Susanne George Bloomfield

Professor

Office: THMH 202   |    Phone: (308) 991-4647   |    Email: bloomfields@unk.edu

Susanne George Bloomfield

Biography

Dr. Bloomfield's CURRICULUM VITAE

Education
  • 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.
Professional Experience
  • Professor, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska. 1997 to present.
  • Tenured Associate Professor, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska. 1992 to 1997.
  • Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska. 1988-1992.
  • Lecturer at University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska. 1979-1987.
  • Axtell Community Schools, Axtell, Nebraska, 1968-1973. French: Grades 4-12; English: Grades 10 & 11.
Areas of Specialization
  • Western American Literature
  • American Literature
  • English Education
  • Multicultural Literature
  • Memoir and Biography

Publications

Books
  • 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

Awards

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/Fellowships
  • Distinguished Alumni Award 2013 (University of Nebraska-Kearney)
  • 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.

Professional Activities

National/Regional
  • 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)