Booker Anthony, Ph.D.
- Professor
Contact Info:
- btanthony@matthias-franke.net
- 919.516.4488
- Cheshire Building, Room 118
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
B.A. – English, 1980
Saint Augustine’s University
M.A. – English, 1982
The Ohio State University
Ph.D. – English, 1988
The Ohio State University
AREA(S) OF RESEARCH
American Literature to 1900, African American Culture, Spirituality and Religion
PUBLICATIONS
Anthony, Booker T. Rev. of A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest J. Gaines. CLA Journal 37 (December 1993): 235-242.
Anthony, Booker T. “Assessing Writing Through Common Examinations and Student Portfolios.” Assessment in Practice. Ed. Trudy Banta. Jossey- Bass: 1996.
Anthony, Booker T. “Religion and Spirituality in Literature.” CLA Journal. 51 (September 2007): 1-13.
Anthony, Booker T. “(Re)Roots and (Re)Routes: Transatlantic Connections in Language and Literature.” CLA Journal. 52 (September 2008):1-12.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:
- A TEXTBOOK TITLED “Women in the Fiction of Ernest J. Gaines”
- Dr. Booker T. Anthony: A Teacher’s Memoirs
SAU CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS
2018 – Curriculum Council (Saint Augustine’s University
2007-2010 – Fayetteville State University Faculty Grievance Committee
2020 – Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Writing Committee
2020 -Tenure and Promotion Committee
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2009 – to present, Advisory Board Member, State Employees’ Credit Union
2017 – 150th Anniversary of Saint Augustine’s University – Guest Organist Normal & Collegiate Institute’s School Charter (The Holy Eucharist)
1989 – present College Board Advanced Placement Reader of English Literature: Professional Development and continued Education, 1500 hours earned – celebrating 30th year
1997 – (1997) Licensed and Ordained (1999) Minister of the Gospel of Jesus, the Christ.
AWARDS & HONORS
2015 – The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Excellence in Teaching Award
2010-2011 The Wynton H. Hadley Excellence in Teaching Award
2009-2011 Board of Directors, State Employees’ Credit Union
2008-2009 FSU TEACHER OF THE YEAR
2009-2010 NC BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD
2009-2010 APPOINTED BY COLLEGE BOARD TO THE CLEP TEST DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
January 2009 – Selected to participate in the Chesnutt Library Fellows Information Literacy Program
2019 – SRA International Certification of Completion for successful completion of Society of Research Administrators International’s Understanding the Uniform Guidance on the False Claims Act
2017 – SRA International Certification of Completion for successful completion of Society of Research Administrators International’s Understanding the Uniform Guidance
2016 – Wake Tech Workforce Continuing Education for Excel 2013 Level 1
1991-2018 Road Scholar, NC Humanities Council’s Speakers’ Bureau
2008-2010 Immediate-Past President, The College Language Association
2006-2008 President, The College Language Association
2004-2006 Vice-President, The College Language Association
2002-2004 Area English Representative, The College Language Association
1993-2002 Nominations Committee Chair, The College Language Association
1999 Host Committee Chair, The College Language Association Annual Convention, Fayetteville, NC
2007 Senior Reviewer for the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program
2007 ETS Visiting Scholar
2008 Invited back to ETS June 2008 to do orientation for new Visiting Scholars
2009 Organized and Led Study-Abroad Experience to China for 18 FSU Honors Students
2010 Organized and Led Study-Abroad to Spain for FSU Honors Students
2009-2011 College Board’s CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature Committee); reappointed 2011-2014
FAVORITE QUOTE
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, ‘It is well with my soul.’