Curriculum Vitae
Paul Edward Rorvig
Office:
Department of History & Anthropology
University of Central Missouri
Wood Building 136-L
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone: (660) 543-8748
Academic Degrees:
University of Missouri at Columbia – Ph.D. (1987-1993)
University of Missouri at Columbia – M.A. (1979-1982)
Southwest Missouri State University – B.S. in Edu. (1970-74), Summa Cum Laude
Dissertation:
“The Controversial Contribution: American Diplomacy, Western European Security, and the Problem
of German Rearmament, 1949-1955.”
Certification:
Life Certification from Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in Social Studies (grades 7-12)
Professional Experience:
Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
Associate Professor of History (2003+)
Assistant Professor of History (1999-2003)
Central Methodist College, Fayette, MO
Assistant Professor of History and Political Science (1993-99)
Adjunct Instructor of History and Political Science (1992-93)
University of Missouri at Columbia
Graduate Instructor in History (1990-91)
Teaching Assistant in History (1988-90)
Carrollton R-7 School District, Carrollton, MO
High School Social Studies teacher and coach (1975-78, 1979-87)
Lebanon R-3 School District, Lebanon, MO
High School Social Studies teacher and coach (1974-75)
Teaching and Supervision Responsibilities:
Teaching:
History 1351: History of the United States from 1877
History 4322: United States during the Age of the Cold War, 1945-1992
History 4325: History of American Diplomacy
History 4331: The Vietnam Era
Social Studies 4050: The Social Studies
Social Studies 4070: Methods of Teaching Social Studies
Social Studies 4020: Secondary Field Experience II
Supervision:
Faculty Adviser for all Social Studies education majors (approximately 135 students)
Co-Faculty Evaluator for Social Studies education majors seeking admission to Teacher Education Program (average of 10 per semester)
Faculty Evaluator for Social Studies education majors seeking permission to student teach (average of 14 per semester)
Evaluator of the field experience associated with SoSc 4020 (average of 10 per semester)
Professional and Academic Association Memberships:
Missouri Council for the Social Studies, appointed University Liaison for the Board (2007+)
National Council for the Social Studies (2002+)
Center for the Study of the Presidency (1994+)
Organization of American Historians (1993+)
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (1988+)
State Historical Society of Missouri (1978+)
Scholarly Activities:
Publications (Articles):
“The Significant Skirmish: The Battle of Boonville, June 17, 1861,” Missouri Historical Review 86
(January 1992): 127-48.
“The Clash of the Giants: The 1912 Presidential Election,” American History Illustrated 14 (November 1979): 12-15, 42-46.
Publications (Book Reviews): Two since coming to CMSU; Sixteen total.
Cold War Respite: The Geneva Summit of 1955 by Gunter Bischof & Saki Dockrill, eds. Presidential Studies Quarterly 31 (June 2001): 385-86.
Hail to the Chief: The Making and Unmaking of American Presidents by Robert Dallek. Presidential Studies Quarterly 29 (June 1999): 504-05.
Conferences, Presentations, Workshops:
Presenter for a workshop entitled “Argument with a Purpose: Using Writing as a Springboard to Classroom Discussion,” at the Missouri Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, May 9, 2008 @ St. Joseph, Missouri.
Chair for a session entitled “United States Policy in the Vietnam Era,” for the Mid-America Conference on History, September 16, 2006 @ University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Participant in Teacher Summer Conference entitled “The Causes and Consequences of the Cold War” sponsored by the Truman Presidential Museum and Library, July 10-14, 2006 @ Independence, Missouri.
“Teaching American Historical Places: Arrow Rock In the K-12 Classroom,” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians (OAH) and National Council on Public History (NCPH) as part of a session entitled “Clashing Identities: Arrow Rock, Missouri, Where South Meets West,” April 20, 2006 @ Washington, D. C.
Coordinator of the daily instructional sessions for the Landmarks of American History Workshop for Teachers (NEH Grant) entitled “Clashing Identities: Arrow Rock, Missouri, Where South Meets West,” July 18-22 & July 25-29, 2005 @ Arrow Rock, Missouri.
Panelist for “Checks and Balances in the Constitution: A Closer Look at American Government,” for The Constitution Day/American Democracy Project, September 16, 2005 @ Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri.
Panelist for “Warriors and Scholars: The Vietnam Era,” for the First Biennial Military History Symposium, March 28, 2005 @ Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri.
Moderator for a session entitled “Teaching Brown in the K-12 Classroom,” for the Conference Lessons From the Past, Vision for the Future: Celebrating 50 Years of Brown v. Board of Education, April 1-3, 2004 @ Central Missouri State University’s Summit Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
“Britain to the Rescue?: A Reexamination of America’s Role During the 1954 Crisis over German
Rearmament,” presented at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) Summer Conference, June 21-23, 1996 @ the University of Colorado-Boulder and at the Mid-American Conference on History, September 14-16, 1995 @ Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO.
Commentator for a session entitled “The United States and NATO,” at the Society for Historians of
American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) Summer Conference, June 24, 1995 @ US Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Maryland.
“Containing Churchill: America’s Response to Churchill’s Summit Initiative of May 11, 1953,” presented at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) Summer Conference, June 23, 1994 @ Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts.
“Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: America’s Response to the Churchill’s Summit Initiative of May 11, 1953,” presented at the Missouri Conference on History, April 10-11, 1992 @ University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia.
“The American Decision to Rearm West Germany, 1949-1950: A Case of Plain Logic and a Little Arithmetic?” presented at the Missouri Conference on History, April 20-21, 1990 @ Southwest Missouri Sate University, Springfield, Missouri.
“The Significant Skirmish: The Battle of Boonville, June 17, 1861,” presented at the Missouri Conference on History, March 17-18, 1989 @ University of Missouri-Rolla, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.
Research in Progress:
Article entitled: “Argument with a Purpose: Using Writing as a Springboard for Classroom Discussion.”
Article entitled: “Britain to the Rescue? A Reexamination of America’s Role During the 1954 Crisis over German Rearmement.”
Service Activities:
University:
Member of the University NCATE Conceptual Framework Committee (2007+)
Member of the College of Education Task Force on Joint Appointments (2007+)
Member of the Search Interview Committee for Assistant Director of Clinical Services & Certification (2007)
Member of the Ad Hoc Education Portfolio Committee (2005-07)
Member of the Teacher Education Council (2005+)
Member of the Teacher Education Council Advisory Committee (2005+)
Author of the NCSS folio for the Social Studies Education Program Review Report at UCM (2000-01, 2008-2009)
Member of the Senate Faculty Arbitration Committee (2000-01)
Member of the Professional Education Faculty (1999+)
College:
Member of the Grievance Pool (2004-2005)
Member of the Arbitration/Grievance Committee (2003-04)
Member of the Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee (2000-2003)
Chair of the Social Studies Portfolio Committee (2000-01)
Department:
Member of the US History Search Committee (2007-2008)
Member of the Graduate Program Committee (2007+)
Member of the Curriculum Committee (2007+)
Member of the Awards Committee (2007-2008)
Chair of the Asian History Search (2004-2005)
Member of the Ad Hoc Course and Instructor Evaluation Committee (2001-2002)
Member of the Anthropology Search Committee (2001-2002)
Member of the US History Search Committee (2000-2001)
Member of the Undergraduate Advisement Committee – Social Studies Education majors (1999+)
Professional Development:
Attended a NCSS/NCATE Teacher Standards Workshop @ NCSS National Convention in KC, MO (fall 2005)
Attended a NCATE Workshop @ CMSU (spring 2005)
Attended a Praxis II Workshop @ CMSU (spring 2001)
Attended a Diversity Workshop @ CMSU (spring 2001)
Collaboration:
Invited Grader of US History AP exams @ Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (June 1-9, 2006)
Moderator for a Panel entitled “U. S. Foreign Policy from an International Perspective,” sponsored by Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity & Office of Community Engagement, October 9, 2003.
Invited Grader of US History AP exams @ Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (June 2-9, 2003)
Panelist for a Promotion and Tenure Workshop sponsored by the College of Arts of Science (spring 2003)
Powell Garden Retreat: A Conversation about the State of Teacher Education @ Powell Gardens, MO
(February 19, 2003)
Invited Grader of US History AP exams @ Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (June 2-8, 2001)
Awards, Honors, Recognitions:
College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award (2007) – Awarded by the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Central Missouri.
Chester Hanson Award for Teaching (1997-98, 1995-96) – Awarded by the Omicron Delta Kappa Chapter at Central Methodist College to the outstanding teacher of the year.
Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (1996-97) – Awarded by the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education.
Gold Chalk Award (1994-95) – Awarded by the Omicron Delta Kappa Chapter at Central Methodist for outstanding teaching.
Faculty Scholars Program (1994-95) – Awarded a $2000 grant from the Curators of Central Methodist College for research at the Public Records Office in Great Britain.
State Historical Society of Missouri Author’s Award (1992) – Awarded for contributing the most informative and entertaining article, based upon sound scholarship (“The Significant Skirmish: The Battle of Boonville, June 17, 1861”).
Harry S. Truman Dissertation Year Fellowship (1990-91) – Selected as an alternate by the Harry S. Truman Library Institute for National and International Affairs.
NEH Fellow (1985) – Attended a Summer Seminar for Secondary School Teachers on Churchill’s History of the Second World War held at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia under Professor John Lukacs.
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