Tim D. McNeese Associate Professor of History

 

  
Phone: (402) 363-5683
Fax: (402) 363-5699
Office:  Hulitt 201
E-Mail: tdmcneese@york.edu
 
 

Degrees, Licenses & Certificates:

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B.A., Southwest Missouri State University, 1988

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M.A., Southwest Missouri State University, 1981

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B.A., Harding University, 1976

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A.A., York College, 1973

Academic Positions Held:

•   Chair, Division of Humanities, York College, 2005-Present
•   Associate Professor of History, York College, 1992-Present
•   Chair, Department of History, York College, 1992-Present
•   Social Studies Teacher, Seymour High School, 1976-1985
•   English/Journalism Teacher, Logan-Rogersville High School, 1985-1992

Professional Memberships:

•   Phi Delta Kappa Educators Fraternity
•   Phi Alpha Theta, History Honorary Society

Professional & Teaching Awards:

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   Dale R. Larsen Teacher of Achievement Award, York College, 2002

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   Second Miler Award, York College, 1999

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   Teacher of the Year, 1st Runner-up, York College, 1993

Recent Courses Taught:

•   HST 213 History of the U.S. to 1877
•   HST 223 History of the U.S. since 1877
•   HST 253 Western Civilization to 1648
•   HST 263 Western Civilization since 1648
•   HST 297 Lewis & Clark on the Great Plains
•   HST 303 The Ancient World
•   HST 313 Civil War Era
•   HST 323 The American Frontier
•   HST 333 Colonial/Revolutionary America
•   HST 353 Modern U.S. History I: 1877-1932
•   HST 363 Modern U.S. History II: 1932-Present
•   HST 393 Medieval & Renaissance Europe
•   HST 403 The Ancient World
•   HST 413 History of Native America
•   HST 443 Europe, 1648-1815
•   HST 453 Emergence of Modern Europe, 1815-1914
•   HST 493 Writing & Research in History

Selected Publications/Presentations:

•   Sieges That Changed History series. Broomall, PA: Isea House, 2003. (4 volumes presenting the sieges of Masada (A.D. 72-73); Constantinople (1453); The Alamo (1836): and Stalingrad (1942-43).
•   The Live of General John Blackjack. Broomall, Pennsylvania: Chelsea House, 2003.
•   The Life of General Norman Schwarzkopf. Broomall, Pennsylvania: Chelsea House, 2003.
•   The Battle of the Bulge.  Broomall, PA: Chelsea House, 2003.
•   Cornerstones of Freedom 2: The U.S. and Soviet Space Race. Danbury, Connecticut: Grolier-Scholastic, 2003.
•   Cornerstones of Freedom 2: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. Danbury, Connecticut: Grolier-Scholastic, 2003.
•   A History of American Slavery. Berkeley Heights, New Jersey: Enslow, 2003.
•   The American Experience: A History of the United States. St. Louis: Milliken, 2001-2002. (10 volumes, Five titles published.)
•   The History of Civilization series. St. Louis: Milliken, 2001. (12 volumes presenting Western Civilization for high school students.)
•   The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor: Awakening a Sleeping Giant. Greensboro, North Carolina: Morgan Reynolds, 2001.
•   Remember the Maine! The Spanish-American War Begins. Greensboro, North Carolina: Morgan Reynolds, 2001.
•   George W. Bush: First President of the New Century. Greensboro, North Carolina: Morgan Reynolds, 2001.
•   The Illustrated Myths of Native America: The Southwest, Western Range, Pacific Northwest and California. London: Cassell, 1999.
•   Featured Speaker, "Words in the Win: Presenting Native American Legends, Tales, and Myths in the Classroom." Write to Learn Conference. Osage Beach, Missouri, 1999.
•   The Illustrated Myths of Native America: The Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes, and Great Plains. London: Cassell, 1998.
•   Presenter, "Fresh Prints: How to Produce a Weekly Student Hotsheet of School News, Notes and Coming Events without Breaking Your Journalism Budget." Write to Learn Conference. Osage Beach, Missouri, 1997.
•   Building History series. San Diego: Lucent Books. 1997. (Four volumes presenting the construction of the Panama Canal, the Giza Pyramids, the Great Wall of China, and the New York Subway system.)
•   History in the Making: Sources and Essays of America's Past. Volume I & II. New York: American Heritage, 1994.
•   Americans on the Move series. New York: MacMillan, 1993. (Eight volumes covering forms of transportation in America from 1800-1850.)