Georgia: Its Heritage and Its Promise is the recent publication by Lee Ann Caldwell, director of the Center for the Study of Georgia History at Augusta State University. The textbook written for eighth graders is in the adoption process for school districts across the state.
“This textbook has a lot more diversity, and it conforms to the educational standards provided by the state,” says Caldwell.
The text contains 22 chapters on history authored by Caldwell and five chapters on government written by Gwendolyn Wood, Professor Emerita in the Department of Political Science.
“I tried to add interesting topics that might pique the interests of the students,” adds Caldwell. The last chapter of the book, Education and Culture in Modern Georgia, includes information about famous Georgians and the HOPE scholarship.
Her dedication to the preservation of Georgia’s history was recently recognized as she was awarded the Piper Distinguished Service Award by the Georgia Association of Historians (GAH). She was selected by her peers for the award at the association’s annual conference.
Caldwell is the GAH former president and currently serves as co-editor of the organization’s annual journal. She is a past recipient of the GAH Spencer Award, which acknowledges a member for an outstanding journal article. Caldwell also has received the Annual Historian’s Award from the Lucy Laney Museum of Black History, the Woman of Excellence in Education Award, the Brown Award for African-American History, and the Leadership Service Award. She has been awarded the Outstanding Faculty Member and the Town and Gown Award at Augusta State.
Caldwell has published numerous articles and has presented various historical topics to civic organizations throughout the state. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee and both her master and doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia.
Apr 1, 2011
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