Summary

Jackson J. Spielvogel is an associate professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University. His textbooks are commonly used in high school and college Western Civilization classes. A professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) (or prof for short) is a senior teacher, lecturer and/or researcher usually employed by a college or university. ... Emeritus is a title given to a retired professor, bishop or other professional. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university with a main campus located in State College, Pennsylvania, and 23 other campuses (some called Commonwealth Campuses) located throughout Pennsylvania. ...

Education

Spielvogel holds a Ph.D., from the Ohio State University, and specialized in Reformation history under the supervision of Harold J. Grimm. Doctor of Philosophy, or Ph. ... The Ohio State University is currently the third largest university in the United States and currently ranked by US News and World Report as the best public university in Ohio and the twenty-first best public university in the nation. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: History For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ...

Career

As a professor at Pennsylvania State University, Spielvogel has been of a great influence to the study of World History. Many of Spielvogel's contributions include the development of the Western civilization courses and a very popular course on Nazi Germany, at Penn State. Articles and reviews written by Spievogel have appeared in journals such as the, Morena, Journal of General Education, Catholic Historical Review, Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte, and the American Historical Review. He has also been the contributor of various chapters or articles to The Social History of the Reformation, The Holy Roman Empire: A Dictionary Handbook, the Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual of Holocaust Studies, and Utopian Studies. Much of his work has been the result of funding and fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation and the Foundation for Reformation Research. The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university with a main campus located in State College, Pennsylvania, and 23 other campuses (some called Commonwealth Campuses) located throughout Pennsylvania. ... The American Historical Review (AHR) is the official publication of the American Historical Association (AHA), a body of academics, professors, teachers, students, historians, curators and others, founded in 1884 for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the dissemination of historical research. ... The Fulbright Program is program of educational grants (Fulbright Fellowships) sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. ...

Awards/Honors

Throughout his career as a professor, Spievogel has been the recipient of many honors, including five major universitywide awards in teaching. Most notably in 1988-89, Spievogel held the Penn State Teaching Fellowship, the most prestigious teaching award given by the university. Also, Spievogel received the Dean Arthur Ray Warnock Award for Outstanding Faculty Member in 1996, and the Schreyer Honors College Excellence in Teaching Award, in 2000.

• Schreyer Honors College Excellence in Teaching Award (2000)
• Dean Arthur Ray Warnock Award (1996)
• Penn State Teaching Fellowship (1988-89)

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Writings by Spielvogel

Including a career in teaching, Spievogel is also the author of many textbooks that most commonly appear in high schools for instruction in the AP European History course, the equivalent of the Freshmen year of college, Western Civilzation course. His book Hitler and Nazi Germany was first published in 1987, with the fourth edition published in 2001. Spievogel is also the coauthor of World History, first published in 1998 with the third edition in 2001, and the The Essential World History, first edition in 2002, with William Duiker. World History is a field of historical study that emerged in the 1960s, notably from William McNeills work The Rise of The West. ... ...

• The Essential World History (2nd Edition --2001) ISBN 0534627129
• Hitler and Nazi Germany (4th Edition -- 2001) ISBN 0139759964
• Western Civilization: Volume II: Since 1500 (5th Edition -- 2003) ISBN 0534600085

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Personal Life

Spielvogel is married to his wife Diane Spielvogel. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...