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Terry S. Reynolds Professor of History Ph.D., University of Kansas Department of Social Sciences Office Location: 227 Academic Offices Office Phone: 906.487.2113 Email: treynold@mtu.edu Curriculum Vitae PDF Format Industrial Archaeology Web Page

Terry S. Reynolds is past chair of the Department of Social Sciences (1990-2002), past president of the Society for the History of Technology (1999-2000), and book review editor for IA: Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology. He has authored or edited eight books dealing with aspects of the history of technology, including Stronger Than a Hundred Men: A History of the Vertical Water Wheel and Iron Will: Cleveland-Cliffs and the Mining of Iron Ore, 1847-2006.

Awards

• John M. Townley Award, Mining History Association, 2010 ("Best article in 2009 Mining History Journal")
• J. A. Baughman Church History Award, Commission on Archives & Records, Detroit Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, 2005
• Michigan Tech Distinguished Teaching Award, 2004: Associate Professor-Professor category.
• Norton Prize, Society for Industrial Archeology, 1998 ("Outstanding scholarly article published in IA: The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology during the past three years")
• Norton Prize, Society for Industrial Archeology, 1985 ("Outstanding scholarly article published in IA: The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology during the past three years")

In the Community

• Worked on several projects related to the sesquicentennial of Grace United Methodist Church (1854-2004), Houghton's oldest organized religious body, including authoring a history of the church:  Grace of Houghton:  A History of Grace United Methodist Church, Houghton, Michigan, 1854-1004, 78 pp.
• President of John Wesley-James Jones Memorial Foundation (1998-2010), a group that awards scholarships to college students.
• Treasurer, Friends of the Van Pelt Library (1998-2010)
• Red Ridge Dam Study Group and Quincy Mine Hoist Association Publication Committee (in past)
• Worked on interpretive plans for several local historical sites (Quincy Mine historic site walking tour; Calumet & Hecla Stamp Mill site at Lake Linden; Quincy Reclamation Dredge at Mason)

Television and Documentary Films

• Appearance on the History Channel ("Modern Marvels: The Wheel")
• Appearance in documentary (“Cliffs of Iron: Immigrants & Promise on the Marquette Range

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