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| Ronald Rozelle was raised in ], where his father Lester was an educator and school superintendent. He graduated from Oakwood High School in 1970 and earned a Bachelor's of Arts from ]. After teaching English for several years at Palestine High School in ], Rozelle moved to ] to teach at ].<ref name=vernon>{{cite|last=Vernon|first=Cheril|url=https://www.palestineherald.com/news/local_news/our-town-oakwood-author-to-sign-books-saturday/article_626518dd-c215-538f-bb76-b75a1495ac8d.html|title=Our Town: Oakwood author to sign books Saturday|newspaper=Palestine Herald-Press|date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> | Ronald Rozelle was raised in ], where his father Lester was an educator and school superintendent. He graduated from Oakwood High School in 1970 and earned a Bachelor's of Arts from ]. After teaching English for several years at Palestine High School in ], Rozelle moved to ] to teach at ].<ref name=vernon>{{cite|last=Vernon|first=Cheril|url=https://www.palestineherald.com/news/local_news/our-town-oakwood-author-to-sign-books-saturday/article_626518dd-c215-538f-bb76-b75a1495ac8d.html|title=Our Town: Oakwood author to sign books Saturday|newspaper=Palestine Herald-Press|date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> | ||
| In 2017, Rozelle was named a Distinguished Educator of the Year by Sam Houston State University's College of Education.<ref name=distinguished>{{cite|newspaper=Brazosport Facts|title=Rozelle Receives Educator Award|url=https://thefacts.com/news/community/rozelle-receives-educator-award/article_a0986169-0839-58b2-bbe1-47f0b4a4e3b2.html|date= Mar 17, 2017}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | Several of his non-fiction books focus on disasters, including the ] and the ].<ref name=vernon/> His weekly column for '']'' has been compiled into a book, ''Sundays with Ron Rozelle''.<ref name=vernon/> His novel, ''Leaving the Country of Sin: A Novel'', was awarded the 2022 Sumerlee Book Prize for Creative writing from the ] Center for History and Culture.<ref name=lamar>{{cite|title=2024 Summerlee Book Prize|publisher=Lamar University Center for History and Culture|url=https://www.lamar.edu/arts-sciences/research-centers/center-for-history-and-culture/center-for-history-and-culture-annual-book-prize.html}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Several of his non-fiction books focus on disasters, including the ] and the ].<ref name=vernon/> His weekly column for '']'' has been compiled into a book, ''Sundays with Ron Rozelle''.<ref name=vernon/> His novel, ''Leaving the Country of Sin: A Novel'', was awarded the 2022 Sumerlee Book Prize for Creative writing from the ] Center for History and Culture.<ref name=lamar>{{cite|title=2024 Summerlee Book Prize|publisher=Lamar University Center for History and Culture|url=https://www.lamar.edu/arts-sciences/research-centers/center-for-history-and-culture/center-for-history-and-culture-annual-book-prize.html}}</ref> | ||
| ==Non-Fiction works== | ==Non-Fiction works== | ||
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Ronald "Ron" Rozelle is an American author, newspaper columnist, and educator who won the 2022 Summerlee Book Prize for Creative writing.
Ronald Rozelle was raised in Oakwood, Texas, where his father Lester was an educator and school superintendent. He graduated from Oakwood High School in 1970 and earned a Bachelor's of Arts from Sam Houston State University. After teaching English for several years at Palestine High School in Palestine, Texas, Rozelle moved to Lake Jackson, Texas to teach at Brazoswood High School.
In 2017, Rozelle was named a Distinguished Educator of the Year by Sam Houston State University's College of Education.
Several of his non-fiction books focus on disasters, including the 1900 Galveston Hurricane and the New London School explosion. His weekly column for The Brazosport Facts has been compiled into a book, Sundays with Ron Rozelle. His novel, Leaving the Country of Sin: A Novel, was awarded the 2022 Sumerlee Book Prize for Creative writing from the Lamar University Center for History and Culture.
Non-Fiction works
- Sundays with Ron Rozelle, published by TCU Press
- Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting, published by Writer's Digest
- My Boys and Girls Are In there, published by Texas A&M University Press
Sources
- ^ Vernon, Cheril (April 20, 2012), "Our Town: Oakwood author to sign books Saturday", Palestine Herald-Press
- "Rozelle Receives Educator Award", Brazosport Facts, Mar 17, 2017
- 2024 Summerlee Book Prize, Lamar University Center for History and Culture