Students Present at Phi Alpha Theta Conference in Ashland

Drs. John Lomax and Robert Waters escorted several students to the Phi Alpha Theta 2012 Ohio Regional Meeting in Ashland on March 31. Students presenting papers included:

Adam Orlando Black
“Lords of the Lightning Bolt: The Electrifying Story of the First Standards War in America”

Patrick M. Blasius
“Opium: The Poison in British-Chinese Relations, 1830-39”

Lisa R. Bradley
“Woman Suffrage in the United States: The Endgame”

Andrew Crozier
“The Red Nile: Collapse of an Empire, Birth of a Nation”

Amarilla R. Fair
“The Castles of Men: Two Views on the Fourth Amendment”

Nicholas Evan Hills
“A Humble Executive: The President’s Role in Foreign Policy, 1789-1809”

Megan M. Piersol
“A Tale of Two Programs: Politics and the Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb”

Adam Orlando Black won the prize for best paper for the session on "The Age of Enterprise" for his paper, "Lords of the Lightening Bolt: The Electrifying Story of the First Standards War in America."

Megan M. Piersol won the prize for best paper in the session on "World War II" for her paper, "A Tale of Two Programs: Politics and the Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb."

Well done to all presenters and to Adam and Megan! Opportunities such as these will help separate you from all of the others who are competing with you for employment and positions in graduate or law school!