Qualifications
Accomplished, award-winning Educational Professional with years of proven success in improving instruction and service in higher education. Superior communication skills, collaborates effectively with administrators, department heads, faculty, staff, and students. Technically proficient with Canvas, D2L Brightspace, Blackboard, and Schoology Learning Management system, Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, and Portfolio. Additional capabilities in Program Development, Faculty/Staff Development, Planning/Evaluation, Task Forces, Community Outreach, Budget Management, Curriculum/Syllabi Review, Policies/Procedures, and Class Scheduling/Assignments.
Education
Master of Fine Arts. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.
Teaching Experience
Full-time Faculty Art, Dallas College, Dallas, Texas, Teach face-to-face and online Art Appreciation, Drawing, Three-Dimensional Design, and Ceramics college credit classes.
Lecturer of Art, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas, Taught Ceramics, Three-Dimensional Design, and Sculpture college credit classes.
Instructor, University of North Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, Taught ART 1300 Art Appreciation for Non-Majors face-to-face and online university credit classes.
Associate Professor of Art, Tarrant County College Southeast Campus, Arlington, Texas, Taught face-to-face and online Art Appreciation, Drawing, Two-Dimensional Design, Three-Dimensional Design, Sculpture, and Ceramics college credit classes.
Instructor, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Texas, Taught Art Appreciation, Drawing, Two-Dimensional Design, Three-Dimensional Design, Sculpture, and Ceramics college credit classes.
Selected Accomplishments
Served as a member of the Campus Academic Curriculum Team, tasked to select the common course materials across all disciplines.
Served as a member of the Campus College Men of Color Scholars Program to support males in their goal to earn a credential and/or degree.
Served as a member of the Campus Quality Enhancement Plan, a District initiative for enhancing educational quality.
Represented campus as Co-Chair of the District Core Curriculum Review Committee, determining class offerings based on state legislature guidelines and college/student needs.
Contributed ideas to improve college programs and curriculum as a member of the Chancellor’s Roundtable (consisting of staff, faculty, and administrators).
Served as a member of the District Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee, ensuring policies and regulations were followed and enforced.
Elected Secretary of the Campus Faculty Association for 2 years, ensuring clear communications regarding agendas and meeting events.
Improved visibility and reputation of the campus through the creation of Art Corridor I—converting a hallway into a venue for exhibiting local, regional, and national artists to students and the community.
Honored with the President’s Award in recognition of contributions to program development, curriculum, and instruction.
Received the Distinguished Services Award.
Selected for the Excellence in Teaching Award.
Invited to speak at several national and regional educational conferences and symposiums.
Permanent collection at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
Published 12 articles in scholarly journals in the space of just 5 years.
Creative Activity
University of Dallas Regional Juried Ceramic Competition, University of Dallas, Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery, Irving, TX, Juror: Val M. Cushing, Professor Emeritus, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
Texas Mud, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX, Juror: Joan Davidow, Director, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX, (catalogue).
Tenth Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster City, PA, Juror: Jack Troy, Professor, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, (catalogue).
Fifteenth Annual Materials: Hard & Soft, The Meadows Gallery, The Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX, Juror: Beth Ann Gerstein, Executive Director, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA (catalogue).
Fourteenth Annual Materials: Hard & Soft, The Meadows Gallery, The Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX, Juror: Harlan Butt, Professor of Art, University of North Texas, (catalogue).
Thirteenth San Angelo Ceramic National Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, Juror: Matthew Kangas, Critic, Writer, and Independent Curator, WA, (catalogue).
2000 Art Craft Juried Competition and Exhibition, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX, Juror: Susan Peterson, Professor Emerita, Hunter College.
Different Directions - Coming Together in Clay: Mark Epstein, Angela Gallia, Gary Huntoon, Rafael Molina-Rodriguez, Sarah Noebels, and Lisa Orr, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, Invitational, (catalogue).
1997 Junior College Faculty Exhibition, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, Invitational.
Hot Pots, The Potters Guild Gallery, Roswell, GA, Juror: Don McCance, Professor, Georgia State University (catalogue).
1996 Orton International Cone Box Show, Baker University, Shawnee, KS, Jurors: Karen Karnes, Master Potter, Vermont, Brad Schweiger, Associate Professor, Ohio University, Judith Schwartz, Professor, New York University.
A Class of Texas Art, Carlyn Galerie, Dallas, TX, Invitational.
The Eleventh Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, Juror: Michael W. Monroe, Curator in Charge, Peter Joseph Gallery, New York (catalogue).
Awards
Presidents Award, Dallas County Community College District - Cedar Valley College.
Distinguished Service Award, Dallas County Community College District-Cedar Valley College.
Excellence in Teaching Award at Cedar Valley College.
New Mexico Clay Award, From the Ground Up XV, Adobe Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
First Federal Savings and Loan Award, Hazleton Art League Open Juried Exhibition: Works in Clay, Glass, Metal, and Wood, Hazleton, Art League Gallery, Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Third Place Award, TASIMJAE, Art Studio Incorporated Gallery, Beaumont, Texas.
Merit Award, From the Ground Up XIV, Branigan Cultural Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
LAA President’s Award, Lafayette Art Association National Juried Competition of Two and Three Dimensional Art, Lafayette Art Gallery, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Visiting Artist Lectures and Demonstrations
Texas Pottery and Sculpture Guild, Fort Worth, Texas, Lecture.
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, Lecture and Demonstration.
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, Lecture.
Collin County Community College-Spring Creek, Plano, Texas, Lecture and Demonstration.
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, Lecture and Demonstration.
Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, Lecture and Demonstration.
Texas Pottery and Sculpture Guild, Fort Worth, Texas, Lecture.
Lafayette Art Association, Lafayette, Louisiana, Lecture and Demonstration.
Conference Presentations
41st Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Louisville, Kentucky, Topical Discussion Leader.
39th Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Baltimore, Maryland, Presenter.
37th Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, San Diego, California, Presenter.
Fourteenth Annual San Angelo Ceramic Symposium, Angelo State University, San Angelo,Texas, Panelist.
“Fourth Annual Ceramics Workshop,” Amarillo College, Amarillo, Texas, Presenter.
Symposium: “Pyromania - Metal, Clay, and Glass,” Lafayette Art Association, Lafayette, Louisiana, Presenter.
Publications
“Lee Akins” by Rafael Molina-Rodriguez, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 54, no. 7, August/September 2006, 52-55.
“Gallery Guide”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 50, no. 8, October, 2002, 65, 68.
“The Potter’s Shed at Old City Park” by Rafael Molina-Rodriguez, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 50, no. 6, June/July/August, 2002, 68-69.
“Leandra Urrutia”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 50, no. 1, January, 2002, 24.
“Gallery Guide”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 49, no. 8, October, 2001, 70-71.
“A Dialogue with Lisa Orr” by Rafael Molina-Rodriguez, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 48, no. 5, May, 2000, 48-51.
“Jerry Austin”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 48, no. 4, April, 2000, 22.
“Lee Akins”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 47, no. 9, November, 1999, 22-23.
“A Conversation with Elmer Taylor” by Rafael Molina-Rodriguez, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 47, no. 7, September, 1999, 40-45.
“Lisa Orr”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 47, no. 3, April, 1999, 22.
“Paul A. McCoy”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 47, no. 2, February, 1999, 14.
“Dick Lehman”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 46, no. 6, June/July/August, 1998, 22.
“Mary Law”, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 46, no. 5, May, 1998, 14.
Bibliography
The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes, Lark Books, 2004, 156, 158, 159, 160.
Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques, Lark Books, 2004, 54.
Exploring Electric Kiln Techniques, The American Ceramics Society, 2003, 18-21.
500 Bowls, Lark Books, 2003, 52, 149.
500 Teapots, Lark Books, 2002, 24.
“Different Directions in Texas,” Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 47, no. 10, December, 1999, 20.
Different Directions: Coming Together in Clay Gallery Guide, San Angelo, Texas, 1999, 1-2.
The Eleventh Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, Texas, 22.
Lafayette Art Association 1996 National Juried Competition of Two and Three Dimensional Art, Lafayette, Louisiana, 11.
Collections
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas.