History M.A.

Jul 24, 2014

Jefferson Guilford – CHASS Thesis Award

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences has selected Jeff Guilford’s “Weber and Troeltsch, Friendship, Cooperation, Conflict,” written under the direction of Professor Noah Strote, for the 2014 CHASS Thesis and Dissertation Award. Jeff’s thesis “studies the works of Weber and Troeltsch and shows how, in spite of their cooperation, each scholar used their studies…

Apr 5, 2014

Jeff Guilford Wins Teaching Award

The University Graduate Student Association Teaching Effectiveness Committee selected History M.A. student Jeff Guilford for the 2014 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. History faculty recommenders especially praise Jeff’s ability to relate difficult concepts in accessible ways.

Jun 10, 2013

Loren Michael Mortimer – CHASS Thesis Award

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences selected Loren Michael Mortimer’s “Pageants of Sovereignty: ‘Merciless Indian Savages’ and American Nation-State Formation on the Northern Borderlands, 1774-1775,” written under the direction of Professor Craig Friend, for the CHASS Thesis and Dissertation Award. Mike’s thesis explores the “concurrent revolutions in 1775” as both colonial and indigenous leaders…

Apr 5, 2013

Kelsey Zavelo Wins Teaching Award

The University Graduate Student Association Teaching Effectiveness Committee selected History M.A. student Kelsey Zavelo for the 2014 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. This award recognizes Kelsey’s dedication, creativity, and sensitivity as a teaching assistant. As one faculty recommender for Kelsey’s nomination noted, “simply put, Kelsey regularly modeled what I consider the best teaching practices in her interactions with…

Aug 5, 2011

Jessica Gillespie – CHASS Thesis Award

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences selected Jessica Gillespie’s “Loved to stayed on like it once was’: Southern Appalachian People’s Responses to Socio-Economic Change–the New Deal, the War on Poverty, and the Rise of Tourism,” written under the direction of Professor Craig Friend, for the 2010 CHASS Thesis Award. Jessica graduated with her M.A.…