Dr. William Woodward Professor of History Seattle Pacific University

Curriculum Vitae
Dr. William Woodward
Professor of History
Seattle Pacific University
Dept. of History
3212 Tenth Avenue West
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA 98119
Seattle, WA 98119 (206) 282-3862
(206) 281-2163 woodward@spu.edu
EDUCATION:
A.B. in history, Wheaton College (Ill.), 1969, with honor
M.A. and Ph.D. in American diplomatic history, Georgetown University, 1974
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
Seattle Pacific University, 1974-present
Professor, 1988-
NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, 1997- ; Pacific West Conference Executive Council, 2000-
History Department Chairman, 1975-1978, 1980-1986, 1988-1995
Georgetown University
Visiting Scholar, 1987
Teaching Assistant, 1969-1972
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
Boards of Directors/Advisors
Board of Trustees, Pacific Northwest Historians Guild, 2004-2006
Advisory Board, Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, 1994-1995
Advisory Board, Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington, 1993
National Board of Education of the Christian and Missionary Alliance denomination, 1991-1994
Board of Directors, Washington National Guard State Hist. Soc., 1986-1994
Washington Army National Guard, 1974-1997 (retired with decorations at rank of Lieut. Col.)
Historian, 1980-1997
Director of Information Management, 1995-1997 (Deputy Director, 1994-1995)
Deputy Public Affairs Officer, 1991-1994
Contract Histories
Revised Instructor and Student Manuals for Nation of Nations (U.S. history text, abridged ed., McGraw Hill, 1995)
Test bank for the Instructor Manual to accompany Nation of Nations (2d ed. McGraw Hill, 1993)
For the Wash. State Historical Society: narrative on Washington Terr. in 1840s with exhibit prospectus (1987)
Christian Scholar's Review, 1983-1987
Social Science Editor
Academic Referee, various scholarly journals and publishers
FIELDS OF INTEREST AND RESEARCH: History of the Pacific Northwest, especially military; the character of
American culture, emphasizing the West; Christian ethics in public culture and higher education

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:
The People of Promise and the People of Hope: A Response to the American Dream (Weter Award Lecture), distributed
by Seattle Pacific University, 2005.
APrelude to a Pacific Century: The Washington National Guard in the Philippines, 1899,@ Columbia, 13 (Winter 1999-
2000): 6-13. (Winner of 1999 John McClelland Award)
(with Steven Moore) "Clarity through Ambiguity: Transforming Tensions at Seattle Pacific University," in Models for
Christian Higher Education, ed. Hughes and Adrian (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1997)
(with Ronald Boyce) "Urban Systems," in The Pacific Northwest: Geographical Perspectives, ed. James H. Ashbaugh
(Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall-Hunt, 1994, 1997).
"History and Popular Culture--and Vice Versa," Popular Culture Assn. Newsletter, 16 (Feb. 1989):1-3.
"America as a Culture: Some Emerging Lines of Analysis," and "America as a Culture: A Fourfold Heritage?" Journal of
Amer. Culture, 11 (Spring 1988):1-31 (Winner of 1988 Carl Bode Award)
"History at Seattle Pacific--How and Why," Seattle Pacific University Review, 6 (Autumn 1987):33-43.
"Assessing the Interpretive Effectiveness of Historic Sites: A Prospectus," Journal of Interpretation, 10 (1985):19-35.
"The Citizen-Soldier, the Citizen-Soldier Historian, and the New Military History," The Army Historian, No.9 (Fall
1985):13-15.
"Washington's Other Defense Industry," Landmarks, 5 (Fall 1985):63-67, revised and reprinted as a brochure: "A
Century of Service" (Camp Murray, Tacoma, WA: Military Dept., State of Washington, 1987)
"Where the Oregon Meets Later Trails," Landmarks, 4 (Spr 1985):29-30.
"New Worlds to Conquer: The Dawn of the European Global System,@ Seattle Pacific University Review, 4 (Spr
1985):20-32.
(edited with introduction) Military Influences on Washington History: Proceedings of a Conference (Camp Murray,
Tacoma, WA: Military Dept., State of Washington, 1984).
"Winter Soldiers: Washington Volunteers in the Philippines, 1898-99," ibid., pp. 127-137.
"Needed: A Network for Northwest History," Landmarks, 2 (Fall 1983):16-17.
"Evangelism: Half the Story," World Concern Update, 4 (Jan/Feb 1981):17-20.
Becoming: A Historian's Prospectus for Integrated Learning (Weter Award Lecture), distributed by Seattle Pacific
University, 1978.
PUBLIC HISTORY AND CONSULTING: As workshop leader for Yakima Valley K-12 teachers under two US DOE
ATeaching American History@ grants, 2003-2006; for curriculum development under two NEH grants for
Valley View Elementary School, Seatac WA, 1999-2004; as study tour leader around central Whidbey Island,
Port Townsend, San Juan Island for the Smithsonian Institution, September 1998 and 1999, and other sponsors
in prior years; on inauguration of a scholarly journal for the National Guard Association of the U.S. and
Washington State University Press, 1992-1993; aiding contract historian preparing furnishing study for San
Juan National Historical Park, 1989-90; on an educational puppet show on Seattle history, for the Seattle
Puppetory Theater, 1989; on museum redesign, for the Washington State Historical Society, 1985-1987; on
museum development, for the Washington National Guard State Historical Society, 1985-1989.
SELECTED GRANTS, HONORS, AWARDS, LISTINGS:
EXTERNAL: Pacific Northwest Historians Guild ALifetime Achievement Award@ for wide-ranging contributions to the
Awriting, preservation and promotion of Pacific Northwest history,@ 2000; Washington State Historical
Society=s John McClelland Award for best article in Columbia, 1999; AInquiring Mind Forum@ Scholar for the
Wash. Comm. for the Humanities (WCH), 1985-87, 1988-90, 1991-93, 1995-97; awarded honorary
membership, Southwest Seattle Historical Society, 1992; Carl Bode award for best essay published in 1988 in
the Journal of American Culture; Thomas Staley Lecturer, Eastern College (PA), Spring 1988; "Collins Award"
for best presentation to the 14th Annual Army Museum Conference, Nov. 1, 1985; NEH-funded Seminar on
"Christianity in American History," 1984; Outstanding Young Man of America citation, 1980; SEATTLE
PACIFIC UNIV.: Weter Faculty Award for Meritorious Scholarship, 2995 and 1978; Professor of the Year,
1996; first SPU recipient of Sears-Roebuck Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus
Leadership, 1990; Research (1977, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1997); and Academic Renewal (1978-81, 1984)
grants. SOCIETIES AND LISTINGS: Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta; Dir. of American Scholars.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES:
American Culture Assn. (Program Chair for "Comparative Studies in Peace and War," 1983-present)
Pacific Northwest Historians Guild (Vice-President, 1987-89)