 2013

Member, Presidential Academic Advisory Group (PAAG), Fall, 2011, 2012, 2013

Member, University Council, Fall 2011, 2012, 2013

Member, Committee on Academic Governance, Spring 2013

Chair, Committee on Academic Governance, Fall 2013

Member, Financial Aid Advisory, Appeals, and Scholarship Awards Committee, Fall, 2013

Member, Campus Facilities Planning Committee, 2013

Liberal Arts Representative, Presidential Awards Committee for Service, 2013

International Studies representative, Liberal Arts Faculty Advisory Group/College Curriculum Committee, 2013

Faculty senate Representative, Texas State Alumni Association Board of Directors, 2013

Member, Alumni Association Committee to select the LBJ Outstanding Student, 2013

Member, Alumni Association Committee to select Outstanding Faculty Member, 2013

Member, Alumni association Committee to select Distinguished Alumni, 2013

Mace Bearer, May 2013 Graduation

Member, Special University Task Force on Service, Fall, 2011, Spring 2012

Chair, Select Committee to Commemorate Academic Governance, Spring, 2010

Chair, College of Liberal Arts Faculty Advisory Group

International Studies Representative, Bobcat Day, Feb., April, Oct., 2012; February, April, October, November, 2013

International Studies Representative, University Scholars Selection Committee

International Studies Representative, Upper Division Scholarship Committee

International Studies Representative, Graduate Scholarship Committee

Member, University Seminar Committee

Member, University Curriculum Committee 2004- present

Member, Athletic Council 2004- present

Member, Pride and Tradition committee/Task Force 2002- present

Alternate Member, General Education Council 2000- present

Member, Faculty Senate/PAAG- 1986-1989, 2001-2004, 2005-2008

Political Science Liaison, Faculty Senate 2004, 2008

Chair, Select Committee to Honor Fifty Years of Faculty Governance, 2009

Member, Liberal Arts Advisory Committee 2008-2008

Chair, Liberal Arts Advisory Committee 2008 - present

Member of Select Salary Subcommittee of the Faculty Senate, 2008

International Studies Representative, Liberal Arts Graduate Scholarship Committee, 2006 -

Present

International Studies Representative, Liberal Arts Upper Division Scholarship Committee 2008 -

Present

Member, Academic Affairs Subcommittee, Student Fee Advisory Committee 2007

Chair, Academic Affairs Subcommittee, Student Fee Advisory Committee 2008

Member, Governance Subcommittee, NCAA Task Force 2007-2008

Member, LBJ Centennial Committee 2008

Member, Common Experience Team for 2008-2009 Program

Faculty Representative University Facilities Committee 2007-2008

Member, Faculty Office Space Subcommittee, University Facilities Committee, 2008

Member PPS 4:01 and 4:02 Revision Committee

Member, Faculty Handbook Committee, 2006-2007

Member, Faculty Handbook Revision Subcommittee, 2006-2007

Member, Select Committee, Service Responsibilities of Tenure-track Faculty, 2007

Member, ASG Constitutional Revision Committee, 2007

Chair, Faculty Senate Committee on University Governance, 1991-1994

Member, Faculty Senate Committee on the Library 1976-1977

Faculty Senate Representative- COFGO 1987-1988

Editor, Faculty Senate Newsletter 1987-1988

Chair, Faculty Senate Committee on Tenure and Promotion, Fall, 1988

Member, Faculty Handbook Revision Committee 1988-1989

Member-Post Tenure Review Committee, 2002-2003

Member, Vice Presidential Committee on Release Time 1988-1989

Associate Director, Center for International Education/Studies, 1995- present

Acting Director, International Education/Studies, 1999

Faculty Advisor, Associated Student Government, 1997-present

President, San Marcos Chapter, Texas Faculty Association, 1988-1989

Member, Subcommittee for Faculty for the Southern Association Self-Study, 1988-1989 and

1997-1998

2. College:

Pi Sigma Alpha

Pi Gamma Mu

3. Department/School:

Member, Department Personnel Committee

Personnel Committee Representative, Faculty Annual Review and Reporting System

Acting Chair, Political Science Department, summer II, 2011 and passim

Host and Producer, “Meet the Professors”- Shows in 2011 included Discussion on Southeast

Asia, the First Amendment, and former first lady Pat Nixon. Guests included Professors

Dunn, Rao, Jamison, Kens, Ward, DeSoto, DeHart, and Brennan, and a special retrospective

with Dean Anne Marie Ellis

Liberal Arts Faculty Advisory Group Departmental Representative

Department Liaison- Senate Departmental Representative

Departmental Representative-Liberal Arts Faculty Advisory group

Member- Darwin and Lincoln – A bicentennial overview (2009)

Acting Chair, Department of Political Science, Summer II, 2009, passim

Chair, Departmental Panel, "The Obama Administration Until Now" October 2009

Chair, Departmental Panel "Russia, Georgia, and the West", September, 2008

Chair, Departmental Panel, "The Presidential Election of 2008", October 2008

Undergraduate Advisor- 1986-2003

Moderator and Executive Producer, "Meet the Professors" an occasional television series that

has been telecast locally since 1991 and has had numerous guests including Pulitzer Prize

Winner Jack Rakove and Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Brodsky- Present

Chair- 1980-1985

Acting Chair 1979-1980, Su II 2009

Supervisor, Assistant Instructors and Director, Keller Method- 1977-1979

Library Acquisitions Officer 1975-1976

Search Committees:

American Political Development Scholar, 2013

Department Chair 2002-2009, 1995-1996, 1987-1988

Paralegal 1996-1997

Political Theory (Chair) 1990-1991

International Relations 1989-1990, 2007

Political Methodology 1987-1988

Political Theory 1987-1988

International Relations 1978-1979

Latin American Politics 1977-1978, Chair 2007-2008 (Search Aborted)

Department Committees:

Senior Faculty/Personnel Committee 1979-present

Co-Chair, Departmental Family Campaign, 2013

Departmental Personnel Committee Representative, 2005, 2010

Undergraduate Assessment Committee 2004

Freshman Retention Committee 2004

Department Self- Study Committee 2002-2003

Administration Committee 1977-1979

Curriculum Committee- 1989-1994

Strategic Plan Committee 1993-1994

Technology Committee 1996-1997

Scheduling Committee 1989-1994

College/Bobcat Day Representative- 1986-

Summer Orientation Advisor 1986-1992; 1995-2003

Walter Richter Scholarship Coordinator 1986-1994

Chair, Departmental Awards Recommendation Committee, 2013

Departmental Awards Day Coordinator 1989-1991

Political Science Evaluation Committee 1988

B. Professional:

American Political Science Association

Southwest Social Science Association

Academy of Political Science

Presidency Research Group

Politics and History Subgroup of the APSA

Popular Culture Association

National Association of Scholars

Texas Faculty Association

C. Community:

Member, San Marcos Council of Neighborhood Associations

Member, Holland Hills Neighborhood Association

Member, Friends of the San Marcos Library, 2013

Judge, American Legion citizenship Contest, January, 2011

Bobcat Club 2007 – present

Friends of Fine Arts at Texas State 2008 – present

Member, City of San Marcos Charter Review Commission 1989-1988, 1991-1992; 1995-1996; 1997-1998; 1999-2000; 2001-2002; 2002-2003 (Chair 1995-1996;1997-1998;2002-2003), 2005-2006

Member, City of San Marcos, Sunset Commission 1988-1989

Member, Greater San Marcos Neighborhood Association/ Council of Neighborhood Associations 1986-(president 1986-1989); Holland Hills Representative 1987- present

Member, San Marcos Neighborhoods for Growth and Progress 1988-1994 (President 1991-1994)

Moderator, City Council Candidates Forum 1988-1992;1994-2002

Member, San Marcos Sunrise Club (Vice-President 1998-1999, President 1999-2000)

Hays County Republican Party Treasurer 1974-1977

Hays County Republican Precinct Chair 1977-1985; 1991-2003

Hays County Election Judge 1984-2002

Judge, Current Events UIL 200-2004

Political Pundit, Campus Christian Community 1988-2001

D. Service Honors and Awards:

Dean’s Award for Service, Fall 2012

Updated 4/11/2014

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