15969 Charlya Dr.
Temple, TX 76502
November 7, 2001
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
7011 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94566
To Whom It May Concern:
To achieve their educational goals, community college students need instructors
who are both experts in their teaching fields and enthusiastically committed to
developing and refining their instructional methods. These are among the qualities
that I would bring to the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District as a
member of your faculty. Please accept this letter and accompanying vitae as an
application for the position of Political Science Instructor (Ref #3FSS02) which you
recently advertised in THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
As the enclosed vitae show, I have taught Political Science courses in Texas and
Arizona since 1984. Over that period, I have developed instructional techniques that
would benefit your students. I use group discussions and projects, in-class and outof-class investigative projects, and classroom experiments and simulations to
complement rather than substitute for traditional lecture presentations. Over the last
several years, I have adapted many of these instructional modes to electronic
delivery. As an example, I have used on-line message boards to facilitate discussion
of topical issues.
In addition to my primary emphasis on classroom instruction, I am committed to
pursuing an active research agenda. The research studies I have conducted, both
independently and as part of my doctoral program at the University of North Texas,
are indicative of my potential to be a productive scholar.
During the 1994-95 academic year, I was very fortunate to receive the Faculty
Development Leave Grant from Temple College to pursue doctoral course work at
the University of North Texas. While taking a full load of graduate courses in the Fall
and Spring Semesters, I received valuable practical experience in the operations of
municipal government as a full time Administrative Analyst for the City of Fort
Worth. As a result, I developed new insights into governmental processes that make
for interesting ways to illustrate important concepts to students in my classes here at
Temple College. I believe that students at Chabot-Las Positas Community College
District could similarly benefit from an instructor that has practical governmental
experience.
I am anxious to meet with you personally to discuss my qualifications in greater
detail. Please feel free to contact me at 254/986-2442 or 254/298-8361 to arrange a
personal interview. Should you require any additional information to evaluate my
credentials, please do not hesitate to let me know. I will be happy to provide it to
you.
Sincerely,
Wm. Feagin, Jr.
Supplemental Questionnaire
Teaching Experience
Political Science and Economics
 Fall 1990 – Fall 2001, Temple College (full-time tenured position)
Teaching load: 15 semester hours during Fall and Spring semesters plus overloads and 6 to
12 additional semester hours per summer semester (378 semester hours total)
Courses taught: GOVT 2301 Processes of Federal, State Government and GOVT 2302 Forms
of Federal and State Government, ECON 2302 Principles of Economics – Microeconomics
(9-12 semester hours)
 Fall 1989 – Spring 1990, Sam Houston State University (one year appointment)
Teaching load: 12 semester hours during Fall and Spring semesters (24 semester hours
total)
Courses Taught: POL 261 Introduction to American Politics and POL 262 Public Policy
 Spring 1988 – Summer 1990, Houston Community College (adjunct)
Teaching load: 3 – 6 semester hours during Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters (24
semester hours total)
Courses Taught: GOVT 2301 Processes of Federal and State Government and GOVT 2302
Forms of Federal and State Government
 Spring 1988 – Fall 1988, North Harris County College (adjunct)
Teaching load: 6 semester hours during Fall and Spring semesters (12 semester hours
total)
Courses Taught: POL 231 Processes of Federal and State Government and POL 232 Forms of
Federal and State Government
 Fall 1986, University of Arizona (Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Teaching load: 6 semester hours during Fall semester (6 semester hours total)
Courses Taught: POL 261 American National Politics and Government
 Summer 1984 – Summer 1986, Houston Community College (adjunct)
Teaching load: 3 – 6 semester hours during Summer semesters (18 semester hours total)
Courses Taught: GOVT 2301 Processes of Federal and State Government and GOVT 2302
Forms of Federal and State Government
 Fall 1984 – Spring 1986, Sam Houston State University (Assistant Instructor)
Teaching load: 6 semester hours during Fall and Spring semesters (24 semester hours
total)
Courses Taught: POL 261 Introduction to American Politics
Accumulated teaching experience in Political Science: 492 -- 504 semester hours (est.)
Accumulated teaching experience in Economics: 9 -- 12 semester hours (est.)
History
 Spring 1987, Pima Community College (adjunct)
Teaching load: 3 semester hours during Spring semester (3 semester hours total)
Courses Taught: HIST 231 Western Civilization I
Accumulated teaching experience in History: 3 semester hours
Supplemental Questionnaire
Courses Developed
GOVT 2305 -- Special Topics: American Constitutionalism
Course focuses on the history and philosophical foundations of constitutional
government in the United States. Specific topics covered in the course include
colonial charters, the Articles of Confederation, early state constitutions, the
United States Constitution, and contemporary state constitutions. The course
emphasizes the importance of the constitutional principle of limited
government. Significant attention is given to current constitutional issues and
controversies. The course is taught at the sophomore level.
GOVT 2305 – Special Topics: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Course focuses on issues related to right to privacy, freedom of speech,
freedom of religion, criminal due process, equal protection of the laws, and
other contemporary issues. The course examines constitutional rights in the
context of specific public policy issues. The course is taught at the sophomore
level.
GOVT 2305/ECON 2305 – Special Topics: Public Policy Experiments
Courses uses the methodology of experimental economics to examine the
efficiency of governmental policies such as environmental regulations, the war
on drugs, minimum wage laws, taxes, health care, human organ rationing, free
trade, and others. Students participate in market experiments and analyze the
data generated to determine the validity of the theory underlying specific
governmental policies. The course is taught at the sophomore level.
Supplemental Questionnaire
Professional Activities
COMMITTEE SERVICE
Vice-President of Instruction, Special Committee to Establish Center for Teaching
Excellence at Temple College
Faculty Council, Faculty Development Leave Grant, 1999-2000
SACs Self-Study, Electronic Delivery of Instruction, Role and Scope, Organizational
and Logistical Relationship With Main Campus Subcommittee, 1998-1999
Faculty Council, President’s Professional Consultation Committee, 1997-1999
Faculty Council, Faculty Development Leave Grant Committee, 1997-1998
Faculty Council, Faculty Advancement Committee, 1992-1993
Dean of Instruction, Special Committee to Study Innovative Instructional
Techniques, 1995-1996
PUBLICATIONS
“Who Pays for Sports Stadiums? The Politics of Local Taxes,” in Maxwell, Earl and
Ernest Crain, TEXAS POLITICS TODAY, 8th edition, 1997.
“The Composition of the Property Tax Base and the Exportation of Municipal Tax
Burdens,” in the TEXAS JOURNAL OF POLITICAL STUDIES, Fall/Winter 1996-1997
“The Exportation of Municipal Tax Burdens: A Comparison of Sixty-Eight Texas
Cities,” in TEXAS GOVERNMENT FINANCE, June, 1995
“Bureaucratic Reform and the Appearance of Efficiency: the Coming Electronic
Revolution in Government,” in Maxwell, Earl and Ernest Crain, TEXAS POLITICS
TODAY, 6th edition, 1992.
“Democrats and LaRouchites: Direct Primary Caused It.” THE HOUSTON POST,
section E, p. 3, March 16, 1988.
HONORS, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, and CONVENTIONS
Attended “Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom-Based Research
Conference” at Robert Morris College, Pittsburgh, PA, February 2000
Recipient, Faculty Development Leave Grant, Temple College, 1994-95
Current Member, Texas Community College Teachers’ Association
 attended annual conferences – 1991-2001
Lifetime Member, Pi Sigma Alpha [National Political Science Honor Society];
served as President, Eta Omega Chapter 1985-1986
Past Member, American Political Science Association