2015-2016 SHPR Scholarship Winners:
Winners will be called up in groups by discipline
History: Nick Adelman, Konrad Funke, Victoria Hittner, Jennifer Meissner, Ben Petersen,
Cheyanne Simon, Andy Su, Hilary Therien, Shara Howard
Philosophy: Isaiah Beyer, Carra Bowes, Jackson Brenner-Smith, Francesca Lee, Robyn Morris
Religion: Alyssa Froman, Nicole Gibney, Chelsea Miller, Alex Vickery-Holland
Phi Alpha Theta Initiation
2014-2015
2015 Initiates:
Ian Malcolm Cady, Alyssa N Froman, Victoria M Hittner, Thomas C Jimenez,
Alexis S Jones, Gus R Paoli, Benjamin E. Petersen, Jenna M Proctor,
Mohamed A. Shaker, Sydnie Marie Teague
Faculty Advisor: Professor Gary Ferngren
Toast to Graduating Seniors:
Professor Gary Ferngren
Closing Remarks:
Faculty/Staff Awards:
Our students aren’t the only ones who have been
busy this year. Here’s a partial list of our
faculty and staff accomplishments this year.
SHPR Student
Awards Celebration
Professor Christopher McKnight Nichols
Prof. Marisa Chappell:
Competitive Faculty Fellowship,
OSU Center for the Humanities 2015-16
Prof. Rob Figueroa:
Rob was recently elected Treasurer of the
International Society for Environmental Ethics
Prof. Anita Guerrini:
2016 Chair, Section L (History and Philosophy of Science),
American Association for the Advancement of Science,
the largest scientific society in the U.S.
Prof. Jacob Darwin Hamblin:
Emerging Scholar Award, OSU-Phi Kappa Phi Honors
Society, 2015
Roger D. Bridges Distinguished Service Award, Society for
Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 2015
OSU University Honors College Professor of the Year, 2014
Prof. Michael A. Osborne:
Mike’s latest book, The Emergence of Tropical Medicine in
France, has been awarded the John Lyman Book Award
(honorable mention) in the category of Naval and Maritime
Science and Technology by the North American Society for
Oceanic History.
President-Elect, International Union of History and
Philosophy of Science’s Division of History of Science and
Technology (2014)
Jake’s latest book, Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of
Catastrophic Environmentalism won the 2014 Paul Birdsall
Prize, awarded every two years by the American Historical Elected Corresponding Member,
Association for best book on military or strategic history.
International Academy of History of Science (2014)
Promoted to Director,
OSU Environmental Arts & Humanities Initiative.
Prof. Jon Katz:
Competitive Faculty Fellowship,
OSU Center for the Humanities 2015-16
Prof. David Luft:
Fulbright-Botstiber Fellowship to Vienna (Winter 2015)
Association of Office Professionals Merit Award (3/2015)
Prof. Stacey Smith:
Competitive Faculty Fellowship,
OSU Center for the Humanities 2015-16
Prof. Allen Thompson:
Elected VP/President-elect of the
International Society for Environmental Ethics
Co-Director of the International Association
for Environmental Philosophy
Prof. Nicole von Germeten
Hundere Endowment Publishing Fellowship, 2015-2016
Memorial Union
Journey Room
Robert Peckyno
Prof. Barbara Muraca:
Prof. Christopher McKnight Nichols:
Friday June 5th, 2015
4PM-6:30PM
2015 Women of Achievement Award for
“extraordinary contribution to work that
has positively impacted the lives of women.”
The School of History, Philosophy, and Religion
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Professor Christopher McKnight Nichols
Thomas and Margaret Meehan History Scholarships (2)
Andrew Su “The Atlantic Theatre: Why the British Stopped Confederate Shipbuilding in Great Britain”
Nominated by Professor Stacey Smith
Alexis Jones “’Let’s All Pull Together!’: Community Building and Black Activism in 1920s Oregon”
Nominated by Professor Marisa Chappell
College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Outstanding Senior Awards
Kalia Flocker, Mohamed Shaker, & Kate Swenson
OSU Library Undergraduate Researcher of the Year-Humanities and
CLA Undergraduate Research Student of the Year (Honorable Mention)
Jenna Proctor
““The Great Hall: A Story of Promise, Lost Opportunity, and the Plight of the Liberal Arts”
Nominated by Professor Ben Mutschler
OSU Library Undergraduate Researcher of the Year-Humanities (Honorable Mention)
Andrew Su
The Atlantic Theatre: Why the British Stopped Confederate Shipbuilding in Great Britain
Nominated by Professor Stacey Smith
Jenna Proctor
“The Great Hall: A Story of Promise, Lost Opportunity, and the Plight of the Liberal Arts”
Nominated by Professor Ben Mutschler
Graduate Student Essay in History Award
Ambika Natarakan
“The Communists Didn’t Build Enough Toilets, Josephson!”
Nominated by Professor William Husband
Jennifer Meissner (Hon. Mention)
“Fibers of Connectivity: A Case Study in Cross-Cultural Contact Fostered By Silk”
Nominated by Professor Rena Lauer
Hundere Service Award
Mina Carson
Nominated by Professor Courtney Campbell
Trow Teaching Excellence Award
Rena Lauer
Introduction by Professor Paul Kopperman
Philosophy Service Award
Robert Peckyno
Introduction by Professor Bill Uzgalis
Norborne Berkeley Award
Thomas Jimenez
Nominated by Professor Marisa Chappell
Creative Project Award
Francesca Lee
“Ethics and Self-Care”
Nominated by Professor Stephanie Jenkins
Alexander Riccio
Introduction by Professor Tony Vogt
The Ron Clarke Book Award
Matchette Award for the Best Undergraduate Essay in Philosophy
Kate Swenson
Introduction by Professor Allen Thompson
Robert Wayne Smith Book Awards (3)
Skills in the “Art of Healing”
•Critical reflection on medical knowledge
•Interpretations of medical and patient experience
•Engagement with ethical dilemmas
KC Clay
“Emotions as Motivations for the Conquistadors”•Acquisition of cultural and civic competency
Nominated by Professor Nicole von Germeten •Cultivation of an ethos of professionalism
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Culture of Writing Award (Religion)
B. Lauren Stoneburner
“Aimee Semple McPherson and Writing the Faith into the Modern World”
Nominated by Professors David Luft and Amy Koehlinger
Hundere Chair Remarks: Professor Courtney Campbell
KC Clay
“Emotions as Motivations for the Conquistadors”
Nominated by Professor Nicole von Germeten
Daniel Loera
“’Ambassadors of Goodwill’: Japanese Student Relocation
and the Racial Policy of Relocation and Assimilation.”
Nominated by Professor Marisa Chappell
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)
Culture of Writing Award (History)
Daniel Piquette
“Instrumental versus Intrinsic Value”
Introduction by Professor Allen Thompson
B. Lauren Stoneburner
“Aimee Semple McPherson and Writing the Faith into the Modern World”
Nominated by Professors David Luft and Amy Koehlinger
The Manuel Pacheco Award for Excellence in the Study of Diversity & Social Justice
Graduate Student Essay in Philosophy Award
Benjamin White
“The Validity of Meme-theory, and the Consequences for
Dennett’s Explanation of the Evolution of Consciousness”
Introduction by Professor Bill Uzgalis
Essential
Arthur E. Gravatt Scholarship
Hundere Endowment for Religion and Culture
Student Writing Excellence Award
Jenna Proctor
“Cato the Younger”
Nominated by Professor Gary Ferngren
Barbara Bennett Peterson History Award
Mohamed Shaker
Nominated by Professor Jon Katz
The Peter C. List Award for Excellence in the Study of Philosophy
Matt Enloe
Introduction by Professor Flo Leibowitz