Dr.
Andrés Tijerina:
Andrés Tijerina, a
native of Ozona, earned his Bachelor's degree from
Texas A & M University, Master's from Texas Tech, and Doctorate
from the
University of Texas at Austin. Following teaching stints at Tech, UT
Austin, UT
San Antonio, and Texas A & M - Kingsville, Dr. Tijerina joined the
faculty
of ACC and serves with distinction as Professor of History at the
Pinnacle
Campus.
Dr. Tijerina is the author of Tejanos
and Texas Under the Mexican
Flag and Tejano Empire: Life on the South Texas Ranchos. He
edited
Andrés Saenz's Early Tejano Ranching in Duval County and
co-edited Elena
Zamora O'Shea's novel entitled El Mesquite. All four works are
available
through A & M University Press. Organizations such as the Sons of
the
Republic of Texas, the Texas State Historical Association, and the
Texas
Historical Commission have officially recognized the significance of
such works
with the Presidio La Bahía Award, the Kate Broocks Bates Award,
and the T. R.
Fehrenbach Award.
Dr.
Tijerina is a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association and an
active
presenter to gatherings of historians throughout the state. His
writings have
appeared as chapters, articles, and book reviews in journals ranging
from the Southwestern
Historical Quarterly to the American Historical Review.