C.V.

ROBERTA SUE ALEXANDER
Professor of History
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH 45469
Office phone: 937-229-4229

Home:7715 Legendary Lane
West Chester, OH 45069
(513) 779-7742
 

ACADEMIC TRAINING:

University of California at Los Angeles, B.A. in History, 1964
Major: History Minor: English
Graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Cum Laude

University of Chicago, M.A. in History, 1966
Major Field: American History
Thesis Title: "Slavery Arguments in the South, 1820-1830"
University of Chicago, Ph.D., 1974

Fields: Civil War and Reconstruction, Antebellum South, Ethnic and Race Relations Dissertation Title: "North Carolina Faces the Freedmen, 1865-1867"
Dissertation Advisor: John Hope Franklin

University of Dayton, J.D., expected May, 2000
Honors: CALI Awards for the highest grade in class
Fall, 1997: awarded in Legislation
Spring, 1998: awarded in Civil Procedure; Contracts II; Constitutional Law I;
and Legal Professions II (4 out of 5 classes)
Fall, 1998: awarded in Individual Income Tax
1998-99 Law Review Staff Writer
1999-2000 Law Review Associate Editor

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

1989-present Director, Prelaw Program
1992-1997 Director, First Year Experience Program
1983-1991 Chairperson, Department of History

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1967-1968 Part-time Instructor, Roosevelt University, Chicago
1969-1972 Instructor, University of Dayton
1972-1976 Assistant Professor, University of Dayton
1976-1986 Associate Professor, University of Dayton
1986-present Professor, University of Dayton

PRIMARY TEACHING FIELDS:

United States History, Legal and Constitutional History, Civil War and Reconstruction

LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

Summer, 1998 Judicial Extern with Judge Walter Rice, Chief Judge, Federal District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Summer, 1999 Judicial Extern with Judge Jones, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

 HONORS/AWARDS:

Phi Beta Kappa, 1964 - One of the Top Twenty-four Seniors, UCLA, 1964
                       (based on scholarship, leadership, and service)
Mortar Board, 1963 (national honorary)
Danforth Associate, appointed, 1974
R.D.W. Connor Award (best article in North Carolina Historical Review, 1976
Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award, 1990 University of Dayton Alumni Award for Teaching, 1991
Ohio Academy of History, Outstanding Teaching Award, 1991
Omicron Delta Kappa, 1996 (one of three faculty inductees to this new UD chapter of a national honorary)
Listed in about a dozen different "Who's Who"

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:

Book:

North Carolina Faces the Freedmen: Race Relations During Presidential Reconstruction, 1865-67 (Durham: Duke University Press, 1985)

Articles:

Case Note, ADueling Views of Statutory Interpretation and the Canon of Constitutional Doubt: Almendarez-Torres v. United States, University of Dayton L. Rev., Vol. 24, pp. 375-404 (Winter, 1999). Recipient of the Michael and Elissa Cohen Writing Award, 1999.

"Presidential Reconstruction: Ideology and Change," in The Facts of Reconstruction: Essays in Honor of John Hope Franklin (Louisiana State University Press, 1991)

"Salmon P. Chase" and "Legal Tender Cases," The Encyclopedia of American History and Biography (Facts on File, 1990), pp. 88-105, 305-308)

"An Historical Perspective on the Constitution," University of Dayton Law Review, XII, No. 2 (Winter 1986)

"North Carolina Churches Face Emancipation and the Freemen: An Analysis of the Role of Religion During Presidential Reconstruction, 1865-1867," University of Dayton Review, IX, No. 3 (Winter 1972)

"Hostility and Hope: Black Education in North Carolina During Presidential Reconstruction," North Carolina Historical Review, LIII, No. 2 (April 1976). Recipient of the R. D. W. Connor Award, 1976.

Over twenty articles for encyclopedias and historical dictionaries; papers delivered at major conferences; book reviews in leading journals including the American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Journal of Southern History, The Historian, the North Carolina Historical Review, and Georgia Historical Review (average three to four per year).

Delivered scholarly papers at several major historical meetings.

RESEARCH GRANTS:

National Endowment for the Humanities Institute for Legal Studies, 1982
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow in Residence, 1976-77
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, 1975
University of Dayton Summer Research Fellowship, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1980
Director, Ohio Humanities Council Grant, "The Constitution Two Hundred
           Years Later: Is It Working?" 1986-87
Director, Ohio Humanities Council Grant, "The Bill of Rights," 1991
Primary Author, Bill of Rights Education Collaborative (Pew Charitable Trusts) on behalf of Ohio Humanities Council, 1991-1992

  SERVICE RELATED ACTIVITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON:

Chairperson, Department of History, 1983-1991
Advisor, Phi Alpha Theta (honorary), 1978-1982
Director of Graduate Assistants, 1973-74
Served on numerous committees including Executive Committee, Curriculum Committee, Assessment Committee, and a variety of Search Committees.

  At the College Level:

Director, Prelaw Program, 1988-present
Director, First Year Experience Program, 1993-1997
Ad Hoc Dossier Committee, 1995-1996
Faculty Coordinator for Humanities on Assessment, 1994-present
Promotions Committee, 1992-1995 (chair for one year)
Academic Affairs Committee (chair for two years)
 

At the University Level: (selection)

Member, University Assessment Committee, 1993-present
Member, First Year Experience Committee (co-chair for two years), 1994-present
Manager, Social Justice Cluster, 1993-1996 (one of two to originate the cluster)
Chair, Faculty Awards Committee, 1992-1995
Member, Faculty Development Committee, 1991-1994
Member, Faculty Hearing Committee, 1989-1992
Member, Search Committees, Director of Placement; Associate Provost for Enrollment Management; Dean of the Law School
Editorial Board, UD Review
Member, Academic Senate and the Faculty Board
Member, Phi Beta Kappa Committee

SERVICE ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY:

Midwest Association of Prelaw Advisors
Volunteer at Prelaw Table at Law School Forums, 1994, 1995, 1996
Organizer and presenter, Session on Internships at annual meeting, 1997
Panelist on electronic advising, 1994
Presenter, Session on Prep Courses
Presenter, Mock Advisor Session at annual meeting
American Mock Trial Association
Host, Invitational Tournaments, annually from 1988-1996
Member, Governing Board, 1996-present
Advanced Placement
Table Leader, AP American History Examinations, 1994-present
Reader, AP American History Examinations, 1985-1994
Workshop Leader for teaching AP History in the High Schools, 1994, 1995, 1996
Volunteer, reading trial AP tests via internet, 1996-present
Ohio Academy of History
Chair, Book Awards Committee, 1992-93
Chair, Distinguished Service Award, 1990-91
Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1990

Dayton Area

Numerous talks to area groups (averaging three/year) including Rotary, League of Women Voters, Children's Services, Jewish Federaltion, Optimists Club, public libraries, etc.
Numerous interviews/presentations on radio and TV
Committee Member, City of Dayton Ohio Humanities Grant, 1994-1996
Planning Committee, Montgomery County Historical Society for Ohio Humanities Grant, 1993-94; Presenter and Panelist for grant, once received, 1995

Miscellaneous

Review proposals for National Endowment for the Humanities, Organization of American Historians
Review textbooks for several publishers including McGraw-Hill, Wadsworth
Editorial Board, Cincinnati Historical Society, Queen City Heritage, 1973-present
Principal Trainer/Speaker for Training Session for High School Teachers on "Community as Classroom" for Ohio Humanities Council, 1992
Lead author of successful ($300,000+) grant for the Ohio Humanities Council, 1991-92
Consultant, Ohio Council for the Social Studies, 1991-92
Evaluation Team for Ohio Board of Education, 1990