Curriculum Vitae
Saffel, Douglas E
Director - Prison Education Program
Degrees and Certificates
Texas A&M University - Texarkana (08/01/2004 to 12/01/2007)
Master of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2007
Major: History, Minor: English and Instructional Technology
Texas A&M University - Commerce (2011)
Major: Political Science
Louisiana State University - Shreveport (08/01/2009 to 02/01/2011)
Major: Political Science
Texas A&M University - Texarkana (08/01/1998 to 05/01/2001)
Bachelor of Science, 2001
Major: Secondary Education with Concentration in History
Texas State Board of Education Certified
Secondary History (2001 to present)
Secondary English (2001 to present)
Secondary Social Studies (2009 to present)
Texarkana College (06/01/1996 to 12/15/1998)
Major: History
Education Related Employment
Texarkana College - Director of Prison Education Program (2023 to present)
Texarkana College - Assoc. Professor: History/Govt (2015 to 2023)
Texarkana College - Student Government Advisor (2012 to 2023)
Texarkana College - Assistant Div. Chair Social Sciences (2011-2013)
Texarkana College - Assist. Professor: History/Govt (01/01/2011 to 2015)
Atlanta ISD: History - English Teacher (08/01/2001 to 05/30/2009)
Bloomburg ISD - Social Studies Teacher (08/01/2009 to 01/01/2011)
Texarkana College (06/01/2007 to 12/16/2010)
Adjunct Faculty: History
Professional and Community Organizations and Experience:
TXHEPC (Texas Higher Education in Prisons Consortium) - Secretary 2024 to present
Atlanta Area Rotary Club member 2021 to 2023
TC Faculty Association President - 2020 to 2022
TC Faculty Association Vice
President - 2018 to 2020
Research Associate with the International Lincoln Center for American Studies at LSUS (09/01/2011 to 2020)
International Lincoln Association Advisory Board member
TJCSGA Advisors Association Vice-President (2016-2017)
American Red Cross volunteer - North Texas District
DRT Team - UMCOR
Cub Scout Den Leader - Pack 47 (2011 - 2017)
Awards, Presentations, and Publications
2023 TJCSGA State
Convention Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria; TC SGA Advisor and Presenter:
“Personal Achievement”
2022 TJCSGA State Convention Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria; TC SGA Advisor and Presenter: “Finding your Purpose”; “Goal Setting, Hitting Deadlines, and Time Management”; and “Public Speaking”
2022 TCCTA 75th Convention presenter: Educator's Guide to Balancing 10 Domains of Life, Doug Saffel, Texarkana College2021 NISOD Excellence Award
2020 Texarkana College Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence
Saffel, D. (2020). 4Chunks. Presentation at Texas Community College Teachers Association Annual Spring Convention, Frisco, Texas.
Saffel, D. (2019). Finding your Purpose and Time Management. Presentations at Texas Junior College Student Government Association State Convention Convention, Addison, Texas.
Saffel, D. (2018). What's Your Quest: Purpose and Someday Goals. Presentation at Texas Junior College Student Government Association Region III Fall Convention, Texarkana.
Saffel, D. (2018). Master the Morning Routine. Presentation at Texas Junior College Student Government Association State Convention, Austin.
TJCSGA 2016 State Advisor of the Year, 3rd Place
TJCSGA Region III 2016 Advisor of the Year
TJCSGA Region III 2015 Advisor of the Year
"Of the People: Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia" Lawyer-Statesmen and Constitutional Democracy. New Delhi: Pencraft International, 2013
"Lincoln's Legacy in Morocco," Breaking Boundaries: Abraham Lincoln's International Legacy, 2013.
Panel Discussion on Imperial Cruise by James Bradley. Presentation at Theodore Roosevelt Conference 18-20 October 2012, LSUS American Studies Conference.