Brad B. Tennant
Presentation College
1500 N. Main
Aberdeen, SD 57401
W: (605) 229-8577
C: (605) 216-4283
Brad.Tennant@presentation.edu
EDUCATION
2007
University of South Dakota
Doctor of Education: Curriculum and Instruction –
History Education
Dissertation: A Comparative Analysis of Developing
Countries and Their Progress
Toward Universal Primary Education.
2003 University of North Dakota
Master of Arts in History
Thesis: “Excluding Indians Not Taxed” – An
Examination of the Phrase’s Impact
on the Legal Status of American Indian Individuals.
1987 Northern State University
Master of Arts in Teaching: Social Science (History
emphasis)
Thesis: The Role of the Initiative in South Dakota
Lawmaking.
1983 Northern State University
BS in Secondary Education (Magna Cum Laude)
Major: Social Science Minor: History
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
2006-Present Assistant Professor of History,
Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
Tenured (2008) Courses taught include: United States History I and II,
World Civilization I and II, History and the American Indian,
The American
West, The
Middle Ages, and Developing Nations.
2001-2005 History Instructor, Presentation
College, Aberdeen, SD
1989-2001
Adjunct Instructor of History, Presentation
College, Aberdeen, SD
Fall 1990 Adjunct
Instructor of Social Science Teaching Methods, Northern
State University, Aberdeen, SD
1983-2001
Social Science Teacher, Roncalli High School,
Aberdeen, SD
1988, 1994 Chair of the
Aberdeen Catholic School System K-12 Social Science
Curriculum Study Committee
CONSULTATION ACTIVITIES
Interviewed and consulted
as a historian for South Dakota Public Radio, National
Public Radio, numerous newspapers, and several area video programs.
South Dakota Humanities Council
program evaluator for the Dakota Conference, April 2008.
Peer Reviewer
for the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal, a
refereed journal. January 2008.
Peer Reviewer
for Analytical Reports in International Education,
an international refereed journal. November 2007.
Consultant
for American Stories: A History of the United States
(© 2008) by
Brands, Breen, Williams, and Gross, Prentice
Hall/Longman Publishers, 2007.
Summers 1988-1991 Architectural
Surveyor and Historic Register Nomination Consultant,
Aberdeen/Brown County Landmarks Commission, Aberdeen,
SD. Prepared preliminary reports,
presentations, grants, and nominations for the State
Historic Preservation Center and the
National Register of Historic Places.
PUBLICATIONS
"The
Chouteaus: First Family of the Fur Trade" (Book review),
South Dakota History Vol. 38, No. 3 (Fall 2008).
“To Preserve
Peace on the Frontiers: Federal Regulation and the Fur
Trade,” Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal,
Vol. 2 (2008). (refereed)
“The 1864
Sully Expedition and the Death of Captain John Feilner,"
American Nineteenth Century History, Vol. 9, No. 2
(June 2008). (refereed)
“A
Comparative Analysis of Six Developing Countries and
Their Progress Toward Universal Primary Education,"
Analytical Reports in
International Education, Vol. 2, No.1 (March 2008). (international refereed
journal)
“After Lewis and Clark: Expedition
Personalities and South Dakota History,” Heritage of
the Great Plains, Vol. XL, No. 2 (Fall/Winter 2007).
(refereed)
“Forgotten
Souls and Stories,” South Dakota Magazine,
(September/October 2007).
“Fame over
Misfortune – La Verendrye and the Opening of the Western
Fur Trade,” Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal,
Vol. 1 (2007). (refereed)
Relief and Recovery: The New
Deal in Brown County, (Book co-author) Aberdeen, SD: Aberdeen/Brown County Landmarks Commission, 2005.
“Dakota Images – Elliott Coues,”
South Dakota History, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Spring
2005).
The Lewis and Clark Expedition:
Then and Now (Two book chapters), Sioux Falls, SD:
Center for Western Studies, 2004.
“A Vast and
Open Plain: The Writings of the Lewis and Clark
Expedition in North Dakota, 1804-1806” (Book review),
South Dakota History Vol. 34, No. 2 (Summer 2004).
“The Teton
Incident,” Lewis and Clark’s Expedition,
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Spring 2000.
www.nwrel.org/teachlewisandclark/home.html
Economics
Today Teacher’s Guide (Contributing author), New
York: Glencoe Publishing, 2000.
1992 Kids
Voting South Dakota Curriculum Guide (Contributing
editor), Kids Voting USA, Inc.,1992.
SELECTED
PRESENTATIONS
I have given
nearly 200 presentations on topics related to state and
regional history to a variety of community and civic
organizations. Many presentations were funded
largely by the South Dakota Humanities Council. The presentations listed are a select
sample.
“To Preserve
Peace on the Frontiers: Federal Regulation and the Fur
Trade.” Museum of the
Mountain Man, Pinedale, WY, July 12, 2008.
"Lewis and
Clark" and "Medicine Rock." Presented at the
Dakota Sunset Museum, Gettysburg, SD, June 28, 2008.
"The Opening
of the Western Fur Trade." Keynote address for the
South Dakota State Historical Society History
Conference, Rapid City, SD, May 2008. A variation of
this program was presented for the Encounters on the
Prairie Lewis and Clark Chapter at the Wakpa Sica
Reconciliation Center, October 2008.
“New Deal
Agencies in South Dakota.” Variations of this program
were presented to the Marshall County Historical
Society, Groton Kiwanis, Aberdeen AAUW, South Dakota
Lions Past District Governors, and All Aberdeen Reads.
July 2007 – May 2008.
“La Verendrye
and the Opening of the Western Fur Trade.” Museum of the
Mountain Man, Pinedale, WY, July 13, 2007.
“Pioneer Life
on the Northern Plains.” Westport Cemetery Memorial
Dedication for Unmarked Pioneer Graves, June 2, 2007.
“Lewis and
Clark.” As a South Dakota Humanities Council scholar, I
presented over 150 programs on various aspects of the
Lewis and Clark Expedition.
“Developing
South Dakota’s Infrastructure during the New Deal Era,”
South Dakota State Historical Society Annual Meeting,
Pierre, SD, April 2006.
“Reading
Lewis and Clark Across the Curriculum.” South Dakota
Reading Council State Conference, Pierre, SD, 2006.
“The Lewis
and Clark Journals,” South Dakota Reading Council State
Conference, Aberdeen, SD, 2005.
“Lewis and
Clark in South Dakota,” South Dakota State Historical
Society Annual Meeting, Pierre, SD, 2003.
Session Chair
for the Dakota Conference 2000, 2006-2008.
Papers
Presented at the Dakota Conference, Center for Western
Studies, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD:
2008 – “‘To Preserve Peace on the Frontiers’ – Federal
Regulation and the Fur Trade”
2007 – “Sacred Sites of the Sioux”
2006 – “After Lewis and Clark: Expedition Personalities
and South Dakota History"
2005 –
“Reading Between the Lines: Lewis and Clark’s Encounter
with the Lakota”
(Teagarden
Professional Scholar Award)
2004 – “Understanding the Parameters of the Louisiana
Purchase”
2003 – “Lewis and Clark in North Central South Dakota”
(Honorable Mention)
2002 – “The Sexual Exploits of the Lewis and Clark
Expedition”
2001 – “The Military Aspects of the Lewis and Clark
Expedition”
2000 – “Fulfillment of Jefferson’s Expectations”
(co-presenter)
1999 – “Corps of Discovery – Scenarios of Disaster”
(co-presenter)
1998 – “An Interdisciplinary Study of Lewis and Clark in
the Dakotas”
1997 – “United States Citizenship and American Indians”
1996 – “Tracing Intertribal Trade on the Northern
Plains”
1995 – “La Verendrye Family – Fame Over Misfortune”
1994 – “More Than a Rock – The Historical Significance
of Medicine Rock”
1993 – “The 1864 Sully Expedition and the Death of
Captain John Feilner”
1992 – “Relief and Recovery: The WPA in Brown County”
(Second Place)
1991 – “A Gathering of Peoples – The Ethnicity of Early
Day Brown County”
1990 – “Historical Architecture of Brown County”
1989 – “A History of the Initiative in South Dakota
Lawmaking”
1986 – “Red Horizons: South Dakota Prairie Fires”
GRANTS AND
FELLOWSHIPS
1994 James
Madison Fellowship
1994 Christa
McAuliffe Fellowship
1994 Council
for Basic Education Research Grant Reviewer
1993 William
Robertson Coe Fellowship
1993 Council
for Basic Education Research Grant
1990 National
Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
1990 South
Dakota State Historic Preservation Office grant
1989 South
Dakota State Historic Preservation Office grant
1988 Rotary
International Group Study Exchange Fellowship to India.
PROFESSIONAL HONORS
2008
Promotion of the Mission Award, Presentation College.
April 2008 –
Re-appointed to the South Dakota State Historical Society
Board of Trustees by Governor M. Michael Rounds.
Initially appointed in June 2007.
2005 Ernest
Teagarden Professional Scholar Award, Thirty-Seventh
Annual Dakota Conference on Northern Plains History,
Literature, Art, and Archaeology. Center for Western
Studies, Sioux Falls, SD.
2003 Dakota
Conference Award for Distinguished Contribution to the
Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of South Dakota
and the Northern Plains. Center for Western Studies,
Sioux Falls, SD.
2000 Stan and
Ilene Schmidt Award for Roncalli High School Teacher of
the Year.
1996 Pi Gamma
Mu Honorary Alumni Member, Northern State University.
1994
Governor’s Award for South Dakota History Teacher of the
Year.
1992
Outstanding Young Educator of the Year, Aberdeen Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
South Dakota
State Historical Society Board of Trustees - President (2008 -
present)
South Dakota
Humanities Council Speakers Bureau – Presenter on
various topics related to state and regional history.
Aberdeen/Brown County Landmarks Commission (Oct. 2003 –
Sept. 2007; Feb. 2008 - present)
Presenter/historian – The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
Resource Guide, South Dakota Department of
Tourism.
Committee
assignments at Presentation College
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7-12
Education Program Development Committee (2008-present)
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Promotion and Tenure Committee (2008-2009)
- Peer Partnerships Ad Hoc Committee
(2008-2009)
- Institutional Technology Ad Hoc
Committee (2008)
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Student Services and Facility Committee
(2007-2008)
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Interview Committees for Library Director and
Nursing Faculty (2007)
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College Honor Code Ad Hoc Committee Chair
(2006-2007)
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Promotion and Tenure Ad Hoc Committee (2007;
2008)
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Faculty Assembly President (2003-2004)
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Faculty Assembly Vice-President (2002-2003)
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Academic Advising Coordinator (2002-2004)
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Academic Council (2004)
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General Education Curriculum Committee (2003)
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President’s Task Force on Faculty Research and
Writing (2001)
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Learning Community Task Force (2001)
Leadership
Aberdeen – Class of 2000. Conducted by the Aberdeen
Area Chamber of Commerce.
South Dakota Department of
Education Accreditation reviewer for the University of
Sioux Falls (2008), Northern State University
(2006, 2001, 1993) and Black Hills State University
(2003). Reviewed standards for Social Science and
History Education programs.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Lewis and
Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
Encounters on
the Prairie – Central South Dakota Lewis and Clark
Chapter
South Dakota
State Historical Society
Center for
Western Studies
National Council for the Social
Studies
Dakota Sunset
Museum
Brown County
Historical Society (President)
Spink County
Historical Society
Dakota
Midlands Corral of Westerners International
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
Aberdeen Area
Arts Council (Board Member)
Member First
United Methodist Church, Aberdeen, SD
Tulare United
Church, Tulare, SD (2005-2007)
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Church Board (2006-2007)
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Lay Member Representative to Annual Conference
(2007)
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Junior High Youth Group Advisor (2005-2007)
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Liturgist
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Junior High Sunday School Substitute Teacher
(2006-2007)