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About Elizabeth Cummins (Emerita)

Dr. Cummins graduated with an A.A. from Cottey College in 1958, a B. A. in English from the University of South Dakota in 1960, an M.A. in English from the same school in 1962, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985.
 She taught at the University of Missouri-Columbia before joining the faculty at Missouri S&T (formerly called UMR) in 1967. Her UMR employment included nine years as department chair (1990-1999). She was the first woman in the history of the school to become a department chair. In that same vein, for her support of women students and her active research program, she received UMR's first Woman of the Year award in 1997.

Before retiring, she taught American and British literature surveys, genre courses (science fiction, British novel), and various writing courses (exposition, research, technical).

After retiring she continued to do research in New Harmony and was invited to give a lecturer on her work: "The Adventure of Making History: The Life and Writings of Caroline Dale Owen Parke Snedeker," Workingmen's Institute, New Harmony, Indiana, March 16, 2010.

She served as the first female President of the Miner Retirees Assoc., 2012-14, and continues to represent the organization on the UM retirees Leadership Assoc. which meets three times a year in Columbia.

Positions

2002 - Present Professor Emerita, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ English and Technical Communication
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1995 - 2002 Professor of English, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ English and Technical Communication
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1990 - 1999 Chair, Department of English, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ English and Technical Communication
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1987 - 1995 ASsociate Professor of English, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ English and Technical Communication
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1985 - 1987 Assistant Professor of English, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ English and Technical Communication
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1967 - 1985 Instructor, English, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ English and Technical Communication
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1962 - 1967 Instructor, English, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2007 - Present Member, Studies in Popular Culture Editorial Board
Present Member, Modern Language Association
Present Member, Science Fiction Research Association
1978 - 2004 Member, Extrapolation Editorial Board
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Honors and Awards

  • Department chair, 1990-1999 (first woman department chair in the history of the school)
  • University of Missouri--Rolla's first Woman of the Year award in 1997
  • First female President of the Miner Retirees Assoc., 2012-14

Education

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1985 Ph. D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ‐ English
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1962 M.A., University of South Dakota ‐ English
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1960 B.A., University of South Dakota ‐ English
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1958 A.A., Cottey College
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Contact Information

Humanities-Social Sciences
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409-0560

(573) 341-4681

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