Curriculum Vitae

ALEX J. BORGER
105 Fenway Loop Apt. 104, San Marcos, Texas
Cell phone: 979.583.3054
Email: alexjborger@gmail.com

EDUCATION
M.A. HISTORY WITH SPECIALIZATION IN PUBLIC HISTORY, TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Coursework included seminars in Cultural Resource Management, Ethnohistory (emphasis on
Comanche history), U.S. Conservation History, Local and Community History, Historic Preservation,
and American Architecture.
B.A. HISTORY, MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY, TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

2014

2012

EXPERIENCE
ORAL HISTORY
Project Manager, Texas State University Oral History Project
Center for Texas Public History, Texas State University
Aug. 2014-Present
Producing, analyzing, and reviewing oral history transcripts and project reports.
Coordinating work plans, developing procedures, and leading a team to meet project goals.
Developing and maintaining a filing system for project audio files, research, and transcripts.
Research Assistant, Texas State University Oral History Project
Center for Texas Public History, Texas State University
Aug. 2013-May 2014
Transcribed interview recordings with close attention to detail.
Conducted archival research and distilled information to produce pre-interview briefs.
Analyzed interview content and research to develop recommendations for project oral historian.
CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Environmental Specialist, Cultural Resource Management Branch
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
June-Aug. 2014
Project with TxDOT and the Texas Historical Commission aimed to enhance public outreach efforts.
Prepared a research design and project progress reports.
Employed a wide range of research methods including interviews and surveys.
Corresponded effectively with peers, professionals, and volunteer-led historical organizations.
Reviewed a variety of cost effective tools for digital exhibits or public education.
HISTORICAL DESIGNATION PROJECTS
Research and Application Preparation, Historic Texas Cemetery (HTC) Designation
Conducted archival research for brief historical narrative and photographic documentation.
Worked closely with clients, local stakeholders, and volunteers throughout the project.
Carried out field surveys including digital photos, inventory, and map of extant resources.
! Old City Cemetery, Rockdale (In review at the Texas Historical Commission)
June 2014
Research and Application Preparation, Official Texas Historical Marker (Four marker applications)
Conducted archival research and secondary source research for detailed historical narratives.
Gathered historic maps and photos, and photo-documentation of sites to include with application.
Corresponded with clients and local stakeholders throughout each project.
! Rainbow Courts Motel, Rockdale (In review)
August 2014

! Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Temple (Approved)

August 2013
! First Baptist Church (NBC), San Marcos (Approved)
July 2013
! Jack Johnson, Galveston (Approved and Dedicated)
April 2013
Marker dedication received coverage in the Houston Chronicle, Galveston Daily News, ABC 13
Houston (KTRK), and NBC 2 Houston (KPRC). Project awarded congressional recognition from
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and Senator John McCain.
DOCUMENTARY MEDIA
Directed and Produced a Brief Historical Documentary Film
Title: The Worlds Only Submarine Theatre at Aquarena Springs
May 2013
Combined digitized historic film, archival images, and original footage into a visual historical narrative.
Skills utilized: visual narrative development using original research; videography and photography;
transferring digital archival film; video editing with Final Cut Pro; photo editing with Photoshop; audio
editing with Audacity.
EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION
Graduate Assistant, Hellenistic Art History
School of Art and Design, Texas State University
Jan.-May- 2013
Followed detailed grading rubrics and managed test return timelines as a grader for an
undergraduate Hellenistic Art History class of thirty students.
Supplemental Instructor, U.S. History 1865-Present
Student Learning Assistance Center, Texas State University
Jan.-May 2012
Synthesized U.S. History course lectures and readings to plan and facilitate weekly study sessions for
multiple learning styles.

PUBLICATIONS
! Deep Roots in Shallow Soil: The Ranching Heritage of Lyndon B. Johnson. Historic Resource Study for
the LBJ National Historical Park, Submitted to the National Park Service September, 2014.
Project administrator, writer, and editor on two chapters of the multi-year study.
! Serendipity in Action: Hana Ginzbarg and the Crusade to Save Armand Bayou. East Texas Historical
Journal. Under review.
! A Texas Sense of Place: Reflections of Dunbar Park. Texas Heritage. Volume 3, 2013. p. 15.
! Official Texas Historical Marker to Recognize Jack Johnson. The Galveston County Daily News. April
24, 2013. (Co-authored with Ann Landeros).

PRESENTATIONS
! Web-based Public Outreach Development Guidance. Poster Session, ADC50 Summer Meeting, July
14, 2014, San Antonio, Texas.
! Keynote Speaker, Dedication of Official Historical Marker for Jack Johnson, February 1, 2014,
Galveston, Texas.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Council on Public History
Texas Oral History Association
East Texas Historical Association
Phi Alpha Theta