Curriculum Vitae
Name: Dr. William Clyde Holliday Jr.
Date: February 2011
Department: History, Political Science and Philosophy
Date Appointed: August 2008
Rank at Appointment: Assistant Professor
Present Rank: Assistant Professor
Date(s) of part-time employment at Longwood (if any): N/A
Date(s) of leave-of-absence from employment at Longwood (if any): N/A
I.
Education and Employment Data
A) Academic Preparation
Institution
1. University of Kansas
2. University of Kansas
3. Virginia Tech
Area of Study
Latin American History
Latin American History
History & Political Science
Dates
1997-2004
1994-1997
1989-1993
Degree
PhD
MA
BA
B) Title – Master’s Thesis: Profit & Progress, Pesticides & Poisonings: The
Environmental Impact of the Costa Rican Banana Industry, 1900-1990
C) Title – Doctoral Dissertation: A Fluid Society: Water and Power in Colonial
Cochabamba, 1538-1800
D) Academic Degree Programs or Special Courses of Study in Progress: N/A
E) Professional Licenses: N/A
F) Academic Employment:
Institution
Position
1. Longwood University
Assistant Professor
2. Franklin College Assistant Professor (Non-tenure track)
3. University of Kansas
Instructor
4. University of Kansas
Teaching Assistant
5. University of Kansas
Research Assistant
Dates
2008 - present
2004-2008
1999-2004
Fall 1998
1996-1998
G) Related Experience or Employment:
Institution
Position
1. George Mason University
Office Assistant
Dates
1994-1995
H) Honors, Biographical Listings, Honorary Societies:
Franklin College Academic Advisor of the Year (2006)
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society (since 2005)
Alpha Mu Gamma Honor Society (since 2006)
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I) Membership in Learned Societies or Professional Memberships:
1. American Society for Environmental History (2009-Present)
2. Southern Historical Association Latin American & Caribbean Section (2010-Present)
3. The Conference on Latin American History (2006-2008)
4. American Historical Association (2006-2008)
II.
Professional Growth
A) Professional Responsibilities
2010-2011
1. Departmental Responsibilities
a) Chair, Curriculum Committee
b) Awards Committee
c) Historical Methods Committee (ad hoc)
d) Academic Advising (currently 22 students)
e) SACS Assessment
 Maintain question bank for HIST 100 & HIST 110 assessment,
collect data from faculty teaching HIST 100 & HIST 110
f) Developed new course
 HIST 427 Latin American Environmental History
2. College:
a) Cook-Cole College of Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee
3. University:
a) Bachelor of General Studies Committee
b) International Studies Minor Advisory Committee
c) Compass Community Faculty: Taught HIST 100 for Compass
Community Students (First Year Experience)
d) Cormier Honors College: Taught HIST 327 as an Honors Course
e) Introduced film “The World is Watching” as part of the HampdenSydney/Longwood University symposium – Nicaragua: Insurrection and
Revolution (February 24, 2011)
6. National/International:
a) Will teach and serve as faculty co-leader of General Education Summer
Abroad 2011 Program in Spain and Greece (May-June, 2011)
2009-2010
1. Departmental Responsibilities:
a) Curriculum Committee
b) Awards Committee
c) Historical Methods Committee (ad hoc)
d) Academic Advising (18-20 students)
e) Developed new course
 HIST 428 Gender and Sexuality in Latin American History
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3. University:
a) Co-organized “Indigenous Communities and Sustainability in Latin
America: Student Perspectives,” a student poster presentation for
Latin American Heritage Month, September 23, 2009
b) Staffed Study Abroad information table during the 2009 Orientation &
Registration sessions
c) International Studies Minor Advisory Committee
d) History Club Film Festival: Introduced “Black Gold” (March 18, 2010)
6. National/International:
a) Taught HIST 100 & HIST 484 and was faculty co-leader for General
Education Summer Abroad 2010 in Spain and Greece (May-June,
2010)
2008–2009
1. Departmental Responsibilities:
a) Developed new courses
 HIST 327 – Colonial Latin America
 HIST 328 – Modern Latin America
b) Academic Advising (8-10 students)
c) Awards Committee
d) Grade Appeal Committee (ad hoc)
2. College of Arts & Sciences:
a) Represented the Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy
at the February 10, 2009 meeting of the College of Arts & Sciences
Curriculum Committee meeting.
3. University:
a) Co-presented “Energy Consumption and Conflict in the Developing
World: Case Studies from Bolivia and Nigeria” for International
Awareness Week, November 11, 2008
b) Co-sponsored campus visit and presentation of Professor Henrik Selin,
“Diversity Days 10: Sustainability and Climate Change”
c) Completed Cormier Honors College faculty training, May 7, 2009
B) Awards and Other Commendations: N/A
C) Conventions/Conferences:
1. East Meets West: 711-2011, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia
(Will attend, March 2011)
2. “Liberation Theology and the Nicaraguan Revolution” Nicaragua: Insurrection
and Revolution, a symposium sponsored by Hampden-Sydney College and
Longwood University (Presenter, February 28, 2011)
3. American Historical Association, 122nd Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
(Attendee, January 2008)
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4. “Liquid Justice: Water and Royal Governance in Colonial Cochabamba, 15381800” Conference on Latin American History Session 11/AHA Annual Meeting,
Atlanta, Georgia (Presenter, January 2007)
5. “Indigenous Communities, Water Rights, and Royal Governance in Colonial
Cochabamba” The Andean World: Environment, Identity and Nation Building,
Lawrence, Kansas (Presenter, February 2006)
6. “Banana Agriculture and Deforestation in Costa Rica, 1900-1990” American
Society for Environmental History Conference, Tacoma, Washington (Presenter,
March 2000)
7. “Going Bananas: Unsustainable Agriculture and Deforestation in Costa Rica,
1900-1990” American Anthropological Association, Annual Conference,
Philadelphia (Presenter, December 1998)
D) Other Travel: N/A
III.
Scholarly Activities
A) Research
1. “Valencia, New Spain, and Silk Commodity Chains” A newly initiated project
that examines the complex commodity chains that were created between
producers and consumers of Valencian silk from the sixteenth through the
eighteenth centuries.
2. International Study Experiences & Long-Term Content Retention – Study will
assess differences in content retention between the classroom and international
study amongst history students. Data collection began Summer 2010 and will
continue through Summer 2011.
3. “Fluid Justice: Water and Royal Governance in Colonial Cochabamba, 15381800” has been accepted for publication pending revisions by The Americas.
Revisions are ongoing.
B) Publications
1. “Neo-Liberalism and the Commodification of Water.”
http://www.americas.org/news_and_info. April, 2007. (Non-refereed editorial)
2. “Corregidor.” In Encyclopedia of American History: Three Worlds Meet,
Beginnings to 1607, Volume 1, ed. Peter C. Mancall and Gary B. Nash, 90-91.
New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2003.
3. “Audiencia.” In Encyclopedia of American History: Three Worlds Meet,
Beginnings to 1607, Volume 1, ed. Peter C. Mancall and Gary B. Nash, 15-16.
New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2003.
C) Contribution to the Arts: N/A
D) Workshop Presentations: N/A
IV.
Service to University Community/Local Community
1. Academic Advisor: Theta Chi Fraternity (April 2009 – Present)
2. Faculty Co-Advisor: History Club (2009 – Present)
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V.
Other Information:
A) Professional Contributions to Educational Institutions
1. Consultant for Max & Max Language Software (http://maxandmaxspanish.com)
P.O. Box 141, New Palestine, IN 46163
Provided expert commentary regarding the history of the banana and sustainable
resource use. Video interview subsequently incorporated into a five-part internet
video instructional series, “Cultural Insights: Bananas,” for use in K-12 classrooms.
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