Cecil Edward ?Eddie? Weller Jr., Ph.D. 907 Timber Cove Drive, Seabrook, TX 77586 Telephone: 281-610-3621 Email: Eddie.Weller@sjcd.edu Education Ph.D. in American History, Texas Christian University. Areas of concentration: America 1890-1940, Southern History, American Political History. Dissertation: Always a Loyal Democrat: The Life of Senate Majority Leader Joseph Taylor Robinson. M.A. in History, Texas Christian University. Thesis: Joseph Taylor Robinson and the New Deal: A Legislative History. B.A. in History (Summa Cum Laude), Texas Christian University. Work Experience SAN JACINTO COLLEGE, 13735 Beamer Rd., Houston, TX 77089, 1989-present. San Jacinto College District Honors Program Director, 2013-present, revived the program after the numbers shrank from 300 students on South campus to less than 100 students across the three campuses; today program has more than 1000 students (1300 pre-pandemic); led push for undergraduate research with thirty students a year presenting at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) each of the past several years; developed international travel tied to a course for the first time at San Jacinto College. Department Chair, Social Sciences Department, 2002-2004, 2010-2011, led twelve full-time faculty and more than thirty adjunct faculty, scheduling classes, overseeing budget, and growing enrollment. Department Chair Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences and Education 2011-2013 after internal department problems, the Behavioral Science and Education department asked the provost to combine our departments. Duties were similar but with twenty-two full time faculty and more than sixty adjunct faculty. South Campus Honors Program: Wrote the proposal for the honors program on the South campus and served as the founding director, 1996-2006; wrote proposal to take the Honors program district-wide, 2006; co-developed and co-taught the interdisciplinary Honors American History/English courses, 1997-2017; served as a faculty member on the Honors Council. History: Taught American (HIST 1301/1302) and Texas History (HIST 2301) 1989-2013. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, CLEAR LAKE, 2700 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, 2005-present. Adjunct History Professor: Taught HIST 4035 (Texas and the Borderlands), HIST 3339 (History of Texas), and HIST 2301 (History of Texas). UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS 800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080, 1989. Adjunct History Professor: Taught Texas History. Publications Books or chapters in books: History Joe T. Robinson: Always a Loyal Democrat (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1998). ?Tar Wars: Marie Flickinger and the Fight over the Brio Toxic Waste Site? in Never Without Honor: Tales from Texas History (Nacogdoches: Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2013). With Mike Collins, ?Toward the North Star: the Chisholm and Western Trails,? in Tales of Texoma (Wichita Falls, Texas: Midwestern State University Press, 2006). ?The Cattle Frontier,? in The Texas Heritage 4th edition (Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, 2003). Study Guide and Practice Tests to accompany America and its Peoples 2 vols. (New York: Addison, Wesley, and Longman, 2000). Co-editor, Our Legacy: Articles and Documents in American History, 2 vols. (New York: American Heritage Custom Publishing, 1996). Co-editor, American History Reader, 2 vols. (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 1992). Honors Appendix D, "Sample Honors Retreat: Building Community in a Commuter School: The importance of a Fall Retreat," in A Handbook for Honors Programs at Two-Year Colleges, edited by Theresa James (Birmingham, Alabama: National Collegiate Honors Council, 2006), pp. 73-79. Articles in journals or reference books: History: ?My Dearest Amanda: The Daily Life of J.C. Morriss,? in Reflections 2008, (Pasadena: San Jacinto College, 2008), pp. 71-76. ?Touchstone Corner,? in Touchstone (a publication of the Texas State Historical Association), XXIII, 2004, pp. 4-5. ?Joseph Taylor Robinson? in Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture, Little Rock: Central Arkansas Library System, online http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=121. ?Joseph Robinson? in Encyclopedia of the Great Depression (New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004). ?Joseph Taylor Robinson,? in Arkansas Biography: A Collection of Notable Lives (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2000). ?Robinson-Patman (Federal Anti-Price Discrimination) Act (1936),? Encyclopedia of the United States Congress (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994). ?Franklin Oliver Fuller,? American Legislative Leaders (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1994); reprinted in American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994 (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999). ?Roger Ewing Thomason,? American Legislative Leaders (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1994); reprinted in American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994 (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999). ?Joseph Taylor Robinson and the Robinson-Patman Act,? Arkansas Historical Quarterly, XLVII (Spring, 1988), pp. 29-36. ?Joseph Taylor Robinson: Keystone of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?s Court-Packing? Plan,? Southern Historian, VII (Spring, 1986), pp. 23-30. Several book reviews in historical journals. Honors: ?Building Community: The Fall Retreat in a Commuter School,? The National Honors Report, XXIV (Spring, 2003), pp. 27-29. Papers Presented/Panels on which Participated Honors: ?Archiving the Past and Present to Protect the Future: How Documentation Can Provide Sustainability and Continuity in Honors,? 54th Annual NCHC Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 9, 2019. ?Innovating Undergraduate Research (UGR) Opportunities in Two-Year Honors Programs,? 54th Annual NCHC Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 9, 2019. ?Developing Honors Learners: An Inclusive Admissions Strategy,? 53rd Annual NCHC Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 9, 2018. ?Guided Pathways and a Community College Honors Program: One College?s Journey Thus Far,? 52nd Annual NCHC Conference, Atlanta Georgia, November, 11, 2017. ?The Role of Honors in a Just First-Year Experience,? 52nd Annual NCHC Conference, Atlanta Georgia, November, 10, 2017. ?Honors Lounges: Developing Successful Spaces,? 51st Annual NCHC Conference, Seattle, Washington, October 15, 2016. ?The Development of an Honors Director: How the Role Evolves Over Time,? 51st Annual NCHC Conference, Seattle, Washington, October 15, 2016. ?Building Community in a Commuter Honors Program: Retreats, Events, Classes, Lounges,? 50th Annual NCHC Conference, Chicago, November 14, 2015. ?Great Plans: Working with Top College Administrators to Advance Honors Education,? 50th Annual NCHC Conference, Chicago, November 14, 2015. ?Building Community through Creative Co-Curricular Programming,? in Developing in Honors, 50th Annual NCHC Conference, Chicago, November 12, 2015. ?Engaging, Recruiting, and Thanking Honors Faculty? in Developing in Honors at the 49th Annual NCHC Conference, Denver, November 6, 2015. ?Junior Jumpstart: A Connection with the Honors Program,? presented at the Student Success Forum, Houston Texas, February 11, 2005. ?Advancing by Retreating: How Honors Retreats Can Advance the Honors Effort,? panel presentation at the National Collegiate Honors Council in New Orleans, November 11, 2004. ?Assessments and Outcomes: How Do We Help our Students Succeed?? panel presentation at the National Collegiate Honors Council in New Orleans, November 13, 2004. ?Community College Interdisciplinary Courses: American History and English Composition Team Taught Together,? presented with Greg Smith as part of the Keynote presentation ?Teaching in Honors? at the National Collegiate Honors Council, Salt Lake City, November 1, 2002. ?Interdisciplinary Courses in the Community College Honors Program,? presented with John Britt, Lee College, at the Great Plains Honors Council, Fort Worth, April 21, 2002. ?Using an Annual Fall Retreat to Build Community in a Community College Honors Program,? for the Johnson County Community College Honors Program, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, May 3, 2002, and for the Kansas Honors Program Directors annual meeting, May 4, 2002, Shawnee Mission. ?Why Not the Best: Building a Learning Community at San Jacinto College South through the Honors Program,? Community College Futures Assembly, sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education, University of Florida, Orlando, Florida, February, 17, 2002. ?Building a Community in a Community College Honors Program: The Importance of a Fall Retreat,? National Collegiate Honors Council annual meeting, Chicago, November 2, 2001. ?The Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Honors Council Annual Retreat,? National Collegiate Honors Council annual meeting, Chicago, November 2, 2001 ?Planning, Pleading, Projecting, and Perspiring: Starting an Honors Program from Scratch,? Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Honors Council Program, September 24, 1998. Teaching and Learning: ?Teaching for Active Student Engagement with Their Texts: Methods And Assessments In History and Sociology,? co-presenter, Southwestern Social Sciences Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 18, 2011. ?It Takes A Village to Assess A Project: Individual Faculty Assessments Create Authentic Project Assessment for the San Jacinto College QEP,? co-presenter, Eleventh Annual Texas A&M Assessment Conference,? College Station, Texas, February 21, 2011. ?It?s in the Book: Successful Engagement,? co-presenter, Blinn College In-Service Meeting, College Station, Texas, August 24, 2010. ?Faculty Inquiry: A Cure for Burnout!? co-presenter at NISOD Conference, Austin, Texas, June 2, 2010. ?It?s the Context! Making Engagement Pedagogies Successful,? panel presented at The Teaching Professor Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 22, 2010. ?Students, Textbooks, and Active Learning: The San Jacinto College QEP in Social Science Classrooms,? co-presenter, NISOD Conference, Austin, Texas, May 27, 2009. History: ?Houston in 1860,? at the Houston History Alliance Conference, ?On the Cusp: Houston in the 1860s,? September 12, 2015, Houston, Texas. ?Ben Procter: Texas Teacher, Mentor, and Scholar,? presented at the Texas State Historical Association Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas, March 7, 2008. ?Digging for Gold: Research Brings History to Life,? presented at the Texas State Historical Association, Austin, Texas, March 4, 2006. ?My Dearest Amanda: The Civil War Letters of Private J. C. Morriss,? presented at the Texas State Historical Association, Fort Worth, Texas, March 3, 2005. ?My Dearest Amanda: The Civil War Letters of Private J. C. Morriss to his Wife,? presented at the East Texas Historical Association annual spring meeting at Bryan, Texas, February 19, 1996. ?The Battle for the Arkansas Governorship, 1912: Joseph Taylor Robinson versus George Washington Donaghey? presented at the Southwestern Social Sciences Association, Little Rock, Arkansas, March 21, 1989, and at the North Texas Conference of Phi Alpha Theta, Wichita Falls, Texas, April 15, 1989 (Second Prize; American History). ?Friend of the Farmer: Joseph Taylor Robinson and the Agricultural Adjustment Act, 1933? presented at the North Texas Conference of Phi Alpha Theta, Waco, Texas, April 9, 1988. ?A General Who is an Army unto Himself: Joseph Taylor Robinson and the Fight to Join the World Court, 1935? presented at the Southwestern Social Sciences Association, Houston, Texas, March 24, 1988, and at the North Texas Conference of Phi Alpha Theta, Fort Worth, Texas, April 4, 1987 (Second Prize; American History). ?Joseph Taylor Robinson: Franklin D. Roosevelt?s Legislative Commander during the First One Hundred Days? presented at the Southwestern Social Sciences Association, Dallas, Texas, March 20, 1987. ?Joseph Taylor Robinson and the Robinson-Patman Act? presented at the Southwestern Social Sciences Association, San Antonio, Texas, March 20, 1986, and at the North Texas Conference of Phi Alpha Theta, Denton, Texas, April 5, 1986. ?Joseph Taylor Robinson: Keystone of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?s Court-Packing Plan? presented at the Western Social Sciences Association, Fort Worth, Texas, April 26, 1985, and at the North Texas Conference of Phi Alpha Theta, Wichita Falls, Texas, March 30, 1985. ?Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas,? presented at the Southwestern Social Sciences Association, Houston, Texas, March 23, 1985. Professional Activities Honors Education National Collegiate Honors Council ? Vice-President, 2022; President-elect, 2023; President, 2024; Past President, 2025, ? Board of Directors 2020-2025; ? Executive Committee, 2022-2025. ? NCHC trained consultant/site visitor, 2004-2009; 2016-present ? NCHC Consultant Lounge, 2002-2006; 2013-2018 ? Teaching and Learning Committee, National Collegiate Honors Council, 2014-2020 ? Finance Committee, National Collegiate Honors Council, 2004-2007, 2020-present ? Two-Year College Committee, 1997-2007, and 2013-present, co-chair 2004-2006 and 2018-2020. Great Plains Honors Council ? Vice-President 2015-2016, President 2016-2017, Past-President 2017-2018 ? Executive Committee 2015-2018 ? Constitution Committee chair, 2004-2005 Organizer and convener, Texas Honors Directors, 2017-2023 Chair, Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Honors Council, 2001-2002 Southwestern Social Sciences Association Vice-President, President-elect, then President of the Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 2009-2012 Executive Committee of the Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 2005-2014 Executive Council of the Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 2003-2014 Exhibits Director, Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 2005-2009 Finance Committee, Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 2005-2009 (chair 2006-2009) Nominations Committee, Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 1999-2004, 2012-present Resolutions Committee, Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 1997-1998 (chair, 1998) Texas State Historical Association Board of Directors, Texas State Historical Association, 2007-2014; Secretary 2013-2014 Education Committee of the Texas State Historical Association, 2005-present (chair 2007-2014) Editorial Board, Touchstone, a publication of the Texas State Historical Association, 2003-present Southwestern Historical Association President, Southwestern Historical Association, 2004-2005, 2019-2021 First Vice-President and chair of the American History section, SHA, 2003-2004 Second Vice-President and chair of the American History section, SHA, 2002-2003 General Program Chair, 2002-2004 Third Vice-President and chair of the American History section, SHA, 2001-2002 East Texas Historical Association Board of Directors, 2016-2019 Houston History Alliance (formerly Houston History Association) Board of Directors, 2013-2016 HHA Annual Conference Program Chair, 2014 San Jacinto Day Festival Coordinator of Volunteers, 2010-2019 Honors and Awards National Collegiate Honors Council Ron Brandolini Award for Excellence at a Two-Year Institution, awarded November, 2018 Mary Jon and J. P. Bryan Leadership in Education Award, given by the Texas State Historical Association for the outstanding history teacher/professor in Texas, March, 2003 David DeBoe Award, given by the Texas State Historical Association, March, 2005 Ottis Locke Teaching Excellence Award, East Texas Historical Association, 1994 Nominated and selected by the faculty as the college nominee for the statewide Minnie Stevens Piper Teaching Award competition for 1995, 2005 NISOD Excellence Award, 1995, presented at the NISOD International Conference on Teaching Excellence, May 24, 1995, sponsored by the College of Education, University of Texas. Phi Alpha Theta Excellence in Teaching Award, given by the University of Houston at Clear Lake chapter, 2009 Phi Theta Kappa (Honor Society of Community and Junior Colleges) Honorary Member, inducted 1992; Horizon Award for Outstanding Advisor, 1993 Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished Service Award, 1994 Phi Beta Kappa, inducted Delta of Texas, 1983 Phi Alpha Theta, (History Honor Society) inducted TCU, 1982 Beta Alpha Psi, (Accounting Honor Society), inducted TCU, 1982