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SPOHP Students Awarded at 2013 History Honors Conference

The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program congratulates its students, volunteers, and associated researchers who were recently recognized at the UF History Department’s Fourth Annual History Honors Conference and Awards Luncheon for undergraduates this past Saturday, April 6.
http://history.ufl.edu/

Congratulations to all of these wonderful students! We are so proud of your great work, and excited for the bright futures that are ahead of you.

Presenters/Honors Students
Victoria Petrova, “The Revolutionary Significance of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church”
Military, War, and International Diplomacy

Kapri Crowley, “Casting Light on the Dark Ages: Tropes of Medievalism in Fantasy Films”
Representations of Past & Present in Literature and Film

Monica Blair, “With All Deliberate Delay: School Desegregation in Alachua County, Florida, 1954-1971”
Desegregation and Activism in Florida Educational Institutions

Chris Duryea, “The Problem of Resegregation & Magnet Schools as a Solution”
Desegregation and Activism in Florida Educational Institutions

Anna Walters, “Competition, Guilt, and Fascination: Incorporating Jewish Memory into the Polish Present”
History and Memory: Family and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Europe

Senior Awards
Isht Vatsa was awarded the book “Fatal Purity: Robespierre and the French Revolution” by Dr. Eisenwein’s in recognition of his work in senior seminar this semester.

Future Scholars: 2014 University Scholars Recipients
Joanna Joseph, Genesis Lara, and Brittany Hibbert were chosen as University Scholars recipients for the 2013-2014 school year. Genesis Lara was also recently granted the Ann Regan Scholarship.
http://www.scholars.ufl.edu/