University of Nebraska Kearney

 Dr. Susanne George Bloomfield

English Department

Professor of English
Office: Teaching Online Only
Phone: 308-991-4647
Email:bloomfields@unk.edu 

Dr. Bloomfield's CURRICULUM VITAE
 

Education Background
PhD in English, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1988.
MAEd. in English, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1979.
BA in Education, English and French majors, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1968, Cum Laude.
 

Areas of Specialization 
Western American Literature
American Literature
English Education
Multicultural Literature
Memoir and Biography

Books Published
Adventures in the West: Stories for Young People. Eds. Susanne George Bloomfield and Eric Melvin Reed. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, Fall 2007.
Impertinences: Selected Editorials of Elia W. Peattie, A Journalist in the Gilded Age. Edited and with a Biography by Susanne George Bloomfield. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2005.
From the Beginning: A Century of Excellence at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Susanne George Bloomfield and Eric Melvin Reed. Kearney: University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2005.
"Absolutely No Manners": On Having the Audacity to Write Biography. Monograph. Lincoln, NE: Mari Sandoz Heritage Society and the Center for Great Plains Studies, 2003.
A Presidential Visit. Eds. Susanne George-Bloomfield and Steve Rothenberger. Kearney: University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2002.
A Prairie Mosaic: An Atlas of Central Nebraska's Land, Nature, and Culture. Eds. Steve Rothenberger and Susanne George-Bloomfield. Kearney: University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2000.
Kate M. Cleary: A Literary Biography with Selected Works. Susanne K. George. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1997.
Wellsprings: Poems by Six Nebraska Poets. Ed. Susanne K. George. Kearney: University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1995.
The Platte River: An Atlas of the Big Bend Region.  Eds. Allan Jenkins and Susanne K. George. Kearney: University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1993.
The Adventures of the Woman Homesteader: The Life and Letters of Elinore Pruitt Stewart. Susanne K. George. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992.

Digital Publications
Elia Peattie: An Uncommon Woman, An Uncommon Writer. University of Nebraska's Center for Digital Research in the Humanities through a Fellowship granted by the Plains Humanities Alliance. 2010.

Book Awards
2006 WILLA Literary Award for Best Nonfiction for Impertinences.
2006 NebrasKa Book Award for Nonfiction for Impertinences.
Susan Koppleman Award for Kate M. Cleary.
ALA Notable Books for A Prairie Mosaic.

Awards and Fellowships
The Delbert and Edith Wylder Award for Exceptional Service to the Western Literature Association 2012
Pratt-Heins Award for Scholarship and Research 2008
Martin Distinguished Professorship 2005-2008
Leland Holdt/Security Mutual Distinguished Faculty Award for Superior Teaching, Research, and Service 2002
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Charter Member 2002
UNK Exceptional Performance Award 2001
Mari Sandoz Award. Nebraska Library Association, 1998.
University of Nebraska Graduate Fellow
Center for Great Plains Studies Fellow
Phi Eta Sigma (National Honorary Society) Honorary Member 1998
UNK Profiles in Excellence, 1998.
UNK Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award, 1996.
Pratt Heins Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1995.
Crawford Award for Curriculum Development, 1995.
Mortar Board: Certificate for Outstanding Teaching, 1994.
UNK Deans' Award for Scholarship, 1993.

 National/Regional Professional Activities                                                                                              
Director, Nebraska Book Festival (2003-2004)
Nebraska Task Force for the National Endowment for the Humanities Plains Humanities Center (2000-2001)
Western Literature Association: National President 1996
Search Committee: Editor for Western American Literature (1997)
Western Literature Association Executive Council (1994-1997)
Board of Governors: Center for Great Plains Studies--2 terms
Board of Directors: Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation--2 terms
Co-Chair, Nebraska Literature Festival (1995)
Chair, Nebraska Literature Festival (1992)
 

Links
Pratt-Heins Award Winners