Dr. William Wantland
william.wantland@mvnu.edu
(740) 392-6868 Ext. 3711

Education:
Ph.D., U.S. History, Miami University, Ohio, 1994
M.A., Miami University, Ohio, 1985
B.A., Business Administration, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 1983

Professional Experience:
Professor of History, 2002-present; Associate Professor 1999-2002.
Associate Professor of History, Northwest Nazarene University, 1991-2000

Professional Organizations:
Civil War Society
Ohio Academy of History
Society of Historians of the Early Republic (SHEAR)
American Historical Association (AHA)
Communal Studies Association (CSA)

Awards and Recognition:
Excellent Professor of the Year, Northwest Nazarene University, 1999. (Co-award.)
Social Science Divisional Nominee for Professor of the Year, NNU, 1993.
Teaching Fellow, Miami University, 1986-1989.
Teaching Assistant, Miami University, 1985-1986.

Published Works and Presentations:
"Stanley Matthew," supplement toYale Biographical Dictionary of American Law , Yale University Press (forthcoming).
Paper, "The Election of 1864," presented to the Sons of Civil War Veterans, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 2001.
Book Review of Alfers, Pool, and Mugalstan, eds., Perspecitves on American West for Teaching History , V. 24 No. 1 (1999).
Book Review of Richard Etwlain's Re-Imagining the Modern American West for Inland, V. 22, No.1 (1991).
Book Review of Alfers, Pool and Muglastan, eds., Perspectives on America for Teaching History, V. 24, No. 1 (1999).
Paper, "Stanley Matthews and the Election of 1876," presented at the Idaho History Conference, Twin Falls, Idaho, 1998.
Book Review of David Goldfield, et. al, The American Journey, V. I and II for History Survey.

Favorite Subject Related Links:
Valley of the Shadow, University of Virginia
Crisis at Fort Sumter, Tulane University (Civil War Site)

Favorite Scripture Verse:
John 7:38: "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.'" (NASV)

What You Didn't Know about Me:
I enjoy travelling, jogging, and biking.