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Professor Emeritus of History George P. Antone (June 13, 1935-) was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. He attended public elementary school there and graduated from Cumberland High School in Cumberland, Rhode Island. He received his A.B. degree in European history from Brown University in 1958 and earned an M.A. degree in education from Rutgers University in 1962. Antone taught social studies in Madison High School in New Jersey from 1958 tol964. He was an instructor at Gupton College and Belmont College, both in Nashville, Tennessee, before completing his M.A. degree in United States history in 1967 at Vanderbilt University, while working towards a doctoral degree. Antone married Allen Louise Shumaker of Nashville, Tennessee, on March 5, 1966. They have one daughter, Alicia (September 5, 1968-), and a son, Marc (October 5, 1971-). Antone joined the faculty at Appalachian State University in 1967 as an assistant professor in the Department of History, and he was appointed to the graduate faculty in 1968. He received his Ph.D. degree in history in 1969 and was promoted to associate professor in 1970, earning tenure in 1971. In 1971, Dr. Antone was awarded the Danforth Foundation Fellowship, which allowed him a year of postdoctoral education in African-American studies at Atlanta University. He served as chair of his department until 1994, and was also the coordinator of faculty development in the Center for Instructional Development. Additionally, he served as chair of the graduate faculty. For his teaching efforts, he was named I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor of History. Among the various other positions in which Dr. Antone served the university during his academic career, he was project co-director of "State and Local History in the Public Schools" from 1983 to 1986. This project was funded by the North Carolina Humanities Committee to develop curriculum materials in North Carolina history to be presented in workshops in regional meetings throughout the state. He was also director of the Newport Summer Program in Rhode Island, a program that includes courses from four departments for undergraduates, with a separate program for adult learners as well. He served as director of the Instructional Development Project for the Department of History from 1977 to 1979; the project's purpose was to develop alternative formats on instruction in history programs and involved the twenty-six full-time members of the history faculty. Antone also worked with several chairs in the College of Arts and Sciences in developing a system of evaluation for faculty. This was done through a grant from the American Association of Colleges, which Dr. Antone secured for this work. Finally, from 1968 until 1970 he was director of the Education Professions Development Act Program on "The Negro in American History." While at Appalachian, Dr. Antone served on the campuswide Public Programs Committee, the Appalachian Museum Committee, the Appalachian Collection Advisory Committee, and the Committee on Institutional Studies and Planning. He was also a member of the Minorities Studies Council for the State of North Carolina, the Council of the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Agenda Committee of the University Council of Chairs. In addition, he served as consultant and lecturer for the EDPA Curriculum Integration Project. Dr. Antone's publications include the following: • "The 50th State: Will N.C. Workers Accept Unions?" The Charlotte Observer March 3, 1977. • "An Instructional Development Project in History." Social Studies Journal of the North Carolina Council of Social Studies 23, No. 1 (October 1977). • "The Origins of Anti-Unionism in North Carolina." Social Studies: Journal of the North Carolina Council of Social Studies 22, No. 3 (May 1977). He also published numerous book reviews for North Carolina Historical Review and the Journal of Southern History, in addition to biographical articles on William Albert Noyes, Jr., Harold Lionel Zellerback, and Walton Maxey Jarman for the Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement Ten (1976-80). Dr. Antone's professional affiliations include the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Phi Alpha Theta, AAUP, NEA/NCEA, the American Association for State and Local History, and the Southern Historical Association. Dr. Antone retired from Appalachian State in 1997 and was awarded emeritus status by the Board of Trustees in 1998. Since retirement, he has taught two semesters at the Universite d'Angers in France, and he is currently the director of Academic Grants & Conferences at Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island. He also is the director of the Office of International Programs, dealing with relationships with institutions abroad and their study abroad program. Finally, Dr. Antone has spent the last several summers directing a program at the American University of Rome. Sources: Appalachian State University files and long association. -Dr. Richard D. Howe
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