Tony Dudik

Educator. Rancher. Author. Speaker.

Award-winning and dedicated educator with extensive experience in teaching, classroom management, and program coordination. Designs and delivers engaging lessons and presentations for diverse audiences, leveraging a strong work ethic and problem-solving skills cultivated as an 8th-generation Texas beef cattle producer. Fosters productive environments that promote collaboration and measurable results while building authentic connections across varied socio-economic backgrounds.

• Association of Texas Professional Educators
• American Federation of Musicians, AFL-CIO
• Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

• Texas 7-12 Composite Social Studies Teacher's License, 08/01/22, Present
• Certified Distance-Learning Teacher, 01/01/17, Present
• Registered Dual-Credit Instructor, 01/01/09, Present

• Research of any kind
• Reading case studies and political/historical biographies
• Woodworking & Carpentry
• Beekeeping
• Playing music
• Lay music minister
• Cooking, BBQ, baking, home charcuterie and preservation

• Founded and taught the hCATS (historical Culinary Arts Teaching Symposium) Program for Culinary Studies at Whitney MS, 04/22 - 05/24
• FCA Huddle Leader, Whitney Middle School, 08/01/21 - 05/01/24
• Voice of Lady Wildcats Softball, Whitney ISD, 01/01/23 - 05/01/24
• Voice of Lady Trojans Softball, West ISD, 01/01/26 - Present

• The Detective Della Book Series for Children. Written, edited, and illustrated by Tony Dudik. Published by Four Corners Press and Amazon KDP Services.
• The Texas Workforce Investment Council, Appendant Agencies, The Texas Legislature, TSTC, and How They Fit Together. Presented for statewide administrators at the request of a statewide division director. Waco, Texas.
• In-Depth Analysis & Postmortem of a Failed School Bond Election. Presented at the request of a local school board.
• Life in Politics. Presented at the Department of Social Sciences Lecture Series. Tarleton State University. Stephenville, Texas.
• The Politics of Energy Production and Natural Resources. A Panel Discussion for the Department of Residential Living and Learning Speaker's Series. Tarleton State University. Stephenville, Texas.
• A Letter to the Next President. The Anthology, Tarleton State University annual literary publication. Submitted at the request of faculty.
• So, You're the Man of the Hour? Remarks & commentary at the roast of Dr. Don Zelman as Dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts, Tarleton State University. Stephenville, Texas.
• The Brio Revisited: Environmental Devastation on the Texas Gulf Coast. Presented at the Tarleton State University Social Sciences Conference. Stephenville, Texas.
• Approaching Hoofbeats: The Real Threat of Bioterrorism in the United States. Presented at the Tarleton State University Social Sciences Conference. Stephenville, Texas.
• While Texas Slept: A History of the Political and Environmental Devastation of the Brio Site in Harris County, Texas. Presented at the Tarleton State University Social Sciences Conference. Stephenville, Texas.
• My Side of the Room: Roommate Conflicts and Resolutions in College and University Housing Environments. Presented at the Southwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls Annual Convention - Sam Houston State University. Huntsville, Texas.
• Walk the Talk: Leadership Styles for College and University Housing Associations. With Dr. Charlie Gibbons. Presented at the Texas Residence Hall Association Annual Conference Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas. Awarded a “Top Ten Presentation” distinction of the conference.
• Money in the Bank: Fundraising for College and University Housing Associations. Presented at the Southwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls Annual Convention. University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma.
• We All Live Downstream: An Economic, Limnological, Geological, Agricultural, and Hydrological Study of the Upper Bosque River Watershed from Erath County, Texas to McLennan County, Texas and the Impact of Dairies and Concentrated Feeding Operations on the Public Water Supply of Waco, Texas. McLennan Community College Student Presentation. Waco, Texas.

Newspaper Articles and Press Interviews

• Live interview following the West Fertilizer explosion.

Democracy Now! Radio.

• “We All Knew Ann Richards.”

Reflections on Gov. Ann W. Richards.  Stephenville Empire-Tribune.  Stephenville, Texas.

• “Bob Bullock and Texas: A Lifelong Love-Affair.”

Reflections on Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock.  Waco Tribune-Herald.  Waco, Texas.

• “Lewis, We Hardly Knew Ye.”

Reflections on Lewis Grizzard.  Waco Tribune-Herald.  Waco, Texas.

• Political Challenges to Incoming Presidential Administrations.

Interviewed by Helen Thomas, Hearst Newspapers.  Washington, DC.