Swinney, Everette, 1986 November 18

File — Box: 3, Folder: 18

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Scope and Contents

Swinney talks about his upbringing in Ohio and higher education in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and finally at The University of Texas at Austin. Along with describing his family and participation in academic societies, Swinney discusses his writings on the 14th and 15th Amendments. He recalls his teaching experiences in the history department (specifically as chairman) and his recent interest in developing software and teaching computer courses. He reflects on how student life has changed from the 1960s to the 1980s, noting the impacts of the principle of in loco parentis, student activism, computers, and the General Studies Program.
Interviewed by Michael Hellrung

Dates

1986 November 18

Creator

From the Collection: Southwest Texas State University. Department of History (Organization)
From the Collection: Brown, Ronald C., 1945- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Biographical note

Dr. Everette Swinney (1933-2017) spent more than forty-eight years at Texas State University as a dedicated faculty member and administrator. A native of Lima, Ohio, Swinney received his BA from Ohio Northern University in 1954. He earned his MA from Pennsylvania State University in 1957 and his PhD from The University of Texas at Austin in 1966. He joined the faculty at Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1957.

Along with teaching a number of history courses on the Civil War and Reconstruction, Swinney served as chair of the Department of History from 1967-1980 and was appointed to a two-year term as assistant to the president by Dr. Jerome H. Supple in 1991.

Swinney served in the Faculty Senate for more than eighteen years, eight of which he spent as its chairman. He was the primary author and editor of the Faculty Handbook. In addition, Swinney's efforts made the university's Retired Faculty and Staff Association into a functioning, viable organization. He received the Honors Professor of the Year Award (1984), Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research (1987), and the Faculty Senate Excellence in Teaching Award (1991).

Swinney was designated a Distinguished Professor Emeritus by the Texas State University System Board of Regents after his retirement in 1997.