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L. Patrick Hughes Austin, Texas |
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L. Patrick Hughes Austin, Texas |
Teaching Experience
Professor of History, Austin Community College, 1977-Present
Guest Lecturer, Elderhostel Program, University of Texas Continuing Education,
1999-Present
Courses Taught
All course material viewable at http://www2.austincc.edu/lpatrick.
Teaching Awards
Phi Theta Kappa Excellence Award (1982,1992); ACC Alternate Nominee Minnie Stevens Piper Award (1996); ACC Nominee, National Community College Consortium Faculty Excellence Award (1996); Certificate of Honor, Consortium for Community College Development (1996); NISOD Teaching Excellence Award (1997); Who's Who Among American Teachers, 2000 (2000); Who's Who Among American Teachers, 2005 (2005) ;Ottis Lock Educator of the Year Award, East Texas Historical Association (2002)
Other Awards
H. Bailey Carroll Award from Texas State
Historical Association for "To Meet Fire With Fire: Lyndon Johnson, Tom Miller,
and Home Front Politics," Best Article in Vol. C (1997) of the Southwestern
Historical Quarterly;
Sabbatical Recipient, Austin Community College, 2002-2003;
Fred C. White, Jr. Research Fellowship in Texas History, Texas State Historical
Association, 2003;
William Currey Holden Research Grant in West Texas History, West Texas Historical
Association, 2003
Publications
Scholarly articles in Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Locus: An Historical Journal of Regional Perspectives, Our Heritage, West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, The Journal of South Texas, South Texas Studies, 2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey, and The Best of Texas Folklore: Volume 2.
Published Reviews
Reviews published between 1991 and present in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, East Texas Historical Review, The Journal of South Texas, and the Austin American-Statesman.
Presentations
Various presentations (including session chair) at Texas State Historical Association (1980,1993,1998,1999, 2003,2004), East Texas Historical Association (1997,1999,2000,2004,2005), West Texas Historical Association (1999), ACC's Bob Lain Historical Lectures (1999,2001), Texas Folklore Society (1997,2001,2005), San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Societies (1998), Vaqueros - San Antonio Chapter of Westerners International (1997,1999,2000), San Antonio Historical Association (2002), Stormont Lectures at Victoria College (2002), and South Texas Historical Association (2002)
Guest Lectures at UT Elderhostel Program (1999-Present): "Where Worlds Collide: Challenging the Texas Stereotype," "The World Turned Upside Down: Reconstruction in Texas," "'Tis An Angry Wind That Blows: Populism in Texas," "Only in Texas: Ma, Pa, and Pappy," "In The Driver's Seat: Texas Democrats and the New Deal," "From the Jawbone of An Ass: The Court Fight, Dissident Democrats, and the Rebirth of the Republican Party in Texas," "Liberal Nationalist: Congressman Lyndon Johnson and the Tenth Congressional District," "When The Time Is Right: Lyndon Johnson, Political Pragmatism, and Civil Rights," "Cemetery Crawling in the State Capital: Two Historic Austin Cemeteries," and "Sittin' and Singin' Under the Oaks: Lone Star Songs"
Recent Association Participation
Member and Chair, H. Bailey Carroll Award Committee, Texas State Historical Association, 1999-2001; East Texas Historical Association: Member, Fellows Committee (2000); Member, Membership Committee (2001); Member, Program Committee (Fall, 2005); Member, Editorial Committee (2005-2008); Director, Texas Folklore Society (2006-2008)
Recent Department Service
Coordinator, Bob Lain Historical Lecture Series and Symposium, Austin Community College, 1998-Present; Chair, Faculty Committee, History Task Force, Austin Community College, 1999-2001; Assistant Department Chair, History, Austin Community College, 1999-2001, 2003-Present
Current Research
Dreamer on Horseback: The Life and Times of James V. Allred
Professional Memberships
Texas State Historical Association, East Texas Historical Association, South Texas Historical Association, West Texas Historical Association, Texas Folklore Society, Friends of the LBJ Library, Texas Oral History Association, Texas Community College Teachers Association, Austin Community College/American Federation of Teachers, #8041