C.J. Bibus is a member of the Organization of American Historians and the Southern Historical Association. Her chief interests in history are the Constitution and the transitions in the United States that began about 1900. Her major interest in education is how to help students learn history while developing skills in critical thinking.

B.A., University of Texas, Austin
M.A., Southwest Texas State University

Ms. Brand has taught courses in U.S. History at Wharton County Junior College since 2001, and has offered on-line courses in Western Civilization.  Her research explores the issues of gender, ethnicity, and class in the early 20^th century United States.  She is the recipient of the Brunson Award for graduate research at Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State University), is a member of Phi Alpha Theta, and currently serves as an advisor for the Zeta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the honors society for two-year college students.

 B. A., French, Mundelein College (Loyola University), Chicago
 M. A., History, University of Illinois

 B. A., University of Houston Clear Lake
 M. A., University of Houston Clear Lake

Ms. Griffith has taught U.S. History courses at WCJC since 1999, including several dual-credit classes to area high schools delivered through ITV.

B.A., Humanities, University of Houston-Victoria
M.A., History, Southwest Texas State University
Ph.D., History, University of Houston    

Dr. Tomek's research and publications focus on race relations in the United States.  In addition to serving as section and associate editor for The Encyclopedia of American Social Movements and the International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest, 1500 to the Present, she has published articles on antislavery and colonization in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Tomek is also a member of the Southern Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Alpha Theta.

Joy Wind
Instructor of History
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, TX 77488
Ph: (979) 532-6449
Email: joyw@wcjc.edu

URL: http://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/jwind/