Our "Top Ten Scholars"

Two of this year's Top Ten Scholars, Pankhuree Dube and Dane Vanhoozer, were history majors. Here they are, pictured just before the reception held in their honor on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference

Pictures of some of our participants: Brian Lawatch (with McNair Program advisor David Walker), Amber Thompson (with McNair Program advisor Lisa Brady), and Dane Vanhoozer. Caroline Valderrama, who will enter our graduate program next year, also presented.

Two Historians among 2009 Top Ten Scholars

Pankhuree Dube and Dane Vanhoozer have been selected as Top Ten Scholars for the 2009 graduating class. Dube focused on Latin American history while an undergrad at Boise State, while Vanhoozer worked on US history. Congratulations to them both for their achievements, and good luck in their future endeavors!

History Undergrads Present Their Research...

...at the Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference on Monday, April 20. Dane Vanhoozer, Brian Lawatch, and Amber Thompson will be presenting their work. The conference will be held in various rooms in the student union building from 1 to 4 p.m. The conference program will help you find your way through the many presentations.

Phi Alpha Theta in Spokane

The photo you all have been waiting for: Brian Lawatch, Dane Vanhoozer, Pankhuree Dube, and Tamara Mackenthun at the Phi Alpha Theta Northwest Regional Conference at Gonzaga University in April, where they each presented a paper.

Phi Alpha Theta Sends Students, Professor to Spokane

Professor Jill Gill is accompanying four of our students (Dane Vanhoozer, Tamara Mackenthun, Pankhuree Dube, and Brian Lawatch) to Spokane this weekend to take part in the regional conference of Phi Alpha Theta, the history honors society. The conference, hosted this year by Gonzaga University, provides an opportunity for students (undergraduate and graduate) to present their research in a formal setting.