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william.wantland@mvnu.edu
Dr. William Wantland
Professor of History
Department
School of Arts and Humanities
Biography
Professional Experience:
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Professor of History, 2002-present; Associate Professor 1999-2002.
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Associate Professor of History, Northwest Nazarene University, 1991-2000
Professional Organizations:
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Civil War Society
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Ohio Academy of History
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Society of Historians of the Early Republic (SHEAR)
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American Historical Association (AHA)
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Communal Studies Association (CSA)
Awards and Recognition:
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Excellence in Teaching Award, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2016.
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Chambersburg Civil War Scholarship for Researchers and Teachers, 2005.
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Who’s Who Among American Teachers, 2005.
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Excellent Professor of the Year, Northwest Nazarene University, 1999. (Co-award.)
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Social Science Divisional Nominee for Professor of the Year, NNU, 1993.
Published Works and Presentations:
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Editor, The Norton Mix: U.S History to 1865. W.W. Norton, 2017.
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Editor, The Norton Mix: U.S. History Since 1865. W.W. Norton, 2016.
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Co-Editor with Paul Mayle, The Penguin Custom Edition: The Western World, 2012, revised
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“Stanley Matthew,” supplement to Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law, Yale University Press, 2009.
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Paper, “The Election of 1864,” presented to the Sons of Civil War Veterans, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 2001.
Degrees
Education:
- Ph.D. in U.S. History, Miami University, Miami, Ohio (1994)
- M.A. Miami University, Miami, Ohio (1985)
- B.A. in Business Administration, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio (1983)