Dr. Mountjoy has had the privilege to spend his professional career dedicated to something he loves: Christian higher education! God has blessed him with opportunities to teach undergraduate history and graduate leadership, serve in student life and academic administration, participate in accreditation, and mentor college students for many years. He and his wife, Vivian, have been married for over 33 years, and have four grown daughters. They enjoy the outdoors, have taken students on backpacking trips, worked at Christian camps, and love traveling to new places together. They are thankful and excited to be part of the LeTourneau family.

Education

• Ph.D., Higher and Adult Education / Educational Leadership - University of Missouri (2001)
• M.A., History - University of Nebraska (1993)
• B.A., History - Lubbock Christian University (1990)
• A.A. - York College (1988)

Professional Background

• Provost, York University 2014-2022
• Vice President for Student Development, York University, 2010-2015
• Dean of Students, York University, 2006-2014
• Professor of History, York University, 2014
• Associate Professor of History, York University, 2001-2014
• Assistant Professor of History, York University, 1994-2001
• Instructor of History, York University, 1990-1994

Church Involvement

• Bible Study Teacher (adults, teens)
• Small Group Study Leader
• Preaching
• Coordinated Small Group Ministry
• Former Deacon
• Former Elder

Selected Presentations

Abilene Christian University McNair Scholars Faith and Learning Workshop / Retreat

• Faith and Learning at a Christian University; Growing in Mind, Body, and Soul; Learning in the Midst of the Pandemic; Reflections on Faith and Learning (Summer 2021)

Abilene Christian University McNair Scholars Workshop / Class / Chapel

• What it means to be a Christian Scholar; Publishing and Spiritual Leadership; Embrace (Spring 2020)

York Community Good Friday Service

• A Dark Day (Spring 2019)
• The Passion (Spring 2017)

York Nebraska Rotary Club

• Transforming Lives at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (Spring 2019)

York Nebraska Optimists Club

• Life is Lived in Color: Gavrilo Princip and WWI (Spring 2018)

Rocky Fork Fellowship Leadership Retreat

• Moses on Leadership (series of 4) (Spring 2016)

York Fest Prayer Breakfast

• How God is Answering Prayers at York College (Fall 2012)

Youth Leadership York Graduation Banquet

• Leading by Example (Fall 2005)

Leadership York

• Joyful People (Fall 2003)

Midwest Preacher’s Retreat

• Henry VIII: The Overlooked Reformer (Fall 2021)
• Life, Light, and Love in John’s Epistles (Fall 2003)
• Our Ministry to Men (Fall 1997)

York College Elder Hostel Round-Up Seminars

• All Things Nebraska! (Summer 2010)
• Nebraska History: Trails, Trains, and Roads (Summer 1992)

Publications

• The Lost World of the Maya. Part of the Lost Worlds and Mysterious Civilizations Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2012.
• Technology and the Civil War. Part of the Civil War: A Nation Divided Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2009.
• Causes of the Civil War: The Differences Between the North and the South. Part of the Civil War: A Nation Divided Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2009.
• The Alamo: the Battle for Texas. Part of the Milestones in American History Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2009.
• Manifest Destiny. Part of the Milestones in American History Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2009.
• The Women’s Rights Movement. Part of the Reform Movements in American History Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007.
• Philadelphia. Part of the Colonial Settlements in America Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007.
• Augustine. Part of the Colonial Settlements in America Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007.
• Engel v. Vitale. Part of the Great Supreme Court Decisions Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2006.
• Marbury v. Madison. Part of the Great Supreme Court Decisions Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2006.
• Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca. Part of the Explorers of New Lands Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2005.
• Francisco Coronado and the Seven Cities of Gold. Part of the Explorers of New Lands Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2005.
• The Indus River. Part of the Rivers in World History Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2005.
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Part of the Rivers in World History Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2005.
• History in the Making: Sources and Essays of America’s Past (Volumes I & II). (Co-editor and contributing author). New York: American Heritage, 1994.