JAKE LAVENDER
CURRICULUM VITAE
OBJECTIVES
To seek and obtain a position in college-level education as an instructor in English composition and
English, American, or World Literature.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy degree in English (English and American Literature)
December, 2004
The University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Specializations: Medieval Literature, Bibliography, and Paleography
Dissertation: The Midland Prose Psalter: A Middle English Transcript Edition
Of MS. Cambridge, Magdalene, Pepys2498, FF. 263s-361s.
Master of Arts degree in English
May, 1976
Memphis State University (The University of Memphis), Memphis, Tennessee
Specialization: Medieval Literature
Thesis: An Analysis of Cuchulinn As a Prototype of Gawain
Harding Graduate School of Religion, Memphis, Tennessee
Pursuit of the Master of Theology degree
Specializations: Old Testament and Ancient History
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September, 1970-May, 1973
Bachelor of Arts degree in English
May, 1970
Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Major: English; Minors: Accounting, Greek, and Philosophy
Experience
Adjunct Faculty in English Department
February, 2004-Present
Houston Community College System, Houston, Texas
Southwest and Northwest campuses
Teach courses in English 1301, English 1302, American Literature (Both First and
Second eras), and Introduction to Fiction
Work includes classroom instruction, syllabus preparation, and grading
Adjunct Faculty in English Department
January, 2005-Present
Lone Star College System, Cypress, Texas, Cy-Fair campus
Teach courses in English 1301, English 1302, American Literature (First era),
British Literature (First era), and World Literature (Both first and second eras)
Work includes classroom instruction, syllabus preparation, and grading
Part time Faculty in Cullen College of Engineering
January, 2005-Present
The University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Teach courses in Engineering 2304 (Technical Communication for Engineers
And Scientists); Total of 21 courses completed or in progress
Work includes classroom instruction and grading
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
September, 1970-May, 1971
Memphis State University (University of Memphis)
Taught courses in Freshman English Composition and Rhetoric (Total of 4)
Work included classroom instruction, syllabus preparation, and grading
Construction Industry Career
June, 1971-December, 2004
Owner and Sole Proprietor, Lavender Construction Services
Houston, Texas, and Little Rock, Arkansas
February, 1993-December, 2004
Work included obtaining bids, project estimating, bidding, project management,
and overall responsibility for the business entity
Projects included commercial, institutional, and municipal construction in Texas,
Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kansas
Vice President and Chief Estimator, Progressive Constructors, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas; August, 1985-February, 1993
Work included estimating, bidding, negotiations, and project management for
commercial and institutional projects in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and
Mississippi
Project Manager, Kinco Constructors, Little Rock, Arkansas
June, 1984-July, 1985; Work included estimating, project management, and
administration of a North Little Rock, Arkansas, water theme park commercial project
(Wild River Country)
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General Manager, J. L. Lavender Construction Company, Hope, Arkansas
June, 1970-June, 1984; Work included jobsite experience extending to project
management and overall responsibility for the business entity, a family business
established in 1958; construction included commercial and institutional projects
in Arkansas and Texas
Part time minister for Churches of Christ
January, 1964-June, 1984
Served in rural churches at Blevins, Fulton, Pleasant Grove, and
Pleasant Hill congregations in Arkansas
Work included teaching, preaching, and supervising church activities
Honors, Skills, and Publications
Obtained state construction license credentials for company or individual competence
in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Florida
Computer competence in Word software; instructional software experience in Blackboard
Language proficiency in Classical Latin, Koine Greek, Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin,
Hebrew, German, French, Anglo Saxon, and Middle English
“The Judgment Day” published in The Gospel Light, June, 1975
“Tanselle and Book Collecting” published in Das Buchkollector, March, 2001
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