Stephen S. Cure is an eighth generation Texan and United States Army veteran who holds a bachelor’s from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s from the University of North Texas. He is an educator at heart who spent nearly a decade in the public-school classroom teaching seventh grade Texas History as well as American History and World Geography at the high school level. In 2004, he joined the staff of the Texas State Historical Association serving as its director of educational services, assistant to the executive director, chief operating officer, and interim executive director at different points prior to his departure in 2018. Currently, he coordinates the Military and Oral History Programs of the Texas Historical Commission.
