Lewis A. Armstrong
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Other Education
· Millionaire Mind Intensive, Atlanta Georgia, Oct 26-28, 2007
· John Childer's Million Dollar Speaker Training, 40 hours,
Las Vegas, NV, Aug 28-31, 2003
· Gale Research Databases, 3 hours, Oct 17, 2002, Emporia State
University.
· Palm ™ Handheld Training Seminar, 6 hours, Sep 15, and Oct
7, 2002, Emporia State University.
· Motivating Employees Workshop, 6 hours, May 17, 2001, Kansas
City Library & Information Network.
· Photoshop Applications, 9 hours, Sep 5 – Oct 17, 2000, Emporia
State University.
· Virtual Geography, Technology Workshop II, 1998, (June 26
– July 4) Department of Geography, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
Coordinator: Dr. Kenneth H. Foote. URL: http://www.colorado.edu/geography/virtdept/workshops/1998/1998.html
· Certificates for Completion for Word 97, Excel 97 and
PowerPoint
97 courses, from Professional Development at Abilene Christian
University,
1998.
· Total Qualitative Management, U.S. Air Force, 1992.
· Operations Research and Systems Analysis, U.S. Army, 1981.
· Key Assets Protection Program, U. S. Army, 1974.
Courses and Classes Taught
· Bibliographic Instruction, 1999 - 2001, William Allen White
Library, Emporia State University for Freshman Seminar, Comp I, Comp
II,
subject area classes and high school classes.
· Using Netscape Composer to Build Web Pages, Professional
Development
Course, Emporia State University, Feb 8; and Oct 13, 20, 27, 2000; Feb
9, 16, 23, 2001
· Exploring the Internet, Flint Hills Technical College,
Emporia,
Jul 10-13; Jul 31-Aug 3; Sep 25-28 2000; Apr 9-12, 2001; Jul 16-19,
2001;
Oct 15-18, 2001
· Geography 354, Historical and Cultural Geography, (Spring
Semester, 1999), Abilene Christian University. The syllabus and
student
work is posted on Electronic Resources for Geography at http://ejw.i8.com/geog/99/plans99.html
· Geography 354, Historical and Cultural Geography, (Spring
Semester, 1998), Abilene Christian University. The syllabus and
student
work is posted on Electronic Resources for Geography at http://ejw.i8.com/geog/98/plans98.html
· Geography 354, Historical and Cultural Geography, (Spring
Semester, 1997), Abilene Christian University. The syllabus and
student
work is posted on Electronic Resources for Geography at http://ejw.i8.com/geog/97/plans97.htm
· Geography 400, Geography Independent Research, Summer, 1998.
· Bibliographic Instruction, 1996-1999, Brown Library, Abilene
Christian University for Freshman Seminar and subject area classes.
Honors
Universities
· President’s Circle, Abilene Christian University, 1997, 1998,
and 1999.
Libraries
· Who’s Who in Library Science, 1980.
Military
· Legion of Merit (Army) 1993.
· Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal (Department
of Defense) 1987.
· Bronze Star for Meritorious Service (Army - Vietnam) 1967.
Areas of Technical Expertise
· Programs: Word, Word Perfect, Works, Excel, PowerPoint,
PhotoShop,
Access, Netscape Composer, Dreamweaver, and Frontpage.
· Cataloging Systems and Programs: Innovative, DRA,
Readerware,
OCLC Passport, CatME, and MARC.
· Hardware: PCs, MACs, PDAs, Servers, Scanners, and Digital
Cameras.
· Online Databases: InfoTrac Databases, OCLC Databases,
JSTOR, MUSE, EBSCO, ERIC, LEXIS, StatUSA, SIRS, NetLibrary, CARL, and
Wilson
Select, plus numerous other single databases.
Conference Presentations
"Electronic Nightmares, Spam and Deadlinks," Workshop, Kansas City
Library & Information Network, November 12, 2003.
“Disaster Plan Revisited” ESU Library Panel Member, College and
University
Libraries Conference, Salina, Kansas, October 10, 2002.
"All Tangled Up With the Web: Unsolociated E-mail and Dead Hyperlinks
(Link Rot)" Christian College Librarians' Conference, Oklahoma
Christian
University, May 15, 2002
“Keys to Great Reference Service” Professional Librarians’ Meeting,
William Allen White Library and School of Library and Information
Science,
June 15, 2001.
“Library Assessment Tools,” Christian College Librarians' Conference,
David Lipscomb University, May 24, 2001.
“Building a Directory of Electronic Resources,” College and University
Libraries Section of the Kansas Library Association, McPherson, Kansas,
October 6, 2000.
“Integrating the Internet into the Curriculum” and “Using the Web for
Finding Digital Images of Rare Maps for Educational Purposes,” National
Endowment for the Humanities, History of Cartography Institute
‘Cartographic
Traditions in World History’ for Teachers, University of Illinois at
Chicago,
August 2, 1999.
“Class Internet Projects,” Presentation, 11th Annual GeoTech
Conference,
Bishop Dunne High School, Dallas, Texas, May 16, 1999 (used an
Internet
Presentation found at http://ejw.i8.com/geog/geotech.html)
“Integrating the Internet into the Social Studies Curriculum,”
Presentation,
12th Annual GeoTech Conference, Bishop Dunne High School, Dallas,
Texas,
March 6, 1998
“Analyzing Geography Web Sites,” Presentation, National Council for
Geographic Education, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 12, 1998.
“Analyzing Geography Web Sites,” Presentation, The Texas Alliance for
Geography Conference, Round Rock, Texas, October 22, 1998.
“Analysis of Geography Related Web Sites,” Presentation, The Texas
Alliance for Geography Conference, Cedar Vally Middle School, Texas,
October
4, 1997.
“Bringing Together the National Standards for Geography and Geography
Related Web Sites Through an Evaluation Process,” Presentation,
National
Council For Geographic Education Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida,
October
10, 1997.
"The Web of Historical Cartography: A Demonstration of Historic Maps
on the Internet" Online presentation at the Texas Map Society Fall
Conference,
November 8, 1997.
“Exploring Your Community,” Presentation, The Texas Alliance for
Geography
Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 15, 1994.
Volunteer Consultant Services
· Geography Alliance Teacher Consultant, (Texas) 1994-1999.
Publications
· Co-Author with Dr Tom Lee, Review of Chapter One, The
Outrageous Idea of Christian
Scholarship by George Marsden http://www.acu.edu/academics/adamscenter/resources/faithlearning/christianschol.html
1999.
· "The Web of Cartography," The Neatline, A Newsletter of
the Texas Map
Society, Vol 1, No. 1, February 1998.
· A Guide to the Reserve Components, Fifth U. S.
Army, Ft Sam Houston,
Texas, 1993.
· Co-Editor, Fifth U.S. Army Wives Cookbook, Ft. Sam
Houston, Texas, 1993.
· Logistics Annex for the Navy War College War Games,
Newport, Rhode Island, 1988.
· Thirteen acetate and ink illustrations for maps that are
published
in the following books: Ice, The incredible journey, Saga
of
a wayward sailor, Inside Cuba, The politics of Torch, Walt Whitman’s
western
jaunt, The making of the Popes- 1978, and The St. Louis – San
Francisco
Transcontinental Railroad.
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· Editor, Support Group Training Guide, 326th Support
Group, Kansas City, Kansas, 1974.
· Co-editor with Margaret Tranne Pearce, Unpublished Manucript -
A Processing
Manual for the Small Map Collection, September, 1973.
· Drill Sergeant Academy Operations Manual, Leadership
Academy, 89th Training Division, Kansas City, Kansas,1970.
· Cookbooks (6) for Emporia State Univeristy graduates as
wedding presents, 2006.
· Todd Family Cook in Memory of Hubert and Irene Todd, Tipton,
Oklahoma, 2007 (wife's family).
Web Sites Published
· Web Based Resources, http://ejw.i8.com
· Dwight David Eisenhower, http://ejw.i8.com/ike/ike.html
· Electronic Resources for Geography, http://ejw.i8.com/geogweb.htm#acu
· Electronic Resources for History, http://ejw.i8.com/histweb.htm
· The Fourth Infantry Division in Vietnam, http://ejw.i8.com/vn/vn.html
· Mount Sunflower, Kansas, http://ejw.i8.com/sun/mountsunflower.html
· Emporia Habitat for Humanity, http://emporiahfh.i8.com/
(2000-2004) Created the intial site for the group.
· Emporia Church of Christ Web Page, http://EmporiaChurchofChrist.i8.com
(2000-2004) Created the initial web pages for the congregation.
· ESU Christian Student Center, http://EmporiaChurchofChrist.i8.com/csc.htm
(2000-2004) Created the initial web pages for the Center.
· Christian Resources, http://christianresources.i8.com
· Online Recipe Sites, http://christianresources.i8.com/recipes.html
· Texas Historical Map Society, http://libraries.uta.edu/txmapsociety
(1997-1999) Built the initial pages for the Society.
University Committees and Service
· Residency Committee, 2002-2003
· Facilities Committee, September 2000 – 2001.
· Library Representative to the Faculty Advisory Council, School
of Library Information and Management, December 1999 – June 2000.
· ESU Distance Learning Task Force, 1999-2000.
· Member, ESU Team for PICTT, 1999-2001.
· ESU Faculty Advisor, Christian Student Center, ESU, 2000 -
2003.
· Adopt-A-Student, Christian Student Center, ESU, 2000 - 2004.
Library Committees and Service
· Chair, Library Faculty Committee, University Library and
Archives,
ESU, Jun 2002-2003.
· Selectors Committee, University Library and Archives, ESU,
1999 - 2003.
· Library Faculty Committee, University Library and Archives,
ESU, 2000 - 2003.
· Disaster Planning Task Force, University Library and Archives,
2001-2003.
· Coordinating Editor, Library Lines, Library Newsletter, Vol.
1. Nos. 1 and 2, University Library and Archives, ESU, 2001.
· Library Publicity Committee, Department of Library Services,
ESU 1999 - 2001.
· Instruction Committee, Department of Library Services, ESU,
2000 - 2001.
· Chair, Faculty Technology Help Committee, (Volunteer) Global
Christian University, 2000-
· Unit Heads Committee, Department of Library Services, ESU,
1999 - 2001.
· Assistant Library Webmaster, ESU, 1999-2001.
· Assistant Library System Administrator, ESU, 1999-2000.
· Web Advisory Committee, Department of Library Services, ESU,
2000-2001.
· Library Book Truck Drill Team for Homecoming, ESU 2000.
· Chair, Search Committee for Reference Librarian and
Instruction
Coordinator, ESU 2000.
· Search Committee member for William Allen White Library
Director,
ESU 2000.
· Bibliographic Control Committee, Library, Abilene Christian
University, 1997-1999.
· Book Sale Coordinator, Library, Abilene Christian University,
March 1999.
· Editor, Gamit, Library Newsletter, Kansas University Library,
1978-1980.
Community Committees and Services
· Mentor, MAPS, Mentoring And Personal Success, Lowther
Elementary
South, Emporia KS 2002-2003
· Deacon, Emporia Church of Christ, Emporia, Kansas March
2000-September
2004
· Tutor, Adult Literacy Program, Emporia, Kansas, 2000-2003.
· Mentor, HOSTS, Reading Program at the Walnut Elementary
School,
Emporia, KS 2001-2002.
· Chair, Search Committee for Campus Minister, ESU Christian
Student Center, May-June, 2001.
· American Cancer Society Facilitator, MacArthur Church of
Christ,
San Antonio, TX 1992-1995.
· City League Girl’s Basketball Coach, Falls Church, VA
1985-1987.
· Planning Committee, City of Lawrence’s (KS) U.S. Bi-Centennial
Parade, 1976.
· Co-host, City of Lawrence’s (KS) U.S. Army 200th Birthday
Parade, 1975.
· Little League Assistant Football Coach, Lawrence, KS
1976-1979.
Library Conference Attendance
· Managing Digital Video Content Conference, Atlanta, August
15-16, 2001
· Innovative User’s Group, May 19-22, 2001
· Motivating Employees Workshop, May 16, 2001
· KLA, College and University Section, October 5-6, 2000
· Kansas Tri-Conference, Wichita, April 12-14, 2000; Topeka,
April 4-6, 2001
· LAMA Institute held in Emporia, Kansas, July 30, 1999
· Special Library Association, Kansas City, 1981, Atlanta, 1994
· American Library Association, Miami, 1994; Atlanta, 2001
· National Council for Geographic Education, San Bernardino,
1997; Indianapolis, 1998
· Christian College Librarian’s Annual Conference, 1996, 1997,
1998, 2001
Discussion List Participation
· Special Collections List, wxlibris@library.berkeley.edu (2001
- 2004)
· Kansas Librarians List, KANLIB-L@UKANS.EDU (2000 - 2004)
· ESU SLIM Alumni, SLIMALUM@esunix.emporia.edu (1999 - )
· PDA Libraries, pdalibraries@yahoogroups.com (2002 -
)
· Distance Learning List, dlibs@jccc.net (2001 - 2004)
· College to College, c2c@list.jccc.net (2001 - 2004)
· Christian College Librarians, CCL-RSI@Harding.edu (1996 -
)
