Maurice J. "Socky" O'Sullivan (born 1944) is a historian and literary scholar who specialises in the history of Florida. As the Kenneth Curry Professor of Literature at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. [1] [2] Professor O'Sullivan has lectured and published extensively on the state's art and history, religion and politics, literature and culture. [3] [4]
He and Rollins History Professor Jack Lane have been recognized as founders of the interdisciplinary Florida Studies movement with their book The Florida Reader (Pineapple Press), 1991; paperback 1995), the first comprehensive collection of writings about Florida, and through teachers' workshops for the Florida Endowment for the Humanities and the Florida Humanities Council. [5]
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey (July 15, 1944), the son of Maurice and Agnes O'Sullivan, Professor O'Sullivan attended St. Peter's Prep before receiving his bachelor's degree from Fairfield University (1966) and his Master's and Doctoral degrees from Case Western Reserve University (1967, 1969).
After several years at Ohio State, he joined the Rollins faculty in 1975. At Rollins he has served as President of the Faculty and Chair of the English Department and Humanities Division.
Director of the Florida Center for the Shakespeare Studies, in 2005, he became publisher of the Angel Alley Press at Rollins and is a senior partner in the Dan McGuinnis Irish Pubs in Nashville. He serves on the board of the Florida Historical Society. [6] Professor O'Sullivan currently lives in Orlando.
O'Sullivan has been featured at FreedomFest in 2007, [7] 2008, [8] and 2009. [9] He is a member of the Catholic Church. [10]
O'Sullivan has modeled himself to be someone who takes pride in getting involved in both educating his community and leading it. Throughout his career, he has given roughly 300 lectures, presentations, and workshops on Florida Studies, Irish culture, popular culture, rhetoric, literature, the Bible, English art, and Shakespeare. His dedication to all of these subjects shows in his achievements and participation within various communities and activities, as well as his written works. [11]
O'Sullivan has worked on numerous books with academic colleagues and on his own pertaining to Florida history and culture, a subject he is most passionate and knowledgeable about.
Below is a list of books that he has published throughout the years.
In addition to the books he's published, O'Sullivan has produced many articles and book chapters throughout his professional career. He has also used his expertise to provide context and translation for historical information. As of most recent, he has had a hand in producing and writing within documentary films, all of which will be listed below.
In 2002, the Rollins Trustees awarded him the William Fremont Blackman Award for distinguished service. While at Rollins, he has received two silver medals in the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education National Teacher of the Year Program, the Bornstein Award for Scholarship, the Arthur Vining Davis Award, the Hamilton Holt Teaching Award, and two Hugh McKean Awards.
He has also served twice as President of the Florida College English Association, which gave him its Distinguished Colleague Award in 2003, [12] and as President of the College English Association in 2006.
Full Table of Awards (oldest to newest)
Award | Year |
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NDEA Fellow, Case Western Reserve University | 1966-69 |
University Fellow, Case Western Reserve University | 1966-69 |
Arthur Vining Davis Fellow (Rollins College Teaching Award) | 1979-80 |
Omicron Delta Kappa Award | 1982 |
Wilbur Dorsett Fellowship (English-Speaking Union) | 1983 |
Distinguished Teaching Award, Rollins College | 1985 |
Silver Medal Award, Council for The Advancement and Support of Education National Professor of the Year Award (for "achievements in creative planning, producing, and promoting of programs and communications") | 1986 |
Silver Medal Award, Council for The Advancement and Support of Education National Professor of the Year Award (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching ["for extraordinary contributions to the lives and careers of undergraduate students and to the intellectual welfare of society"]) | 1987 |
Hugh and Jeannette McKean Grant | 1988 |
Wildcat Pride Award (Winter Park High School) | 1990 |
Rollins College Commencement Speaker (Selected by Senior Class) | 1990 |
Florida Historical Society's Charlton Tebeau Award for the Outstanding Book of the Year | 1992 |
The Hugh F. McKean Award ("selected by students to symbolize outstanding teaching") | 1994 |
Edgar Nominee (Mystery Writers of America) | 1998 |
Hugh F. McKean Award (“by the senior class in recognition of outstanding teaching”) | 2000 |
Rhea Marsh Smith Winter Park History Research Grant | 2001 |
William Fremont Blackman Medal (Rollins College Trustees Recognition for distinguished service) | 2002 |
Distinguished Colleague Award, Florida College English Association (“for his extraordinary contributions to his discipline and his state”) | 2003 |
Bornstein Award for Faculty Scholarship | 2005 |
Florida Historical Society's Patrick Smith Award | 2010 |
Florida Historical Society's David C. Brotemarkle Award for Creative Achievement | 2012 |
Florida Magazine Association, Charlie Award for Writing Excellence (Columnist of the Year) | 2015 |
Grand Marshal, Winter Park St. Patrick's Day Parade | 2017 |
This is a CV.
It has clearly been written and prepared by the subject himself.
O'Sullivan has held various positions within multiple Rollins College Committees, ranging from advising to chair positions. His commitment to service goes beyond these positions, as he often advocates for student-led organizations throughout college semesters. The list below provides specific and official positions and the years held related to Rollins Committees.
Position/Committee | Year(s) held |
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Chair/ Orientation Committee | 1976-77 |
Faculty Advisor/ Kappa Alpha Theta sorority | 1977-80,1988-1995 |
Chair/ Student Life Committee | 1977-78 |
Faculty Advisor/ English Association | 1979-1981 |
Secretary/ Council on Administration and Budget | 1980-81 |
Faculty Advisor/ Off-Campus Student Association Founding Advisor | 1980-88 |
College Marshal | 1980–Present |
Chair/ Teaching/Learning Committee | 1981-85 |
Faculty Advisor/ Pre-Law Society | 1982-89 |
Chair/ Continuing Education Committee | 1984-86 |
Chair/ Curriculum Committee | 1986-87 |
Chair/ Humanities Division | 1986-2006 |
President of the Faculty | 1980–present |
Chair/ Academic Affairs Committee | 1993-94 |
Co-Chair, Areas of Distinction Committee, College Planning Committee, Chair/ Curriculum Task Force | 1996-97 |
Founding Advisor/ Sigma Tau Delta Honorary Society | 1998-2008 |
Faculty Advisor/ Tau Kappa Epsilon | 2009-2011 |
Parliamentarian/ Arts and Sciences Faculty | 2011-15 |
Chair/ Faculty Evaluation Committee | 2012-13 |
Member, Senate Executive Committee, Executive Council, College Senate, Faculty Evaluation Committee | ? |
Position/ Activity | Year(s) held |
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President Elect/ Florida Historical Society | 2018–present |
Executive Vice President/ Central Florida English Speaking Union | 2018–present |
Publisher/ Angel Alley Press | 2000–present |
First Vice President/ Florida Historical Society | 2016-18 |
Senior Partner/ Dan McGuinness Pubs Inc. (Nashville) | ? |
Editorial Board/ The Majorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature | 2000–present |
Literary Consultant/ Florida Humanities Council, Forum Magazine | ? |
Consultant, Lecturer on Installation/ Orlando Museum of Art | 2012 |
President/ Florida College English Association | 2010-11 |
President/ College English Association | 2006-07 |
Board of Directors/ College English Association | 2004-07 |
President/ Florida College English Association | 2001-02 |
Member/ Board of Florida College Association | 1998-2012 |
Board of Directors/ Florida Historical Society | 2008–present |
Board of Directors/ Central Florida English Speaking Union | 2011–present |
Co-Director/ The Florida Center for Shakespeare Studies | 1996–present |
Co-Director/ Drey Summer Shakespeare Institute | 1997-2007 |
Executive Committee/ One Community, One Book Program | 2001-07 |
Resident Scholar/ National Endowment for the Humanities Teacher Seminar "Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston and Her Eatonville Roots" (July 2008); Scholar | 2009–present |
Resident Scholar, Evaluator/ Florida Humanities Council Center for Teachers | 1996 |
Resident Scholar/ Florida Center for Teachers Seminar on Florida: Visions of Paradise | 1994 |
Consultant/ Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on Accreditation of Colleges | 1979-2002 |
Advisory Board/ Center for Florida History and Politics (USF) | ? |
Advisory Committee/ St. Augustine Quincentennial | 2015 |
Evaluator/ Manatee Community College's "In Search of Florida Voices" Poetry Project | 1994 |
Co-Chair/ College English Association Convention Host Committee | 1994 |
Chair/ Florida College English Association Nominating Committee | 1991-92, 1998 |
Chair/ Florida College English Association Distinguished Colleague Award | 2004–present |
Consultant/ Carson-Newman College on Strategic Planning | 1991 |
Advisory Board/ Winter Park High School Counseling Program | 1990-91 |
President/ Winter Park High Lacrosse Booster Club | 1992-93 |
Executive Committee/ Winter Park High Soccer Booster Club | 1989-92 |
Ninth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee/ Florida Bar | 1987-90 |
Parish Council/ St. Margaret Mary Church | 1982-85 |
Executive Committee/ St. Margaret Mary Church | 1983-85 |
Director/ Florida Endowment for the Humanities Institute on Lyric Poetry | 1985 |
Director/ Florida Endowment for the Humanities Institute on Florida History | 1987-89 |
Director/ Re:Englishing Workshop for Secondary School Teachers | 1978 |
Staff member/ Great Lakes College Association Teaching/Course Design Workshop (Kenyon College) | 1980 |
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Amelia Book Island Festival, Inc., Fernandina Beach. The annual book festival features a panel discussion facilitated by Socky O'Sullivan with Florida authors discussing the changing Florida landscape.