In 2017, Rozelle was named a Distinguished Educator of the Year by Sam Houston State University's College of Education.[2]
Rozelle's first book, a memoir called Into That Good Night , contrasted his experience as a father with his experiences as a son. Publishers Weekly noted the book's "potentially tricky structure that ultimately yields a spare, beautifully written" tribute to his father.[3]The Southwestern Historical Quarterly described his account of the 1937 New London School Explosion, My Boys and Girls are in There, as "a well-researched yet eminently readable narrative" that "portrays a very human story in a very human way".[4]
His weekly column for The Brazosport Facts has been compiled into a book, Sundays with Ron Rozelle.[1] His novel, Leaving the Country of Sin: A Novel, was awarded the 2022 Sumerlee Book Prize for Creative writing from the Lamar University Center for History and Culture.[5]
↑ Stanley, Mark (January 2013), "My Boys and Girls Are In There: The 1937 New London School Explosion (review)", Southwestern Historical Quarterly, vol.116, no.2, Texas State Historical Association, pp.339–40
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