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Historic News Volume 9, Issue 1 Spring-Summer 2004 Historic News Volume 9, Issue 1 Spring-Summer 2004 Enterprise-Ozark Community College Hosts AAH Annual Meeting held in Wiregrass Region The 2004 AAH Annual Meeting kicked off Friday, February 6 with sessions held at Enterprise-Ozark Community College. An intriguing his- tory of Fort Rucker presented by Judge Val McGee opened the ses- sions, followed by a discussion on Alabama’s contribution to the build- ing of the Panama Canal presented by George Lauderbaugh, Sarah Wiggins, and Linda York. Later that evening, the historic 1902 Rawls Hotel in downtown Enterprise provided the perfect backdrop for the Friday night banquet. Frye Gaillard, keynote speaker and author of Cradle of Freedom, related some of his own George Ewert discusses the controversy following his review of the personal experiences growing up in Civil War film, Gods and Generals. the South, as well as Alabama’s role representative, Susan DuBose gave an update in the national Civil on the state course of study in social studies. Rights movement. The annual business meeting was held during Saturday morning Saturday’s lunch and the new slate of officers attendees were treated elected. Our thanks go to Program Committee to a ‘super’ breakfast co-chairs Betty Brandon and David Carter and prepared to perfection to Local Arrangements Committee co-chairs by the local chapter of Jack Oden and Sam Covington for putting Phi Theta Kappa. The together this wonderful event. opening session in- cluded a discussion on Frye Gaillard the legacy of the Brown v. Board of Education decision by Lacy Ward (Tuskegee University) and Walter Gowan. A session on academic freedom featured Marsha Hamilton, Clarence Mohr (Univer- sity of South Alabama), and George Ewert, Director of the Museum Phi Theta Kappa students ‘sling the hash’ for of Mobile. State attendees during the Saturday morning breakfast. Susan DuBose Department of Education Page 1 AAH Reports The first is incorporation and the AAH’s tax sta- The tus. The AAH has existed since 1973 but has never secured the formal existence afforded by President’s incorporating, nor has it applied for tax-exempt status. Is it time to move forward on these Corner things? The Executive Council will study and by Marty Olliff report to the membership by the 2005 meeting. Second is the politicization of the K-12 Course Taking the Torch of Study. Every six years, the Alabama State Marty Olliff Board of Education revamps the Social Studies Course of Study. Although always surrounded As your newly-elected president, I should open by controversy, this year’s revision drew a direct my first message with warm wishes and thanks attack from the Eagle Forum and a self-appointed to past AAH presidents, particularly my two im- group of academic allies. Rather than work with mediate predecessors Debbie Pendleton and the appointed Course of Study Committee as Hardy Jackson. They’ve left large shoes that I did all other groups, they presented at a Board will strive mightily to fill. of Education working session, a set of revisions I believe I speak for us all in expressing our and a polemic attacking the “leftist” agenda hid- deepest thanks to Leona Stemple too. Leona den in the Course of Study. The resulting hub- recently retired from the Alabama Archives and bub delayed passage of the Course of Study. as the AAH newsletter editor. But she mentored As you know, the AAH passed a resolution at her replacement, George Jennings, whom we the 2004 meeting in support of the Course of welcome aboard as editor with this issue. We Study (available at our website: http:// also welcome our new officers and representa- www.tsud.edu/aah), and Debbie Pendleton has tives: Mary Hubbard as President-Elect, Gwen agreed to chair a committee to monitor develop- Patton as Public History representative, Sam ments and prepare for the next revision in 2010. Covington for Community Colleges, and Larry Finally, members familiar with the National McQuiston as K-12 representative. Council on History Education have encouraged The AAH Executive Council met on March 11 the AAH to work more closely with it, for our at ADAH to plan an agenda for this year and purpose and theirs are so similar. AAH member beyond. In a break from past practice, Mary Jim Gatling is the NCHE’s membership chair Hubbard’s Time-and-Place Committee will at- for Alabama, and Mary Hubbard has agreed to tempt to arrange meeting hosts for three to five become a liaison between the two organizations. years in advance. We also decided to create I look forward to an active term and hope you program committees for the next two annual all will join me and the Executive Council in meetings and to increase publicity for those carrying on and even improving our Association. events. Other results from the March 11 meeting in- Marty clude commissioning a history of the AAH to be used as a recruiting tool, establishing an asso- ciation archives, and beginning an “Each One Reach One” policy for membership recruitment AAH Web-Site and retention. Consequently, I challenge all of If you know of upcoming events of interest us to recruit one new or former member for AAH to AAH members, please contact Marty Olliff and bring that person to the 2005 Annual Meet- ([email protected]) so that the Calendar of ing to be held at the newly-expanded Alabama Events on the AAH web-site (www.tsud.edu/ Department of Archives and History in Montgom- aah) can be updated. Readers may also ac- ery. cess this issue of the AAH Historic News on Two important issues require attention from the the web-site at www.tsud.edu/aah/news- Executive Council and you, the AAH members. ss2004.pdf. Page 2 Awards & Grants Patricia Cleino Ramsey Award goes to Receives Flynt Award Harriet Amos Doss The Alabama Association of Historians has The John F. Ramsey awarded the 2004 Mae Ellis Moore Flynt Teach- Award of Merit, given ing Excellence Award to Patricia K. Cleino for outstanding contribu- of the Hewitt-Trussville Middle School in Trussville. tions to the history pro- A teacher with over 28 years experience, Ms. fession in Alabama, was Cleino strives to mold her students into “better, awarded to Harriet more thoughtful citizens of their nation and the Amos Doss, University world.” She stresses that history is not static, of Alabama at Birming- but forever changing through reinterpretation. In ham. Hardy Jackson teaching her lesson on the Declaration of Inde- presented the award at pendence, for example, Ms. Cleino uses the anal- the AAH Annual Meeting ogy of a tree which “has long roots, but also con- in Enterprise. stantly sprouts new leaves, which lead us to grow Dr. Doss’ work as a and change as our understanding of liberty teacher and scholar is evolves.” well known. Her article, “If my students understand that these changes “Religious Reconstruc- have been occurring throughout the history of the tion in Microcosm at country, they will not be unsettled by future Faunsdale Plantation,” changes as the society becomes more multi- won the 1990 Milo B. cultural. Acceptance of change is a natural out- Howard Award of the Ala- growth of the study of history.” bama Historical Asso- “There is not a single way to understand the ciation. She is also the past,” Ms. Cleino asserts. “I hope that I encour- author of Cotton City: Ur- age my students to look at the past from many ban Development in An- Hardy Jackson presents Harriet Amos Doss with the points of view and learn from each of them.” tebellum Mobile (1985, reprinted 2001) and is Ramsey Award at Friday night banquet. The Flynt award was presented to Ms. Cleino currently researching by previous honoree Pam Moulton during the and writing a history of AAH Annual Meeting in Enterprise. frontier Alabama. The AAH also awarded three teachers with honorable mention certificates for teaching ex- Dr. Doss’ commitment to education and to Ala- cellence. They were Ed- bama is evident through the generous sacrifice ward Dravecky, Jr. of of her time and effort to Grissom High School, promote the study of Huntsville; David Kil- Alabama history at all patrick of Decatur High levels of education. She School, Decatur; and has worked tirelessly Margaret (Peggy) with legislators, aca- Patton of Bluff Park El- demic historians, and ementary, Birmingham. lay people interested in Our congratulations to Alabama history to keep these wonderful teach- Alabama history in the ers! Keep up the good state education curricu- work! lum and to secure fund- By bestowing the Mae ing for continuing publi- Ellis Moore Flynt Teach- cation of the Alabama ing Excellence Award, Review. She has served the AAH seeks to rec- as president of both the ognize K - 12 teachers AAH and AHA and is cur- for their contributions to rently a member of the education and to encour- Wayne Flynt and Patricia Cleino after the executive council of the age excellence in the presentation of the Mae Ellis Moore Flynt Award Southern Historical teaching of history. Association. Page 3 News on Alabama Campuses will appear later this year. This summer Lee will Auburn University spend two weeks out west conducting research As always, the Department of History at Au- for her second book which will chronicle the burn has been active in local and state history. journey of Russian Grand Duke Alexis through Wayne Flynt’s book, Alabama in the Twentieth America in 1871-72. Century, will be published by the University of Wyatt Wells has been promoted to full Alabama Press in September. Wayne will also Professor. be installed as the president of the Southern Keith Krawczynski and Tim Henderson have Historical Association in November.
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