Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Master of Arts  (English), The University of Texas at Austin, December 1989.

• Bachelor of Arts  (English), University of Kansas, May 1987.

• Bachelor of Science in Business  (Business Administration), University of Kansas, May 1987.

Other post-secondary education:

The University of Texas at Austin — Undergraduate coursework in the College of Education toward fulfilling the requirements to be awarded a Texas Teacher Certificate, Fall 1995 – Spring 1996.

(Student teaching at James Bowie High School, Austin Independent School District, Austin, Texas, supervising teacher Sheryl Thompson, English IV, Spring 1996.  Student observation at Stephen F. Austin High School, Austin Independent School District, Austin, Texas, Fall 1995.)

The University of Texas at Austin — Coursework in the English graduate program while employed as an Assistant Instructor, Spring 1990.

Kansas State University — Undergraduate coursework as a non-degree-seeking student, Summer 1985 & Summer 1986.

K-12 education:

Diploma, Council Grove High School (Council Grove, Kansas; public education, Unified School District 417), 1983.

Promotion, Alta Vista Grade School (Alta Vista, Kansas; public education, Unified School District 417), 1979.

Certifications

Texas Teacher Certificate  (authorized by the State Board for Educator Certification) —

Secondary Economics (Grades 06–12), 02/21/1997, Life

Secondary English (Grades 06–12), 05/18/1996, Life

Secondary English Language Arts (Grades 06–12), 05/18/1996, Life

Secondary Geography (Grades 06–12), 06/15/1996, Life

Secondary Government (Grades 06–12), 02/21/1997, Life

Secondary History (Grades 06–12), 06/15/1996, Life

Secondary Journalism (Grades 06–12), 02/21/1997, Life.

Academic employment

• Austin Community College  (Austin, Texas)

Department of Composition & Literary Studies  [before 2021, this department was named the Department of English / Journalism]

2016 – present  [member of the full-time faculty]

Associate Professor  (August 2019 – present)

Assistant Professor  (August 2016 – August 2019);

1997 – 2016  [member of the adjunct faculty]

Professor, Adjunct  (August 2009 – August 2016)

Associate Professor, Adjunct  (August 2005 – August 2009)

Instructor, Adjunct Faculty  (September 1997 – August 2005);

1995 – 1996  [member of the adjunct faculty]

Instructor, Adjunct Faculty  (August 1995 – May 1996).

Courses I have taught:

Composition —

ENGL 1301  English Composition I;

ENGL 1301  English Composition I – Self-paced;

ENGL 1302  English Composition II;

ENGL 1302  English Composition II – Self-paced;

ENGL 1302  English Composition II – Liberal Arts Gateway (topic: Rhetoric and Critical Thought, Texas-Style).

Literature survey —

ENGL 2322  British Literature: Anglo-Saxon through 18th Century;

ENGL 2323  British Literature: 18th Century to the Present;

ENGL 2327  American Literature: Beginnings through Civil War;

ENGL 2328  American Literature: Civil War to the Present;

ENGL 2332  World Literature: Ancient World through 17th Century;

ENGL 2333  World Literature: 18th Century to the Present.

Honors —

ENGL 2328  American Literature: Civil War to the Present – Honors (topic:  Journeys into America).

Other —

ENGL 2342  Introduction to Literature I  [later renamed Forms of Literature I by the College; now no longer offered at ACC].

Early College High School (all classes taught on ACC campuses) —

ENGL 1301  English Composition I – Early College High School (William B. Travis Early College High School, Austin Independent School District, taught on the ACC Riverside Campus; Del Valle High School, Del Valle Independent School District, taught on the ACC Riverside Campus);

ENGL 1301  English Composition I – P-TECH (Juan P. Navarro Early College High School, Austin Independent School District, taught on the ACC Highland Campus);

ENGL 1302  English Composition II – P-TECH (Juan P. Navarro Early College High School, Austin Independent School District, taught on the ACC Highland Campus);

ENGL 2322  British Literature: Anglo-Saxon through 18th Century – Early College High School (Del Valle High School, Del Valle Independent School District, taught on the ACC Riverside Campus; Eastside Early College High School, LBJ Early College High School, Juan P. Navarro Early College High School, & Northeast Early College High School, Austin Independent School District, taught on the ACC Highland Campus);

ENGL 2323  British Literature: 18th Century to the Present – Early College High School (William B. Travis Early College High School, Austin Independent School District, taught on the ACC Riverside Campus).

Campuses/sites at which I have taught at ACC:

Eastridge Campus *;

[* This site, which was in an industrial building that stands on the northwest corner of U.S. 183 and Techni Center Drive in Austin (4100 Ed Bluestein Boulevard), is no longer an ACC campus.]

Eastview Campus;

Highland Business Center;

Highland Campus †;

[† This ACC campus is currently my home campus.]

Northridge Campus;

Pinnacle Campus ‡;

[‡ This ACC campus is currently closed for evaluation.]

John H. Reagan High School §;

[§ This ACC site, a public high school in the Austin Independent School District (AISD), has had three name changes as an AISD high school since its founding as John H. Reagan High School in 1965:  in 2010 AISD changed the name to John H. Reagan Early College High School, in 2018 to Reagan Early College High Schoool, and in 2019 to Northeast Early College High School.]

Rio Grande Campus;

Riverside Campus.

Modes in which I have taught at ACC:

• Traditional in-person classroom classes on ACC campuses and at other ACC sites (see above);

• Online asynchronous instruction *;

• Online synchronous instruction †;

• Online distance learning (DIL) ‡.

[* I taught in this modality during the COVID-19 pandemic, only in the second half of the Spring 2020 semester.]

[† I taught in this modality during the COVID-19 pandemic only, from Summer 2020 through the first two weeks of Spring 2022.]

[‡ I taught in this modality in the Summer 2022 1st 5-week session.]

• Lexington Independent School District  (Lexington, Texas)

Lexington High School

1996 – 1997

Teacher  (August 1996 – June 1997)

Subjects taught:  English III; English IV; English IV, Tech; United States History.

Coach for University Interscholastic League (UIL) event:  Journalism.

• The University of Texas at Austin  (Austin, Texas)

Department of English

1987 – 1990  (employment through the English graduate program)

Assistant Instructor  (August 1989 – May 1990)

Course:  E306 English Composition

Spring 1990 — two sections,

Fall 1989 — one section.

Teaching Assistant  (August 1987 – May 1989)

Course:  E316K Masterworks of Literature

Spring 1989 — World Literature, one section  (instructor:  Dr. Dolora Ann Wojciehowski, Assistant Professor),

Fall 1988 — British Literature, one section  (instructor:  Dr. Eric Mallin, Assistant Professor),

Spring 1988 — World Literature, one section  (instructor:  Dr. David Wallace, Associate Professor),

Fall 1987 — American Literature, one section  (instructor:  Dr. D. Sue Rodi, Lecturer).

Other professional employment

• The University of Texas at Austin

Office of the President

2007 – 2016

Correspondence Coordinator  (for President William Powers, Jr., February 2007 – June 2015; for President Gregory L. Fenves, June 2015 – August 2016).

Center for American History (renamed Dolph Briscoe Center for American History by the University in 2008)

1997 – 2007

Communication and Development Associate  (September 2006 – February 2007, full-time),

Executive Assistant [Assistant to the Director]  (June 2004 – August 2006, full-time),

Information Writer I [Assistant to the Director]  (Jan. 2004 – May 2004, full-time),

Information Writer I [communication and development associate]  (Nov. 2003 – Dec. 2003, three-quarter-time),

Information Writer I [communication and development associate]  (Sept. 2003 – Oct. 2003, half-time),

Information Writer I [communication and development associate]  (Feb. 2003 – Aug. 2003, three-quarter-time),

Information Writer I [communication and development associate]  (Sept. 2002 – Feb. 2003, half-time),

Information Writer I [communication and development associate]  (Mar. 2002 – Aug. 2002, three-quarter-time),

Information Writer I [communication and development associate]  (January 2001 – Mar. 2002, half-time),

Information Writer I [staff writer]  (January 2000 – January 2001, half-time),

Office Assistant [Information Desk attendant]  (February 1998 – January 2000, half-time),

Clerical Assistant [Reading Room page]  (October 1997 – February 1998, part-time/less than half-time).

• Computer Associates International, Inc.

Austin development site  (located at 3001 Bee Cave Road, Rollingwood, Texas)

1990 – 1994

Technical Writer  (July 1990 – November 1994).

Published writings

As editor:

David Dettmer, editor.  The Texas Book Two:  More Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University.  Foreword by Larry R. Faulkner, Focus on American History Series, University of Texas Press, 2012.

As author:

David Dettmer.  "In Memoriam:  Darrell K Royal."  Report of the Memorial Resolution Committee for Darrell K Royal, Faculty Memorial 10404-10408, Faculty Council, Office of the General Faculty, The University of Texas at Austin, posted on 20 June 2013, www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/ .

David Dettmer.  "Benedicere Benedictus:  A Profile of H. Y. Benedict."  The Texas Book Two:  More Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University, edited by David Dettmer, foreword by Larry R. Faulkner, Focus on American History Series, University of Texas Press, 2012.

David Dettmer.  Introduction.  The Texas Book Two:  More Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University, edited by David Dettmer, foreword by Larry R. Faulkner, Focus on American History Series, University of Texas Press, 2012.

David Dettmer.  "When the Poor Boys Ruled the Campus:  A Requiem for B. Hall."  The Texas Book:  Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University, edited by Richard A. Holland, Focus on American History Series, University of Texas Press, 2006.

David Dettmer.  "Why Kansas?"  Austin American-Statesman, 26 Sept. 1999, pp. D1+.

David Dettmer.  "Postcard:  Oklahoma City, 1999:  Despair, then Empowerment, in Oklahoma City."  Austin American-Statesman, 19 Sept. 1999, p. D7.

Published text I drafted as an "essay contributor"/researcher:

Foreword (by Gregory L. Fenves).  The Collections:  The University of Texas at Austin.  Edited by Andrée Bober, foreword by Gregory L. Fenves, essay by Lewis L. Gould, published by the College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at Austin (produced by Marquand Books, Inc., Seattle; distributed by University of Texas Press), 2016.

Delivered text I drafted as a speechwriter:

Address by William Powers, Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Liberal Arts Building (CLA) on the East Mall of The University of Texas at Austin, 3 Feb. 2011.  [The University renamed this building Sherri and Robert L. Patton, Jr. Hall (RLP) in September 2018.]

Unpublished thesis

David Wayne Dettmer.  "Literature and Freedom:  An Investigation into the Individual Act of Reading."  Report (M.A.), The University of Texas at Austin, 1989.

Public presentations

• David Dettmer, moderator.  Panel discussion on architectural themes in The Texas Book Two:  More Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University.  Panelists Wayne Butler, Richard Cleary, Richard W. Oram, and Lawrence Speck delivering a "free lecture" in the UT Odyssey Program (a program within Informal Classes, Division of Continuing Education, The University of Texas at Austin), Thompson Conference Center, 18 Sept. 2013.

• David Dettmer, moderator.  "David Dettmer in Conversation with Cat Osterman and Brad Buchholz — The Texas Book Two:  More Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University."  Panel discussion, BookPeople (an independent bookstore), Austin, Texas, 8 Sept. 2013.

• Richard A. Holland, moderator.  "The Forty-Acre Outlaws:  UT Confronts the Modern World."  Panel discussion of The Texas Book Two:  More Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University, panelists David Dettmer, Alice Gordon, Sam Hurt, and Vance Muse, Texas Book Festival, 28 Oct. 2012.

• David Dettmer, interviewer.  Interview with Ben Crenshaw about his memories of his coach, Harvey Penick.  Book launch of The Texas Book Two:  More Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History and the University of Texas Press, Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, The University of Texas at Austin, 13 Apr. 2012.

Other published writings

Technical writing:

As a technical writer at the Austin development site of Computer Associates International, Inc., developed print manuals and online help files for ACCPAC BPI Accounting and ACCPAC Plus Accounting software, 1990–1994.

Journalism:

Staff writer and bookkeeper for the Alta Vista Journal (Alta Vista, Kansas), a family-owned small-town local newspaper, 1981–1983.

Freelance sports reporter for the Council Grove Republican (Council Grove, Kansas) during the high-school football seasons of 1980, 1981, & 1982.

Awards

• Nominee, The University Co-op Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards (17th Annual), sponsored by The University Co-op (Austin, Texas) and the Office of the Vice President for Research at The University of Texas at Austin, 2013.  (Nominated as editor of The Texas Book Two:  More Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University, University of Texas Press, 2012.)

• Calderwood Award, Department of English, University of Kansas, 1987.  (1st place, KU Department of English critical writing contest.)

• Kennedy Award, Department of English, University of Kansas, 1987.  (KU Department of English student achievement award.)

• Selection to Beta Gamma Sigma business honors society by the School of Business, University of Kansas, 1987.

Leadership, volunteer, & committee work

• Austin Community College  (Austin, Texas)

College-wide Shared Governance

Full-time Faculty Senate

2024–2025  Senator, Dean Division — Liberal Arts: Humanities & Communications,

2023–2024  Senator, Dean Division — Liberal Arts: Humanities & Communications,

2022–2023  Senator, Dean Division — Liberal Arts: Humanities & Communications;

Academic & Student Affairs Council — Curriculum & Programs Committee

2020–2021  Full-time Faculty Senate Representative.

Division of Liberal Arts: Humanities & Communications

Liberal Arts Gateway

Spring 2020 semester – Summer 2021 session:  English Composition II Group member.

Department of Composition & Literary Studies  (before 2021, this department was named the Department of English / Journalism)

 Standing committees:

Curriculum Committee

2025–2026 Member,

2024–2025  Member,

2023–2024  Member,

2022–2023  Member,

2021–2022  Member;

Evaluation Committee

2018–2019  Member,

2017–2018  Member,

2016–2017  Member;

Professional Development, Research & Service Committee

2023–2024  Member,

2022–2023  Member,

2021–2022  Member;

Textbook Committee

2020–2021  Member,

2019–2020  Member.

Ad hoc committees & subcommittees:

Departmental Bylaws Committee

2025–2026  Member;

Vertical Alignment Team

2023-2024  Member;

English Composition II Syllabus Review Committee — "Option 2" Subcommittee

Fall 2018 – Summer 2021:  Chair;

 Literature-survey Course Syllabus Review Committee

2019–2020  Member;

English Composition II Syllabus Review Committee

2018–2019  Member;

English Composition I Syllabus Review Committee

2017–2018  Member.

• Texas State Library and Archives Commission 

Archives and Information Services Division  (Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building, Austin, Texas)

November 1997 – February 1998:  Volunteer (researched and replied to mailed requests for information).