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Dr. Walter J. Stucke

Dr. Walter J. Stucke

about the teacher

Hello, my name is Walter Stucke and I am originally from Lockport, Illinois, which is located approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. I grew up in a Christian home, being the youngest of five sons and having no sisters. After graduating high school in 2000, I completed by bachelor's degree in History in 2005 between two universities in Florida and Illinois respectively.

The year following my undergraduate completion, I enrolled in seminary, earning my M.Min in 2007. After my seminary studies, I ventured to East Asia, beginning my career in international education, specifically South Korea. I taught for a single year in Daegu, South Korea at Soseon Girls' Middle School. My first year in South Korea was one of the most rewarding of my life. However, I knew that my first year in South Korea would end with me returning to the United States to pursue my master's degree in History. In 2011, I graduated from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee with my MA in History.

In the winter of 2012, I returned to South Korea. This time, I lived and worked in Busan for two years, teaching for a year at Aloysius Technical High School and …

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Publications

“Anabaptists.”
In American Religious History: Belief and Society through Time
ed. Gary Smith, 94-97. ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA, 2021.
“Edward Taylor.”
In American Religious History: Belief and Society through Time
ed. Gary Smith, 272-273. ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA, 2021.
“Elijah Lovejoy.”
In American Religious History: Belief and Society through Time
ed. Gary Smith, 205-206. ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA, 2021.
“Ezra Stiles.”
In American Religious History: Belief and Society through Time
ed. Gary Smith, 265-267. ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA, 2021.
“The 100th Anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement”
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Groove Korea 144 (March 2019): 50-51.
“Christopher Columbus.”
In The Sea in World History: Exploration, Travel, and Trade
ed. Stephen K. Stein, 430-432. ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA, 2017.
“The Yangban Class and the CSAT Exams"
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Groove Korea 109 (November 2015): 34-35.
“The 70th Anniversary of Korea's Independence from Japan.”
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Groove Korea 106 (August 2015): 34-35.
“Korean Women at the Turn of the Century.”
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Groove Korea 83 (September 2013): 26-27.
“A Show of Force.”
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Groove Korea 79 (May 2013): 36-37.
“The First Korean-American.”
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Groove Korea 76 (February 2013): 34-36.
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East Tennessee State University
Awarded a full-tuition scholarship for four consecutive semesters at East Tennessee State University (2009-2011).
"A Discussion with Walter Stucke on Leo Tolstoy's What is Art?"
The Signature of Man Podcast
Episode 4. Recorded October 1, 2019
Teacher Certification
State of Missouri
State of Missouri, Secondary Social Sciences, March 19, 2021 to March 19, 2025

Education

PhD
Faulkner University - 2020
Humanities with a History concentration
M.A.
East Tennessee State University - 2011
History
M.Min
The Crown College and Seminary - 2007
Master of Ministry
B.A.
Olivet Nazarene University - 2005
History