Barney Rickman, PhD
Professor of History, History at Valdosta State University
From Valdosta, GA
From Valdosta, GA
Dr. Barney Rickman joined the Valdosta State University faculty in 1990. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in history and Master of Arts in history both from the University of Connecticut, and a Bachelor of Arts from Rollins College. He holds membership in the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Georgia Association of Historians, and National Council for History Education.
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University of Connecticut
Rollins College
Professor of History at Valdosta State University
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 2019 Warren Spencer Prize for best article published in the Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians between 2016 to 2018
* 2013 University Award for Excellence in Advising, Valdosta State University
* 2013 College Award for Excellence in Advising, College of Arts & Sciences, Valdosta State University
* 2010 Nominee, Valdosta State University, Teaching Excellence Award, Board of Regents of the
University System of Georgia
* 2006 University Award for Excellence in Teaching, Valdosta State University
* 2006 College Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Arts & Sciences, Valdosta State University
* 2006 Golden Key International Honor Society
* 2004-2005 Whos Who Among Americas Teachers
* 2003-2004 Whos Who Among Americas Teachers
July 2000 - Present
Associate Professor of History at Valdosta State University
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 1997-98 Valdosta State University, Professional Development Grants for Faculty
July 1994 - July 1999
Assistant Professor of History at Valdosta State University
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 1991-92 Valdosta State University, Professional Development Grants for Faculty
* 1993 National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Research Stipend with a Travel Grant
* 1992-93 Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Beeke-Levy Research Fellowship
* 1990 University of Connecticut Research Foundation Award for First Professional Paper
* 1990 University of Connecticut Pre-doctoral Fellowship
July 1990 - July 1994
Teaching Assistant at Valdosta State University
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 1989 University of Connecticut Research Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
* 1989 University of Connecticut Research Foundation Extraordinary Expense Award for Domestic Travel
* 1989 University of Connecticut Pre-doctoral Fellowship
* 1988 Herbert Hoover Library Association Grant-in-Aid
* 1988 University of Connecticut Research Foundation Summer Fellowship
July 1988 - July 1989
Research Assistant at University of Connecticut
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 1986 Michael Dunphy Memorial Scholarship
* 1986 Yale University Scholarship for Summer Language Study in Japanese
* 1986 University of Connecticut Short Course Award for Summer Language Study in Japanese
July 1985 - July 1987
Teaching Assistant at Valdosta State University
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 1986 University of Connecticut Research Foundation Summer Fellowships
* 1984-85 University of Connecticut Pre-doctoral Fellowships
* 1983-84 University of Connecticut Special Graduate Student Fellowship
* 1983 Outstanding Achievement in History, Rollins College
* 1983 Outstanding Achievement in the Social Sciences, Rollins College
July 1983 - July 1985
Ideology and Influence: William R. Castle, Jr. and the Manchurian Crisis, 1931-1933
Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians, Vol. 33 (2017): 12-61. [See Awards, this article was awarded the 2019 Warren Spencer Prize for best article published from 2016 to 2018 in the Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians.]
Articles
Instructor Manuals, Chapters 1-21
The American Pageant, by David M. Kennedy et. al., 16th ed., (Boston: Cengage, 2014).
Publications
Power Point Presentations, Chapters 1-21.
The American Pageant, by David M. Kennedy et. al., 16th ed., (Boston: Cengage, 2014).
Publications
Instructor Manual, Chapters 22-41
The American Pageant, by David M. Kennedy et. al., 16th ed., (Boston: Cengage, 2014).
Publications
Power Point Presentations, Chapters 22-41
The American Pageant, by David M. Kennedy et. al., 16th ed., (Boston: Cengage, 2014).
Publications
Power Point Presentations, Chapters 1-15
A People and A Nation: A History of the United States, by Mary Beth Norton et. al., 9th ed., (Boston: Cengage, 2012).
Publications
Power Point Presentations, Chapters 16-33
A People and A Nation: A History of the United States, by Mary Beth Norton et. al., 9th ed., (Boston: Cengage, 2012).
Publications
Power Point Presentations, Chapters 1-15
A People and A Nation: A History of the United States, by Mary Beth Norton et. al., 8th ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008).
Publications
Power Point Presentations, Chapters 16-33
A People and A Nation: A History of the United States, by Mary Beth Norton et. al., 8th ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008).
Publications
The Vietnam War: Politics
United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005)
Articles
The Vietnam War: Economics
United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005)
Articles
The Vietnam War: Geography/Geopolitics
United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005)
Articles
The Vietnam War: Military
United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005)
Articles
The Vietnam War: Society & Culture
United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005)
Articles
The Vietnam War: Technology
United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005)
Articles
Trying to Avoid a Japanese-American War: America’s ‘Japan Connection’ in 1937 and 1941
Southeast Review of Asian Studies, Vol. XXVI (2004): 7-26. This article was re-published in 2005 in the online Virginia Review of Asian Studies
Articles
Power Point Presentations, Chapters 1-15
A People and A Nation: A History of the United States, by Mary Beth Norton et. al., 7th ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2004).
Publications
Power Point Presentations, Chapters 16-33
A People and A Nation: A History of the United States, by Mary Beth Norton et. al., 7th ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2004).
Publications
H-Net and the Atomic Bomb: Historians Debate Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the 1990s
Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians, Vol. 23 (2002): 45-76
Articles
Power Point Presentations, Chapters 1-15
A People and A Nation: A History of the United States, by Mary Beth Norton et. al., 6th ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2000).
Publications
Power Point Presentations, Chapters 16-33
A People and A Nation: A History of the United States, by Mary Beth Norton et. al., 6th ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2000).
Publications
Encouraging Rational Discussion of the Web in Instruction
History Computer Review, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Fall 1999): 39-44.
Articles
E-Mail and the History Survey: Ways to Increase Student Interest and Participation
History Computer Review, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring 1999): 29-50.
Articles
Going High-Tech in a Low-Tech Manner: A Gradualist Approach to the Use of Information Technology in Teaching History
Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians, Vol. 19 (1998): 241-257.
Articles
David Monroe Shoup
American National Biography, ed. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes, Vol. 19 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999): 886-888.
Publications
John Carter Vincent
American National Biography, ed. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes, Vol. 22 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999): 370-372.
Publications
Joseph Clark Grew
The Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations, ed. Bruce W. Jentleson and Thomas G. Paterson, Vol. 2 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997): 255.
Publications
Stanley Kuhl Hornbeck
The Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations, ed. Bruce W. Jentleson and Thomas G. Paterson, Vol. 2 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997): 313-314.
Publications
Edwin Oldfather Reischauer
The Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations, ed. Bruce W. Jentleson and Thomas G. Paterson, Vol. 4 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997): 1.
Publications
Hideki Tojo
The Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations, ed. Bruce W. Jentleson and Thomas G. Paterson, Vol. 4 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997): 200.
Publications
Shigeru Yoshida
The Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations, ed. Bruce W. Jentleson and Thomas G. Paterson, Vol. 4 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997): 363-364.
Publications
Review of J. Samuel Walker's Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan
(University of North Carolina Press, 1997) in The Journal of Southwest Georgia History (Fall 1999): 87-88.
Others
Review of Jonathan Marshall's To Have and Have Not: Southeast Asian Raw Materials and the Origins of the Pacific War
(University of California Press, 1995), in The Journal of American-East Asian Relations (Spring 1996): 109-111.
Others
TIES (Technologies, Innovations, and Educational Strategies) Conference
Valdosta, GA, February, 2016: “Withdraw or Not: A Math-Challenged Historian Helps Freshmen Make a Rational Decision.”
Conferences
National Council on History Education Conference
St. Augustine, Florida, March 2015: "Cultural Encounters in the Built Environment: A Smorgasbord of Lessons."
Conferences
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Valdosta, Georgia, January 2014: “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Opposition to the Vietnam War.”
Conferences
Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference
Valdosta, Georgia, November 2013: “Developing a Relevant Freshman Orientation Experience.”
Conferences
Annual Core Matters Conference
Valdosta, Georgia, November 2012: “Essence of Excellent Teaching.”
Conferences
National Council on History Education Conference
Kansas City, Missouri, March 2012: "Fitting Fiction with Facts for Japanese-American Internment."
Conferences
The Ethics of Civility in Public Debate and Discussion
Valdosta, Georgia, February 2011: "Incivility in American Politics: Postwar-WWII Roots."
Conferences
National Academic Advising Association Drive-In Conference
Valdosta, Georgia, September 2008: “Using E-Programs of Study for Advising: My Efforts to Handle 100+ Advisees and Teach Three Classes.”
Conferences
Keynote Address for Honors Program Convocation
Valdosta, Georgia, August 2007: “Conflict & Cooperation in American-Japanese Diplomatic History: My Intellectual Journey.”
Conferences
Keynote Address for Fuel the Fire: Leadership in Higher Education Conference
Valdosta, Georgia, December 2006: “How to Spark the Minds that Will Shape the Future.”
Conferences
Southeast Conference of the Association of Asian Studies
Gainesville, Florida, January 2004: "Trying to Avoid a Japanese-American War: America’s ‘Japan Connection,’ 1937-1941."
Conferences
Georgia Association of Historians
Americus, Georgia, March 2003: "H-Net and the Atomic Bomb: Historians Debate Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the 1990s."
Conferences
Georgia Association of Historians
Savannah, Georgia, April 1999: "Freedom and Unfreedom in Japanese History, 8th to 17th Centuries."
Conferences
Symposium on Revisionism in U.S. Foreign Relations
Storrs, Connecticut, October 1998: "The Continuing Divide: Historians STILL Debate the American Use of the Atomic Bomb."
Conferences
Georgia Conference on College and University Teaching
Marietta, Georgia, April 1998: "Using E- Mail Discussions in Survey Classes: Possibilities and Problems."
Conferences
Georgia Association of Historians
Hiawassee, Georgia, April 1998: "Going High-Tech in a Low-Tech Manner: A Gradualist Approach to the Use of Information Technology in Teaching."
Conferences
Connecting Teachers and Technology
Valdosta, Georgia, September 1997: "E-Mail and the History Survey: Possibilities to Increase Student Interest and Participation."
Conferences
Georgia Association of Historians
Savannah, Georgia, February 1992: "Accommodators in a Time of War: The Japan Connection's Attempts to Avert a Japanese-American War, 1937-1941."
Conferences
Hofstra Cultural Center and the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Conference on the United States and Japan in World War II
Hempstead, New York, December 1991: "Battling Against the Tide: The Japan Connection's Attempts to Avert a Japanese-American War, 1937-1941."
Conferences
Georgia Association of Historians
Augusta, Georgia, April 1991: "A Japanophile's Approach to Aggression: William Castle and the Manchurian Crisis."
Conferences
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
College Park, Maryland, August 1990: "Ideology and Influence: William R. Castle, Jr. and the Manchurian Crisis, 1931-1933."
Conferences
Trying to Avoid a Japanese-American War: America’s ‘Japan Connection’ in 1937 and 1941
Southeast Review of Asian Studies, Vol. XXVI (2004): 145-146.
Others
Accommodators in a Time of War: The Japan Connection's Attempts to Avert a Japanese-American War, 1937-1941
Proceedings and Papers of the Georgia Association of Historians, 1992: 92.
Others
A Japanophile's Approach to Aggression: William Castle and the Manchurian Crisis
Proceedings and Papers of the Georgia Association of Historians, 1991: 222-223.
Others
Ideology and Influence: William R. Castle, Jr. and the Manchurian Crisis, 1931-1933.
The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Newsletter 22, no. 2 (June 1991), 19-21.
Others
Georgia Association of Historians
Jekyll Island, Georgia, February 2017: "Media and Management: Complexities in Twentieth-Century East Asian History." Dr. Rickman provided commentary on the two papers in this panel and moderated the session.
Others
Southeast Conference of the Association of Asian Studies
Gainesville, Florida, January 2004: "Center, Periphery, and Ethnicity." Dr. Rickman provided commentary on the three papers in this panel and moderated the session.
Others
Georgia Association of Historians
Americus, Georgia, March 2003: "Themes in the History of US Foreign Relations." Dr. Rickman organized a panel of three papers.
Others
Where We Belong: Southeast Women’s Studies Association Conference
Valdosta Georgia, March 2002: "Sex-Based Discrimination Against Women: Examining Education, Exotic Dancing and the United Methodist Clergy.” Dr. Rickman provided commentary on the three papers in this panel and moderated the session.
Conferences
Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Valdosta State University, December 1998: Panelist, "Roundtable on the Merits of Creating a Teaching Portfolio," .
Others
Georgia Association of Historians
Hiawassee, Georgia, April 1998: "The Uses of Information Technology in Teaching History." Dr. Rickman organized a panel of four papers and chaired the session.
Others
Women's Voices, Women's Silences
Valdosta, Georgia, March 1998: "Voices from a Higher Register: Women in American Religion." Dr. Rickman provided commentary on the three papers in this panel and moderated the session.
Others
Connecting Teachers and Technology
Valdosta, Georgia, September 1997: "Computer Possibilities in the Social Sciences: Team Display." Dr. Rickman organized a display of four presentations.
Others
Connecting Teachers and Technology
Valdosta, Georgia, September 1997: "Using E-Mail in the Classroom." Dr. Rickman organized a panel of three papers and chaired the session.
Others
"Origins of the War in Vietnam to November 1963 including the Effects of the Korean War on U.S. Actions in Vietnam."
Guest Lecture in Dr. Stephanie Hinnershitz’s class on History of United States since 1945 (February 2016 at VSU).
Classwork
“Graduation Address”
VSU Commencement, August 2008, December 2008, May 2009, August 2009, December 2009, May 2010.
Others
“The Contrast between High School and College”
Presentation to Graduating Seniors from Southland Christian School, Valdosta, GA, November 14, 2008.
Presentations
“On-line Student Evaluations: Problems & Possibilities”
Guest Lecture in Dr. P. Miller’s journalism 3510 class (April 2006 at VSU).
Classwork
"Prelude to the Civil Rights Movement: White Supremacy and the Racial Changes created by World War I & World War II"
Guest Lecture in Dr. Mike Stoltzfus's class on Religion and Culture (October 1999 at VSU).
Classwork
Brown Bag Seminar
Valdosta State University, February 22, 1999, "E-mail Discussions and Survey Courses: Possibilities and Problems."
Classwork
"Information Technology and History: Possibilities and Problems in Teaching and Research"
Phi Alpha Theta, Valdosta State University, Spring Initiation, May 1998,
Others
"The Historical Context of Dr. Martin Luther King's `Letter from a Birmingham Jail.'"
Guest Lecture in Dr. Ari Santas's class on the Philosophy of Anti-Racism (January 1998 at VSU).
Classwork
"Franklin D. Roosevelt: An Historian's Perspective."
Guest Lecture in Dr. Brian Alder's Honors Seminar on the 1930s (September 1997 at VSU).
Classwork
"Hong Kong Handover."
The Mailbox Post, July 1997:
Others
"The Origins of the Vietnam Conflict: Early Vietnamese Nationalism (pre-1945) and Gradual U.S. Intervention (1945-1965)."
Guest Lecture in Dr. Brian Alder's Literature on the Vietnam War (July 1995 at VSU).
Classwork
"East Asia: Problems and Possibilities in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam."
Lowndes County High School, Valdosta, Georgia, June 1995:
Presentations
"Professor: Vietnam Most Divisive Event Since Civil War."
Valdosta Daily Times, March 1995
Others
"U.S.-Vietnam Relations Drawing Vets' Criticisms"
Valdosta Daily Times, January 1995
Others
"Cuban Refugees' Exodus `Very Painful' Sight."
Valdosta Daily Times, August 1994
Others
"Professor: Avoiding Korea War Best Step for U.S."
Valdosta Daily Times, June 1994
Others
"JFK Still Basks in Ideal Light."
Valdosta Daily Times, November 1993
Others
"The History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1965."
Central Middle School, Thomasville, Georgia, October 1992
Presentations
"The Historical Context of the Civil Rights Movement, 1865 to 1955"
Guest Lecture in Dr. Ari Santas's Survey of Philosophy Course (October 1992 at VSU).
Classwork
"The United States and Asian Wars of Independence"
Pi Gamma Mu, Valdosta State University, Spring Initiation, May 1992
Others
"Contemporary East Asia: A Crisis Area of the World"
Lowndes County High School, Valdosta, Georgia, April 1991
Presentations
"A Comparison of the Vietnam and Iraqi Wars"
Valdosta Daily Times, February 1991
Others
"A Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Power Point: A Workshop"
Connecting Teachers and Technology, Valdosta, Georgia, September 1997: Session A.
Presentations
"Computer Possibilities in the Social Sciences: Team Display"
Connecting Teachers and Technology, Valdosta, Georgia, September 1997
Presentations
"A Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Power Point: A Workshop"
Connecting Teachers and Technology, Valdosta, Georgia, September 1997: Session B.
Presentations
WEB SITE FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS
In 2001, Dr. Rickman gathered data and wrote commentary for this detailed web page to help VSU education majors who plan to teach History as well as History teachers already in the field. The site contains links to materials to help students prepare for the PRAXIS II (content) exam as well as numerous sites and material that will help beginning teachers by providing lesson plans, teaching units, and other course materials.
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