About Lipscomb
Professors of History
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Dr. Jerry Gaw has been a professor at Lipscomb University since 1981. While at Lipscomb, Dr. Gaw has earned several awards, some of which include the Who's Who in the South and Southwest, theDavid Laine Memorial Award, a Faculty Sabbatical, three Faculty Summer Grants, and three Faculty Research/Development Grants. He is a member of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, the Disciples of Christ Historical Society, the North American Conference on British Studies, and the European Section of the Southern Historical Association. Dr. Gaw's current research involves writing a book on the religion of David Lloyd George, prime minister of Great Britain from 1916-1922. He was a member of the Church of Christ, and his citizens reaped the benefits of his governmental policies. Dr. Gaw also participated in a discussion of world history for Nashville's Community Access TV channel in the Fall of 2003, and he gave two lectures in English history from the Golden Age to the Glorious Revolution (1588-1688) at the 2002 Core Knowledge National Conference in Nashville. He spoke onDavid Lloyd George at the Christian College Librarians Conference in 1995, and read two papers on George at the Christian Scholars Conference and the Southern Conference on British Studies in 1996. He has also written several published works. |
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Dr. Richard Goode came to Lipscomb University in 1989, after working as a teaching assistant at Vanderbilt University. He teaches a variety of history courses, including U.S. History I, U.S. History II (Honors), Colonial America, Foundations of 20th Century America, African American Studies, Native American Studies, Religion in American Culture, and Lipscomb Seminar. The University honored Dr. Goode with the Outstanding Teaching Award in 2003. His Lipscomb-based memberships include the Center for International Peace and Justice, the General Education Committee and the University Writing Program Committee. He is also a member of the American Society of Church History. He has presented numerous papers at professional conferences, and is the author of several published works. |
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Dr. Tim Johnson joined the university faculty in 1991, and he is professor of history and chair of the department. He teaches the following courses: U.S. History I and II, National Period (1776-1850), Civil War and Reconstruction, U.S. Military History, The South in American History, Vietnam, and Senior Seminar. Dr. Johnson’s research interests are in the Mexican War and Civil War. The Virginia Historical Society has named him an Andrew J. Mellon Research Fellow twice (1994, 2002). Recently, Yale University named him the Archibald Hanna, Jr. Research Fellow in American History for 2005, and he will be in residence at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on the Yale campus during the spring semester. Dr. Johnson received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award from Lipscomb in 2001, and he has been featured on C-SPAN’s BookTV (1999) and The History Channel (2003). His published works can be found at the Faculty Publications link. |
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Dr. David Lawrence teaches several courses in the history department, including Western Civilization and World Civilization, to and since 1600, Greek History, Roman History, Medieval History, Renaissance to Reformation History, History and Politics of the Middle East, and History of European Political Thought I. His teaching awards include the Laine Award, allowing him to spend a month researching classical Greek and Roman civilizations (early Christian civilization) in Italy and South France, and a Sabbatical awarded in Spring of 2003 to do preparatory research for his biography of Martin Bucer. Dr. Lawrence has a specialized interest in Study Abroad programs, history of theology, the Honors Program, and intellectual history: interaction, development and synthesis thereof. He also has several publications available. |
Dr. Robert Hooper Dr. Hooper joined the history faculty in 1960 and subsequently served as department chair for thirty years. He has numerous published works in church history. Although he retired from full-time teaching in 1998, he continues to teach part-time in the department. His courses include: Western Civilization, World Regional Geography and Recent American Issues. |
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Mr. Neal Allison has been an instructor at Lipscomb since 1997. He has a specialized interest in world culture, views, travel, and languages. He also has interest in archaeology, and participated in an dig in Israel in 1998. He is also a Research Fellow in the Center for International Peace and Justice. His primary teaching areas are World Civilization, Western Civilization and U.S. History. |