Andrew Gulliford
American historian (born 1953)
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Dr. Andrew Gulliford (born November 2, 1953) is an American author, historian and photographer. He is a professor of history at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.
Andrew Gulliford | |
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| Born | November 2, 1953 |
| Occupations | Author, historian |
| Website | andrewgulliford |
He has received the National Individual Volunteer Award from the U.S. Forest Service, for his work in wilderness education, and has been recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture for his "contributions to America's natural and cultural resources."[1]
Early life
Gulliford, who grew up in Lamar, Colorado, completed his bachelor's degree in American history and his master's degree in teaching at Colorado College. He gained a doctorate in American culture and history at Bowling Green State University.[2]
Career
Gulliford worked as a fourth-grade teacher in Silt, Colorado, and, before studying for his doctorate, taught American history at Colorado Mountain College's Rifle branch.[2]
In 1997, Gulliford began a three-year stint as director of the Western New Mexico University Museum. Between 1990 and 2000, he was a professor of the Public History and Historic Preservation program at Middle Tennessee State University. In 2000, he became the director of the Center of Southwest Studies prior to becoming a professor of history at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.[2]
He received the Fitch Foundation's Mid-Career Fellowship in 1991, based on his research on the preservation of tribal history.[3] He wrote "Gulliford's Travels", a monthly column in The Durango Herald.[1][4]
Publications
Gulliford has written several books, including:[1]
- America's Country Schools
- Sacred Objects and Sacred Places: Preserving Tribal Traditions
- Boomtown Blues: Colorado Oil Shale
- Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventure Anthology[5]
- The Woolly West (2019) ISBN 978-1-62349-930-3