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Bynum, Victoria

Victoria E. Bynum

Biography

Dr. Victoria E. Bynum grew up in California where she also pursued her education, earning a BA (1979) at Chico State University, and her MA and PhD (1987) from the University of California, San Diego.  She joined the Department of History at Southwest Texas State University in in 1986.  Her historical interests focused on race, class, and gender issues in the Old South.

She designed and taught the university's first women's history, as well as the first black history course taught in over a decade.  She received a College of Liberal Arts Excellence in Teaching Award and was named Favorite Professor by the University’s Alpha Chi Chapter.  Her service to Texas State includes twice serving as Acting Director of the Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies (1990, 2000).

A prolific writer, Dr. Bynum was awarded three Research Enhancement Grants, the Lawrence T. Jones III Research Fellowship by the Texas State Historical Association, the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship, College of Liberal Arts, from Texas State University, the University Award for Excellence in Scholarship, and the Distinguished Educator, Foundations of Excellence Award from the Student Foundation.  Upon her retirement, she was named Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History in 2011 after teaching for twenty-four years.

 

History Department Oral Histories

Dr. Bynum talks about joining the history department as an instructor in 1986, her research interests, and what motivated her to work towards her PhD.  She also discusses transitions in the history department, including the impact of rapid change on how decisions are made. 

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HTML Transcript, Dec 2, 1991

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