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April 9, 2009

ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥â€™s Phi Alpha Theta wins awards, gives presentations

Members of the University of Louisiana at Monroe Chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society participated in the organization's regional meeting Saturday, April 4, at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, winning awards and giving presentations.

Two ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ history graduate students garnered honors at the conference. John Salter of Farmerville won the award for best graduate student paper, and Heather Raley of Warren, Ark., won for best graduate student presentation.

The ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ participants, and their paper titles were:

• Erik Jones of Monroe -"Slaves as Combatants in the American Civil War."

• Raley -"The Changing Burial Rituals for the Northeast/Great Lakes Native Americans in the 17th Century: From Native Ceremonies to Implementing Christian Practices."

• Salter -“The Change in Warfare between the Iroquois and the Huron.â€

Roger Carpenter, Ph.D., of the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ History Department moderated a session titled "The Public is Personal: Local History in Lower Arkansas."

Jones and Raley also presented the same papers when the Louisiana Chapters of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society held their annual meeting at the Atrium Hotel and Conference Center in Monroe Friday, March 20. Four ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ history graduate students gave presentations.

The other two ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ participants and their paper titles were:

• Hewitt Hall of Monroe -"Warfare in Southern France during the Albigensian Crusade, 1209-1229.â€

• Salter -"Pontiac Reinterpreted."

Monica Bontty, Ph.D., and Elle Walker of the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ History Department served as chairs and commentators for two of the sessions; Bontty’s was titled "Society and Politics in 20th Century Europe" and Walker‘s was "Religion in the Ancient and Medieval Eras."

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