Hi! My name is Reid Holland, actually Reid Allen Holland. I was named after my uncle, Reid Allen Holland who was a pilot shot down in World War II. I almost didn't get a name. As an Army brat born in 1946 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina my birth came under strict wartime Army regulations that all military personnel offspring had to be named within ten days. The problem was my dad wanted a baby girl and was nowhere to be seen on the tenth day. Some military Doc marched into my Mother's bed (yes one stayed in the hospital ten days to two weeks after giving birth in those days) and pronounced me after my uncle. In grade school I was a trouble maker and hated my name because I thought it allowed teachers to find me out. Now that I am a little less of a trouble maker and five decades older, I finally like my name. That's my dad, the fink who wanted a daughter, as a graduate of Cherokee High School, Cherokee, Oklahoma.

	Unfortunately, I did not grow up to be as good looking as either my mother or my father. But I did learn how to move as our family moved around Army bases in the South then settled for a fairly long while in Oklahoma. This is my mom--isn't she a beauty?

This is dad at the end of the war. You can see what war does to a young innocent high school kid! Returning to civilian life he was a printer and artist. A Screaming Eagle of the 101st Airborne, dad was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.



I was sort of bored in school, but I did get to travel a great deal. As a youngster and teenager I made regular trips to Mexico, and the Caribbean, as well as traveled all over the United States. To this day, I keep a toothbrush packed and am ready to go whenever I can afford it!

I first traveled to Greece and Europe as a teenager. The trip started horribly. My luggage was lost inside the aircraft--yes inside. Maintenance crews finally found my bags lodged in some machinery and very very greasy. First purchase, new bags. I stayed at the Athens Hilton just as it first opened--today the hotel is still grand after 40 years. The view from the eleventh floor terrace restaurant over looked the Acropolis--shown below. Travel peeked my interest in history, geography and in College.

Although no one in my family had ever been to college, I did go, and when I started I just couldn't stop. In fact I'd like to retire early and go back to school. I graduated from Northwestern State University and Oklahoma State University. I also got the opportunity to study at the University of Michigan, at the University of Paris, and at the former University of Sarajevo in the former Yugoslavia. During college, like many people, I fell in love. Well, I really thought I was in love several times, you know how that goes. But, Venus McCoy walked into my life and I realized something was different. Venus is a real McCoy from the hills where the famous feud started. So I don't question her authority much. Here she is--with Montgomery Madison the Cairn Terrier at right.


During my early college career, I was kind of a geek. While in graduate school I was mentored by Dr. Charles Dollar, a distinguished historian and archivist, who is now an international expert in the management of electronic records. At right, in 1968, Dollar (right) and yours truly inspect "output" from an IBM 1400 "high speed" printer attached to the main frame computer in the basement of the Math Sciences Building at Oklahoma State University. In 1970 one waited several days for such output. Professor Dollar inspired me to use tools like the computer as I learned , something I try to continue.

	After graduate school Venus and I lived in Oklahoma City; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Topeka, Kansas before returning to the south and settling in Columbia, South Carolina. My career took me to both community colleges and universities--giving me perspective about the range of educational opportunities Americans enjoy. I flip-flopped several times in my career between administrative roles and teaching, but always love the challenge involved in teaching history. I continue to use the computer and to travel. Venus is now Assistant Superintendent for Lexington Two School District and is a doting aunt to our two God-children-- Sterling and London. If you want to view some "official looking" information on me, it's below. For a print friendly pdf version of the vita, click here.

Reid A. Holland

Education:

v Ph.D., history, Oklahoma State University, 1972. M.A., history, Oklahoma State University, 1969.

v B.A., summa cum laude, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 1967.

v Post doctoral studies: Executive Leadership Institute, League for Innovation in the Community College (1989); International Educational Consortium of the University of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (1980); Survey Research Center, University of Michigan (1969).

Experience:

v 1987-present—Midlands Technical College (SC). Vice President for Educational Affairs, 1987 to 1992; History Instructor (non-rank system), 1992-present.

2002-present--Online adjunct instructor, Troy State University, Fort Benning (GA).

v 1982-1987—Washburn University (KS). Dean and Professor, School of Applied and Continuing Education.

v 1975-1982—Grand Valley State University (MI). Director of the Grand Rapids Center for Continuing Education, 1979-1982. Associate Professor of history and Assistant Dean of Kirkhof College, 1975-1979.

v 1972-1975—Oklahoma City Community College (OK). Chairman of the Division of Social Sciences and Assistant Professor of History.

Recent Honors & Accomplishments:

Awarded a $3,000 Curriculum Development grant from the Midlands Technical College Foundation to develop online testing objects called "Acquiring Graphical and Geographical assets (AGGA).
Nominated for the A. Wade Martin Innovator of the Year for 2003 given by the South Carolina Technical Education System Foundation.
Recent article accepted for publication: Holland, R. and J. Chinnes (in press for 2003) CD/Web hybrids deliver broadband media. Technical Horizons in Education Journal. Available online at:
http://training.mid.tec.sc.us/hybrid/cd_web_hybrids_thej.pdf
Selected as a recipient of the 2001 Teaching Excellence Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) at the University of Texas at Austin.
Awarded the Hayes-Crolley Distinguished Faculty Lectureship in Arts and Sciences for 2000 by Midlands Technical College.

Awarded Year 2000 South Carolina Instructional Technology Incentive Grant, “Delivering Rich Asynchronous Media Arts”, from the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.

Awarded 1999-2000 Curriculum Grant—“Developing Web Based Video Scenes for American History” from the Midlands Technical College Foundation.

Awarded 1998-1999 Curriculum Grant—“Incorporating HTML and Visual Basic Code into Instructional Web Sites” from the Midlands Technical College Foundation.

Teaching & Instructional Development:

v Currently teaching 100% load online, including American history survey courses and Introduction to Latin American Civilization. Outstanding student evaluations available upon request.

v Currently the only faculty member at Midlands Technical College to teach distance learning via three mediums--broadcast television, video based instruction, and Internet instruction.

v Actively involved in classroom research—see some sample outcomes: http://training.midlandstech.edu/hybrid/stueval.htm

v Current research: “World War Two: A Family Gallery”. http://www.mid.tec.sc.us/humanities/humfacultyHollandww2.htm

v Planned and designed Midlands Technical College’s first multimedia presentation classroom.

Scholarship:

Author or co-author of nine books, monographs, and or texts; over thirty articles; and six instructional web sites. Professional presentations: the Organization of American Historians, American History Association, American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, League for Innovation in the Community College; Community College Consortium; National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience; Association for Continuing Higher Education; National Seminar on Successful College Teaching; Southern Historical Association; South Carolina Technical Education Association; and other groups. See Bibliography below.

Technical Skills:

v Windows and Windows NT. v Microsoft Office XP & 2000. v Microsoft FrontPage 2002. v Adobe PhotoShop; Illustrator; and Image Ready. v Macromedia Flash MX. v Sonic Factory Sound Forge v Adobe Page Maker v Corel Draw 8. v WebCT & Blackboard v Some html and visual basic.

Contact: P. O. Box 2408, Columbia, SC 29202. Voice Mail, 803-822-3395; e-mail hollandr@midlandstech.edu; Fax 803-822-3422. Home: 1801 Middle Loop Rd, W. Columbia, SC 29169. Phone: 803-796-9242.

Bibliography

A. Books (chronologically listed)

1. Holland, R. (1985). Instructors manual for America changing times, brief edition. (2^nd ed.). New York: Random House.

2. Holland, R. and Olson G. (1983). Russel Kirkhof: From mechanic to millionaire. Grand Rapids: GVS Press.

3. Holland, R. ed. (1982). Grand Rapids: Past, present, and future. Grand Rapids: Urban Concern.

4. Dollar, C. and Holland, R., et.al, (1982). America changing times to 1877 and America changing times since 1877. (2^nd. ed.). New York: John Wiley.

5. Holland, R. (1982). Instructors manual for America changing times, brief edition. (2^nd. ed.). New York: John Wiley.

6. Holland, R. (1982). Study guide for America changing times to 1877. (2^nd. ed.). and America changing times since 1877. (2^nd. ed.). New York: John Wiley.

7. Dollar, C. and Holland, R. et.al. (1979). America changing times, brief edition. New York: John Wiley.

8. Dollar, C. and Holland, R. et.al. (1978) America changing times. New York: John Wiley.

9. Holland, R. (1978). Instructors manual for America changing times. New York: John Wiley.

B. Recent Articles and Other Publications (chronological)

1. Holland, R. (August 2003) Teaching aids really make a difference. 026° True, 3.

2. Holland, R. and J. Chinnes (in press for 2003) CD/Web hybrids deliver broadband media. Technical Horizons in Education Journal.

1. Holland, R. and J. Haas, (2000) Delivering media rich internet courses while overcoming bandwidth limitations, p. 126 in Edward M. Leach, Ed., A Collection of Practices from the League's Conference on Information Technology. League for Innovation in the Community College, Mission Viejo, CA.

2. Holland, R. (2000) History 109, Introduction to Latin American Civilization.
http://classes.mid.tec.sc.us/his109/

3. Holland, R. (2000) Humanities Department Web. http://www.mid.tec.sc.us/humanities

4. Holland. R. (1999) History 202: American history since 1877.
http://classes.mid.tec.sc.us/his202/

5. Holland, R. (1999) History 201: American history from discovery to 1877. http://classes.mid.tec.sc.us/his201i01/

6. Holland, R. (1999, May 6) Fire prevention key to keeping boating trip safe. The State, p. N6.

7. Holland, R. (1999, April 29) The right equipment: start with PFD’s. The State, p. N7.

8. Holland, R., (1997) Telecourse guide for American history from discovery to 1877, 2^nd ed. Columbia: Midlands Technical College.

9. Holland, R., (1997) Telecourse guide for American history, 1877 to the present, 2^nd ed. Columbia: Midlands Technical College

10. Holland, R., (1995) American history from discovery to 1877: A guide for distance learning students. Columbia: Midlands Technical College, Department of Humanities.

11. Holland, R., (1995) American history from 1877 to present: A guide for distance learning students. Columbia: Midlands Technical College, Department of Humanities.

12. Holland, R., (1995, monthly) Log jam looking glass. The Log Jam. Lake Murray Squadron, United States Power Squadrons.

13. Holland, R., (1995-96) World war two comes to campus. A multi-campus display of World War Two artifacts.
Midlands Technical College.

7. Holland, R., Livingston, D., and Cullen, J. (March, 1993). Quality, students, and the teaching factory. Innovation Abstracts. University of Texas, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, Austin, TX. XV (19).*

8. Holland, R., and Land, Janet S. (May, 1992). South Carolina’s link to regaining worldwide competitiveness. The Real Estate Report. 1, 14-17.

9. Holland, R., Livingston D. and Cullen, J. (January, 1991). Students in the middle of technology transfer: The teaching factory. Proceedings of the Annual Institute of the Community College Consortium. The University of Michigan, 1.

10. Holland, R., (December, 1990). DACUMS: A foundation for institutional effectiveness. Open Entries. Ohio State University, 10 (2).

11. Holland, R., (Spring, 1989). Rewarding community college scholarship. Innovation Abstracts. University of Texas, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, Austin, TX.*

12. Holland, R. (1987). University community colleges: A status report. Community College Review. 4 (14), 42-28.*

13. Holland, R. (1985). Non credit programming for the underprivileged: Continuing education and the JPTA. Journal of Continuing Higher Education. 4 (33), 12-15.*

14. Holland, R. (1984, April). High technology and careers for women. The Resourceful Woman, pp. 1-9.

15. Holland, R. (1982, June)., Why are these heroes unsung? The Grand Rapids Press, p. 37.

16. Holland, R. and Brown, T. E. (1980). Mastery rates in auto-tutorial history. Journal of Personalized Instruction. (5), 330-333.*

17. Holland. R. (1979). The dynamics of innovation in American higher education. Annuals of the Third International Symposium on Education. (pp. 41-68). Sarajevo, Yugoslavia: University of Sarajevo Press.*

18. Holland, R., Brown, T. E., and Malouf, M. (1976). A self paced system in action in higher education. Journal of Educational Technology. 3 (16), 43-45.*

19. Holland, R. (1975). State based programs in the humanities. Community-Junior College Journal. 1 (46), 22-25.

20. Holland, R., and Malouf, M. (1975, April). Systems accounting for individualized instruction. Personalized Systems of Instruction Newsletter. p. 1.

21. Holland, R. (1975). The civilian conservation corps in the city. The Chronicles of Oklahoma. (53), 367-375.*

22. Holland, R. (1975). Vine Deloria Jr.: An Indian for the community. Indian Talk. (7), 1-4.

23. Holland, R. (1975). The Indian deca-milennium: An alternative to the bicentennial. Indian Talk. (6), 1-5.

24. Holland, R. (1974). Behavioral objectives in community college history. Community-Junior College Journal. 7 (44), 12-16.

25. Holland, R. (1973). Comment on the computer as a cartographic tool. Historical Methods Newsletter. (5), 99.*

26. Holland, R. (1972). Urban history and computer mapping. Historical Methods Newsletter. (6), 4-10.

27. Holland, R. (1972). Black elites in American history. In Anthony Picchone (Ed.) Themes in American Civilization. (pp. 33-44). Arlington, TX: University of Texas Press.*

28. Holland, R. (1972). Urban frontier leadership (Doctoral dissertation, Oklahoma State University, (1972). Dissertation Abstracts International (33), 6841A.

29. Holland, R. (1971). The educational-renter function in small university town. In Keith Harries (Ed.) Stillwater, Oklahoma: A computer generated atlas. (pp. 21-32). Stillwater, OK: Oklahoma State University Press.

30 Holland, R. (1971). Life in the Cherokee nation. The Chronicles of Oklahoma. (49), 284-301.*

31. Holland, R. (1970). Oklahoma’s civilian conservation corps. The Chronicles of Oklahoma. (48), 224-234.*

32. Holland, R. (1970). The C.C.C. in the Southwest. Prairie Lore. (7) 110-112.

33. Holland, R. and Carney, G. 0. (1969). Stillwater voting patterns: Spatial and temporal dimensions. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Arts and Sciences (51).

34. Holland, R. (1969). The civilian conservation corps in Oklahoma, 1933-1942. Unpublished master’s thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

*Refereed Journals

C. Recent Papers Presented

1. Holland, R. (October, 2000) Breaking Bandwidth Barriers: CD-Web Hybrids Deliver the best of the Web Without Waiting. Community College Humanities Association, Southern Division, Miami, FL.

2. Holland, R and David Diaz (October, 2000) Two Ways to Hybrid: Efficient Delivery of High-Bandwidth Online Instruction. California Virtual Campus, Squaw Creek, CA.

3. Holland, R. (September, 2000) Breaking Bandwidth Barriers: CD-Web Hybrids Deliver Media Rich Instruction. EdTech 2000, Charleston, SC.

4. Holland, R., Helen Baldwin-Kingkade, Brett Raven, (August, 2000) Dramatizing Your Curriculum. Faculty training in-service, Midlands Technical College.

5. Holland, R., Rose Jenkins, Jeffrey Hopkins, Travis Gordon, (August, 2000) Advising Students for Internet Courses. Faculty training in-service, Midlands Technical College.

6. Holland, R. and Haas, J. C. (October, 1999) Delivering Media-Rich Internet Courses While Overcoming Bandwidth Limitations. The League for Innovation in the Community College’s 1999 National Conference on Innovation in Educational Technology, Chicago, IL.

7. Holland, R. (Fall, 1999) “Working Smarter with Front Page: Using Images and all the Stuff.” Faculty training in-service, Midlands Technical College.

8. Holland, R. (1997, September) A view from Mexico: A multi-media module on Mexico during the war between Mexico and the United States. The South Carolina International Education Consortia.

9. Holland, (1995, November). After history what? Comparing student opinions and performance. South Carolina Higher Education Assessment Association, Myrtle Beach, SC.

3. Holland, R. (1994, March) Assessing student learning in history and humanities: a classroom research project. Eastern Regional Competency Based Education Consortium, Ashville, NC.

4. Holland, R. and Livingston, D. (1992, January) Students in the middle of technology transfer. Community College Consortium, Jacksonville, Fl.

5. Holland, R.; Cannon, D.; Oliver, S. (1991, June) Using the results of institutional effectiveness. Community College Consortium for Institutional Effectiveness, Greensboro* NC.

6. Holland, R.; Robertson, M.; Pohar, P. (1990, November) Serendipity or expectations: Assessing the major. South Carolina Higher Education Assessment Association, Myrtle Beach, SC.

7. Holland, R.; Robertson, M.; Pohar, P. (1990, November) Starting an assessment program. Horry-Georgetown Technical College Workshop. Myrtle Beach, SC.

8. Holland, R. (1989, June). Motivating and rewarding faculty through institutional effectiveness. South Carolina Workshop on Institutional Effectiveness, Columbia, SC.

9. Hudgins, J. and Holland, R. (1989, June). A vision for excellence through institutional effectiveness. Leadership 2000 Seminar, Los Angeles, CA.

10. Holland, R. and Hudgins, J. (1989, December). Making student success work. National Conference on Freshman Year Experience, Columbia, SC.

11. Holland, R. (1988, October). Computers and world class technicians. League for Innovation’s Conference on Computing Across the Curriculum, Toronto, Canada.

12. Holland, R. (1988, May). Developing competence in peer observation. Southeast Regional Consortium on Competency Based Education, High Point, NC.

Prior to 1988, Dr. Holland has frequently presented papers before numerous professional audiences including the Southern History Association, the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, the American History Association, the League for Innovation in Community Colleges, and the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development.

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