Dr. Tim Seiter, who graduated with a History degree in 2019, has published Wrangling Pelicans: Military Life in Texas Presidios (UT Press, 2025), based on his award-winning dissertation research completed at Southern
Methodist University. After obtaining his PhD in 2024, Dr. Seiter started as Assistant
Professor of History at the University of Texas at Tyler. The author of numerous articles
and chapters, Dr. Seiter has also designed museum exhibits, including Karankawa: An Enduring Culture, which debuted at the Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park this past year. This research
directly connects to projects Dr. Seiter completed while studying at UH. The recipient
of an Outstanding Honors Thesis Award (2019) and a Del Barto Scholarship (2018), Dr.
Seiter began research on Karankawa history through internal opportunities like the
Mellon Research Scholars Program and the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship.
This past year Dr. Seiter joined the Inaugural Board of the Alliance for Texas History’s
Journal of Texas History.