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Dr. Kroll Wins Book Award
Gary Kroll’s recently published book, America’s Ocean Wilderness: A Cultural History of Twentieth Century Exploration has been awarded the John Lyman Book Award for Science and Technology. The Lyman Awards are given by the North American Society for Oceanic History for books that "contribute significantly to the understanding of the maritime and naval history of North America, its rivers and lakes and adjoining oceans." Read more about the Lyman Awards at http://www.nasoh.org/BookAwards.htm
Dr. Schaefer Awarded Fellowship
Assistant Professor Richard Schaefer received a fellowship from the German Historical Institute in Washington for a two week research trip in the summer of 2009 to the Horner Library in Philadelphia to continue his research on German Catholicism.
SUNY Plattsburgh History Students Shine at Conference
Members of the SUNY Plattsburgh Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors Society) attended the Phi Alpha Theta regional conference in November 2008. Junior Eric Petersen's paper, "The New York World's Fair, 1930-1940: GM's Futurama and Robert Moses" won a conference prize for best panel paper. Three other students -- Steven Booth, Erin Connors, and Dan Racine -- also presented papers, and student Neal Reilly attended the conference as well.
SUNY Plattsburgh Phi Alpha Theta Advisor Dr. Connie Shemo reported that the Plattsburgh students "made a very favorable impression" at the conference. "All of them really engaged with the presentations of other students. Another faculty member specifically commented on what excellent questions they asked at one presentation." Congratulations to all!
Dr. Kroll Honored
Associate Professor Gary Kroll was recently awarded the Chancellor's Award for Faculty Service. The award goes to faculty members who have demonstrated a strong commitment to students, department, college, and the wider Plattsburgh community. Dr. Kroll has been especially active in working with the Education Department towards improving the social studies education majors, and played an important role in fostering the campus' instructional technology services. In addition, he has helped shape curricular and infrastructural matters pertaining to environmental citizenship. As reported in the college publication Focus, President John Ettling said Dr. Kroll's record of service "is truly exceptional for someone who has been at SUNY Plattsburgh for only the last seven years... In all three areas of teaching, scholarship and service, Dr. Kroll had already created an enviable resume."
History Department Faculty Presenting at Conferences and Events
Our department faculty pride themselves on being active teacher-scholars, and many of us will be presenting papers or participating in panels at scholarly conferences or speaking at other events this year.
Professor Jim Rice organized and will serve as commentator for a session entitled "After the Conquest: Indian Lives in an English World" at a conference on "The Early Chesapeake: Reflecting Backward, Projecting Forward," to be held at Historic St. Mary's City, Maryland, in November 2009. Dr. Rice will also be giving a paper entitled "Bacon's Rebellion in Indian Country" at the Washington Area Seminar in Early American History in October 2009.
Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
For more information about the History program at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact
Wendy Gordon, Chair
History Department
Champlain Valley Hall
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone: (518) 564-2213
Fax: (518) 564-2212
E-mail: gordonwm@plattsburgh.edu