Course Listing - by Instructor
| Name | Biography |
|---|---|
| Adam Andrews | Adam Andrews is a co-founder and owner of Willow Creek Gardens for 27 years. |
| Michael Barr | Michael Barr earned a bachelor’s degree in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in history from Texas State University. Instructor Michael Barr writes a local history column, called Hindsights, for the Fredericksburg Standard. He is a regular contributor to Rock and Vine Magazine. |
| Jason Beard | Chef Jason Beard has been cooking for over 32 years and is widely known for his knowledge about pairings, eating healthily and how to assure quality in ingredients. Joy Beard merchandises the store beautifully and helps inform our region's appreciators of fine food. |
| Keith Blair | |
| Samuel Brinkman | Dr. Samuel Brinkman completed his Ph.D. in neuropsychology from the University of Houston in 1980. He was co-director of a geriatric research center at Wayne State University, where he was involved in development of medication treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. He now lives in Abilene, where he has provided neuropsychological services to patients with a wide range of neurological disorders. He has published over 40 research papers, book chapters and scholarly works. |
| Anne Brown | |
| Carole Buchanan | Carole Buchanan, Ph.D., is an award-winning teacher with a doctorate in African history, and she trains world and European history advanced placement teachers. |
| Erika Caputo | |
| Frank Caramanica | Frank Caramanica, Ph.D., is a retired geologist and a collector of special interest and antique automobiles. |
| Lauren Cassel Brownell | |
| Katie Cortese | |
| April Cothran | April Cothran is a Highland Lakes Master Gardener. In 2020, she and her husband decided to start a homestead leading to the discovery of the many edible plants that grow in abundance on their land. |
| Elsa Crenwelge | |
| Jeff Day | |
| Judy Deaton | Judy Tedford Deaton is the chief curator and director of exhibitions and collections at The Grace Museum. She is a frequent art juror, consultant and guest speaker at a variety of professional art associations. She is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and Southern Methodist University. |
| Llewellyn Densmore | Lou Densmore has been at Texas Tech for 35 years. His bachelor’s and master’s degrees are in biology from the University of Houston, and his doctorate is in biochemistry from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. |
| Danna Laine Doremus | Danna Laine Doremus is the owner and operator of The Oil Tap in Marble Falls. |
| Arturo Figueroa | |
| Sandy Fortenberry | Sandy Fortenberry is chair of the Lubbock County Historical Commission. She is a native Lubbockite with degrees in English, German and educational leadership from Texas Tech University and the University of Alabama. |
| Amy Foster Palmer | Amy Foster Palmer, MS CCHC, has a masters degree from the Erikson Institute in Child Development. She is a Project Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLIfe Extension Services Promoting Early Education Quality. |
| Charlotte Freeborn | Charlotte Freeborn was born in Dallas and grew up in Longview, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico. She attended Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas and a master’s from Perkins at SMU. |
| Heidi Fults | Holly Fults has a degree in chemistry. As an environmental regulatory consultant for 26 years, she has supported industrial markets as well as federal and state governmental facilities to align operations with regulatory requirements and permits. |
| Bailey Gaines | Bailey Gaines has a master's in fish biology from Texas Tech and started the freshwater mussel propagation and research program at Inks Dam NFH. |
| Jacqualyn Halmbacher | Jacqualyn Halmbacher has a bachelor's from Ohio University in freshwater, marine and environmental biology and implemented in vitro techniques at Inks Dam NFH in 2020. |
| Rick Hammer | Rick L. Hammer is a writer, photographer, speaker and naturalist based in Abilene. He writes about science, the natural world and people's connections to nature in urban environments. |
| Eric Hammersen | Instructor Eric Hammersen, Ph.D., has spent 50 years in national security in the U.S. and abroad. |
| Craig Hensley | Craig Hensley has a master's degree in zoology. He is a lifelong naturalist and educator, currently serving as one of two Texas Nature Trackers Biologists with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. |
| Larry Hess | Larry Hess is a popular music history educator with over 30 years of experience performing with symphony orchestras, musical theatre productions, and several other groups. In 2021, Larry began presenting these talks on cruise ships as an enrichment speaker. |
| Monica Hightower | |
| Alycyn Keeling | |
| Bob Kent | Bob Kent earned a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin. He has published a number of professional and historical articles. He is on the board of directors for the Falls on the Colorado Museum. |
| Melissa Key | |
| James Klein | James Klein, Ph.D., is a retired music professor and professional conductor who has over 40 years’ experience in orchestra and opera performances. |
| Steve Kniffen | Steve Kniffen has extensive teaching experience in lifelong learning, including two traveling Elderhostels that followed the route of Lewis & Clark from St. Louis to Portland. He has written 190 articles based on research he has gathered on the subject. |
| Danielle Levitt | |
| Cindy Martin | Cindy Martin is a former archivist at the Southwest Collection. She currently serves on the Lubbock County Historical Commission and on the Board of the Lubbock Heritage Society. |
| Chad Matlock | |
| Payton Miller | |
| Kathryn Mitchell | Kathryn Mitchell is the education director at The Grace Museum, With her great team of educators, The Grace reaches thousands of students and adults with art and history programming each year, Kathryn ws instrumental in developing the SPARK Science Center for children which will open at the new Abilene Heritage Square. |
| Ryan Murray | Ryan Murray has a bachelor's in mass communications from Texas Tech. Currently the editor of Texas Cache Magazine, he has written articles and appeared on podcasts discussing artifacts. |
| Sergiy Nesterenko | |
| Beth Nickels | |
| Amanda O'Connor | Amanda O’Connor, owner of Cypress Street Station with her husband Terry, earned her bachelor’s degree in restaurant and hotel/institutional management from Texas Tech University. |
| Katherine Peake | |
| Kaki Perdue | Kaki Clark Perdue is a CPA and Certified Financial Planner. She is the founder of Look Both Ways Financial and the podcast with the same name, available on Apple and Spotify. |
| Paul Phillips | |
| Michelle Pieniazek | |
| Dana Rowan | Dana Rowan, M.S., is a geologist who worked for Chevron and its predecessor for 35 years and is a member of the Austin Geological Society. He moved to Fredericksburg to enjoy the natural beauty of the Hill Country. |
| Cassie Sanders | Cassie Sanders is a Texas Master Certified Florist through the Texas State Florist Association. She currently works as the floral design instructor at the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center for Lubbock ISD. She holds a bachelor's and master's degree in agricultural sciences from West Texas A&M University. |
| David Schafer | |
| Kami Shore | |
| Ginger Sprouse | Ginger Sprouse is chef instructor at Art of the Meal. She has been teaching recreational cooking classes for 11 years and delights in hands-on classes that utilize local seasonal ingredients. |
| Marye Tharp | Marye Tharp, Ph.D., is a retired professor of marketing and advertising from UT-Austin and UTSA. Her consulting around international and multicultural branding strategies is focused on U.S. Latino and Latin American markets. |
| Rhonda Thompson | Rhonda Thompson is a Master Trainer for Matter of Balance Falls Prevention a national evidence-based program. |
| Ray Tiemann | |
| Glenn Treibs | |
| Erin Van Pelt | Erin Van Pelt is a graduate of Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech University School of Law. She has had the honor of working for District Attorney K. Sunshine Stanek since November of 2017. |
| Taylor Warmoth | |
| Charles Watkins | Charles E Watkins, Ph.D., graduated from the University of Texas and spent most of his career in technical marketing of computing systems. He portrayed Noah Smithwick in the annual Legends of the Falls hayride in Cottonwood Shores. |
| Rob Weiner | Rob Weiner, M.A., M.S., is the librarian for the Texas Tech University College of Visual and Performing Arts as well as Film Studies and has taught various history and film classes for nearly 20 years |
| Lynn Whitfield | Lynn Whitfield, M.A., is the associate director of the West Texas Historical Association, and serves on the executive board of the Lubbock Heritage Society. |
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