Paul George

Paul S. George is a Professor of History, Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus. He also serves as Historian to the Historical Association of Southern Florida. A native Miamian, Paul George is a graduate of Miami Dade Community College and the University of Miami. He holds a Masters and Ph.D. degree in History from the Florida State University. Dr. George has taught in several universities and colleges, including Florida State University, Florida A & M University, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Miami.

Dr. George has written eight books and more than 100 articles and book reviews. Two of the books have won awards. He has served as president of the Florida Historical Society, vice chairman of the City of Miami’s Heritage Conservation Board, director of the Historic Broward County Preservation Board, and sits as a member of Metro Dade County’s Preservation Board. He is currently president of the Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archive. Mr. George is editor of Tequesta, the scholarly journal of the Historical Association of Southern Florida, and an advisor to the same organization’s South Florida History magazine. In 2002, the Florida Historical Society recognized Tequesta as the outstanding historical publication for the previous year. Dr, George has twice been cited as Miami’s outstanding Historian by New Times. He was the narrator and a principal in a historical documentary on the Miami News/Freedom Tower created by WLRN Television .The documentary was selected as the top film in its category by the Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives in 2004. He was the recipient in 2003 of an award from Miami-Dade County School’s Social Science Division for Excellence in that field. The Notre Dame Club of South has feted Dr. George as it Person of the Year in 1997 through its Exemplar Award. He was recognized in 1995 as Teacher of the Year for Miami-Dade Community College, Wolfson and Interamerican campuses. Between 1997 and 2000, he held the Arthur Hertz Endowed Chair at Miami-Dade College.

Dr. George has curated several historical exhibits at the Historical Association of Southern Florida and at the Jewish Museum of Florida. He also conducts about thirty-five different history tours of Dade, Broward, and Monroe Counties.