Frances A. Tolliver
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 South University
Little Rock, AR 72204

Phone (501) 569-3160
E-mail: fatolliver@ualr.edu
Web site: http://www.ualr.edu/~fatolliver/

EDUCATION
HIED, Academic Track, UALR, Doctoral Residency, GPA 3.64 UALR (Spring 2001 to Summer 2002)

MA in Technical and Expository Writing (3.64 GPA) UALR (Spring 2001)

BA in the Liberal Arts (English, Writing, Legal Studies, Criminal Justice) UALR (1998)

AA in Law Enforcement , UALR (1996)

ACADEMIC HONORS
Honors English, UALR (Research--Native American Indian Archives, 1995)

Charles and Nadine Baum Scholar, UALR, 1996-2001

Graduate Forum, UALR, 2nd Place in 2001, School of Education, for presentation of research paper, "Beyond the Learning Paradigm: The Kairos Model. Teaching Innovations in the First Year Writing Program."

EMPLOYMENT in ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
Graduate Assistant (1999 to 2002) - Department of Education, UALR

Editorial Assistant, The Journal of Humanistic Counseling (1999-2002)

Teaching Assistant (1999 to 2002) - UALR, Composition I & Freshman Level Developmental Courses-Rhetoric and Writing

Fellow, National Writing Project, & Teaching Consultant, UALR Institute 2000

TECHNICAL SKILLS & TRAINING
WebCT Summer Institute 2002, Pulaski Technical College (Certification)

Arkansas History Institute 2002, UCA (historical research and writing scholarship)

Arkansas History Summer Institute 2000, UA Monticello (history research scholarship)

Arkansas State Police Commissioned Private Security Guard, Armed Training Administrator ,1990-1995

Experience in software applications for IBM and Macintosh, HTML 4.0

Designed Website for Arkansas Indian Center, UALR

Designed teacher Websites, UALR

Designed Power Point History of Arkansas's oldest 2-year College for Arkansas State University-Beebe (ASU-BB)

PowerPoint, MS Excel, Claris, Quicken, DOS, Word Perfect, MS Word, Windows 95, 98 & 2000, Multi-media instructional resources, MS Word, Spreadsheets, Adobe PhotoShop, Computer Graphics, Newsletter Design, Commercial Art and Advertising

State Licensed P&C, Life, Medical & Disability, Surety, Marine Lines Insurance
Certified Instructor-Property and Casualty

JOB EXPERIENCE
Editorial Reviewer (College English Texts) Houghton Mifflin Company - 2001

Editorial Assistant, Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education & Development, UALR , 1999-2002, for Dr. Roger Herring

Teaching Assistant, Freshman Composition and Developmental Writing/English, UALR, Rhetoric and Writing Department, 1999-2002

Instructor, Pre-license State Insurance Certification , 1995-1997

Tutor Skills-Math, Reading, & Writing- for at-risk students, PCSSD - 1995-96

Grant Writing , Pulaski County Sheriff Department & State Department of HEW, 1996 (UALR Internship)

Instructor, AR State Police, Private Security Guard Trainer, 1989-1992

PUBLISHED WORK
Kaleidoscope 1999: An Anthology of Student Writing (UALR)

"The Lost Black History of White County," White County Heritage, 2002

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS
International Reading Association

Community College Humanities Association

White County Historical Association

Arkansas Historical Association

African-American Historical & Genealogical Society of Arkansas, Inc.

Arkansas Literacy Council

Literacy Action of Central Arkansas National Writing Project

Civitan, International


PRESENTATIONS
Presented research paper, 2001 UALR Graduate Forum, "Beyond the Learning Paradigm: The Kairos Way for Teaching in the First Year Writing Program." Second Place Award, School of Education.

Presented research paper, "Arkansas' African-American History 1749-1880," and "Living Legends: The Telmon Boyd Nix Story," to Arkansas Chapter of African-American Historical Society-September 2001.

Presented research paper, "The Lost Black Colonies of White County," to the African-American Historical & Genealogical Society of Arkansas, Inc., March 2, 2002.

Attended Conference at Arkansas State University-Beebe Nov. 2001-"Disability and the Law in HIED," co-sponsored by UALR

Recipient of the 2001 Cloie Presley Heritage Award for Writing, in recognition of "The Lost Black History of White County." Awarded by White County Historical Society.