ÿþ<html> <head> <body BACKGROUND="images/silvergrey.gif"> <title>Paul E. Michelson CV</title> </head> <body> <center> <p> </center> <p> <BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE> <center> <h2>Paul E. Michelson: Curriculum Vitae</h2> Updated: July, 2011 </center> <p> <center> <img align="top" src="images/tricolor.gif" WIDTH="640" HEIGHT="5"> <font size="3"> <br> <b> |<a href="http://www.huntington.edu/history/pmichelson/default.htm">Return to Home</a> |<a href="http://www.huntington.edu/history/pmichelson/calendar.htm">My Schedule</a> |<a href="http://www.huntington.edu/history/pmichelson/pempublications.htm">Publications</a> |<a href="http://www.huntington.edu/history/pmichelson/pempapers.htm">Papers and Lectures</a> | </b> <img align="top" src="images/tricolor.gif" WIDTH="640" HEIGHT="5"> <p> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> </center> <BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE> EDUCATION <ul> <li>Ph.D. in History, Indiana University, Bloomington IN (1975) <li>M. A. in History, Indiana University, Bloomington IN (1969) <li>B. A. in History, Emporia State University, Emporia KS (1967) </ul> <p> EMPLOYMENT: <ul> <li>Huntington University, Distinguished Professor, 1992-present <li>Huntington University, Assistant to Professor of History, 1974-1992 </ul> <p> HONORS/AWARDS <ul> <li>National Merit Scholar, 1963 <li>Kappa Mu Epsilon Honor Society [Mathematics], 1964 <li>Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society [Social Sciences], 1965 <li>Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges, 1966 <li>Undergraduate Honors Degree, 1967 <li>Huntington University Distinctive Professor, 1976 <li>Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society, Honoris Causa, 1978 <li>Outstanding Young Men of America, 1980 <li>Huntington University, First Faculty Lecturer, 1981 <li>Institutul de Istorie A. D. Xenopol, Iai, Romania, Honorary Member, 1991 <li>Huntington University Distinguished Professor, 1992 <li>Institutul de Istorie N. Iorga, Bucureti, Romania, Honorary Member, 1992 <li>Society for Romanian Studies Citation for Service, 1993 <li>Huntington University Centennial Medallion, 1996 <li>Huntington University Centennial Faculty Lecturer, 1997-1998 <li>CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award, 1998 <li>Romanian Academy Nicolae Blcescu Prize for History, 2000 <li>CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award, 2000 <li>Scientific Council, Institutul de Istorie A. D. Xenopol, Iai, Romania, 2001 <li>Distinguished Service Award, Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society, 2001 <li>Huntington University Faculty Lecturer, 2009 </ul> <p> FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS <ul> <li>National Merit Scholar (1963-1967) <li>Indiana University Graduate Fellow (1967-1971) <li>Richard M. Weaver Fellow (1968-1969) <li>Foreign Area Fellowship Program Fellow (1970-1971) <li>Fulbright-Hays Fellow for Romania (1971-1972) <li>International Research & Exchanges Board [IREX] Fellow for Romania (1971-1972) <li>IREX Dissertation Fellow (1973-1974) <li>National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar on Nationalism, University of Virginia (1978) <li>Fulbright-Hays Senior Research Fellow for Romania (1982-1983) <li>IREX Fellow for Romania (1982-1983) <li>National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar on Ottoman History, Princeton University (1978) <li>Fulbright-Hays Senior Research Fellow for Romania (1989-1990) <li>National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on Venice, the Jews, and Italian Culture, Venice (2006) </ul> <p> CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS <ul> <li>The American Historical Association <li>The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies <li>The Conference on Faith and History <li>The Historical Society <li>The Society for Romanian Studies <li>The South East European Studies Association <li>United Brethren Historical Society </ul> <p> PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES <ul> <li>Society for Romanian Studies <ul><li>President, 2006-2009 <br><li>National Board member, 1976-present <br><li>Secretary, 1977-2006; 2010-present <br><li>Editor of the <b>SRS NEWSLETTER</b>, 1978-2006 <br><li>National Meeting Program Chairman, 1980, 1981, 1994 <br><li>First International Congress of Romanian Studies, Paris, 1986, Program Committee <br><li>Second International Congress of Romanian Studies, Iai, 1993, Program Chair <br><li>Third International Congress of Romanian Studies, Cluj-Napoca, 1997, Program Chair <br><li>Fourth International Congress of Romanian Studies, Suceava, 2001, Program Chair <br><li>Fifth International Congress of Romanian Studies, Constana, 2007, Program Chair <br><li>SRS Website editor, 1995-2010</a> </ul> <li>Conference on Faith and History <ul><li>Secretary, 2004-present <br><li>Web site editor, 1995-present, at <a href=http://campus.huntington.edu/CFH>campus.huntington.edu/CFH</a> </ul> <li>South East European Studies Association <ul><li>Program Committee, 1977 Conference/Symposium <br><li>Program Committee, 1981 Conference/Symposium <br><li>Romanian Area Editor, 1979-1985 <br><li>Guest Editor for <b> Balkanistica</b> , Vol. 7 (1981-1982) <br><li>Member of National Board, 1991-present <br><li>Secretary of the National Board, 1995-1996 <br><li>Secretary pro-tem, 1996-1998 <br><li><b> Balkanistica</b> editorial board, 1995-present <br><li>Harrison Grants Committee, 2000-present </ul> <li>Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society <ul><li>Region V [Midwest] Vice-President, 1978-1980 <br><li>Region V [Midwest] President, 1980-1982 <br><li>Region V [Midwest] Secretary-Treasurer, 1986-1998 <br><li>National Council member, 1986-1998 <br><li>Member of the Editorial Board, <b> Alpha Chi Alumni Recorder,</b> 1995-1998 <br><li>Distinguished Service Award, 2001 <br><li>Member of 75th Anniversary Publications Committee, 1996-1997 <br><li>created AX National Web site, 1996 <br><li>Region V Vice-President, 2008-2010 <br><li>Region V Secretary-Treasurer, 2010-2014 <br><li>National Council member, 2010-2014 </ul> <li><b>Revue des Études Sud-East Européennes</b> [Bucureti] <ul>Editorial Board, 1990-present </ul> <li>Institutul de Istorie A. D. Xenopol [Iai] <ul><li>Research Associate, 1991-present <br><li>Member of the Scientific Council, 2001-present </ul> <li><b>Balkanistica</b> <ul>Editorial Board, 1995-present </ul> <li><b>Bibliophilos</b> <ul>Editorial Board, 1999-present </ul> <li>Institutul de Istorie Nicolae Iorga [Bucureti] <ul><li>Editorial Board, <b>Historical Journal</b>, 2006-present </ul> <li>Institutul de Istorie G. Bari [Cluj-Napoca] <ul><li>Editorial Board, <b>Anuarul Institutului de Istorie</b>, 2006-present </ul> <li>Center for Transylvanian Studies [Cluj-Napoca] <ul><li>Editorial Board, <b>Transylvanian Review</b>, 2006-present </ul> <li><b>Revista Arhivelor</b> [Bucureti] <ul><li>Editorial Board, 2007-present </ul> <li><b>Xenopoliana</b> [Iai] <ul>Editorial Board, 2007-present </ul> <li><b>East and Europolis</b> [Cluj-Napoca] <ul>Editorial Board, 2008-present </ul> <li><b>Interstitio</b> [Chiinu] <ul>Editorial Board, 2009-present </ul> <li><b>Analele tiinifice ale Universitii Ovidius: Seria Filologie</b> [Constana] <ul>Editorial Board, 2009-present </ul> <li><b> Archiva Moldaviae </b> [Bucureti] <ul>Editorial Board, 2010-present </ul> <li>Encyclopaedia Britannica <ul>Consultant for the <b>EB Romanian Concise Edition</b>, the<b> EB Romanian Student Edition, and the Enciclopedia Universal Britannica</b>. </ul> <li>Christian College Coalition Russian Initiative <ul>Strategy Council, 1992-1995 </ul> <li><b> Christian Scholar's Review</b> <ul>Juror for the Christian Scholar's Award, 1994-1997 </ul> <li>American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies <ul><li>Field Expediter for the Dynamic Inventory of Soviet and East European Studies in the United States, 1979-1983 <br><li>Lecturer for the AAASS Public Education Project, 1991 </ul> <li>International Research and Exchanges Board <ul>Library Special Projects Selection Committee, 1993-1995 </ul> <li>Foreign Service Institute, Washington DC <ul>Visiting Lecturer, 1988-1989; Winter Quarter, 1989-1990; Winter Quarter, 1990-1991; Summer Quarter, 2002; Summer Quarter 2003 </ul></ul> <p> RESEARCH <ul> <li>Extended Research Experiences: <ul><li>Visiting Fulbright Researcher, Institute of History of the Romanian Academy of Social and Political Sciences, Bucureti, Romania, 1971-1973 <br><li>Public Record Office and British Museum, London, 1971 <br><li>Senior Fulbright Researcher, Institutes of History of the Romanian Academy of Social and Political Sciences, Bucureti, Cluj-Napoca, and Iai, Romania, 1982-1983 <br><li>Senior Fulbright Researcher, Institutes of History of the Romanian Academy, Bucuresti, Cluj-Napoca, and Iai, Romania, 1989-1990 </ul> <p> <li>Areas of Expertise/Research Interests: <ul><li>19th-20th Century Political Development in Eastern Europe, especially Romania and the Balkans <br><li>Historiography, particularly the historiography of Eastern Europe <br><li>Soviet Systems, Russia, and the former Soviet Union <br><li>Development of post-Communist societies <br><li>The History of Venice; History of Jews in Venice <br><li>the Life and Works of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien </ul></ul> <p> OTHER ACTIVITIES <ul> <li>Church of the United Brethren in Christ <ul>Delegate to General Conference, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005 <br>Member of the General Board, 1993-2005 <br>Member of the Executive Leadership Team, 1993-2005 <br>Delegate to US National Conference, 2005 </ul> <li>Huntington County Habitat for Humanity </ul> <p> <center> <img align="top" src="images/tricolor.gif" WIDTH="640" HEIGHT="5"> <br> <font size="3"> <b> |<a href="http://www.huntington.edu/history/pmichelson/default.htm">Return to Home</a> |<a href="http://www.huntington.edu/history/pmichelson/calendar.htm">My Schedule</a> |<a href="http://www.huntington.edu/history/pmichelson/pempublications.htm">Publications</a> |<a href="http://www.huntington.edu/history/pmichelson/pempapers.htm">Papers and Lectures</a> | </b> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <img align="top" src="images/tricolor.gif" WIDTH="640" HEIGHT="5"> <p> </center> </html>