Jim+Leavell

=Jim Leavell (Co-director, Japan #1 NCTA Study Tour)= Herring Professor Emeritus of Asian History Departments of Art, History, and Asian Studies Furman University Greenville, SC =Jim's Photo Page=

=Early History:= Born in Greenville, Mississippi (March 9, 1941) Family moved to Texas in 1942 Grew up in San Angelo, Texas

=Special Interests:= Religious pilgrimage (all faiths throughout the world) Hiking & camping (which relates to pilgrimage activities as well) Photography (both digital stills and video)

=Courses taught in recent years:= Japanese Premodern Cultural History Japanese Modern History Arts of Japan History of Japanese Religion Survey of Chinese history "Travel Photography" (for Furman Learning in Retirement Program) =Academic & Personal History:= Graduated at Central High School, San Angelo, TX, in 1959 1963: BA from Baylor University (majors: European history & British literature; minor: philosophy) 1963-64: Lecturer, Hong Kong Baptist College (taught English language and European history) Summer 1964: returned to U.S. traveling through Asia, Middle East, and Europe. 1964-65: MA residence work at Baylor U. (Assistant to Editor, //Journal of Church & State//) Summer 1965: married Judith Bowman 1965-66: La Vega High School (taught English & American history); "Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award." Summer 1966: completed MA degree at Baylor (major: history: minor: British literature) 1966-67: Hardin-Simmons University (taught European & American history) 1967-69: Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka, Japan (taught English & history) Journeyman missionary, SBC 1969-71: Duke University Ph.D. residence work (Exam Areas: histories of India, China, Japan, medieval Europe, Buddhism) Summer, 1970: Columbia Univ., New York City (intensive Japanese language) 1971-72: Teacher Consultant, Okayama Prefectural Board of Education (Fulbright appointment) 1972-73: Teacher Consultant, Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education (Fulbright appointment) 1973-74: Director, Japan Studies Program for International Students (Seinan Gakuin University) 1974-2006: Furman University (taught Japanese history, Chinese history, medieval European history, East Asian art history) 1975: Received Ph.D. degree from Duke University (East Asian history) 1978: Co-director, Furman student travel study program to Israel, Jordan, Italy, and France. 1979-87: Executive Director, South Carolina Consortium for International Studies 1980: Led Fulbright study tour of Japan for university professors from South Carolina. 1981-82: Fulbright research on Japanese religious pilgrimage (Kyoto, Japan) 1982: Co-director, Furman travel study program to Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Italy 1987: Visiting professor of Japanese religion, Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku (Kansai Gaidai), Osaka 1989: "Faculty Member of the Year" (Association of Furman Students) 1994: Co-director, Furman London Program 1994-95: President, Southeast Regional Conference of the Association for Asian Studies. 1995-2001: Editorial board, //Southeast Review of Asian Studies//. 1995-1998: Chair, Department of Asian Studies, Furman. 1996: "Furman Meritorious Teaching Award" 1998: Director, Furman in Shanghai Program 2002-2003: Chair, ASIANetwork executive board. 2003-present: Director, South Carolina Center for Teaching about Asia (SCCTA) [NCTA in SC] Summer, 2004: Co-director, Furman Faculty Study Tour of Japan (Mellon Foundation) 2005: Co-director, Furman travel study to Turkey, Greece, and Italy. Summer, 2005: Co-director, South Carolina NCTA study tour of China and Japan. 2006: Co-directed Furman study abroad program in Britain & medieval pilgrimage study for students in Spain 2006: Retired from full time teaching at Furman 2007: Co-director, Furman "Fall Term in China" program Summer, 2008: Director, South Carolina NCTA travel study program in China & Japan Spring, 2009: Furman University (taught Japanese modern history) Spring, 2010: Furman University (teaching Japanese art history & travel photography)