DWU - Department of History and Political Science

	Sean J. Flynn Associate Professor seflynn@dwu.edu Education: B.A. South Dakota State University, 1985; M.A. Texas Tech University, 1988; Ph.D. Texas Tech University, 1999 Teaching Fields: World, Africa, Asia, American Foreign Policy and Military History. Research Interests: Military history Dr. Flynn has authored two books. Chief—Marine Corps Warrior: The Life of John P. “Pat” Flynn, Jr. examines the military career of Dr. Flynn’s father, a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam. An Engineer’s War chronicles the life of a young South Dakota soldier who served and died in France during World War I. Dr. Flynn continues to conduct research on both World War I and the Korean War.

	John Husmann Assistant Professor johusman@dwu.edu Education: B.A. Winona State University, 1996; M.A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1998; Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004 Teaching Fields: United States, American Indian, Environmental, South Dakota, Latin American and British Empire. Research Interests: Environmental and American Indian history Dr. Husmann’s dissertation was a comparative history of tree-planting traditions in Nebraska and South Australia. He continues to conduct research in both environmental and American Indian history. In addition to serving as chair of the Department of History, he serves as the faculty advisor to Oyate Ho Waste, the American Indian club at DWU.

	James D. McLaird Professor Emeritus of History/Political Science Education: B.A. Dakota Wesleyan University, 1962; M.A. University of Wyoming, 1966; additional studies, Boston University, Utah State University, and South Dakota State University Teaching Fields: United States, American West, South Dakota, and England Research Interests: American West Professor McLaird has published many important articles on South Dakota and the West and is respected as a national authority on the American West. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed Calamity Jane: The Woman and the Legend.