About Magister Matthew Kruebbe

Mr. Kruebbe's formal education includes the following:

• M.A. in Classics, August 2009.  University of Texas at Austin, GPA 3.96.

• B.A. in Classics, May 2007.  University of Texas at Austin, GPA 4.00. 

  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

  • William J. Battle Scholarship.

• Student of Classics.  University of Texas at Austin,  08/2000 – 05/2002, GPA 4.00.

• Student of Comparative Religion, Philosophy, and History. University of Texas at Tyler, GPA 4.00.

• B.S. in History, May 1996.  University of Texas at Tyler, GPA 4.00. 

  • Presidential Scholarship for academics 1994 - 1996 

  • President's Honor Roll 1994 - 1996

  • Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society

  • Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society

  • Smyrl Endowed History Scholarship 1995

  • Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities 1996

  • East Texas Council for the Social Studies Scholarship 1996

  • U.T. Tyler Alumni Distinguished Student Award 1996

• Associate of Science, 1994.  Panola College, Carthage, TX, GPA 4.00. 

  • Full scholarship in music, French horn.

• High School Diploma, 1992.  Carthage High School.  Carthage, TX.  

  • Salutatorian.  GPA 100.  

  • All-state band on French horn.

  • President of the local chapter of the National Honor Society.

  • Thespian, theater arts.

Matthew holds multiple degrees in history and classics.  Classics is the study of ancient Greek and Roman/Latin language, literature, history, religion, philosophy, culture, etc.  At U.T. Austin, Mr. Kruebbe had the privilege of learning about ancient Greek language from Dr. Cynthia Shelmerdine (who authored the text book, Introduction to Greek), ancient Greek history and literature from Dr. Tom Palaima (Bronze Age specialist), ancient Latin language, Latin literature, and Egyptian religion and literature from Dr. William Nethercut, Greek mythology and religion in various courses, and Roman religion and history and literature under the guidance of Dr. Timothy Moore.  The classics department awarded Mr. Kruebbe the William J. Battle Scholarship in classical Greek as an undergraduate.  He was also fortunate to study koine Greek (a.k.a. biblical Greek) and Christian origins with Dr. L. Michael White, Ronald Nelson Smith Chair in Classics and Christian Origins, and director of the Institute for the Study of Antiquity and Christian Origins.  Dr. White's most well-known books are Scripting Jesus: The Gospels in Rewrite (2010) and From Jesus to Christianity: How Four Generations of Visionaries & Storytellers Created the New Testament and Christian Faith (2006), and he served as consultant and co-writer for, and was featured in, the PBS/Frontline documentary From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (1998).  Matthew had an opportunity, as well, to spend the summer of 2007 with Dr. White's Ostia Synagogue Area Excavations, the "Ostia Synagogue Masonry Analysis Project," or OSMAP, an archaeological field project designed to reevaluate the area around the ancient synagogue of Ostia Antica, the port city of ancient Rome.  He also served as Teaching Assistant for several undergraduate courses, such as Classical Mythology, Intro. to Ancient Greece, and Intro. to the New Testament.

Mr. Kruebbe has spent over a decade teaching in Texas high schools, public and private, and has been a recognized, honored, active, and outstanding teacher:

• Presenter at the Texas Classical Association Convention, Oct. 2009, "Pious Fraud: Religion and Livy's Numa."

• Comal Education Foundation Recognized Teacher 2012  (while teaching Latin 1-4AP & Bible Literacy at Comal ISD in Texas)

• National Honor Roll’s Outstanding American Teachers 2006 (while teaching Latin in Plano ISD in Texas)

• Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2006 (while teaching Latin in Plano ISD)

• Coach of the Greater Dallas Area Lower Division Certamen Championship Team 2006, at the Area C Junior Classical League Convention. (JCL promotes the study of Latin, Greek, mythology, and ancient literature, history, and culture).

• Took students and parents on tours of Italy and Greece in 2005 and 2012.

Mr. Kruebbe has experience teaching the following subjects professionally:

• World Geography.

• World History.

• Bible Literacy (from an academic, non-sectarian, non-devotional, historical, and comparative literary perspective).

• Latin 1, 2, 3, and 4AP Vergil's Aeneid.

• English.

Matthew has always been passionate about learning and education, whether formal or informal.  He sees education as one of the best ways to serve oneself, one's fellow humans, and one's planet.  His highest values are love, knowledge, wisdom, understanding, joy, peace, harmony, and sustainability.  Mr. Kruebbe is also an amateur musician and writer, and he has a diverse array of other interests, including science (especially evolutionary biology, anthropology, and neuroscience), literature, art, history, science fiction, movies, environmental issues, sustainability, humanism, transhumanism, comparative mythology, technology, running, hiking, frisbee, and more.

You may reach him at bodhi7442 at hotmail [dot] com.