James Richardson Sprouse has over 30 years of experience teaching English literature, language, and composition at the university level. He holds a PhD in English from the University of Tennessee and has served as both an adjunct and full professor at several colleges and universities across the Southeast. Currently, he teaches as an adjunct instructor of English at Welch College and Forsyth Technical Community College while also working as a reader for the Advanced Placement Program.

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CURRICULUM VITAE OF
JAMES RICHARDSON (RICK) SPROUSE
HOME ADDRESS
5340 Springhouse Farm Road Telephone: (336)529-1232
Winston-Salem NC 27107 E-Mail: jrsprouse57@yahoo.com
CAREER SUMMARY
Over thirty years’ experience in teaching literature, language, and English composition.
Experience in using MS Office for course preparation, using on-line platforms
for teaching (Blackboard, Populi), conducting student advisement, and
performing various administrative duties.
EDUCATION
PhD, English, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1989).
M. A., English, University of Mississippi (1983).
B. A., English, Tennessee Temple University (1980).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor of English: Welch College, Nashville, Tennessee, 2013- .
Adjunct Instructor of English: Forsyth Technical Community College, 2008- .
Chair of General Education Division: Piedmont International University (formerly
Piedmont Baptist College), 2007-12.
Professor of English: Piedmont International University (formerly Piedmont Baptist
College), 2007-2013.
Professor of English: Pensacola Christian College, 1994-2007.
Assistant Professor of English: North Georgia College, 1990-94.
Instructor / Assistant Professor of English: Campbell University, 1987-90.
Graduate Teaching Assistant: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1983-87; University
of Mississippi, 1981-83.

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James R. Sprouse
SCHOLARLY AND OTHER WRITING ACTIVITIES
FICTION
Standing and Waiting. A novel. Accepted for publication by Page Publishing,
New York.
ARTICLES
"The Textual Relationships of the Unexpanded Middle English Northern Homily Cycle."
Manuscripta 33 (1989): 92-108.
"Middle English Dialect Investigation and the Middle English Manuscript: The Case of
the Bodleian Manuscript 6923." SECOL Review 15 (1991): 87-99.
"The Scribal Dialect of the Bodleian Library, Manuscript Ashmole 42."
Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 104 (1) (2003): 95-113.
SCHOLARLY SERVICE
Referee for the South Atlantic Review and Studies in the Age of Chaucer, 1993.
Co-Writer and Coordinator of "Teaching the Middle Ages: A Workshop for Middle
School Teachers," October 1991. Funded by the Georgia Humanities Council.
Session Panelist for "Approaches to Teaching Chaucer for the Non-Specialist" at the
Twenty-Fourth Annual Conference of the College English Association, 2 April
1993.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Reader for the Advanced Placement Program, College Board of the Educational Testing
Service, Princeton NJ, 2003- .
Field Faculty Advisor, Vermont College of the Union Institute, 2001-03.
ACADEMIC HONORS
Member of Sigma Tau Delta, 1983- .
Graduate Non-Service Fellowship, University of Mississippi, 1981-82.
REFERENCES
Confidential letters of recommendation available from Interfolio.com
MAY 2015