Faculty Profile for Kristine L Toma
Biography Section
Biography and Education
Kris Toma was hired in 2006 as the first full-time University Archivist and Records Manager at Texas State University. She formally established the University Archives and is responsible for the administration of the unit, including appraisal and processing, donor relations, planning, and outreach. She created the university’s functional records retention schedule and offers records management training to employees each semester.Prior to joining Texas State, Ms. Toma was Archivist and Records Manager at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (2000-2006), and Records and Archives Manager at SEMATECH, a semiconductor research and development consortia in Austin (1996-2000). She is a graduate of The University of Texas’ School of Information, with a certificate of specialization in archival enterprise. She has been a certified archivist since 1998 and began teaching HIST 5375O in 2015.
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Vaverek, M., & Toma, K. L. (2022). The Story of the Stallions. (P. Spooner, Ed.), Digital exhibition, University Archives, Texas State University. Retrieved from https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/s/univarchives/page/story-stallions
- Utley, D. K. (2021). Texas History Along the Way. (K. L. Toma, Ed.), Digital exhibition, University Archives, Texas State University. Retrieved from https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/s/univarchives/page/tex-hist-along-intro
- Galemore, E. A., & Ulep, F. (2018). Finding Our Voice: History of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. (K. L. Toma, Ed.), Digital exhibition, University Archives, Texas State University. Retrieved from https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/s/univarchives/page/intro
- Toma, K. L. (2021). People Who Made Texas State. Digital exhibition, University Archives, Texas State University. Retrieved from https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/s/univarchives/page/people-of-texas
- Toma, K. L. (2020). The Brown Studio. Digital exhibition, University Archives, Texas State University. Retrieved from https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/s/univarchives/page/brown-studio-intro
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Quarterly Team Award, as part of the Wittliff Collections and University Archives Public User Interface Team, Texas State University. 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Team Award, as part of the Repository Collections Prep Team, Alkek Library, Texas State University. May 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Quarterly Team Award, as part of the 50th Anniversary of the Higher Education Act Celebration Team, Texas State University. February 2016
- Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Team Award 2014, as part of the Library e-Newsletter Team, Alkek Library, Texas State University. May 2015
- Award / Honor Recipient: University Library Excellent Leadership Award, Alkek Library, Texas State University. May 2015
Selected Grants
- Toma, Kristine L. 2014 Rescuing Texas History grant, University of North Texas, Texas Digital Newspaper Program, University of North Texas, Texas Digital Newspaper Program, $1000. (Funded: 2014). Grant.
- Toma, Kristine L. 2014 TexTreasures Grant, Institute of Museum and Library Services via University of North Texas, Texas Digital Newspaper Program, State, $1255. (Funded: 2014). Grant.
- Toma, Kristine L. 2013 Rescuing Texas History grant, University of North Texas, Texas Digital Newspaper Program, University of North Texas, Texas Digital Newspaper Program, $1000. (Funded: 2013). Grant.