Professor Crawford Presents Paper at Sport and Society Conference in Green Bay

Dr. Crawford began summer in fine fashion by traveling to Green Bay, Wisconsin where he presented a paper to A Mirror of Our Culture: Sport and Society in America. The conference was held at St. Norberts College, the site of the Green Bay Packer's Training Camp, and included sessions held at Lambeau Field.

Crawford's paper, titled Brown and Lombardi: Coaching Beyond the Color Line explored the important role that professional football coaches played in furthering racial inclusion during the 1940s and 1950s. The conference included a fine mix of the theoretical and practical, and included keynote addresses by luminaries such as former National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, Packer's President Mark Murphy, and Boise State University President Dr. Robert Kustra, among others. In addition to academic presentations. As a part of the second day of the conference, Crawford had the chance to tour Lambeau Field, where so much history has been made.

The Department Celebrates Professor Smith's Birthday

Students, faculty, and staff gathered for cake to celebrate Dr. David Smith's birthday. Smith plans for the summer include working with the United States Department of State in Tajikistan. Happy Birthday Dr. Smith!

Alumnis Return in Triumph after Their First Year of Graduate School

Ryland Breeding (left) and Justin Dickerson (right) dropped by campus to regale students and professors with their tales of graduate school. Breeding attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia where he is studying history, and Dickerson attended Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois.

Both former students, who graduated last year, reported a heavy workload in grad school, but enjoyed their experiences. They discussed their reading lists and all of the good, and bad, history that they had been exposed to during the past year. It is great to visit with our former students and bask in the reflected glory of their continuing educations. We will continue to expect great things out of these two.

Mike Hamper Recognized with Freed Award

Mike Hamper has been recognized for his outstanding work in the classroom and on campus by being named a recipient of the Debow Freed Award for Outstanding Leadership as an Undergraduate Student. The Freed award, named for the former president of the university, recognizes students who make a mark on campus through their leadership and serve as examples for other students.

In addition to his work in the classroom, Hamper also served last year as the president of the student body, where he initiated several programs to increase student involvement in the life of the campus. Mike, who is majoring in Political Science, will return for his senior year next fall, and we expect more great things of him! Well done Mike!

Honors Day

HPJ celebrated student achievement during the Honors' Day festivities. Outstanding students were recognized for each class year, and the various honoraries initiated new members. HPJ honoraries include Phi Alpha Theta (history), Pi Sigma Alpha (political science), Studia Socialia Americae (social studies), Alpha Phi Sigma (criminal justice), Phi Beta Delta (international scholars), and Gamma Theta Upsilon (geography).

Honors Day is somewhat bittersweet, and we will miss our graduating seniors. But we have a great bunch of returning students, and an outstanding new crop of students coming next year!

Classes Conclude

Some students, such as Andrew Adamus pictured in the comfortable chair, began easing into summer early as classes concluded for another year. Adamus could afford to appear relaxed, since he has already accepted a position as the curator of the Erie County Historical Society in Erie, Pennsylvania.

In addition to Adamus, other students have secured positions in graduate and law schools for next year. Matt Allen has been accepted to the University of Pittsburgh law school. Samantha Lewis will attend graduate school to work on her Masters Degree in History at Western Michigan University. Shelia Willamowski will attend law school at the University of Toledo. Rick Ingold has accepted a position to teach at Franklin Monroe High School. Brock Densel will be studying Public Policy at George Washington University. Kent Sneed is now working as a District Executive in Washington DC with the National Capitol Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Watch this space for a more complete record of our students' accomplishments that will be posted when they are learned.

HPJ Annual Picnic

Caitlyn Kegley symbolically leaps into the summer break during the HPJ picnic that takes place during the last week of classes. The picnic is sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science honorary, who provides the food and cooks. This year the students and staff from the Saudi Program provided added spice to the food by cooking lamb and chicken shish-kebabs. In addition to the food and camaraderie, the annual Mock Trial versus Model UN volleyball game was hotly contested.

The departmental picnic is a great way to blow off steam at the end of another busy year. The department also sponsors a spaghetti dinner at the start of each year to provide freshmen with a chance to get to know their professors and each other. Another great ending to another great year!