{"id":5933,"date":"2011-04-13T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=5933"},"modified":"2011-04-12T23:33:57","modified_gmt":"2011-04-13T04:33:57","slug":"apsu-phi-alpha-theta-students-do-well-at-regional-history-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2011\/04\/13\/apsu-phi-alpha-theta-students-do-well-at-regional-history-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU Phi Alpha Theta Students Do Well at Regional History Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Dr. Minoa Uffelman, assistant professor of history at Austin Peay State University, tried not to smile last week when asked if her students would put on a strong showing at the annual Phi Alpha Theta History Conference at Murray State University that weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully we\u2019ll win something,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

That was her way of being humble. The University\u2019s PAT chapter, which Uffelman advises, was twice named as the \u201cBest Chapter\u201d in the country. The organization attracts some of the campus\u2019 brightest history students, so it came as no surprise last weekend when two of its members took home the conference\u2019s top awards.<\/p>\n

\"APSU<\/a>

APSU Phi Alpha Theta (PAT) Club<\/p><\/div>\n

Senior Jennifer Montgomery won Best Undergraduate Paper for her work, \u201cWomen Airforce Service Pilots and The Quest for Militarization.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy paper was about the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who flew military aircrafts in the U.S. during World War II, and it focused on their formation and efforts to become militarized, which eventually led to their deactivation,\u201d Montgomery said. \u201cI was very surprised when they called my name for the award because there were a lot of great papers at the conference, and to know that professors ranked my paper at the top makes me feel very proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

J. Tomlin, a master\u2019s student in the APSU military history program, won Best Graduate Paper for \u201cLoyalty, Identity, and Authority: An Analysis of Thomas Foxcroft\u2019s Sermon on the Accession of King George II.\u201d Tomlin won the same award at last year\u2019s conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy paper dealt with colonial New England, specifically it was an analysis of a sermon by Thomas Foxcroft of Massachusetts in 1727. I mostly looked at it for larger political and social meaning,\u201d he said. \u201cMy reaction from winning the award for best graduate paper two years consecutively? I\u2019m honored. Most colleges have Phi Alpha Theta chapters, but the variable that explains Austin Peay students\u2019 successes in regional competitions is the guidance of Dr. Minoa Uffelman, who has continually placed a high priority on the professional development of her students; every accolade we receive is equally her own.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 35 students from eight universities presented papers at the conference. Eight APSU students attended the daylong event, thanks to funding provided by the University\u2019s Office of Student Affairs, and five of those students were asked to present papers. In addition to Montgomery and Tomlin, those students included Deanna Carter, \u201cFaces of the Past: The Cultural Syncretism of the Fayum Mummy Portraits,\u201d Vandy Watt, \u201cThe Nameless Victor\u201d and Paige Williams, \u201cThe Aftermath of the Black Death.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the conference, the students also attended a luncheon with speaker Constance Alexander, who talked on “Kilroy Was Here: Children on the Home Front in WWII.” They also attended a banquet where the eminent Holocaust expert Christopher Browning delivered a speech.<\/p>\n

For more information on the University\u2019s PAT chapter, contact Uffelman at 931-221-7704.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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