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Faculty Biography

James P. Fadely - Director of College Counseling & AP U.S. History Instructor


 
Joined University Staff
  • 2000
Education
  • B.A., History, Hanover College
  • M. A. and Ph.D., History, Indiana University
Past Experience
  • Indiana University, Indianapolis, lecturer
  • Butler University, lecturer
  • University of Indianapolis, lecturer
  • The Brookstone School, Columbus, GA
  • Savannah Country Day School, Savannah, GA
  • St. Richard’s School, Indianapolis, IN, Director of Admission and Financial Aid and History Teacher
Courses
  • AP U.S. History
Extracurricular Activities
  • Academic Affairs Committee
Civic Involvement
  • Board of Governors of the Society of Indiana Pioneers (2002-present)
  • The English-Speaking Union (ESU), President of Indianapolis Branch (2002-present), National Board of Directors (1997-2003), Executive Committee of the National Board (1998-2001)
  • Governor’s appointee to the Indiana Library and Historical Board (1998-present)
  • Marion County-Indianapolis Historical Society, Board of Directors (1985-1998)
  • Hanover College Alumni Association, Board of Directors (1985-1988)
  • Indianapolis Literary Club
  • Nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives, 1990
Professional Memberships
  • American Historical Association (AHA)
  • Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences (Board of Directors, 1991-1994)
  • Indiana Association of Historians
  • Indiana Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC)
  • National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
  • National Council for History Education
Honors
  • Named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Evan Bayh
  • Who's Who in America
  • Who's Who in the Midwest
  • Who's Who in American Education
  • Who's Who in American High Schools
  • Nicholas E. Rutsis Alumni Admission Award, Hanover College
Presentations
  • The Presidential Election of 1936 in Indiana, Annual Meeting of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences (1988), Indianapolis Literary Club (1989), Daughters of the American Revolution (1990), and the Middletown-Fall Creek Township Historical Society (1990).
  • The Taggarts and the Building of French Lick, Indiana University Cornelius O'Brien Conference on Historic Preservation (1992) and Spring History Conference of the Indiana Historical Society (1993)
  • Thomas Taggart: Public Servant, Political Boss, 1856-1929, Annual History Conference of the Indiana Historical Society (1996), Annual Meeting of the Society of Indiana Pioneers (1997), West Baden Springs Hotel volunteers, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana (1998), Indiana State Museum Society (2001), and The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Indiana (2002)
  • Subtle Grace, Radiant Color: The Life of Hoosier Artist Lucy Taggart, Indianapolis Literary Club (1996) and Indiana Historical Society (1997)
  • The French Colonial History of Indiana, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Indiana (2001)
Publications
  • Thomas Taggart: Public Servant, Political Boss, 1856-1929 (1997)
  • "Editors, Whistle Stops, and Elephants: The Presidential Election of 1936 in Indiana," Indiana Magazine of History (June 1989)
  • "Desperate Hope: The Story of Florence Taggart," Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History (Fall 1994)
  • "Subtle Grace, Radiant Color: The Life of Hoosier Artist Lucy Taggart," Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History (Summer 1997)
  • "Thomas Taggart" and "St. Richard's School" entries in The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
  • A Brief History of Saint Richard's School, 1960-1995 (booklet)
  • The Origins of Woodstock Club (1997 booklet)
Personal Information
  • Married to Sally Fehsenfeld Fadely
  • Two children, James, Jr. and Adele Langsdale