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Instructor Information
Name : Ewell Dean Bowers OC Email : [email protected] Email : OC Phone # : 432-335-6572
Post Secondary Education
Degree Discipline Institution Year
Doctor of Philosophy English Texas Tech University 2006
Master of Arts English Texas State University 2000
Bachelor of Arts English University of Texas at Austin 1994
Teaching Experience
Area/Discipline Institution Year(s)
English Odessa College 2008-present
English East Central College 2006-2008
English Texas Tech University 2001-2006
English Austin Community College 2000-2001
Tutoring Austin Community College 1999-2001
Academic Appointments
Dates Title Department Institution
Jan. 2010 - present Department Chair English and Foreign
Languages Odessa College
2008-present Professor English and Foreign
Languages Odessa College
2006-2008
Assistant Professor English East Central
College
2001-2006
Graduate Part-Time Assistant English Texas Tech
University
2000-2001 Adjunct Instructor
English and Developmental Writing
Austin Community College
1999-2001 English Tutor Northridge Learning Lab
Austin Community College
Professional Publications
Title Published in Date
“Lovecraft’s Mythos and Modernist Myth” Lovecraft Journal Under
Consideration
"The Good Soldier and the Silences of Modernism"
Publication for Rodopi Press Pending
“Review of William Carlos Williams: Voice of the Poet Series.”
William Carlos Williams Review Spring 2006
Honors and Distinctions
1. OC Extra Mile Program Award (2011)
2. Odessa College Employee Excellence Award (2010)
3. Sedate Scholarship (2010)
Department and School Service
1. Serving as writer/editor for SACS accreditation process (2010-2012)
2. Conducting Study Skills sessions for the Odessa College Student Success Center (2010-present)
3. Currently helping to develop and coordinate professional development seminars for faculty
4. Professional Development Committee
Other Public Service
1. Helped with Humane Society Adopt-a-thon (2011)
2. Helped with Food-2-Kids (2011)
3. Served as Ready Writing Coordinator for regional UIL meets (2009-2011)
4. Participated in Keep Odessa Beautiful cleanups (2009, 2010)
5. Donations to West Texas Food Bank, Crisis Center of Odessa, Salvation Army, OC Foundation
Professional Societies
1. National Council of Teachers of English
2. Texas Community College Teachers Association
Major Administrative Responsibilities
1. Working with faculty as department chair
2. Helping faculty and students resolve issues
3. Advising English and Spanish majors
3. Figuring and submitting departmental budgets
4. Evaluating faculty
5. Configuring the department course schedule