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FROM THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT: Todd A. Diacon

“It ain’t braggin’ if you can back it up.” Glover, Lorri, co-ed. Southern Manhood: Grants and Fellowships That’s a phrase I hear periodically in Perspectives on Masculinity in the Old Burman, Thomas E., National Tennessee, and I like it. It is one thing to South (University of Georgia Press). Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) boast without merit, but quite another to Higgs, Catherine, co-ed. Stepping Post-doctoral Fellowship at Oxford brag on one’s very real successes. History Forward: Black Women in Africa and the University; Abdul Aziz Al-Mutawa professors have accomplished many Americas (Ohio University Press). Visiting Fellowship at the Oxford Centre great things in the past three years—It Kulikowski, Michael. Later Roman Spain for Islamic Studies; Solmsen Fellowship, is a stunning list, really. As you will and Its Cities (Johns Hopkins University University of Wisconsin (declined); see below, our accomplishments cover Press). National Humanities Center fellowship all three areas of university activity: _____, co-ed. Hispania in Late Antiquity: (declined). research, teaching, and service. The Twenty-first Century Perspectives (Brill Brummett, Palmira, National Endowment citizens of the State of Tennessee are well Academic Publishers). for the Humanities (NEH) Post-doctoral served by our department, and I proudly Liulevicius, Vejas. Kriegsland im Osten Fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare present to you our accomplishments. (Hamburg Institute for Social Research). Library; Cambridge University Skilliter Norrell, Robert. J. The House I Live In: Centre Grant for Summer Research. Race in the American Century (Oxford RESEARCH continued on page 2 Books University Press). Ash, Stephen. A Year in the South: Four Piehler, G. Kurt (as series editor). Lives in 1865 (Palgrave Macmillian). Angelo Spinelli and Lewis H. Carlson, Bast, Robert, ed. The Reformation of Life Behind Barbed Wire: The Second The History Department is World War Photographs of Prisoner of Faith in the Context of Late Medieval deeply saddened to report that the Theology and Piety (Brill Academic War Angelo Spinelli (Fordham University Publishers). Press). unfortunate passing of Dr. Milton _____. Eleven books as Editor-in-chief, _____ (as series editor). Lawrence E. Klein occurred as this issued of Studies in the History of Christian Crane, Fighting Fascism in Europe: The Footnotes went to press. We send World War II Letters of an American Thought (Brill Academic Publishers). our condolences to Margaret Brummett, Palmira (co-author). Veteran of the Spanish Civil War Civilization Past and Present (Fordham University Press). Klein and the Klein family. A (Longmans). Turkish translation of Wheeler, Bruce, and Susan Becker. complete retrospective on Dr. Image and Imperialism in the Ottoman Discovering the American Past, fifth Klein’s career will appear in our edition (Houghton Mifflin). Revolutionary Press (Iletisim Press). next issue. Diacon, Todd A. Stringing Together Wheeler, Bruce (co-author). Discovering a Nation: Cândido Mariano da Silva the Global Past: A Look at the Evidence Rondon and the Construction of a (Houghton Mifflin). Modern Brazil (Duke University Press). White, George. Holding the Line: Fleming, Cynthia. In the Shadow of Race, Racism, and Selma: The Continuing Struggle for Civil American Foreign Rights in the Rural South (Rowman and Policy Toward Africa, INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE 1953-1961 (Rowman Littlefield Publishers). Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Charles Faulkner Bryan, Jr...... 8 Freeberg, Ernest. The Education of Laura and Littlefield Bridgman, First Deaf and Blind Person Publishers). An Interview with Professor Thomas E. Burman ...... 10 to Learn Language (Harvard University Professor Bruce Wheeler Retires ...... 4 Press).

(Germany).

Outstanding Teacher Award. Teacher Outstanding

Tennessee Historical Society and a a and Society Historical Tennessee Deusches Historisches Museum, Berlin Berlin Museum, Historisches Deusches

Higgs, Catherine, Chancellor’s Chancellor’s Catherine, Higgs,

_____, in conjunction with the East East the with conjunction in _____, Heidelberg (Germany); Yale University; University; Yale (Germany); Heidelberg

Outstanding Teacher Award. Teacher Outstanding

History Day competition. Day History University (Denmark); University of of University (Denmark); University

College of Arts and Sciences, Senior Senior Sciences, and Arts of College

and judged participants in the National National the in participants judged and (Finland); Princeton University; Aarhus Aarhus University; Princeton (Finland);

Cunningham Outstanding Teacher Award; Award; Teacher Outstanding Cunningham

Tennessee Historical Society, hosted hosted Society, Historical Tennessee Stuttgart (Germany); University of Turku Turku of University (Germany); Stuttgart

Brummett, Palmira, James R. and Nell W. W. Nell and R. James Palmira, Brummett,

_____, in conjunction with the East East the with conjunction in _____, Library of Contemporary History, History, Contemporary of Library

Outstanding Teacher Award. Teacher Outstanding

and Social Science. Social and Liulevicius, Vejas, University of Toronto; Toronto; of University Vejas, Liulevicius,

Bohstedt, John, Phi Eta Sigma Sigma Eta Phi John, Bohstedt,

Annual Workshop for Teachers of History History of Teachers for Workshop Annual Farris, Wayne, Harvard University. Harvard Wayne, Farris,

Teacher Award. Teacher

Department of History, Twenty-ﬁfth Twenty-ﬁfth History, of Department Diacon, Todd, Rice University. Rice Todd, Diacon,

National Alumni Association Outstanding Outstanding Association Alumni National

Salutes America’s Veterans America’s Salutes . Carolina; Pennsylvania State University. State Pennsylvania Carolina;

Bast, Robert, University of Tennessee Tennessee of University Robert, Bast,

Celebrate Freedom!: Pigeon Forge Forge Pigeon Freedom!: Celebrate years, Emory University; University of North North of University University; Emory

Awards

_____, Organized and managed, for ﬁve ﬁve for managed, and Organized _____, Cracow (Poland); Duke University; University; Duke (Poland); Cracow

TEACHING

of Military Historians. Military of Dessel, J.P., Jagiellonian University, University, Jagiellonian J.P., Dessel,

hosted the Annual Meeting of the Society Society the of Meeting Annual the hosted University; Library of Congress. of Library University;

Society (of the History Department), Department), History the (of Society Award (inaugural winner). (inaugural Award Shakespeare Library; George Washington Washington George Library; Shakespeare

The Center for the Study of War and and War of Study the for Center The Achievement in the Arts and Humanities Humanities and Arts the in Achievement London (2); Oxford University; Folger Folger University; Oxford (2); London

Programs and Sciences, Research and Creative Creative and Research Sciences, and Brummett, Palmira, University of of University Palmira, Brummett,

Creative Achievement; College of Arts Arts of College Achievement; Creative Barcelona.

Award. Professional Promise in Research and and Research in Promise Professional Chicago; Yale University; University of of University University; Yale Chicago;

and Sciences, Outstanding Public Service Service Public Outstanding Sciences, and Liulevicius, Vejas, Provost’s Award for for Award Provost’s Vejas, Liulevicius, Cambridge University; University of of University University; Cambridge

Public Service Award; College of Arts Arts of College Award; Service Public Teacher at the University of Tennessee. of University the at Teacher University of London; Oxford University; University; Oxford London; of University

Wheeler, Bruce, UTNAA Outstanding Outstanding UTNAA Bruce, Wheeler, the Outstanding Female Junior Scholar/ Junior Female Outstanding the Burman, Thomas E., Tulane University; University; Tulane E., Thomas Burman,

Public Service Award. Service Public Glover, Lorri, Angie Perkins Award for for Award Perkins Angie Lorri, Glover, list)

Piehler, Kurt, UTNAA Outstanding Outstanding UTNAA Kurt, Piehler, Sciences. Invited Lectures/Presentations (select (select Lectures/Presentations Invited

Award. Professor in the College of Arts and and Arts of College the in Professor

Sciences, Outstanding Public Service Service Public Outstanding Sciences,

Farris, Wayne, Named Lindsay Young Young Lindsay Named Wayne, Farris, doctoral Fellowship, Rutgers University. Rutgers Fellowship, doctoral

Glover, Lorri, College of Arts and and Arts of College Lorri, Glover,

Sciences. White, George, Geraldine R. Dodge Post- Dodge R. Geraldine George, White,

Awards

Humanities in the College of Arts and and Arts of College the in Humanities The Library of Congress. of Library The

SERVICE

Named Distinguished Professor of the the of Professor Distinguished Named Liu, Lu, Kluge Post-doctoral Fellowship, Fellowship, Post-doctoral Kluge Lu, Liu,

and Creative Achievement Award; Award; Achievement Creative and other UT departments). UT other

Arts and Sciences, Senior Research Research Senior Sciences, and Arts Lectures” series. Lectures” Department, and several professors in in professors several and Department,

Achievement Award; College of of College Award; Achievement the History Company as part of its “Great “Great its of part as Company History the and Tom Burman from the History History the from Burman Tom and

Provost’s Senior Research and Creative Creative and Research Senior Provost’s Century” is released on CD and DVD by by DVD and CD on released is Century” Grant (in conjunction with Bob Bast Bast Bob with conjunction (in Grant

at the University of Tennessee; Tennessee; of University the at “Totalitarianism in the Twentieth Twentieth the in “Totalitarianism the Humanities $3 million Challenge Challenge million $3 Humanities the

for Research and Teaching Excellence Excellence Teaching and Research for Liulevicius, Vejas, course on on course Vejas, Liulevicius, Investigator), National Endowment for for Endowment National Investigator),

Brummett, Palmira, Alexander Prize Prize Alexander Palmira, Brummett, . Barbarians The documentary television Kulikowski, Michael (Principle (Principle Michael Kulikowski,

Tennessee. expert, The History Channel’s four-part four-part Channel’s History The expert, Old World and New” conference. New” and World Old

Research Excellence at the University of of University the at Excellence Research Kulikowski, Michael, on-camera on-camera Michael, Kulikowski, Grant to support “Black Women in the the in Women “Black support to Grant

Bast, Robert, Jefferson Prize for for Prize Jefferson Robert, Bast, . Keller Helen Becoming documentary Higgs, Catherine, Rockefeller Foundation Foundation Rockefeller Catherine, Higgs,

and Creative Achievement Award. Achievement Creative and and on-camera expert for television television for expert on-camera and Fellowship, North Caroliniana Society. Caroliniana North Fellowship,

Sciences; Chancellor’s Senior Research Research Senior Chancellor’s Sciences; Freeberg, Ernest, scholarly consultant consultant scholarly Ernest, Freeberg, Historical Society; Archie K. Davis Davis K. Archie Society; Historical

Professor in the College of Arts and and Arts of College the in Professor . Slaves Glover, Lorri, Filson Fellowship, Filson Filson Fellowship, Filson Lorri, Glover,

Ash, Stephen, Named Lindsay Young Young Lindsay Named Stephen, Ash, Prince Among Among Prince documentary television Inquiry Fellowship, Emory University. Emory Fellowship, Inquiry

Sciences Research Awards Research Sciences Feller, Daniel, scholarly consultant for for consultant scholarly Daniel, Feller, Historical Society; Center for Humanistic Humanistic for Center Society; Historical

University and College of Arts and and Arts of College and University middle school students) school middle Library; Director’s Grant, Indiana Indiana Grant, Director’s Library;

Turbulent Sixties Turbulent (an education CD for for CD education (an Helms Grant, Indiana University Lilly Lilly University Indiana Grant, Helms

Peace and Protest: The The Protest: and Peace University’s history). American on book ﬁrst Lehrman Institute of American History; History; American of Institute Lehrman

Appier, Janis, contributor, Duke Duke contributor, Janis, Appier, (best Association Historical American Freeberg, Ernest, Research Grant, Gilder Gilder Grant, Research Ernest, Freeberg,

24 in fall 2003. fall in 24 Prize, Dunning H. John Ernie, Freeberg, Studies Research Grant. Research Studies

National Prizes National graduate students from 11 in fall 2000 to to 2000 fall in 11 from students graduate Farris, Wayne, Association of Asian Asian of Association Wayne, Farris,

Increase in the number of incoming incoming of number the in Increase Yenching Library Travel Grant. Travel Library Yenching

Other Indicators of Excellence of Indicators Other Norrell, Jeff, University of Florida. of University Jeff, Norrell, De Weerdt, Hilde, Harvard University- Harvard Hilde, Weerdt, De

College; American Academy in Rome. in Academy American College; Museum.

Teacher Award. Teacher University of Leeds (England); Amherst Amherst (England); Leeds of University Fellowship, Harvard University Semitic Semitic University Harvard Fellowship,

Liulevicius, Vejas, Provost’s Outstanding Outstanding Provost’s Vejas, Liulevicius, (Germany); Princeton University; University; Princeton (Germany); Publication White-Levy J.P., Dessel,

White Teaching Award. Teaching White Maximilians Universitat, Munich Munich Universitat, Maximilians

From the Head the From continued from page 1 page from continued Kulikowski, Michael, David and Kathryn Kathryn and David Michael, Kulikowski, Ludwig- Michael, Kulikowski, 2 2

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to follow her example. her follow to ever had. She has extraordinary poise in the the in poise extraordinary has She had. ever

toy guns promoted violence among boys. Her Her boys. among violence promoted guns toy

considering professional school would be wise wise be would school professional considering found Angela to be “one of the best TAs I have have I TAs best the of “one be to Angela found

psychologists’ published discussions of whether whether of discussions published psychologists’

Angela teaching Western Civilization, and he he and Civilization, Western teaching Angela how effective this strategy is, and anyone anyone and is, strategy this effective how

that considered outlawing toy guns, and and guns, toy outlawing considered that

director of the graduate program, worked with with worked program, graduate the of director steps.” Everyone who knows Angela sees sees Angela knows who Everyone steps.”

the proceedings of a state legislature legislature state a of proceedings the

Tom Burman Tom , , looming future worries down into manageable manageable into down worries future looming a promising young scholar. scholar. young promising a

included advice columns in parents’ magazines, magazines, parents’ in columns advice included

Angela is as successful a teacher as she is is she as teacher a successful as is Angela “actually reduces stress because it breaks big, big, breaks it because stress reduces “actually

in the 1950s. The sources Angela mined mined Angela sources The 1950s. the in

everything in advance. This planning, she ﬁnds ﬁnds she planning, This advance. in everything

West that swept the nation’s grade schools schools grade nation’s the swept that West that will emerge from this project. project. this from emerge will that

by setting clear, realistic goals and planning planning and goals realistic clear, setting by

toy “six-shooters,” Daniel Boone, and the Wild Wild the and Boone, Daniel “six-shooters,” toy publishers will delight in acquiring the ﬁne book book ﬁne the acquiring in delight will publishers

to accomplish so much and still have a life life a have still and much so accomplish to

Speciﬁcally, her paper explored the mania for for mania the explored paper her Speciﬁcally, dissertation in another year. We all imagine that that imagine all We year. another in dissertation

And she also cooks and sews. She is able able is She sews. and cooks also she And

Appier, “a boldly original” essay on toy guns. guns. toy on essay original” boldly “a Appier, encouragement, Angela hopes to complete the the complete to hopes Angela encouragement,

a chemist for the Knoxville Utilities Board. Board. Utilities Knoxville the for chemist a

Angela wrote, in the words of Professor Professor of words the in wrote, Angela to run out and write.” With Janis’ guidance and and guidance Janis’ With write.” and out run to

time with her husband, Kevin, who works as as works who Kevin, husband, her with time

Professor Appier’s fall 2001 research seminar, seminar, research 2001 fall Appier’s Professor and inspiring—after I talk with her I’m ready ready I’m her with talk I inspiring—after and

social functions, and enjoys spending free free spending enjoys and functions, social

consumers in the late 1940s and 1950s. In In 1950s. and 1940s late the in consumers the carrot and stick. She has been so supportive supportive so been has She stick. and carrot the

in college, takes part in all the department’s department’s the all in part takes college, in

marketing of riﬂes and handguns to American American to handguns and riﬂes of marketing have a lot of freedom as well; a perfect blend of of blend perfect a well; as freedom of lot a have

up in the library. She was active in sorority sorority in active was She library. the in up

which investigated U.S. gun manufacturers’ manufacturers’ gun U.S. investigated which mix of pushing me to do things but letting me me letting but things do to me pushing of mix

And don’t think that Angela is constantly holed holed constantly is Angela that think don’t And

her M.A. thesis (Marshall University, 2001), 2001), University, (Marshall thesis M.A. her characterizes Janis’ mentoring style as a “perfect “perfect a as style mentoring Janis’ characterizes

this project for several years, beginning with with beginning years, several for project this Appier for guiding her on this path. She She path. this on her guiding for Appier the department. the

the post-World War II era. She has worked on on worked has She era. II War post-World the one of the most down-to-earth, sincere folks in in folks sincere down-to-earth, most the of one historical inquiry. Angela credits Professor Professor credits Angela inquiry. historical

toward guns, and their use of them, during during them, of use their and guns, toward and personal ideology sometimes cloud good good cloud sometimes ideology personal and accolades has gone to Angela’s head. She is is She head. Angela’s to gone has accolades

simultaneously shaped Americans’ attitudes attitudes Americans’ shaped simultaneously debate. She, in fact, laments that polemics polemics that laments fact, in She, debate. my career.” None of her accomplishments or or accomplishments her of None career.” my

gender ideologies, and Cold-War tensions tensions Cold-War and ideologies, gender a strong position on the on-going gun control control gun on-going the on position strong a that were going to be the determining factor for for factor determining the be to going were that

how advertising, technology, popular culture, culture, popular technology, advertising, how taking “every assignment and every test as if if as test every and assignment “every taking and state hunting laws. Angela does not have have not does Angela laws. hunting state and

of questions. Her interests lay in uncovering uncovering in lay interests Her questions. of advertising, motion picture westerns, toy guns, guns, toy westerns, picture motion advertising, success to “nearly constant planning” and to to and planning” constant “nearly to success

Angela addresses a completely different set set different completely a addresses Angela brings together a fascinating array of sources: sources: of array fascinating a together brings she earned only A’s. Angela attributes this this attributes Angela A’s. only earned she

of gun ownership in the nineteenth century, century, nineteenth the in ownership gun of on hunting, and as in her earlier work, she she work, earlier her in as and hunting, on program, Master’s degree, and Ph.D. work, work, Ph.D. and degree, Master’s program,

Second Amendment and the pervasiveness pervasiveness the and Amendment Second academic career. That is, in her undergraduate undergraduate her in is, That career. academic

evidence regarding the intended scope of the the of scope intended the regarding evidence that she maintained a 4.0 over the span of her her of span the over 4.0 a maintained she that Ph.D. Student Angela Frye-Keaton Angela Student Ph.D.

primarily directed their attention to conﬂicting conﬂicting to attention their directed primarily of course work. She is most proud of the fact fact the of proud most is She work. course of

other historians of American gun culture have have culture gun American of historians other it represented the culmination of nine years years nine of culmination the represented it

Americans’ fascination with guns. Whereas Whereas guns. with fascination Americans’ When Angela ﬁnished her classes for the Ph.D. Ph.D. the for classes her ﬁnished Angela When

perspective on the highly charged topic of of topic charged highly the on perspective

a lot from him.” from lot a

“High Noon” offers an entirely new new entirely an offers Noon” “High

serious, they took it seriously and really learned learned really and seriously it took they serious,

“extraordinarily compelling.” compelling.” “extraordinarily World Civilization, because they knew he was was he knew they because Civilization, World

Gun Culture” which she characterizes as as characterizes she which Culture” Gun even if they did not necessarily want to be in in be to want necessarily not did they if even

“High Noon in America: The Rise of Postwar Postwar of Rise The America: in Noon “High committed to his job as a teacher. Students, Students, teacher. a as job his to committed

particularly excited about Angela’s dissertation, dissertation, Angela’s about excited particularly conscientiousness: “He is so enthusiastic and and enthusiastic so is “He conscientiousness:

usually considered separate entities.” Janis is is Janis entities.” separate considered usually History survey, and he inspired Angela with his his with Angela inspired he and survey, History

between realms of life and thought that are are that thought and life of realms between for Angela. She worked with him in a World World a in him with worked She Angela. for

the rare ability to create intellectual bridges bridges intellectual create to ability rare the in particular, served as a model for teaching teaching for model a as served particular, in

analytical mind, a persevering spirit, and and spirit, persevering a mind, analytical Professor J.P. Dessel J.P. Professor has, has, students. mentoring

“has demonstrated that she possesses a keenly keenly a possesses she that demonstrated “has leading discussion, grading papers, and and papers, grading discussion, leading

about Angela. According to Janis, Angela Angela Janis, to According Angela. about professors she assisted as from her experiences experiences her from as assisted she professors

ambitions. Angela is currently writing a chapter chapter a writing currently is Angela ambitions.

Appier , has uniformly ﬂattering things to say say to things ﬂattering uniformly has , learned as much about teaching from the the from teaching about much as learned

and about being able to realize her professional professional her realize to able being about and

Professor Janis Janis Professor gun culture. Her mentor, mentor, Her culture. gun American History. She notes that she has has she that notes She History. American

She is tremendously excited about the project project the about excited tremendously is She

researching a provocative dissertation on on dissertation provocative a researching World History, Western Civilization, and and Civilization, Western History, World

devote most of her energies to her dissertation. dissertation. her to energies her of most devote

at professional conferences, and started started and conferences, professional at assistant in every survey course we offer: offer: we course survey every in assistant

courses and qualifying exams—being able to to able exams—being qualifying and courses

the Ph.D. examining committee, read papers papers read committee, examining Ph.D. the professor. Angela has worked as a teaching teaching a as worked has Angela professor.

These days, Angela is reveling in ﬁnally—after ﬁnally—after in reveling is Angela days, These

assistant, ﬁnished her course work, wowed wowed work, course her ﬁnished assistant, she will be an effective and accomplished accomplished and effective an be will she

average, won accolades as a stellar teaching teaching stellar a as accolades won average, and innovative thinking.” innovative and about Angela’s future prospects—he expects expects prospects—he future Angela’s about

career, she has earned a perfect grade point point grade perfect a earned has she career, gifts for thorough research, persuasive writing, writing, persuasive research, thorough for gifts Appier, Professor Burman is highly optimistic optimistic highly is Burman Professor Appier,

has slept very little. During her graduate graduate her During little. very slept has particularly effectively.” Like Professor Professor Like effectively.” particularly considerable “Angela’s as characterizes Appier

the Fall of 2001, and, since then, apparently apparently then, since and, 2001, of Fall the All this allows her to relate to the students students the to relate to her allows this All Janis what fruition to bring to promises and

Angela Frye-Keaton Angela arrived in Knoxville in in Knoxville in arrived classroom, and has a nice sense of humor. humor. of sense nice a has and classroom, dissertation builds on all of this previous research research previous this of all on builds dissertation

GRADUATE STUDENT PROFILE: ANGELA FRYE-KEATON ANGELA PROFILE: STUDENT GRADUATE

Head of the Department of History of Department the of Head Center, Knoxville. Center, the support we provide them through, through, them provide we support the

of our professors. They also result from from result also They professors. our of series at the O’Connor Senior Citizens Citizens Senior O’Connor the at series Todd Diacon Todd

result of the hard work and dedication dedication and work hard the of result lecture on-going Movies”, the to Returns

East Tennessee: “‘nuf said.” “‘nuf Tennessee: East “The History Behind the News”; “History “History News”; the Behind History “The These extraordinary achievements are the the are achievements extraordinary These

University of Tennessee. As they put it in in it put they As Tennessee. of University _____, “History Goes to the Movies”; Movies”; the to Goes “History _____,

of the History Department at the the at Department History the of students. and teachers Education.

donors, and to the wonderful professors professors wonderful the to and donors, K-12 for Fair Renaissance Bast), Robert of Department U.S. the from grant

school districts, $946,000 Teach America America Teach $946,000 districts, school supporters. My thanks go to you, our our you, to go thanks My supporters. Director: (MARCO, Program Outreach

in part, the kind donations given by our our by given donations kind the part, in Curriculum Renaissance and Medieval Tennessee East rural of consortium Footnotes** Footnotes**

do that. Other people like to do more more do to like people Other that. do of South Carolina. She is a person who, who, person a is She Carolina. South of

somewhat more public service. I like to to like I service. public more somewhat back to graduate school at the University University the at school graduate to back anymore. anymore.

long as we are contributing. I do perhaps perhaps do I contributing. are we as long because it is not really my department department my really not is it because go to career teaching productive very a

of things that we feel strong in doing, as as doing, in strong feel we that things of recently there is DeAnna Davis, who left left who Davis, DeAnna is there recently strengths are, but I won’t say what I think think I what say won’t I but are, strengths

it has allowed all of us to do the kinds kinds the do to us of all allowed has it are. I have some ideas about what those those what about ideas some have I are. More deal. great a accomplished really

thing I like about the department is that that is department the about like I thing University. There are some people who who people some are There University. powerful department than we already already we than department powerful

research scholar as most. I think the the think I most. as scholar research our careers, then we will be an even more more even an be will we then careers, our on his doctoral dissertation at Washington Washington at dissertation doctoral his on

in terms of productivity; I’m not the the not I’m productivity; of terms in clusters of strength will help us all with with all us help will strength of clusters now working is who Butler Keith here.

a decent job. I’ve been respectable respectable been I’ve job. decent a realize that developing some of these these of some developing that realize and he did a marvelous master’s thesis thesis master’s marvelous a did he and

good number of semesters, I have done done have I semesters, of number good individual desires for a time second, and and second, time a for desires individual ﬁnishing up at the University of Virginia, Virginia, of University the at up ﬁnishing

And I think not every semester, but a a but semester, every not think I And a lot of sharing. If we can put our own own our put can we If sharing. of lot a students, Rob Parkinson was a joy. He is is He joy. a was Parkinson Rob students,

if I worked hard at it, a good teacher. teacher. good a it, at hard worked I if teach; we write alone. And we don’t do do don’t we And alone. write we teach; Oh, that’s hard. I think as far as graduate graduate as far as think I hard. that’s Oh,

I had always considered that I could be, be, could I that considered always had I students over the years? the over students profession. We don’t see each other other each see don’t We profession.

accomplishment as a professor at U.T.? at professor a as accomplishment Who have been some of your favorite favorite your of some been have Who traditionally has been a very solitary solitary very a been has traditionally

What has been your greatest greatest your been has What of real strength and interest. History History interest. and strength real of

will each get together to talk about areas areas about talk to together get each will them. to it

expectations. would be glad to welcome them and give give and them welcome to glad be would western scholars, and the Americanists Americanists the and scholars, western

the department has exceeded all my my all exceeded has department the that the modern Europeanists, the non- the Europeanists, modern the that ﬁelds, that deserve this place. And I I And place. this deserve that ﬁelds,

the potential that I had hoped for. But But for. hoped had I that potential the people, whether in my field or other other or field my in whether people, we want to fill that. And one is hopeful hopeful is one And that. fill to want we

don’t think the University has reached reached has University the think don’t is a sign that there are some very good good very some are there that sign a is position . . . we need to consider how how consider to need we . . . position

more intrusive Board of Trustees. So I I So Trustees. of Board intrusive more in the next ﬁve years. So, with each new new each with So, years. ﬁve next the in as I would like to do, and I think that that think I and do, to like would I as

of higher administration, and a much much a and administration, higher of that I have not done as much innovation innovation much as done not have I that we are not going to grow a huge amount amount huge a grow to going not are we

at the top, occasional lack of vision vision of lack occasional top, the at excited. But I felt over the last year or so so or year last the over felt I But excited. realize in a department of our size, that that size, our of department a in realize

by a lot of internal difﬁculties, changes changes difﬁculties, internal of lot a by I think those things have kept me very very me kept have things those think I of interest and expertise. We need to to need We expertise. and interest of

came. I think we have been sidetracked sidetracked been have we think I came. want to read, on the Atlantic community. community. Atlantic the on read, to want teach us. And that is to develop clusters clusters develop to is that And us. teach

in as exciting ways as it was when I I when was it as ways exciting as in something in my mailbox yesterday that I I that yesterday mailbox my in something that the MARCO program wants to to wants program MARCO the that

the University is not moving as fast and and fast as moving not is University the ideas and books. John Bohstedt just put put just Bohstedt John books. and ideas learn as a department some of the lessons lessons the of some department a as learn

On the other hand, my opinion is that that is opinion my hand, other the On been able to put each other onto new new onto other each put to able been better led. I would hope that we would would we that hope would I led. better

broad in our interests, we have always always have we interests, our in broad shape. The personnel is better, and it is is it and better, is personnel The shape.

lot more really good people. good really more lot department is that because we are so so are we because that is department Well, I think the department is in terriﬁc terriﬁc in is department the think I Well,

were respectable. Now I think we have a a have we think I Now respectable. were for the future? the for One of the wonderful things about this this about things wonderful the of One

teachers and there were some people who who people some were there and teachers What is your wish for the department department the for wish your is What coming up with new and different ideas. ideas. different and new with up coming

When I came, there were some very good good very some were there came, I When was repeating my successes instead of of instead successes my repeating was

is, as a rule, better across the board. board. the across better rule, a as is, doing a syllabus and I was afraid I I afraid was I and syllabus a doing many, many times. times. many many,

important now. And I think the teaching teaching the think I And now. important I guess there was a point where I was was I where point a was there guess I stunned at this . . . and I have told it it told have I and . . . this at stunned

it has to be. Publications are much more more much are Publications be. to has it And how did you know that? know you did how And “Try sit-ups.” I just was absolutely absolutely was just I sit-ups.” “Try

excitement is much greater now, because because now, greater much is excitement can I get this off? And Catherine said, said, Catherine And off? this get I can

that has happened. I think the research research the think I happened. has that also important to know when to stop. to when know to important also my wife is going to be really angry, how how angry, really be to going is wife my

focus and I think that is the best thing thing best the is that think I and focus liked the career I have had. I think it is is it think I had. have I career the liked paper towel. So I said to Catherine that that Catherine to said I So towel. paper

department but it was narrow in its its in narrow was it but department and I was trying to get it off with a wet wet a with off it get to trying was I and that—I’ve feel don’t I and [regretful] or

U.S. history. And it was a homogeneous homogeneous a was it And history. U.S. spilled something on my shirt at lunch, lunch, at shirt my on something spilled bitter feel careers their of end the at who

everyone else was either in European or or European in either was else everyone met a lot of people, not just historians, historians, just not people, of lot a met colleague in African history. One day I I day One history. African in colleague

Latin Americanist, one Asianist, and and Asianist, one Americanist, Latin Catherine Higgs, who is a wonderful wonderful a is who Higgs, Catherine become too cynical or too bitter. . . . I’ve I’ve . . . bitter. too or cynical too become

Hao, in Asian history, there was one one was there history, Asian in Hao, that I have told a lot . . . [and] it is about about is it [and] . . . lot a told have I that greatest accomplishment is that I have not not have I that is accomplishment greatest

had no females, one minority, Yen-p’ing Yen-p’ing minority, one females, no had will be 33 years, and I think maybe my my maybe think I and years, 33 be will [Laughter] Well, my favorite story is one one is story favorite my Well, [Laughter]

I came to in 1970. The one I came to to came I one The 1970. in to came I can share about your colleagues? your about share can that in others. Also, I have stayed. This This stayed. have I Also, others. in that

interesting a department than the one one the than department a interesting What are your favorite stories that you you that stories favorite your are What one of the important areas and better than than better and areas important the of one

I think this is so much more lively and and lively more much so is this think I able to do at least a respectable job in in job respectable a least at do to able

during your tenure? your during There are just so many like them. like many so just are There been have I that is of proudest am I think

the University and in the department department the in and University the credit, I would be more than delighted. delighted. than more be would I credit, research scholarship. . . . . The thing I I thing The . . . . scholarship. research

What has been the biggest change at at change biggest the been has What if she would allow me to take a little little a take to me allow would she if or . . teaching classroom of terms in

members he has touched during his career offer reﬂections on their experiences and Bruce’s many talents. talents. many Bruce’s and experiences their on reﬂections offer career his during touched has he members

Wheeler in April 2004. And following that, a sampling of the students, colleagues, administrators, and community community and administrators, colleagues, students, the of sampling a that, following And 2004. April in Wheeler

a model for professors in the department and the whole of the university. Below is an interview conducted with Professor Professor with conducted interview an is Below university. the of whole the and department the in professors for model a

exemplary service. A beloved teacher, generous colleague, successful author, and consummate gentlemen, Bruce has set set has Bruce gentlemen, consummate and author, successful colleague, generous teacher, beloved A service. exemplary

In the spring of 2005, Professor Bruce Wheeler will be retiring from the department of history after thirty-four years of of years thirty-four after history of department the from retiring be will Wheeler Bruce Professor 2005, of spring the In

BRUCE WHEELER RETIRING WHEELER BRUCE 4 4

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throwing away any of the lecture notes notes lecture the of any away throwing the U.T. History Department loses its its loses Department History U.T. the teaching assistant I was amazed at how how at amazed was I assistant teaching

in the future, to teach a course. I’m not not I’m course. a teach to future, the in With the retirement of Bruce Wheeler, Wheeler, Bruce of retirement the With friend. I remember when I worked as his his as worked I when remember I friend.

had a couple of invitations, sometime sometime invitations, of couple a had support and guidance as a mentor and and mentor a as guidance and support

Well, I have two book contracts. I have have I contracts. book two have I Well, in the South: Four Lives in 1865 in Lives Four South: the in . he continues to provide unconditional unconditional provide to continues he

What is next for you? you? for next is What A Year Year A and South Occupied the in Chaos made me feel welcome. Three years later later years Three welcome. feel me made

When the Yankees Came: Conﬂict and and Conﬂict Came: Yankees the When immediately took me under his wing and and wing his under me took immediately

need to keep telling them.” them.” telling keep to need author or editor of seven books, including including books, seven of editor or author the U.T. history program, Dr. Wheeler Wheeler Dr. program, history U.T. the

they are fascinated with those stories. We We stories. those with fascinated are they at the University of Tennessee and the the and Tennessee of University the at frightened graduate student coming into into coming student graduate frightened

of history books every year—because year—because every books history of is professor of history history of professor is Ash V. Stephen leaves on everyone that he meets. As a a As meets. he that everyone on leaves

always bought thousands upon thousands thousands upon thousands bought always know ﬁrst hand the lasting impression he he impression lasting the hand ﬁrst know

BRUCE WHEELER BRUCE don’t forget why . . . general readers have have readers general . . . why forget don’t instructor was Dr. Bruce Wheeler. I I Wheeler. Bruce Dr. was instructor

ratings on that one question. And then then And question. one that on ratings traveling companion told me that this this that me told companion traveling

REFLECTIONS ON REFLECTIONS

historian, I would say, “Look at your your at “Look say, would I historian, I was of course not surprised when my my when surprised not course of was I

So if I had any advice to a young young a to advice any had I if So

They use stories to make larger points. points. larger make to stories use They would always remember him. him. remember always would

Historians don’t descend into storytelling. storytelling. into descend don’t Historians history and learning fun and that he he that and fun learning and history time. a

stories. . . . Adams was wrong, then. then. wrong, was Adams . . . stories. teacher he had ever had before, made made before, had ever had he teacher good as have will you wish I time—and

wonderful weight of great material: our our material: great of weight wonderful quite interesting. All in all, I’ve had good good had I’ve all, in All interesting. quite aged children. This professor, unlike any any unlike professor, This children. aged

in beakers and test tubes, we have this this have we tubes, test and beakers in them were really quite perceptive and and perceptive quite really were them himself retelling them to his own school- own his to them retelling himself

geologists have these things they can put put can they things these have geologists stories the professor told and found found and told professor the stories of most that realize to come I’ve now

material. If chemists, biologists, and and biologists, chemists, If material. could still vividly recall the fascinating fascinating the recall vividly still could of Milton’s suggestions were insane. But But insane. were suggestions Milton’s of

storytelling. But that, I think, is our raw raw our is think, I that, But storytelling. like, when I was young, I thought several several thought I young, was I when like, becoming a history teacher. This man man This teacher. history a becoming

had lost its way by descending into into descending by way its lost had thought that suggestion was insane—just insane—just was suggestion that thought professor he had actually contemplated contemplated actually had he professor

he said that the profession of history history of profession the that said he high school but after taking this unique unique this taking after but school high by teaching different, new things. I I things. new different, teaching by

one of my heroes, was wrong . . . when when . . . wrong was heroes, my of one our students we should revive ourselves ourselves revive should we students our explained that he had hated history since since history hated had he that explained

I also think that Henry Adams, who is is who Adams, Henry that think also I right was that for ourselves as much as as much as ourselves for that was right who taught the course. The gentleman gentleman The course. the taught who

But what Milton was saying that was was that saying was Milton what But he fondly remembered the instructor instructor the remembered fondly he

students don’t ﬁnd it quite so stimulating. so quite it ﬁnd don’t students of course we all thought that was absurd. absurd. was that thought all we course of the most interesting history class, and and class, history interesting most the

in the past three or four years. But the the But years. four or three past the in year teach whatever cards we got. And And got. we cards whatever teach year years ago he had attended U.T. and took took and U.T. attended had he ago years

of the most exciting books I have read read have I books exciting most the of at the beginning of a year, and the next next the and year, a of beginning the at immediately smiled and told me that that me told and smiled immediately

and the Olive Tree Olive the and , which I think is one one is think I which , course names on cards, deal them out out them deal cards, on names course working on my masters in history. He He history. in masters my on working

The Lexus Lexus The reading Thomas Friedman’s Friedman’s Thomas reading one time . . . that we ought to put all our our all put to ought we that . . . time one a student. I explained to him that I was was I that him to explained I student. a

world history students this semester are are semester this students history world experience. Milton Klein said something something said Klein Milton experience. He noticed my book and asked if I was was I if asked and book my noticed He

that has excited me. For example, the the example, For me. excited has that last two years has been just a reviving reviving a just been has years two last to me began to make polite conservation. conservation. polite make to began me to

had is requiring students to do something something do to students requiring is had Teaching the world history course in the the in course history world the Teaching began to read the gentleman sitting next next sitting gentleman the read to began

material. The greatest problem I have have I problem greatest The material. I have been teaching, like in India...... India. in like teaching, been have I was reading for one of my classes. As I I As classes. my of one for reading was

sometimes I’ve been too selective in the the in selective too been I’ve sometimes To pass the time I pulled out a book I I book a out pulled I time the pass To years, I want to read outside the ﬁelds ﬁelds the outside read to want I years,

I’ve undershot, made it too easy; easy; too it made undershot, I’ve Orleans to attend a historical conference. conference. historical a attend to Orleans to re-read. And I think for a couple of of couple a for think I And re-read. to

interest? Yes, thousands. Sometimes Sometimes thousands. Yes, interest? Over a year ago I was ﬂying to New New to ﬂying was I ago year a Over got to read. There are some things I want want I things some are There read. to got

doing well. Have I made mistakes in that that in mistakes made I Have well. doing thesis and served as her advisor. advisor. her as served and thesis got to read, some of the classics I never never I classics the of some read, to got

collectively in the students learning and and learning students the in collectively I want to read some things that I never never I that things some read to want I 2003, Dr. Wheeler oversaw her master’s master’s her oversaw Wheeler Dr. 2003,

deluded myself, that I was interested interested was I that myself, deluded student at the University of Tennessee. In In Tennessee. of University the at student well, I sure as hell don’t want to do that. that. do to want don’t hell as sure I well,

career. I have always believed, or maybe maybe or believed, always have I career. is currently a Ph. D. D. Ph. a currently is Brown Cinnamon when they were working. And I think, think, I And working. were they when

or high rating, I think the TA has got a a got has TA the think I rating, high or and they all say they are busier now than than now busier are they say all they and

learning. And if that gets a respectable respectable a gets that if And learning. gratitude to Bruce Wheeler. Bruce to gratitude a community with a lot of retired people, people, retired of lot a with community a

the professor cares about students students about cares professor the and learn, and for that we owe a debt of of debt a owe we that for and learn, and is insulting . . . but it’s strange. I live in in live I strange. it’s but . . . insulting is

time. And that is the one about whether whether about one the is that And time. Department a congenial place to work work to place congenial a Department it whether or me, than them about more

there is one question that I look for every every for look I that question one is there and students alike have always found this this found always have alike students and do?’ And I don’t know if I ﬁnd that says says that ﬁnd I if know don’t I And do?’

capable of really evaluating that. But But that. evaluating really of capable [retire], some ask ‘well, what will you you will what ‘well, ask some [retire], Department. Our faculty, staff members, members, staff faculty, Our Department.

ﬁeld” question—undergraduates are not not are question—undergraduates ﬁeld” when I tell people that I am going to to going am I that people tell I when has set the tone of the U.T. History History U.T. the of tone the set has

areas. For example, the “knowledge of of “knowledge the example, For areas. builder, Bruce more than anyone else else anyone than more Bruce builder, that funny It’s tomorrow. after day the

areas, but they are not competent in other other in competent not are they but areas, never a polarizer, always a consensus- a always polarizer, a never weed to need I garden. ﬂower to and

are competent to judge faculty in certain certain in faculty judge to competent are considerate, good-humored, generous, generous, good-humored, considerate, that do to love I them. needs desperately

evaluations, we all realize that students students that realize all we evaluations, do home improvements, and my house house my and improvements, home do has left a permanent mark. Self-effacing, Self-effacing, mark. permanent a left has

I look at a teaching assistant’s student student assistant’s teaching a at look I of the classic gentleman, and in doing so so doing in and gentleman, classic the of to love I places. some to travel to going

Let me answer in an odd way. When When way. odd an in answer me Let brought to the department the qualities qualities the department the to brought are we So anywhere. been hardly never

starting out teaching? out starting and colleague, Bruce has consistently consistently has Bruce colleague, and been all over the western world. We’ve We’ve world. western the over all been

advice would you give to someone someone to give you would advice that I have known him as both teacher teacher both as him known have I that has daughter Our do. to able been not

highly regarded teachers at U.T. What What U.T. at teachers regarded highly there are things that my wife and I have have I and wife my that things are there deliberately, for in the thirty-one years years thirty-one the in for deliberately,

You are one of the most popular and and popular most the of one are You that have not disintegrated. And then, then, And disintegrated. not have that ﬁnest gentleman. I use that term quite quite term that use I gentleman. ﬁnest Footnotes** Footnotes**

Over the years, I have been privileged to to privileged been have I years, the Over you embarrassment. You earned the the earned You embarrassment. you the University of South Carolina. Carolina. South of University the

but do not allow your modesty to cause cause to modesty your allow not do but currently working on a Ph.D. in history at at history in Ph.D. a on working currently

that lunch and continues to this day. this to continues and lunch that know that right now your ears are red, red, are ears your now right that know returning to graduate school. She is is She school. graduate to returning

valuable collegial relationship began with with began relationship collegial valuable So here’s to you, Bruce Wheeler! I I Wheeler! Bruce you, to here’s So School, both in Knox County, before before County, Knox in both School,

succeed or fail.” An important and and important An fail.” or succeed School and six years at Carter High High Carter at years six and School

the faculty who will determine if you you if determine will who faculty the his inﬂuence stops.” inﬂuence his taught one year at South-Doyle High High South-Doyle at year one taught

affects eternity; he can never tell where where tell never can he eternity; affects history 1991, M.S. in education 1997) 1997) education in M.S. 1991, history is It you. sustain and nurture will that

As Henry Adams once said, “A teacher teacher “A said, once Adams Henry As (B.A. in in (B.A. Davis Robertson DeAnna the end, it is the faculty relationships relationships faculty the is it end, the

and colleagues, his legacy will continue. continue. will legacy his colleagues, and strong relationships with the faculty. In In faculty. the with relationships strong

well. well. will not succeed if you don’t cultivate cultivate don’t you if succeed not will positively inﬂuenced countless students students countless inﬂuenced positively

administrators where you are, but you you but are, you where administrators of career advice that has served me so so me served has that advice career of unchanged. Fortunately, because he he because Fortunately, unchanged.

of wisdom: “You’re surrounded with with surrounded “You’re wisdom: of want to thank him for that golden nugget nugget golden that for him thank to want him in the classroom and remain remain and classroom the in him

of the College and offered this nugget nugget this offered and College the of touched by him; for one cannot encounter encounter cannot one for him; by touched also I College. the to service dedicated

lunch he acquainted me with the culture culture the with me acquainted he lunch miss the opportunity to be directly directly be to opportunity the miss of years many his for and service public

generations of students will unknowingly unknowingly will students of generations and outreach to commitment passionate Over employment. my of weeks few

is losing an irreplaceable asset. Future Future asset. irreplaceable an losing is his for appreciation express to wish I restaurant near campus, during the ﬁrst ﬁrst the during campus, near restaurant

saddens me. The University of Tennessee Tennessee of University The me. saddens On the occasion of Bruce’s retirement, retirement, Bruce’s of occasion the On he took me to lunch at Hawkeye’s, a a Hawkeye’s, at lunch to me took he

Wheeler’s retirement tremendously tremendously retirement Wheeler’s advice to me as well. I recall that that recall I well. as me to advice

Although he richly deserves it, Bruce Bruce it, deserves richly he Although professional valuable very some and to public service throughout his career. his throughout service public to

recognition of his sustained commitment commitment sustained his of recognition planning program outreach with advice

and Sciences Public Service Award in in Award Service Public Sciences and programs. Bruce offered much helpful helpful much offered Bruce programs. teacher as he, I will have been successful. successful. been have will I he, as teacher

year he received the College of Arts Arts of College the received he year a faculty advisory council for outreach outreach for council advisory faculty a I can truthfully say I was half as good a a good as half was I say truthfully can I

Public Service Award in 2002. That same same That 2002. in Award Service Public role model. At the end of my career, if if career, my of end the At model. role list of faculty to approach to serve on on serve to approach to faculty of list

outreach, Bruce was at the top of my my of top the at was Bruce outreach, awarded the National Alumni Association Association Alumni National the awarded better person. Professionally, he is my my is he Professionally, person. better

excellence and his commitment to to commitment his and excellence of the University, Professor Wheeler was was Wheeler Professor University, the of and my life, and consequently, I am a a am I consequently, and life, my and

contribution to the public service mission mission service public the to contribution teaching his for Known College. the for so. He took an interest in my education education my in interest an took He so.

In recognition of his tremendous tremendous his of recognition In programs outreach community direct to improve, but instead he enticed me to do do to me enticed he instead but improve,

decision. He never pushed me to learn or or learn to me pushed never He decision. was hired by the Dean’s Ofﬁce in 1982 1982 in Ofﬁce Dean’s the by hired was

another in Oak Ridge. Oak in another when the time arrived for me to make a a make to me for arrived time the when the ﬁrst faculty members I met when I I when met I members faculty ﬁrst the

citizen groups, one in Knoxville and and Knoxville in one groups, citizen his wisdom, he always stepped back back stepped always he wisdom, his Professor Bruce Wheeler was one of of one was Wheeler Bruce Professor

coordinated lecture series for two senior senior two for series lecture coordinated a friend and allowed me to beneﬁt from from beneﬁt to me allowed and friend a Faculty Speakers Bureau. Speakers Faculty

Dr. Wheeler advised me as a mentor and and mentor a as me advised Wheeler Dr. among the faculty in the department and and department the in faculty the among duties, she organizes the College’s College’s the organizes she duties,

Professor Wheeler encouraged outreach outreach encouraged Wheeler Professor threshold of your own mind.” Although Although mind.” own your of threshold Sciences at U.T. Among many other other many Among U.T. at Sciences

his tenure as Interim Department Head, Head, Department Interim as tenure his wisdom, but rather leads you to the the to you leads rather but wisdom, Outreach for the College of Arts and and Arts of College the for Outreach

attended and widely acclaimed. During During acclaimed. widely and attended does not bid you enter the house of his his of house the enter you bid not does is Director of Academic Academic of Director is Champion Lynn

school teachers of history which is well- is which history of teachers school “If he [the teacher] is indeed wise he he wise indeed is teacher] [the he “If

inspirational person. person. inspirational Department’s annual workshop for high high for workshop annual Department’s Gibran’s prescription for education: education: for prescription Gibran’s

and befriended such an unforgettable and and unforgettable an such befriended and Wheeler has contributed regularly to the the to regularly contributed has Wheeler me what to think. He followed Kahlil Kahlil followed He think. to what me

greatest honors of my life to have worked worked have to life my of honors greatest think critically but never attempted to tell tell to attempted never but critically think the Department of History, Professor Professor History, of Department the

companionship. It has been one of the the of one been has It companionship. history. Dr. Wheeler taught me how to to how me taught Wheeler Dr. history. goodwill toward the University. In In University. the toward goodwill

encouragement, I am seeking a Ph.D. in in Ph.D. a seeking am I encouragement, Tennessee and promoted enormous enormous promoted and Tennessee humor, guidance, conﬁdence, and and conﬁdence, guidance, humor,

humor, have educated audiences across across audiences educated have humor, I also want to thank him for his his for him thank to want also I currently, as a result of his inﬂuence and and inﬂuence his of result a as currently,

talks about history, always laced with with laced always history, about talks I wish Dr. Wheeler all of the best! best! the of all Wheeler Dr. wish I the high school level for seven years, and and years, seven for level school high the

a historian and an educator. I taught at at taught I educator. an and historian a His Knoxville. Tennessee, of University

research, and he inspired me to become become to me inspired he and research, the at faculty known best the of one him historian, professor, and person that he is. is. he that person and professor, historian,

for studying history and conducting conducting and history studying for made has groups corporate and civic the half be can I day one that hope just

frequent appearances before community, community, before appearances frequent teachers. He instilled in me a passion passion a me in instilled He teachers. remember Dr. Wheeler and smile. I I smile. and Wheeler Dr. remember

libraries all around East Tennessee. His His Tennessee. East around all libraries Dr. Wheeler reigns supreme among among supreme reigns Wheeler Dr. New Orleans, I know that I will always always will I that know I Orleans, New

discussions with community groups in in groups community with discussions to plane the on meeting of pleasure the

feebly attempt to do so. do to attempt feebly book engaging and provocative led and had I gentleman the Like experience.

mentoring has meant to me, but I will will I but me, to meant has mentoring teachers secondary and elementary for graduate my of part memorable most

can never adequately express what his his what express adequately never can seminars development professional the is he that know and advisor my as

career. In addition, he has done many many done has he addition, In career. Wheeler Dr. have to fortunate so feel the teacher who changed her life? I I life? her changed who teacher the

How does one properly pay tribute to to tribute pay properly one does How long his throughout year a talks dozen I often. quite man” a “What saying

what a daunting challenge I faced. faced. I challenge daunting a what two as many as giving Bureau, Speakers famous jokes. And yes, I ﬁnd myself myself ﬁnd I yes, And jokes. famous

extraordinarily active in the Faculty Faculty the in active extraordinarily Wheeler’s stories and tell some of his his of some tell and stories Wheeler’s thinking about it, however, I realized realized I however, it, about thinking

sponsored by the College. He has been been has He College. the by sponsored classes of my own I inject some of Dr. Dr. of some inject I own my of classes expecting an easy task. As I began began I As task. easy an expecting

involved in many outreach programs programs outreach many in involved teach I that Now morning. the in 8:00 about Bruce Wheeler, I eagerly accepted, accepted, eagerly I Wheeler, Bruce about

work closely with Bruce as he has been been has he as Bruce with closely work at even students, his captivate could he When I was asked to write a few words words few a write to asked was I When 6 6

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friend. interested are and questions pertinent ask graduated. After lunch I looked in my my in looked I lunch After graduated.

want to lose touch with a much-loved much-loved a with touch lose to want had he after years twenty some professor familiar with the subject material. They They material. subject the with familiar

active retirees are and we certainly don’t don’t certainly we and are retirees active remarkable that he remembered a favorite favorite a remembered he that remarkable student is comfortable they become more more become they comfortable is student

student feel comfortable. And when a a when And comfortable. feel student retirement”? You see, we know just how how just know we see, You retirement”? but always fun.” I found it somewhat somewhat it found I fun.” always but

style, and accessibility did was make the the make was did accessibility and style, tough were classes His around. still is refreshment breaks. Did I say, “in his his “in say, I Did breaks. refreshment

all BBQ luncheons, and all program program all and luncheons, BBQ all schedule. He said “Take Wheeler if he he if Wheeler “Take said He schedule. What all of this humor, down-home down-home humor, this of all What

at least one annual lecture himself, attend attend himself, lecture annual one least at my completed not had I replied I take. to. There was a method to this madness. madness. this to method a was There to.

which history classes I was going to to going was I classes history which six History lectures, prepare and present present and prepare lectures, History six listen to professor fun a him make just

Wheeler’s method of teaching didn’t didn’t teaching of method Wheeler’s faculty and arrange a spring program of of program spring a arrange and faculty asked he summer that brother my

Curriculum Committee meetings, identify identify meetings, Committee Curriculum to their comments on the lesson. Dr. Dr. lesson. the on comments their to with lunch having While education.

will be to attend all interminable interminable all attend to be will listened or had they questions whatever secondary in masters a as well as history

membership fee, his only responsibilities responsibilities only his fee, membership in degree a seek and return to decided autograph, Dr. Wheeler always answered answered always Wheeler Dr. autograph,

Never to pay the hefty $35.00 annual annual $35.00 hefty the pay to Never an seeking groupies starry-eyed by from the University of Tennessee, I I Tennessee, of University the from

around him. Like some rock star followed followed star rock some Like him. around honorary member of the organization. organization. the of member honorary obtained a degree in Political Science Science Political in degree a obtained

you will see a pack of students clamoring clamoring students of pack a see will you had I after years ten 2001, of fall the In SCL and to that end, we make him an an him make we end, that to and SCL

Wheeler will continue to work with with work to continue will Wheeler end of one of Dr. Wheeler’s classes and and classes Wheeler’s Dr. of one of end

a discussion or share a story. Watch the the Watch story. a share or discussion a professor. professor. We hope that in his retirement, Dr. Dr. retirement, his in that hope We

come up after class is over to continue continue to over is class after up come students. Dr. Bruce Wheeler is such a a such is Wheeler Bruce Dr. students.

students is to see how many of them them of many how see to is students “A” as well as students “D” by beloved programs.

a professor who demands much yet is is yet much demands who professor a the largest attendance of any of our our of any of attendance largest the sign of a professor’s positive impact on on impact positive professor’s a of sign

recommendation from their inquiry about about inquiry their from recommendation Series always has the most interest and and interest most the has always Series sayings that enlivened class. A sure sure A class. enlivened that sayings

Year in and year out the spring History History spring the out year and in Year Clump,” and countless other humorous humorous other countless and Clump,” positive rare a receive ritual this in part

at the café today,” “Back in Weeders Weeders in “Back today,” café the at the John T. O’Connor Senior Center. Center. Senior O’Connor T. John the Occasionally, though, students who take take who students though, Occasionally,

biscuit for you today!,” “It’s hot dog day day dog hot “It’s today!,” you for biscuit of the entire SCL program offered at at offered program SCL entire the of they have some idiotic question. question. idiotic some have they

with a smile: “What a man!,” “No dog dog “No man!,” a “What smile: a with whenever away swatted be must who so began the single most popular series series popular most single the began so

former students will fondly remember remember fondly will students former gnats annoying were they if as students History. Bruce graciously agreed and and agreed graciously Bruce History.

the dead to sleep, and look down upon upon down look and sleep, to dead the faculty members in the Department of of Department the in members faculty sprinkled into his lectures, many of which which of many lectures, his into sprinkled

obtain a “C,” give lectures that could put put could that lectures give “C,” a obtain developing a series of presentations by by presentations of series a developing list of “Wheelerisms” that Dr. Wheeler Wheeler Dr. that “Wheelerisms” of list

down over the course of a semester a a semester a of course the over down to order in perfection near require and contacted by Jeanne Schneider about about Schneider Jeanne by contacted

the university. A student once wrote wrote once student A university. the workload ungodly an give who professors When in its infancy, Bruce Wheeler was was Wheeler Bruce infancy, its in When

by students, even years after leaving leaving after years even students, by those of avoidance is research this of stimulating topics for its members. members. its for topics stimulating

and teaching style is long remembered remembered long is style teaching and dedicated to providing interesting and and interesting providing to dedicated for a good grade. A secondary goal goal secondary A grade. good a for

Dr. Wheeler’s engaging personality personality engaging Wheeler’s Dr. ten years ago as an educational endeavor endeavor educational an as ago years ten least amount of effort and best chance chance best and effort of amount least

with Dr. Wheeler is a day well spent. spent. well day a is Wheeler Dr. with in mind: to take a course that requires the the requires that course a take to mind: in is a membership program begun almost almost begun program membership a is

Normally this is done with one main goal goal main one with done is this Normally The Seniors for Creative Learning (SCL) (SCL) Learning Creative for Seniors The his lesson. A day spent attending a class class a attending spent day A lesson. his

events, their causes, and the themes of of themes the and causes, their events, friends. trusted or siblings older sisters, downtown Knoxville. downtown

uses all of this to communicate the the communicate to this of all uses sorority or brothers fraternity teammates, O’Connor Senior Citizens Center in in Center Citizens Senior O’Connor

hall neighbors, their RA’s, club sport sport club RA’s, their neighbors, hall works with the the with works Weisenstein von Dawn or idiocy of what the student says. He He says. student the what of idiocy or

required classes. They ask their dorm dorm their ask They classes. required true sincerity regardless of the brilliance brilliance the of regardless sincerity true

professors they should sign up for in their their in for up sign should they professors thankful. thankful. students’ comments or questions with with questions or comments students’

under his tutelage, we are forever forever are we tutelage, his under his to listen to ability the and skills, which on peers their from advice seek

characters in history, great story-telling story-telling great history, in characters had the wonderful experience of learning learning of experience wonderful the had will Students campus. across itself

self-deprecating humor, love of eccentric eccentric of love humor, self-deprecating a great loss. For those of us who have have who us of those For loss. great a semester’s classes, a custom repeats repeats custom a classes, semester’s

his own. The “Wheeler method” uses uses method” “Wheeler The own. his For them and for this university that is is that university this for and them For upcoming the for register to students

you will not be bored. His style is all all is style His bored. be not will you for begins time the when semester Each It’s a great class and he’s a great teacher.” teacher.” great a he’s and class great a It’s

you might not even pass the class, but but class, the pass even not might you of Tennessee. of to take be able to answer “Take Wheeler. Wheeler. “Take answer to able be take to

Science and History from the University University the from History and Science who are asked for advice on what classes classes what on advice for asked are who class. You might not be the best student, student, best the be not might You class.

district. He received a BA in Political Political in BA a received He district. be missing. No longer will those students students those will longer No missing. be he teaches. You cannot be bored in his his in bored be cannot You teaches. he

Commissioners, representing the fourth fourth the representing Commissioners, fall, unbeknownst to them something will will something them to unbeknownst fall, what about enthusiastic downright is

As students today register for classes next next classes for register today students As Dr. Wheeler’s classes is that the man man the that is classes Wheeler’s Dr. also serves on the Knox County Board of of Board County Knox the on serves also

have discovered while taking any of of any taking while discovered have at Austin-East Magnet High School. He He School. High Magnet Austin-East at

certiﬁcation in social studies and teaches teaches and studies social in certiﬁcation What I and countless other students students other countless and I What history teacher. history

is completing his teacher teacher his completing is Schmid John a more satisfying accomplishment for a a for accomplishment satisfying more a

and his or her own life. I cannot think of of think cannot I life. own her or his and professors. gifted and beloved most

history has shaped his or her community community her or his shaped has history retirement. your from one of the University of Tennessee’s Tennessee’s of University the of one from

thus was allowed the opportunity to learn learn to opportunity the allowed was thus enjoy and you, thank touched, have you to being a student who reﬂects on how how on reﬂects who student a being to

accumulating knowledge to pass an exam exam an pass to knowledge accumulating and class Urbanization and Cities his for lives whose those all of behalf On path.

In so doing the student rises above just just above rises student the doing so In yes, Wheeler was still around. I signed up up signed I around. still was Wheeler yes, right the chose you that assured be career,

in what and why something happened. happened. something why and what in that, saw and booklet classes of schedule your upon reﬂect you As accolades. Footnotes** Footnotes**

published books and articles in Civil War War Civil in articles and books published

at U.T. in 1978 in the midst of an an of midst the in 1978 in U.T. at

But he also made Bryan, just out of the the of out just Bryan, made also he But

Missouri-St. Louis and at U.T. He has has He U.T. at and Louis Missouri-St.

path, however. He ﬁnished his Ph.D. Ph.D. his ﬁnished He however. path,

master, and he did not suffer fools.” fools.” suffer not did he and master,

held professorships at the University of of University the at professorships held

expansive career started along a rocky rocky a along started career expansive

was, in Bryan’s memory “a tough task task tough “a memory Bryan’s in was,

part of the historical profession. He He profession. historical the of part

As Dr. Bryan tells it, his rich and and rich his it, tells Bryan Dr. As

in the history department.) Bergeron Bergeron department.) history the in

involved himself in virtually every every virtually in himself involved

Historical Society. Society. Historical Bergeron would direct during his tenure tenure his during direct would Bergeron

Historical Society, Dr. Bryan has has Bryan Dr. Society, Historical

educational mission of the Virginia Virginia the of mission educational the ﬁrst of 12 dissertation writers that that writers dissertation 12 of ﬁrst the

In addition to heading the Virginia Virginia the heading to addition In

believes deeply in the broadly conceived conceived broadly the in deeply believes the direction of Dr. Bergeron. (Bryan was was (Bryan Bergeron. Dr. of direction the

society. make to succeed in his job, because he he because job, his in succeed to make opportunity to write his dissertation under under dissertation his write to opportunity

lecture attended only by members of the the of members by only attended lecture Klein. He is particularly grateful for the the for grateful particularly is He Klein. must he decisions hard and hours long

general public, and offered one annual annual one offered and public, general particularly Paul Bergeron and Milton Milton and Bergeron Paul particularly Bryan does not, however, lament the the lament however, not, does Bryan

5000 visitors per year, were closed to the the to closed were year, per visitors 5000 professors in the history department, department, history the in professors most judiciously disburse his funds. Dr. Dr. funds. his disburse judiciously most

VHS in 1988, they attracted only about about only attracted they 1988, in VHS Dr. Bryan fondly remembers his his remembers fondly Bryan Dr. to how decide must he and resources,

realizes that, when Dr. Bryan joined the the joined Bryan Dr. when that, realizes

programs of the society compete for for compete society the of programs

and moved to Richmond in 1988. 1988. in Richmond to moved and

are all the more impressive when one one when impressive more the all are

under Dr. Bryan’s leadership, the varied varied the leadership, Bryan’s Dr. under

after all—he applied, was offered the job, job, the offered was applied, all—he after

United States. These accomplishments accomplishments These States. United

although the VHS has thrived ﬁnancially ﬁnancially thrived has VHS the although

Cammy decided to reconsider Virginia Virginia reconsider to decided Cammy

at the top of such institutions in the the in institutions such of top the at

their abilities are properly focused. And, And, focused. properly are abilities their

it down.” On the drive home, he and and he home, drive the On down.” it

of programming, and solidify its position position its solidify and programming, of

competing demands as well as make sure sure make as well as demands competing

offered me the job, I could always turn turn always could I job, the me offered

society to triple its size, expand its scope scope its expand size, its triple to society

people on staff, he must negotiate their their negotiate must he staff, on people

the ring and to remember that, if they they if that, remember to and ring the

raising $75 million that enabled the the enabled that million $75 raising

talents of his personnel. With a hundred hundred a With personnel. his of talents

he encouraged me to throw my hat in in hat my throw to me encouraged he

Dr. Bryan has overseen capital campaigns campaigns capital overseen has Bryan Dr.

matters and properly allocating the the allocating properly and matters

it, “Milton really jumped my case ...... case my jumped really “Milton it,

assuming his duties at the VHS in 1988, 1988, in VHS the at duties his assuming

part of his work is supervising budgetary budgetary supervising is work his of part

his thinking. As Dr. Bryan remembers remembers Bryan Dr. As thinking. his

to enjoy these myriad offerings. Since Since offerings. myriad these enjoy to

Dr. Bryan finds that the most difficult difficult most the that finds Bryan Dr.

can do—“helped” Dr. Bryan reconsider reconsider Bryan Dr. do—“helped” can

visitors come to the VHS every year year every VHS the to come visitors

of the job he relishes less than others. others. than less relishes he job the of

going to apply. Dr. Klein—as only he he only Klein—as Dr. apply. to going

of teachers, researchers, and interested interested and researchers, teachers, of

challenging. Of course, there are parts parts are there course, Of challenging.

solicitation and noted that he was not not was he that noted and solicitation

Commonwealth. Hundreds of thousands thousands of Hundreds Commonwealth.

always he ﬁnds the work edifying and and edifying work the ﬁnds he always

shared, Bryan casually mentioned the the mentioned casually Bryan shared,

source for training history teachers in the the in teachers history training for source

exhibition plans for the museum. But But museum. the for plans exhibition

visit St. Louis. During a dinner the three three the dinner a During Louis. St. visit

education department serves as a vital vital a as serves department education

manuscript collection; a third supervising supervising third a collection; manuscript

coincidence, Dr. Milton Klein came to to came Klein Milton Dr. coincidence,

of Virginia’s rich history, and the the and history, rich Virginia’s of

center on reviewing a newly acquired acquired newly a reviewing on center

apply for the job in Virginia when, by by when, Virginia in job the for apply

by the VHS expands local knowledge knowledge local expands VHS the by

his energies to fundraising; another might might another fundraising; to energies his

living there. They had decided not to to not decided had They there. living

A host of public programs sponsored sponsored programs public of host A

job every day.” One day he might devote devote might he day One day.” every job

Louis, and his wife, Cammy, enjoyed enjoyed Cammy, wife, his and Louis,

Board of Education ﬁftieth anniversary. anniversary. ﬁftieth Education of Board

in a recent phone interview, “a different different “a interview, phone recent a in

Society. But he liked his work in St. St. in work his liked he But Society.

Rights Movement and the Brown vs. vs. Brown the and Movement Rights

truly loves his work. It is, he explained explained he is, It work. his loves truly

directorship of the Virginia Historical Historical Virginia the of directorship

exhibition commemorates the Civil Civil the commemorates exhibition

accomplishments, but also because he he because also but accomplishments,

was approached about applying for the the for applying about approached was

is open seven days a week. The current current The week. a days seven open is

Dr. Bryan is fortunate not only in his his in only not fortunate is Bryan Dr.

and transportation history. In 1987 he he 1987 In history. transportation and

range of exhibits at its museum, which which museum, its at exhibits of range

historical societies and museums. and societies historical Association, which specializes in western western in specializes which Association,

general public. It rotates an exciting exciting an rotates It public. general

of the St. Louis Mercantile Library Library Mercantile Louis St. the of History, and as a consultant to numerous numerous to consultant a as and History,

the scholarly community as well as the the as well as community scholarly the

later he became Executive Director Director Executive became he later the Smithsonian’s Museum of American American of Museum Smithsonian’s the

sponsors conferences and lectures for for lectures and conferences sponsors

career he had backed into. Five years years Five into. backed had he career State and Local History, on the board of of board the on History, Local and State

delight for researchers. The VHS also also VHS The researchers. for delight

the ETHS, Bryan fell in love with the the with love in fell Bryan ETHS, the president of the American Association of of Association American the of president

and the South—working there is a a is there South—working the and

history foundations and institutions: as as institutions: and foundations history a month of assuming the directorship of of directorship the assuming of month a

sources available to historians of Virginia Virginia of historians to available sources

discovered an unknown passion. Within Within passion. unknown an discovered public of number a with works also Bryan

of the richest collections of primary primary of collections richest the of

while providing for his family. He also also He family. his for providing while Dr. journals. history state prestigious

Virginia Historical Society houses one one houses Society Historical Virginia

Bryan to remain in the profession profession the in remain to Bryan most three or two the of one as historians

an annual budget of $5.2 million. The The million. $5.2 of budget annual an

, widely viewed by by viewed widely , Biography and History Tennessee Historical Society allowed allowed Society Historical Tennessee

supervises over 100 employees and and employees 100 over supervises

Papers Project and then at the East East the at then and Project Papers of Magazine Virginia the of publication

societies in the country. Dr. Bryan Bryan Dr. country. the in societies

for employment. Working at the Jackson Jackson the at Working employment. for president of the VHS, he oversees the the oversees he VHS, the of president

Society—one of the preeminent historical historical preeminent the of Society—one

he turned to “non-traditional” sources sources “non-traditional” to turned he the documentary editing project. As As project. editing documentary the

Ofﬁcer of the Virginia Historical Historical Virginia the of Ofﬁcer

appointment at a community college. So So college. community a at appointment to editor assistant as served he where

serves as President and Chief Executive Executive Chief and President as serves

felt triumphant at landing a one-year one-year a landing at triumphant felt he worked at the Andrew Jackson Papers, Papers, Jackson Andrew the at worked he

of McMinnville, Tennessee, currently currently Tennessee, McMinnville, of

remembers that a fellow graduate student student graduate fellow a that remembers soldier. Long before heading to Virginia, Virginia, to heading before Long soldier.

Dr. Charles Faulkner Bryan Jr., a native native a Jr., Bryan Faulkner Charles Dr.

the Civil War experiences of a Union Union a of experiences War Civil the for newly-minted Ph.D.’s. Dr. Bryan Bryan Dr. Ph.D.’s. newly-minted for

University of Tennessee) of University the country led to very limited prospects prospects limited very to led country the detail which of both , Storm the from

M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Ph.D., Georgia; of University M.A., Images Images and Storm: A Civil War Odyssey War Civil A Storm: undergraduate enrollments throughout throughout enrollments undergraduate

JR. (B.A., Virginia Military Institute; Institute; Military Virginia (B.A., economic downturn coupled with lower lower with coupled downturn economic the of Eye edited he Lankford, Nelson

DR. CHARLES FAULKNER BRYAN, BRYAN, FAULKNER CHARLES DR. history as well as museum studies. With With studies. museum as well as history exceedingly difﬁcult job market. An An market. job difﬁcult exceedingly

unprecedented consensus, we decided that Dr. Bryan was the ideal choice. ideal the was Bryan Dr. that decided we consensus, unprecedented

Historians are notoriously independent minded—ask four professors their opinions, and you will get ﬁve answers. But by by But answers. ﬁve get will you and opinions, their professors four minded—ask independent notoriously are Historians

This year the department inaugurates a new feature in the newsletter: proﬁling an outstanding graduate of the department. department. the of graduate outstanding an proﬁling newsletter: the in feature new a inaugurates department the year This

OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS, DR. CHARLES FAULKNER BRYAN, JR. BRYAN, FAULKNER CHARLES DR. ALUMNUS, OUTSTANDING 8 8

Footnotes**

world in the ambivalent sort of way that that way of sort ambivalent the in world account [of escaping from and triumphing triumphing and from escaping [of account

surprised to see this. He reacts to the the to reacts He this. see to surprised American should probably read this this read probably should American

Ages for twenty-ﬁve years, and I was was I and years, twenty-ﬁve for Ages FAR FROM THAT!!!” FROM FAR a wonderful book and I think every every think I and book wonderful a

godly. I have been studying the Middle Middle the studying been have I godly. should have read it years before. It’s It’s before. years it read have should boring book about Franklin…and this is is this Franklin…and about book boring

of the folks he meets are good, even even good, are meets he folks the of anecdotes. It’s impossible to write a a write to impossible It’s anecdotes. for the ﬁrst time—I time—I ﬁrst the for Douglass Frederick

endlessly repeats the refrain that most most that refrain the repeats endlessly solid biography with WONDERFUL WONDERFUL with biography solid Autobiography of of Autobiography the read just “I

sophisticated. . . . He is a Christian, but but Christian, a is He . . . sophisticated. student . A A . Franklin Benjamin of biography

his knowledge of Islam is very very is Islam of knowledge his ANGELA FRYE-KEATON ANGELA And I’ve just read Walter Isaacson’s Isaacson’s Walter read just I’ve And , Ph.D. Ph.D. ,

knows about Buddhism, Hinduism, Hinduism, Buddhism, about knows readers. We should all do so well. well. so do all should We readers.

deal about people in the world. He He world. the in people about deal a marvelous read.” read.” marvelous a history and also interesting to general general to interesting also and history

in the book. Mandeville knows a great great a knows Mandeville book. the in . It’s really good good really It’s . America of Future the am not saying that for that reason. It is just just is It reason. that for that saying not am

complexity of medieval people conveyed conveyed people medieval of complexity Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and and Burr, Aaron Hamilton, Alexander it as well. Steve is a friend of mine, but I I but mine, of friend a is Steve well. as it

his own. What is so interesting is . . . the the . . . is interesting so is What own. his gave it to one of our donors, and he loved loved he and donors, our of one to it gave Duel: Duel: is book, new very a not is which

clearly stole some of the tales he told as as told he tales the of some stole clearly I really enjoyed it. As a matter of fact, I I fact, of matter a As it. enjoyed really I “Actually, the best book I have read, read, have I book best the “Actually,

went on any of these travels and he he and travels these of any on went BRUCE WHEELER BRUCE just terrific. I finished it last month and and month last it finished I terrific. just , Professor ,

that it is not at all clear that he actually actually he that clear all at not is it that A Year in the South the in Year A Ash’s Steve but is is

read at the time. What is interesting is is interesting is What time. the at read “Well, and I am not . . . [being insincere] insincere] [being . . . not am I and “Well, history shapes their views on America.” on views their shapes history

by literary scholars and was very widely widely very was and scholars literary by Virginia Historical Society Historical Virginia experiences with the past and how how and past the with experiences

knight. It has been studied a great deal deal great a studied been has It knight. CHARLES BRYAN CHARLES I love history—everyday peoples’ peoples’ history—everyday love I , President and CEO, CEO, and President ,

and purported to be the travel tales of a a of tales travel the be to purported and Depression. It gets to the heart of why why of heart the to gets It Depression.

second half of the fourteenth century, century, fourteenth the of half second reading it and teaching it to my students.” students.” my to it teaching and it reading and women who lived through the the through lived who women and

. It was written in the the in written was It . Mandeville John fact. And I had an enormously great time time great enormously an had I And fact. provides ﬁrst-hand accounts of men men of accounts ﬁrst-hand provides

The Travels of Sir Sir of Travels The say, to have would “I in my Muslim-Christian Relations class, in in class, Relations Muslim-Christian my in Hard Times Hard Terkel, Studs basis , which which ,

TOM BURMAN TOM , Associate Professor Associate , we expect of modern people. I assigned it it assigned I people. modern of expect we over slavery]. And I reread on a yearly yearly a on reread I And slavery]. over

answers will provide our alumni and friends with interesting books to consider and further their interest in history. in interest their further and consider to books interesting with friends and alumni our provide will answers

The individuals proﬁled in this newsletter all responded to the question: “What is the best book you read recently?” We hope their their hope We recently?” read you book best the is “What question: the to responded all newsletter this in proﬁled individuals The

FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE READING YOUR FOR

himself among a particularly collegial collegial particularly a among himself

could be farther from the truth. The The truth. the from farther be could

own.

stuck in. But Bryan happily found found happily Bryan But in. stuck

who are just starting out. But nothing nothing But out. starting just are who

claim Dr. Charles Bryan as one of our our of one as Bryan Charles Dr. claim

the ofﬁces the teaching assistants were were assistants teaching the ofﬁces the

excused for not taking time to help those those help to time taking not for excused

The history department is honored to to honored is department history The

anxieties. He would just as soon forget forget soon as just would He anxieties.

responsibilities, Dr. Bryan might be be might Bryan Dr. responsibilities,

from Klein after he overcame those those overcame he after Klein from

With all his accomplishments and and accomplishments his all With public history.” history.” public

room—and how much Bryan learned learned Bryan much how room—and

mentored me in beginning a career in in career a beginning in me mentored

come true. true. come when entering Dr. Klein’s seminar seminar Klein’s Dr. entering when

day to mentor others as he so graciously graciously so he as others mentor to day

did to persist in making his or her dreams dreams her or his making in persist to did felt he that trepidation” and “fear the

personally get to know me and hope one one hope and me know to get personally

who feels as strongly about history as he he as history about strongly as feels who Other vivid memories of Bryan’s include include Bryan’s of memories vivid Other

me. I really respect his willingness to to willingness his respect really I me.

history too much.” Bryan advises anyone anyone advises Bryan much.” too history

studies courses has proven invaluable to to invaluable proven has courses studies been an honor. an been

photography, into a career. But “I loved loved “I But career. a into photography,

consider working with the other to have have to other the with working consider core history curriculum with material material with curriculum history core

hardware store or turning his avocation, avocation, his turning or store hardware

active approach to supplementing my my supplementing to approach active twenty-ﬁve years later, each continues to to continues each later, years twenty-ﬁve

he considered working in his uncle’s uncle’s his in working considered he

established an instant rapport and, and, rapport instant an established he offered for volunteer work and a pro- a and work volunteer for offered he

seemed so bleak. When jobs were scare, scare, were jobs When bleak. so seemed

history. The sound recommendations recommendations sound The history. and articulate nature.” The two men men two The nature.” articulate and

up, particularly when the prospects prospects the when particularly up,

to ﬁnd a career in the sphere of public public of sphere the in career a ﬁnd to personality, bright and energetic mind, mind, energetic and bright personality,

Many times he considered giving it it giving considered he times Many

professional advice to a student hoping hoping student a to advice professional now is impressed with Bryan’s “engaging “engaging Bryan’s with impressed is now

any way, to continue in the profession.” profession.” the in continue to way, any

for Bryan. Professor Bergeron then and and then Bergeron Professor Bryan. for me on numerous occasions, offering offering occasions, numerous on me

you should stick it out and ﬁnd a way, way, a ﬁnd and out it stick should you

and actually produced royalty checks checks royalty produced actually and transformative: “Dr. Bryan has mentored mentored has Bryan “Dr. transformative:

counseled, “If you really are passionate, passionate, are really you “If counseled,

many, many times in other publications, publications, other in times many many, she made with Dr. Bryan has been been has Bryan Dr. with made she

offer to new graduate students, Dr. Bryan Bryan Dr. students, graduate new to offer

the dissertation committee, has been cited cited been has committee, dissertation the she did what Ash suggested. The contact contact The suggested. Ash what did she

When queried about advice he might might he advice about queried When

was a bit intimidated to approach him, him, approach to intimidated bit a was Tennessee, which impressed everyone on on everyone impressed which Tennessee,

to come out of the history department. history the of out come to East on dissertation exceptional an knew him by reputation, and although she she although and reputation, by him knew

who turned out to be Dr. Bryan. Allison Allison Bryan. Dr. be to out turned who students graduate of classes accomplished According to Bergeron, Bryan produced produced Bryan Bergeron, to According

Ash suggested she contact a friend of his, his, of friend a contact she suggested Ash most the of one remain they and careers, it all with patience and good cheer.” cheer.” good and patience with all it

work in a museum or historical society; society; historical or museum a in work distinguished to on went Each passed! under up bore he “but occasion: on

but the group hung together and everyone everyone and together hung group the but Bryan on tough been have might he that Dr. Ash, Allison discussed her desire to to desire her discussed Allison Ash, Dr.

America. During a class she took with with took she class a During America. “nightmare”— a was remembers, Bryan acknowledges friend now and mentor

wrote her thesis on museums in early early in museums on thesis her wrote exams, comprehensive for Studying than to work with Paul.” Bryan’s former former Bryan’s Paul.” with work to than

Allison is interested in public history and and history public in interested is Allison friends. good very also were but another fortunate more been have not could “I

others and his graciousness as a person. person. a as graciousness his and others career: his in decisions best the of one Woodruff, and others competed with one one with competed others and Woodruff,

conﬁdent. Bryan maintains this was was this maintains Bryan conﬁdent. Dr. Bryan’s commitment to helping helping to commitment Bryan’s Dr. Nan Crist, Lynda Canady, Hoyt Burran,

life, feel welcomed, encouraged, and and encouraged, welcomed, feel life, M.A. students, Allison Morrill, evinces evinces Morrill, Allison students, M.A. Jim Ash, Steve he, that recalls He

experiences of one of our most recent recent most our of one of experiences students. graduate of cohort talented and academic into way his ﬁnding and Army Footnotes** Footnotes**

study aids written by Latin scholars. All All scholars. Latin by written aids study traveling, looking at some manuscripts manuscripts some at looking traveling, in get to need they scholars modern

is bound together with commentaries and and commentaries with together bound is all of them), I spent about six weeks weeks six about spent I them), of all pre- as that students my tell always I

are put together. In not a few the Koran Koran the few a not In together. put are project you want to research? to want you project (though I have microﬁlms of virtually virtually of microﬁlms have I (though

way in which the manuscripts themselves themselves manuscripts the which in way How do you arrive at the question or or question the at arrive you do How dozen or so I had never held in my hands hands my in held never had I so or dozen

also [we can learn a great deal] from the the from deal] great a learn can [we also Europe, and since there were about a a about were there since and Europe,

and some have tons on every page. But But page. every on tons have some and about 45 manuscripts spread all over over all spread manuscripts 45 about well. as ways complicated other

that survive, has some Latin marginalia marginalia Latin some has survive, that do that, but they reacted in all kinds of of kinds all in reacted they but that, do However, since this book is based on on based is book this since However,

manuscript, and there are about forty-ﬁve forty-ﬁve about are there and manuscript, just steam at the ears, although they did did they although ears, the at steam just the next day and went to the library. library. the to went and day next the

in medieval Europe. Almost every such such every Almost Europe. medieval in afternoons I planned what I would write write would I what planned I afternoons not did Koran the read who Christians

of the Koran themselves that circulated circulated that themselves Koran the of In the mornings I wrote and in the the in and wrote I mornings the In Latin [So] . . . friends your impress to

and that was to look at the manuscripts manuscripts the at look to was that and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. Studies. Islamic for Centre Oxford the around have to want you something

other way of looking at this question question this at looking of way other could be seen at the same time as as time same the at seen be could I mostly wrote there. I had an ofﬁce at at ofﬁce an had I there. wrote mostly I

last book, I realized there was a whole whole a was there realized I book, last abroad? abroad? seen as kind of a fraudulent scripture, scripture, fraudulent a of kind as seen

versions. In the midst of ﬁnishing my my ﬁnishing of midst the In versions. What did you do on the project while while project the on do you did What the Koranic text, which was universally universally was which text, Koranic the

easily accessible modern published published modern accessible easily on a fellowship at Oxford University. University. Oxford at fellowship a on consumers. . . . All of this suggests that that suggests this of All . . . consumers.

because there are a lot of them, including including them, of lot a are there because You spent the last year in England, England, in year last the spent You of sorts for wealthy lay Christian Christian lay wealthy for sorts of

Christianity. These have been used used been have These Christianity. it into an expensive coffee-table book book coffee-table expensive an into it

refute Islam and the Koran and advance advance and Koran the and Islam refute reading]. reading]. made and Koran the took that century

of a polemical nature written explicitly to to explicitly written nature polemical a of from it about medieval Christian Koran Koran Christian medieval about it from version produced in the late ﬁfteenth ﬁfteenth late the in produced version

been widely used before . . . are treatises treatises are . . . before used widely been most vivid example of this is a Latin Latin a is this of example vivid most question [of what could be learned learned be could what [of question

react to the Koran? The sources that have have that sources The Koran? the to react experiencing the Koran. Perhaps the the Perhaps Koran. the experiencing at it the more I was intrigued by the the by intrigued was I more the it at

That is, how do medieval Latin Christians Christians Latin medieval do how is, That on there are also complicated ways of of ways complicated also are there on about this [text] . . . The more I looked looked I more The . . . [text] this about

been, at least indirectly, asked before. before. asked indirectly, least at been, this philology and polemic is going going is polemic and philology this Then I realized that I wanted to write write to wanted I that realized I Then

of sources to look at a question that has has that question a at look to sources of reading], and that is that while all of of all while that is that and reading], [from one of the extant manuscripts]. manuscripts]. extant the of one [from

I think is a profoundly unexplored set set unexplored profoundly a is think I complexity [of Latin-Christian Koran Koran Latin-Christian [of complexity better . . . I began doing a transcription transcription a doing began I . . . better

1560.” It is a book that tries to use what what use to tries that book a is It 1560.” There is also another dimension to the the to dimension another also is There wanted to understand this kind of source source of kind this understand to wanted

the Koran in Latin Christendom 1140- Christendom Latin in Koran the tangential purpose. And I thought that I I that thought I And purpose. tangential

The book tentatively is called “Reading “Reading called is tentatively book The is teaching. teaching. is of these [Latin Koran translations] for a a for translations] Koran [Latin these of

writing. . . . to try and understand what the Koran Koran the what understand and try to . . . a previous book when I was using one one using was I when book previous a

Tell us about the new book you are are you book new the about us Tell like turn to Muslim Koran commentaries commentaries Koran Muslim to turn like as I said, I got this idea while working on on working while idea this got I said, I as

these Latin outsiders have to do things things do to have outsiders Latin these As far as [my own work is concerned], concerned], is work own [my as far As

even difﬁcult for medieval Muslims. So So Muslims. medieval for difﬁcult even

Professor Thomas E. Burman E. Thomas Professor

The Koran Koran The the sources. sources. the was book—it difﬁcult a is

But I always think you need to start with with start to need you think always I But reading a difﬁcult book must consider. consider. must book difﬁcult a reading

and syntactical questions that anyone anyone that questions syntactical and them questions that might be pursuable. pursuable. be might that questions them

text—that is exploring the grammatical grammatical the exploring is text—that contemporary problems may suggest to to suggest may problems contemporary

what I call philological reading of the the of reading philological call I what the scholarly literature is going— is literature scholarly the

Koran, one has to do a great deal of of deal great a do to has one Koran, need to also . . . consider the direction direction the consider . . . also to need

even to write a polemic against the the against polemic a write to even questions to them. Of course, they they course, Of them. to questions

look at these sources, you realize that that realize you sources, these at look those texts and let those sources suggest suggest sources those let and texts those

are interesting to them and get to know know to get and them to interesting are people reacted to this text. When you you When text. this to reacted people

way to categorize the ways in which which in ways the categorize to way I encourage them to ﬁnd sources that that sources ﬁnd to them encourage I

complexity: that is, there is no nice neat neat nice no is there is, that complexity: artiﬁcial distinction in certain ways. But But ways. certain in distinction artiﬁcial

want answered. Of course, this is an an is this course, Of answered. want generation—for our of scholars of made

point of view of what question they they question what of view of point often so is—one materials] these of all

rather than trying to search from the the from search to trying than rather The argument I have made [after reading reading [after made have I argument The

to know the available sources well, well, sources available the know to

of things readers were interested in. interested were readers things of outward. That is, they need to get get to need they is, That outward.

the habit of thinking from the sources sources the from thinking of habit the kinds what about idea some give these of

popular undergraduate teacher. This interview was conducted in March 2004. March in conducted was interview This teacher. undergraduate popular

Endowment for the Humanities. Professor Burman is Director of the Graduate Program for the history department and a particularly particularly a and department history the for Program Graduate the of Director is Burman Professor Humanities. the for Endowment

has won fellowships from institutions including the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Philosophical Society, and the National National the and Society, Philosophical American the Foundation, Rockefeller the including institutions from fellowships won has

book on the study of the Koran in Europe from 1140 to 1540, a topic upon which he has published several articles. Professor Burman Burman Professor articles. several published has he which upon topic a 1540, to 1140 from Europe in Koran the of study the on book

intellectual history of the Arabic-speaking Christians of Spain based on their Arabic and Latin writings. He is currently writing a a writing currently is He writings. Latin and Arabic their on based Spain of Christians Arabic-speaking the of history intellectual

, investigated the the investigated , 1050-1200 c. Mozarabs, the of History Intellectual the and Polemic Religious book, ﬁrst His 2003. in Studies

intellectual history. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and was a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Islamic for Centre Oxford the at Fellow Visiting a was and Toronto of University the from Ph.D. his earned He history. intellectual

Professor Thomas E. Burman is an internationally renowned specialist in medieval Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations and medieval medieval and relations Jewish-Christian-Muslim medieval in specialist renowned internationally an is Burman E. Thomas Professor

A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR THOMAS E. BURMAN BURMAN E. THOMAS PROFESSOR WITH CONVERSATION A

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Civilization course. Civilization was I . . . book the on work to moment

semester back I did not really have a a have really not did I back semester really nothing better than the Western Western the than better nothing really

and well, ambivalent. well, and And in a way it was good that in the ﬁrst ﬁrst the in that good was it way a in And However, when it is going well, there is is there well, going is it when However,

people. Instead, it is dynamic, complex, complex, dynamic, is it Instead, people. occasional mistakes it went very well. well. very went it mistakes occasional Europeans traditions inﬂuence each other. other. each inﬂuence traditions Europeans

uncomplicated and simple-minded simple-minded and uncomplicated get to teach how Jewish, Islamic, and and Islamic, Jewish, how teach to get than other But classroom.” the in work

this unchanging era inhabited by fairly fairly by inhabited era unchanging this and half discussion and in which I I which in and discussion half and doesn’t that know I , that do I did “why

see the Middle Ages as this long duree’, duree’, long this as Ages Middle the see semester back teaching that I thought, thought, I that teaching back semester intellectual history, which is half lecture lecture half is which history, intellectual

and many others—there is a refusal to to refusal a is others—there many and I really enjoy teaching Medieval Medieval teaching enjoy really I actually. There were times in my ﬁrst ﬁrst my in times were There actually.

this in lots of people’s work, my own own my work, people’s of lots in this What is your favorite class to teach? to class favorite your is What

Well, it turned out to be kind of seamless seamless of kind be to out turned it Well,

. . And this means that—and you see see you that—and means this And . . away?

complex mix of forces and attitudes. . . attitudes. and forces of mix complex teaching gone, after ﬁfteen months months ﬁfteen after gone, teaching wouldn’t have it any other way. other any it have wouldn’t

scholars] see [people as shaped] by a a by shaped] as [people see scholars] How has the transition back to to back transition the has How choices to make about time, I really really I time, about make to choices

of people in the past. . . . [Modern [Modern . . . past. the in people of guess, even if there are sometimes hard hard sometimes are there if even guess,

stripes are interested in the ambivalence ambivalence the in interested are stripes on my own scholarly research. . . . So I I So . . . research. scholarly own my on well. really adapted

is the sense in which historians of all all of historians which in sense the is what girls here call “dress-ups.” So they they So “dress-ups.” call here girls what relations, which is based in large part part large in based is which relations,

The biggest change generally that I see see I that generally change biggest The teach a course on Muslim-Christian Muslim-Christian on course a teach ladies”— “posh played they and friends

last decade or so? or decade last And it works the other way as well. I I well. as way other the works it And English of lot a made [she] it, loved and

your ﬁeld and in the profession in the the in profession the in and ﬁeld your 200 students . . . My daughter was six six was daughter My . . . students 200 not had to teach Western Civilization. Civilization. Western teach to had not

What is the most important change in in change important most the is What a lovely small middle school with about about with school middle small lovely a don’t think I would have done that I had had I that done have would I think don’t

going well into the Renaissance period. I I period. Renaissance the into well going BBC programs on history. He went to to went He history. on programs BBC

exciting to be a part of it. of part a be to exciting shaped my own and now my work is is work my now and own my shaped watching loved . . . and home at felt

of good things are happening and it’s it’s and happening are things good of that is a hard age . . . But he quickly quickly he But . . . age hard a is that historians in these ﬁelds has very much much very has ﬁelds these in historians

sense of building momentum. A lot lot A momentum. building of sense did not want to go, and he was 13, so so 13, was he and go, to want not did in Western Civilization. The works of of works The Civilization. Western in

optimism and energy and a tremendous tremendous a and energy and optimism Reformation, until I had to teach them them teach to had I until Reformation, initially son My well. quite did kids My

for a permanent center—there is great great is center—there permanent a for did they like living in England? in living like they did about, for example, the Renaissance and and Renaissance the example, for about,

permanent $3,000,000 endowment, space space endowment, $3,000,000 permanent Your family traveled with you. How How you. with traveled family Your medievalist. And I never thought much much thought never I And medievalist.

this thing. We have the promise of a a of promise the have We thing. this I was trained rather narrowly, just as a a as just narrowly, rather trained was I

on. Also, there is tremendous buzz about about buzz tremendous is there Also, on. made my research much more fruitful. fruitful. more much research my made used.

and I am glad he is willing to take that that take to willing is he glad am I and model of cultural diffusion than is usually usually is than diffusion cultural of model Secondly, teaching has in many ways ways many in has teaching Secondly,

doing a ﬁne job [as Director of MARCO], MARCO], of Director [as job ﬁne a doing like to employ a much more dynamic dynamic more much a employ to like a morning spent with one’s own work. work. own one’s with spent morning a

executive responsibility. Bob Bast is is Bast Bob responsibility. executive much after a while, there is nothing like like nothing is there while, a after much would I So passive. as sides both and

a lot of meetings, but I don’t have much much have don’t I but meetings, of lot a [must be seen as] active in some respects respects some in active as] seen be [must your funk. And when teaching gets too too gets teaching when And funk. your

committee, which requires me to attend attend to me requires which committee, your writing, teaching can pull you out of of out you pull can teaching writing, your sides both which in one is it but here,

I am also on the [MARCO] steering steering [MARCO] the on also am I another . . . when you are struggling with with struggling are you when . . . another told be to story interesting an is There

two medieval plays put on on campus. campus. on on put plays medieval two nice psychological counterpoints to one one to counterpoints psychological nice sense. broad a in tradition intellectual

For example, last weekend there were were there weekend last example, For I usually go a little crazy. They provide provide They crazy. little a go usually I Arabic the and tradition intellectual Latin

attract donors and interest in the program. program. the in interest and donors attract the other [for extended periods of time] time] of periods extended [for other the medieval the between relationship the

We are also arranging a lot of events to to events of lot a arranging also are We helpful. One is that, if I just do one or or one do just I if that, is One helpful. . . . is this, attempt will I form what in

learned how to do in graduate school. school. graduate in do to how learned sort of ways in which they are mutually mutually are they which in ways of sort next, and I don’t know exactly how or or how exactly know don’t I and next,

donors, which is something I never never I something is which donors, The big question that I want to explore explore to want I that question big The other hand, I actually ﬁnd there are all all are there ﬁnd actually I hand, other

have to be on call, so to speak, to meet meet to speak, to so call, on be to have What will you be working on next? on working be you will What that part—having to choose. But on the the on But choose. to part—having that

We [medieval and Renaissance scholars] scholars] Renaissance and [medieval We sometimes the other. And I don’t like like don’t I And other. the sometimes

university? research. Sometimes you decide one, one, decide you Sometimes research. that. after so of year a out be will it

your professional responsibilities at the the at responsibilities professional your discussion class . . . or do I work on my my on work I do or . . . class discussion and year the of end the by publisher a to

Humanities. How is this changing changing this is How Humanities. better and rereading this book for a a for book this rereading and better then. Hopefully, I will be ready to send it it send to ready be will I Hopefully, then.

the National Endowment for the the for Endowment National the I spend time making my lecture lecture my making time spend I profession the in friends to out it send

$3,000,000 challenge grant from from grant challenge $3,000,000 week, you have to make choices—do choices—do make to have you week, I am ﬁnishing it up this summer and will will and summer this up it ﬁnishing am I

Last year, MARCO received a a received MARCO year, Last When will the book be out? out? be book the will When to balance in terms of time. Over the the Over time. of terms in balance to

I would have to say both. It is difﬁcult difﬁcult is It both. say to have would I

makes all the difference. the all makes struggle or symmetry? or struggle my time was spent writing. spent was time my

an excellent group of students, which ...... which students, of group excellent an teaching and research? Is it more more it Is research? and teaching around in a lot of sources. But most of of most But sources. of lot a in around

have it like I want it. And this year I had had I year this And it. want I like it have experience the balance between between balance the experience [too], so I . . . also spent time digging digging time spent also . . . I so [too],

teaching it 12 to 15 times, I essentially essentially I times, 15 to 12 it teaching quality teaching. How do you normally normally you do How teaching. quality deal more material that is useful to me me to useful is that material more deal

comfortable in that setting. But after after But setting. that in comfortable department with a strong devotion to to devotion strong a with department Cambridge and London, there is a great great a is there London, and Cambridge

It took a long time before I was really really was I before time long a took It We are at a research school, but in a a in but school, research a at are We look at again. . . . Between Oxford and and Oxford Between . . . again. at look

civilization lecture to 300 or so students. students. so or 300 to lecture civilization which have manuscripts I wanted to to wanted I manuscripts have which

I would have to say teaching the western western the teaching say to have would I So it was great to be back. back. be to great was it So Milan, and Rome to went I then And

experience since returning to teaching? to returning since experience ﬁfteen months doing nothing but writing. writing. but nothing doing months ﬁfteen Austria. in another and Petersburg

What has been your best classroom classroom best your been has What making myself crazy by the end of the the of end the by crazy myself making St. in one including time, ﬁrst the for Footnotes** Footnotes**

Daniel Harrison at His Deployment His at Harrison Daniel

160 men and women in his company company his in women and men 160

relatives, and co-workers. co-workers. and relatives, the and He Division. Infantry 3 the in

and by the well-wishes of many friends, friends, many of well-wishes the by and Battalion, Police Military Company, 3 Company,

friends showed during their deployment deployment their during showed friends Police Military 293 the to attached is

and sense of mission that Daniel and his his and Daniel that mission of sense and serves in the Army as an M.P., and he he and M.P., an as Army the in serves

a one-year tour of duty in Iraq. Daniel Daniel Iraq. in duty of tour one-year a him, but are heartened by the conﬁdence conﬁdence the by heartened are but him,

sure how frequently they will hear from from hear will they frequently how sure assistant, left Savannah, Georgia, to begin begin to Georgia, Savannah, left assistant,

Airborne Corps. Kim and Doug are not not are Doug and Kim Corps. Airborne our department’s administrative services services administrative department’s our

Kim Harrison Kim 18 the for security personal and convoy , and Doug of son elder

will be providing law enforcement and and enforcement law providing be will the Harrison, Daniel 2004, March 6 On

DANIEL HARRISON DEPLOYED TO IRAQ TO DEPLOYED HARRISON DANIEL

perspectives in understanding the past.” the understanding in perspectives perspectives of the U.S. and Brazil” Brazil” and U.S. the of perspectives

Feller’s ability to “remind us of the many many the of us “remind to ability Feller’s next spring. spring. next “sharing with my students the differing differing the students my with “sharing

a typical evaluation, one teacher praised praised teacher one evaluation, typical a what we will have lost when he retires retires he when lost have will we what to forward looked another and exchange”

bore out the strength of Feller’s talk. In In talk. Feller’s of strength the out bore neighbors better understand cultural cultural understand better neighbors what the community loves about him and and him about loves community the what

another’s “trespasser.” The evaluations evaluations The “trespasser.” another’s Diacon provides [will] help us and our our and us help [will] provides Diacon its inception, and an early reminder of of reminder early an and inception, its

scholar’s white “pioneer”, for example, is is example, for “pioneer”, white scholar’s teacher workshop he has attended since since attended has he workshop teacher observed that “the understanding Dr. Dr. understanding “the that observed

with Native American nations. One One nations. American Native with University Press, 2004). One teacher teacher One 2004). Press, University more. This was Bruce’s last talk at the the at talk last Bruce’s was This more.

discussions of Andrew Jackson’s relations relations Jackson’s Andrew of discussions of a Modern Brazil, 1906-1930 Brazil, Modern a of made people think, laugh, and wish for for wish and laugh, think, people made (Duke

necessity of precision of language in in language of precision of necessity Da Silva Rondon and the Construction Construction the and Rondon Silva Da The talk did what Bruce always does—it does—it always Bruce what did talk The

Feller explained to the audience the the audience the to explained Feller Together a Nation: Candido Mariano Mariano Candido Nation: a Together nation since the late eighteenth century. century. eighteenth late the since nation

and the culpability of Andrew Jackson. Jackson. Andrew of culpability the and from his most recent book, book, recent most his from potential and perils that has held for our our for held has that perils and potential Stringing

over) the saga of the Cherokee Removal Removal Cherokee the of saga the over) American Relations.” Todd’s talk derives derives talk Todd’s Relations.” American

retelling of (and considerable debate debate considerable (and of retelling Adventure and the Teaching of U.S. Latin Latin U.S. of Teaching the and Adventure

the 1940s and today, forced a constant constant a forced today, and 1940s the Bruce Wheeler, Ernest Freeberg, Daniel Daniel Freeberg, Ernest Wheeler, Bruce on “Theodore Roosevelt’s Amazonian Amazonian Roosevelt’s “Theodore on

detailed how the present has, between between has, present the how detailed Faculty Presenters, Teacher Workshop Teacher Presenters, Faculty Todd Diacon Todd history department, department, history , spoke spoke ,

this subject to their students but also also but students their to subject this and humanity.” And the head of the the of head the And humanity.” and

audience with practical tools for teaching teaching for tools practical with audience links between language and intelligence intelligence and language between links

Tears.” The talk not only provided the the provided only not talk The Tears.” presentation and examination of the the of examination and presentation

edifying lesson on “Teaching the Trail of of Trail the “Teaching on lesson edifying session lauded Freeberg’s “fascinating “fascinating Freeberg’s lauded session

Daniel Feller Daniel delivered a lively and and lively a delivered day. day. than a few of the participants in his his in participants the of few a than

ﬁve schoolteachers made for a wonderful wonderful a for made schoolteachers ﬁve (Harvard University Press, 2001). More More 2001). Press, University (Harvard

Wheeler , and the presence of seventy- of presence the and , The Education of Laura Bridgman Laura of Education The

Bruce Bruce the beloved (and sadly retiring) retiring) sadly (and beloved the subject of his award-winning book, book, award-winning his of subject

talks by faculty, a lunchtime address by by address lunchtime a faculty, by talks more famous Helen Keller), and the the and Keller), Helen famous more

2004, was a great success. Four stellar stellar Four success. great a was 2004, learn language (yes, long before the the before long (yes, language learn

teachers of social studies, held 6 March March 6 held studies, social of teachers deaf and blind woman in America to to America in woman blind and deaf

The twenty-sixth annual workshop for for workshop annual twenty-sixth The audience on Laura Bridgman, the ﬁrst ﬁrst the Bridgman, Laura on audience

Ernest Freeberg Ernest addressed his his addressed Sofer, Sofer,

Participants in the 2004 Teacher Workshop Teacher 2004 the in Participants

passion for individual rights and the the and rights individual for passion and Feller to addition In members.

rave reviews from several audience audience several from reviews rave Enlightenment” explored the American American the explored Enlightenment”

on “The Darker Side of the American American the of Side Darker “The on session was particularly lively, prompting prompting lively, particularly was session

Bruce Wheeler’s lunchtime address, address, lunchtime Wheeler’s Bruce terrorists. And his question and answer answer and question his And terrorists.

well, as much as one can love Colombian Colombian love can one as much as well,

education.” Origins of Terrorism in Colombia”— in Terrorism of Origins

my desire and thirst for knowledge and and knowledge for thirst and desire my “The on presentation his loved teachers

teacher reported the workshop “boosted “boosted workshop the reported teacher specializes in modern Colombia. The The Colombia. modern in specializes

highest praise we can hope for, one one for, hope can we praise highest and history American Latin teaches

but the camaraderie as well. In the the In well. as camaraderie the but He department. our in member faculty

exchange and the new ideas for teaching, teaching, for ideas new the and exchange interim an as serving is he and 2003, in

they enjoyed not only the intellectual intellectual the only not enjoyed they his Ph.D. from the University of Texas Texas of University the from Ph.D. his

Douglas Sofer’s Douglas Overall, participants reported that that reported participants Overall, earned Douglas room.

presented in Diacon’s “fantastic” talk. talk. “fantastic” Diacon’s in presented The largest crowd of the day gathered in in gathered day the of crowd largest The

2004 ANNUAL TEACHER WORKSHOP TEACHER ANNUAL 2004

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The University of Tennessee Department of History of Department Tennessee of University The Todd Diacon, Department Head Department Diacon, Todd

TO CONTACT US: CONTACT TO

Ash, Higgs, and Piehler. and Higgs, Ash,

nomination, Dr. Diacon praised Ash not not Ash praised Diacon Dr. nomination, Tennessee National Alumni Association Association Alumni National Tennessee

The Department of History salutes Drs. Drs. salutes History of Department The

by Harper Collins Press). In his letter of of letter his In Press). Collins Harper by the awards banquet the University of of University the banquet awards the

(recently issued in paperback paperback in issued (recently 1865 in service.” on West African cacao plantations. At At plantations. cacao African West on

A Year in the South: Four Lives Lives Four South: the in Year A book, the veteran experience, and to honor their their honor to and experience, veteran the writing a book on the use of slave labor labor slave of use the on book a writing

the quality and impact of his most recent recent most his of impact and quality the events Kurt produces each year to study study to year each produces Kurt events scholar and author, and is currently currently is and author, and scholar

historian of the Civil War, but especially especially but War, Civil the of historian person has likely attended one of the many many the of one attended likely has person opinion.” Higgs is also an accomplished accomplished an also is Higgs opinion.”

award recognizes his entire career as an an as career entire his recognizes award to have interviewed this veteran, and this this and veteran, this interviewed have to the most meaningful evaluation, in my my in evaluation, meaningful most the

have heard of Kurt Piehler. He is likely likely is He Piehler. Kurt of heard have at The University of Tennessee. The The Tennessee. of University The at rate Higgs a successful teacher. This is is This teacher. successful a Higgs rate

nomination letter, “he or she is likely to to likely is she or “he letter, nomination achievement by a senior faculty member member faculty senior a by achievement is expected of them, yet they consistently consistently they yet them, of expected is

for outstanding research and creative creative and research outstanding for street in Knoxville,” Diacon noted in his his in noted Diacon Knoxville,” in street “students are taken aback by how much much how by aback taken are “students

Ash received the Chancellor’s award award Chancellor’s the received public. “If you stop a veteran on the the on veteran a stop you “If public. Dr. Diacon noted in his nomination letter, letter, nomination his in noted Diacon Dr.

Dr. Steve Steve Dr. The University of Tennessee. Tennessee. of University The use by teachers, relatives, and the general general the and relatives, teachers, by use during hours of one-on-one sessions. As As sessions. one-on-one of hours during

posts them on the Center’s website for for website Center’s the on them posts major areas of program excellence at at excellence program of areas major especially in their writing mechanics mechanics writing their in especially

department’s commitment to the three three the to commitment department’s then transcribes these interviews, and and interviews, these transcribes then history courses, and who tutors students students tutors who and courses, history

War Two, and the Korean Conﬂict. He He Conﬂict. Korean the and Two, War hard work and dedication, as well as the the as well as dedication, and work hard professor who instructs students in African African in students instructs who professor

histories especially of veterans of World World of veterans of especially histories This “triple crown” demonstrates their their demonstrates crown” “triple This Outstanding Teacher Award, is a dedicated dedicated a is Award, Teacher Outstanding

Study of War and Society, collects oral oral collects Society, and War of Study the 2004 Chancellor’s Honor Banquet. Banquet. Honor Chancellor’s 2004 the recipient of the Chancellor’s Senior Senior Chancellor’s the of recipient

Piehler, Director of the Center for the the for Center the of Director Piehler, research, teaching, and service awards at at awards service and teaching, research, Dr. Catherine Higgs Catherine Dr. dissertations. dissertations. , ,

and Kurt Piehler Kurt and received the top top the received its award for outstanding public service. service. public outstanding for award its his successes as a director of doctoral doctoral of director a as successes his

Professors Steve Ash, Catherine Higgs, Higgs, Catherine Ash, Steve Professors Dr. Kurt Piehler Kurt Dr. the recipient of of recipient the named only for his publications, but also for for also but publications, his for only

HISTORY FACULTY WIN TRIPLE CROWN TRIPLE WIN FACULTY HISTORY

of the College of Liberal Arts. In 1925 1925 In Arts. Liberal of College the of plan for the editing and publication of the the of publication and editing the for plan graduate students. graduate

Historic Publications Commission to to Commission Publications Historic dean interim and school, graduate the of primarily to recruit and fund outstanding outstanding fund and recruit to primarily

Harry S. Truman urged the National National the urged Truman S. Harry of History and Political Science, dean dean Science, Political and History of Fellowship Fund, which will be used used be will which Fund, Fellowship

important posts. In 1950, when President President when 1950, In posts. important Department the of head as appointments friends to donate to the Philip M. Hamer Hamer M. Philip the to donate to friends

1920. In his ﬁfteen years at U.T. he held held he U.T. at years ﬁfteen his In 1920. Howell, and encourages alumni and and alumni encourages and Howell, of number a in serving Archives,

came to the University of Tennessee in in Tennessee of University the to came acknowledges the generosity of Mrs. Mrs. of generosity the acknowledges National newly-established the of staff

Pennsylvania, served in World War I, and and I, War World in served Pennsylvania, The history department gratefully gratefully department history The In 1935 Dr. Hamer left U.T. to join the the join to U.T. left Hamer Dr. 1935 In

his Ph.D. from the University of of University the from Ph.D. his

researchers. publications. many his of known best the Dr. Hamer (1891-1971) received received (1891-1971) Hamer Dr.

Tennessee: A History A Tennessee: for many years was an invaluable tool for for tool invaluable an was years many for perhaps is (1933)

professor, Dr. Philip M. Hamer. M. Philip Dr. professor, Manuscripts in the United States United the in Manuscripts multi-volume His 1935. in Association (1961) (1961)

Guide to Archives and and Archives to Guide 775-page His Historical Southern the establish to helped major her of honor in endowment

capacity until his retirement in 1961. 1961. in retirement his until capacity also He . Publications ETHS the of editor scholarship graduate a created has

executive director, and he served in that that in served he and director, executive 1930 to 1935 served as the managing managing the as served 1935 to 1930 History of Department the 1934), M.A.

Mrs. Alice Lynn Howell Lynn Alice Mrs. Hamer was chosen as the NHPC’s ﬁrst ﬁrst NHPC’s the as chosen was Hamer from and Society Historical Tennessee (B.A. 1932, 1932, (B.A. of

papers of prominent American leaders, leaders, American prominent of papers East the of founders the of one was he pledges and gifts generous the to Thanks

DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES HAMER ENDOWMENT HAMER ANNOUNCES DEPARTMENT

Scobie United States Embassy in Saudi Arabia. Arabia. Saudi in Embassy States United (B.A., M.A.) is currently U.S. U.S. currently is M.A.) (B.A.,

U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro. de Rio in Consulate U.S. Margaret Margaret most recently as minister counselor at the the at counselor minister as recently most State. of Department

Service Ofﬁcer, stationed currently at the the at currently stationed Ofﬁcer, Service foreign service career in 1981, and served served and 1981, in career service foreign U.S. the in positions prominent

Anthony Benesch Anthony is Senior Foreign Foreign Senior is Ambassador to Syria. She began her her began She Syria. to Ambassador hold graduates history U.T. Two

HISTORY ALUMNI SHINE IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT STATE THE IN SHINE ALUMNI HISTORY Footnotes** Footnotes**

This improvement is a result not only only not result a is improvement This recruit to attempts aggressive more our

Aquinas College in Grand Rapids. Rapids. Grand in College Aquinas of result the is also think, we but, market, were Americanists, 23 Europeanists. Europeanists. 23 Americanists, were

(Ph.D. 2002) took a tenure-track job at at job tenure-track a took 2002) (Ph.D. 30 whom of students 53 accepted had student graduate the in cycles natural to

Southern University, and John Pinheiro Pinheiro John and University, Southern due part in is upswing This ﬁfty. about the beginning of March of this year, we we year, this of March of beginning the

the history department at Birmingham Birmingham at department history the admitted we which of applicants, hundred if that ratio were closer to even. As of of As even. to closer were ratio that if

accepted a tenure-stream position in in position tenure-stream a accepted faculty our and students our for better well. This year we had more than one one than more had we year This well.

department believed that it would be be would it that believed department recently Victoria Ott (Ph.D. 2003) 2003) (Ph.D. Ott Victoria recently well above what it was ﬁve years ago as as ago years ﬁve was it what above well

of their time in the department. Most Most department. the in time their of semester. Our number of applicants is is applicants of number Our semester. time the ratio was about 80/20. The The 80/20. about was ratio the time

continue to get good jobs at the end end the at jobs good get to continue Fall past the for registered having working on European history. At the the At history. European on working

PhD degrees, with fully 27 new students students new 27 fully with degrees, PhD working on American history and those those and history American on working Finally, we are pleased that our graduates graduates our that pleased are we Finally,

better balance between graduate students students graduate between balance better students actively working on MA and and MA on working actively students

half a decade ago to try to bring about a a about bring to try to ago decade a half modern Europe to UT. to Europe modern moment we have ﬁfty-eight graduate graduate ﬁfty-eight have we moment

graduate students interested in pre- in interested students graduate decided department the consciously Quite In the fall of 2003 we had 103. At the the At 103. had we 2003 of fall the In

and Renaissance Studies) in attracting attracting in Studies) Renaissance and apparent. increasingly becoming also is enrollments. 68 had we 1998 of Fall

(now the MARCO Institute for Medieval Medieval for Institute MARCO the (now In seminars. our in enrolled students A shift in the composition of the students students the of composition the in shift A

of the successes of the MARCO program program MARCO the of successes the of of number total the is this of index One

Europeanist graduate students, but also also but students, graduate Europeanist page. history continues to grow impressively. impressively. grow to continues history

of the department actively recruiting recruiting actively department the of web department our of means by students department the in program graduate The

Professor Thomas E. Burman E. Thomas Professor by by

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES GRADUATE OF DIRECTOR THE FROM

represented our chapter at the regional regional the at chapter our represented to come from Phi Alpha Theta! Alpha Phi from come to History Department, who presented a a presented who Department, History

recruits. Look for more exciting events events exciting more for Look recruits. in public history. Several members members Several history. public in Keaton, a Ph.D. candidate from the U.T. U.T. the from candidate Ph.D. a Keaton,

U.T. archives and career opportunities opportunities career and archives U.T. year will be our largest in terms of new new of terms in largest our be will year ﬁrst colloquium featured Angela Frye- Angela featured colloquium ﬁrst

informative talk about sources in the the in sources about talk informative in the Student Center. We hope that this this that hope We Center. Student the in a good mix of faculty and students. The The students. and faculty of mix good a

Library Special Collections gave an an gave Collections Special Library spring initiation to be held in April 2004 2004 April in held be to initiation spring research colloquiums continue to draw draw to continue colloquiums research

Alpha Zeta Kappa is gearing up for the the for up gearing is Kappa Zeta Alpha Virginia. Aaron Purcell from Hoskins Hoskins from Purcell Aaron Virginia. and Alison Baker, board members. Our Our members. board Baker, Alison and

discuss his research on John Taylor of of Taylor John on research his discuss Hardy won prizes for outstanding papers. papers. outstanding for prizes won Hardy president, Mike Taylor, Steven Davis, Davis, Steven Taylor, Mike president,

of history from University of Genoa, Genoa, of University from history of Mike Taylor, Scott Hendrix, and Travis Travis and Hendrix, Scott Taylor, Mike slate of student ofﬁcers: Troy Kickler, Kickler, Troy ofﬁcers: student of slate

speaker Pierangelo Castagneto, professor professor Castagneto, Pierangelo speaker 2004. We are proud to announce that that announce to proud are We 2004. Theta. We kicked things off with a new new a with off things kicked We Theta.

Lee University in Tennessee in February February in Tennessee in University Lee era. We were fortunate to have guest guest have to fortunate were We era. Alpha Zeta Kappa chapter of Phi Alpha Alpha Phi of chapter Kappa Zeta Alpha

Phi Alpha Theta conference hosted by by hosted conference Theta Alpha Phi paper on toy gun culture in the Cold War War Cold the in culture gun toy on paper This has been an exciting year for the the for year exciting an been has This

Victoria Ott Victoria , faculty advisor faculty , by

NEWS FROM PHI ALPHA THETA ALPHA PHI FROM NEWS

Andrew Jackson and his tumultuous era. era. tumultuous his and Jackson Andrew will volumes these documents, unknown

the premier places in the country to study study to country the in places premier the previously many light to Bringing 1837.

two presidential terms, from 1829 to to 1829 from terms, presidential two make the University of Tennessee one of of one Tennessee of University the make

The presence of this project helps helps project this of presence The next eight volumes will cover Jackson’s Jackson’s cover will volumes eight next

years of Jackson’s presidency. presidency. Jackson’s of years The 2002. in completed was 1828, in Andrew Jackson Papers Jackson Andrew

and has special expertise on the the on expertise special has and presidency the for campaign successful Professor Daniel Feller, Editor and Director and Editor Feller, Daniel Professor

essays on Jacksonian America, America, Jacksonian on essays VI, covering the period of Jackson’s Jackson’s of period the covering VI,

of two books and numerous numerous and books two of University of Tennessee Press. Volume Volume Press. Tennessee of University

Department. Feller is the author author the is Feller Department. the by published series chronological

a Professor in the History History the in Professor a sixteen-volume a in documents

The project is now presenting these these presenting now is project The is Daniel Feller, who is also also is who Feller, Daniel is

and director of the project project the of director and memoranda. and notes miscellaneous

retired. His successor as Editor Editor as successor His retired. service, ﬁnancial and legal papers, and and papers, legal and ﬁnancial service,

from his military and government government and military his from produced ﬁve of its volumes, volumes, its of ﬁve produced

project for twenty years and and years twenty for project to and from Jackson, ofﬁcial records records ofﬁcial Jackson, from and to

photocopies of all the surviving letters letters surviving the all of photocopies Moser, who had headed the the headed had who Moser,

At the end of 2003, Harold Harold 2003, of end the At country. The project has collected collected has project The country.

documentary editing projects in the the in projects editing documentary

general public. general landmark the of one , Jackson Andrew

scrutiny by both scholars and the the and scholars both by scrutiny of Papers The of Tennessee hosts hosts Tennessee of

The History Department at the University University the at Department History The open up Jackson’s presidency for for presidency Jackson’s up open

Professor Daniel Feller Daniel Professor , editor and director, Andrew Jackson Papers Jackson Andrew director, and editor , by

THE PAPERS OF ANDREW JACKSON ANDREW OF PAPERS THE

Footnotes**

Neumann Catholic School Catholic Neumann

, , First Place: Grant Geist Grant Place: First School John St.

School

Junior Division Junior

and Brandon Campbell, Mosheim Middle Middle Mosheim Campbell, Brandon and

, , Greenway Greenway Carpenter Allen Place: First

Individual Dramatic Performance, Performance, Dramatic Individual Parks, Kelsey Solomon, Kerry Miller, Miller, Kerry Solomon, Kelsey Parks,

Division Junior Paper, Historical

Neumann Catholic School Catholic Neumann Second Place: Hannah Price, Jacob Jacob Price, Hannah Place: Second

School Catholic Neumann John St.

, ,

Third Place: Melissa McKenzie Melissa Place: Third School Middle Mosheim Cremins, Allan John St.

, , Third Place: Emily Paulus and Leah Petr Leah and Paulus Emily Place: Third

Division

Rebecca Ward, Casey Westmorland, and and Westmorland, Casey Ward, Rebecca

, , School Greenway Khaddouma

Individual Documentary, Junior Junior Documentary, Individual First Place: Ashley Ramsey, Kassie Pitts, Pitts, Kassie Ramsey, Ashley Place: First

First Place: Chris Prince and Alex Alex and Prince Chris Place: First

Division

Pittman High School School High Pittman

Division Junior Exhibit, Group

Group Dramatic Performance, Junior Junior Performance, Dramatic Group First Place: Steven Bulman, Gatlinburg- Bulman, Steven Place: First

School Catholic Neumann

Division School Catholic Neumann

St. John John St. DiFebbo, Rachele Place: Second

, , Individual Documentary, Senior Senior Documentary, Individual St. John John St. Karlstad Eric Place: Third

Division Junior Exhibit, Individual

East Tennessee district winners at Tennessee History Day are as follows: as are Day History Tennessee at winners district Tennessee East

district placed ﬁrst or second in their categories at state, and four will serve as alternates. alternates. as serve will four and state, at categories their in second or ﬁrst placed district

in the National History Day competition in June (Third place winners serve as alternates). Sixteen students from the East East the from students Sixteen alternates). as serve winners place (Third June in competition Day History National the in Tennessee Tennessee

of Memphis on April 17 April on Memphis of rst and second place winners have the opportunity to compete at the University of Maryland Maryland of University the at compete to opportunity the have winners place second and rst ﬁ there, From .

exhibits. The top four entries in each category at ETHD proceeded to the state Tennessee History Day competition at the University University the at competition Day History Tennessee state the to proceeded ETHD at category each in entries four top The exhibits.

skills and techniques of the historian through researching and developing historical papers, dramatic performances, documentaries or or documentaries performances, dramatic papers, historical developing and researching through historian the of techniques and skills

Established in the 1970s, National History Day is an exciting way for middle and high school students to study history and learn the the learn and history study to students school high and middle for way exciting an is Day History National 1970s, the in Established

Department of History, the fourth year of district competition in the National History Day program was a rousing success. success. rousing a was program Day History National the in competition district of year fourth the History, of Department

Carolyn P. Brown University Center. Co-sponsored by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Tennessee of University the and Society Historical Tennessee East the by Co-sponsored Center. University Brown P. Carolyn

125 East Tennessee students participated in the 2004 East Tennessee History Day (ETHD) competition on March 8, 2004 at the the at 2004 8, March on competition (ETHD) Day History Tennessee East 2004 the in participated students Tennessee East 125

Lisa Oakley Lisa by by , Curator of Education, ETHS Education, of Curator ,

2004 EAST TENNESSEE HISTORY DAY HISTORY TENNESSEE EAST 2004

the process is somewhat daunting: daunting: somewhat is process the money new in million $2.4 raising to

that grant, the University has committed committed has University the grant, that University of Tennessee. of University does not grant such status lightly, and and lightly, status such grant not does

entire United States. Under the terms of of terms the Under States. United entire Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the the at Studies Renaissance and Medieval of Tennessee system. The University University The system. Tennessee of

as an Institute within the University University the within Institute an as the fourth largest award of its kind in the the in kind its of award largest fourth the and its rebirth as The Marco Institute for for Institute Marco The as rebirth its and

our application for formal recognition recognition formal for application our (NEH), Humanities the of Endowment the expiration of the MARCO Project Project MARCO the of expiration the

important and substantive transformation: transformation: substantive and important National the by Grant Challenge million when the Ofﬁce of Research approved approved Research of Ofﬁce the when

piece of good news came just weeks ago, ago, weeks just came news good of piece $3 a awarded was MARCO Kulikowski, to our endeavor. They also mark an an mark also They endeavor. our to

the guiding hand of Professor Michael Michael Professor of hand guiding the commitment of the UT administration administration UT the of commitment second The place. in is endowment NEH

as an Institute speak volumes about the the about volumes speak Institute an as the before even programming our of under that announce to pleasure great

us to begin implementing a full range range full a implementing begin to us our is It future. its secure to funding funds and the authorization to organize organize to authorization the and funds

funds for the next three years, allowing allowing years, three next the for funds outside seek to was committee steering operate. Taken together, the bridging bridging the together, Taken operate.

institutional framework in which to to which in framework institutional bridging with us provide to promised MARCO the mandate, our of part

now gives us a formal and prestigious prestigious and formal a us gives now has Crabtree Chancellor place. in now of Tennessee President’s ofﬁce. As As ofﬁce. President’s Tennessee of

by an initiative from the University University the from initiative an by desk. The success of that application application that of success The desk. Two crucial pillars of that support are are support that of pillars crucial Two

term interdisciplinary project funded funded project interdisciplinary term Research, and ﬁnally to the Chancellor’s Chancellor’s the to ﬁnally and Research,

Outreach Project (MARCO), a short- a (MARCO), Project Outreach to the Dean’s Office, to the Office of of Office the to Office, Dean’s the to make this goal a reality. a goal this make

from the head of our own Department, Department, own our of head the from and Curriculum Renaissance and tremendous support for our efforts to to efforts our for support tremendous

along a chain of command extending extending command of chain a along Medieval the create to Sciences and Arts Lafﬁtte, among many others, have shown shown have others, many among Lafﬁtte,

application that had to meet approval approval meet to had that application of College the in departments other six and our development ofﬁcer Polly Polly ofﬁcer development our and

and I submitted a rigorously detailed detailed rigorously a submitted I and with forces joined History of Department Loren Crabtree, Dean Stuart Riggsby, Riggsby, Stuart Dean Crabtree, Loren

last December Michael Kulikowski Kulikowski Michael December last Chancellor 2007. by sources outside from the 2001 in aware, are you of many As

Professor Robert J. Bast J. Robert Professor , director of the Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Studies Renaissance and Medieval for Institute Marco the of director , by

NEWS FROM MARCO FROM NEWS Footnotes** Footnotes**

Eric McFarlane Eric

Norman Stanley Smith Scholarship: Smith Stanley Norman

Jason Johnson Jason

Stephens and Hoffman Scholarship: Hoffman and Stephens

graduate students. graduate White Teaching Award Teaching White

Rachel Graves Rachel most highly regarded teacher among the the among teacher regarded highly most Michael Kulikowski, David and Kathryn Kathryn and David Kulikowski, Michael

Paul Pinckney Scholarship: Pinckney Paul Lorri Glover, LeRoy Graf Award and Award Graf LeRoy Glover, Lorri teacher and mentor, this award goes to the the to goes award this mentor, and teacher

Honors Night 2004 Night Honors In honor of Susan Becker, an incomparable incomparable an Becker, Susan of honor In

Faculty Award Winners, Award Faculty

Scott Hendrix Scott Honors Night 2004 Night Honors

Undergraduate Award Winners, Award Undergraduate Susan Becker Award: Becker Susan

American history. American

This award recognizes the best student in in student best the recognizes award This

Angela Frye-Keaton Angela

Colonial Dames Award: Dames Colonial

student working in Tennessee history. Tennessee in working student

This award goes to the most promising promising most the to goes award This

Steve Davis Steve

Stevenson/Stephenson Award: Stevenson/Stephenson

Honors Night 2004 Night Honors

Graduate Student Award Winners, Award Student Graduate

Michael Donovan Michael

Paper:

Claude K. Robertson Award for Best Honors Honors Best for Award Robertson K. Claude

Luci Curry Luci

LeRoy Graf Scholarship: Graf LeRoy

Jamie Clariday Jamie

Maud Callaway Hays Scholarship: Hays Callaway Maud

Ann Marie Bennett Marie Ann

J. Harvey Mathes DAR Scholarship: DAR Mathes Harvey J.

Nancy Barnhart Nancy

Nettie Rollins Scholarship Rollins Nettie Professor Michael Kulikowski Michael Professor

Kristen Molt Kristen David and Kathryn White Teaching Award: Teaching White Kathryn and David graduate student studying military history. military studying student graduate

Colonial Dames Award: Dames Colonial Professor Lorri Glover Lorri Professor This award is given to the outstanding outstanding the to given is award This

Outstanding Senior in History 2003-2004, 2003-2004, History in Senior Outstanding LeRoy Graf Award: Graf LeRoy Mark Boulton Mark

Undergraduate Awards: Undergraduate Faculty Awards Faculty : William Anderson Award: Anderson William

Graduate Awards: Graduate

of passion plays. plays. passion of working in a ﬁeld outside U.S. history. U.S. outside ﬁeld a in working

2004 Honors Night Speaker Night Honors 2004 This new award goes to the best student student best the to goes award new This evolution historical and implications, Semitic

Professor Robert Bast Robert Professor

the ﬁlm by explaining the sources, anti- sources, the explaining by ﬁlm the Henry Staruk Henry

contextualized the controversy surrounding surrounding controversy the contextualized Bill and Rena Johnson Award: Johnson Rena and Bill

.” Professor Bast Bast Professor .” Christ the of Passion The promising ﬁrst-year graduate student. graduate ﬁrst-year promising

This newly endowed prize goes to the most most the to goes prize endowed newly This was’ . . . In the Middle Ages: Mel Gibson’s Gibson’s Mel Ages: Middle the In . . . was’

provocative after-dinner talk, “’It is as it it as is “’It talk, after-dinner provocative Eric Martin Eric

night was Professor Robert Bast’s lively and and lively Bast’s Robert Professor was night Claude Robertson Award: Robertson Claude

faculty members. The highlight of the the of highlight The members. faculty history.

undergraduates, graduate students, and and students, graduate undergraduates, scholarship in American social and cultural cultural and social American in scholarship

(listed below) were given to distinguished distinguished to given were below) (listed whose work reﬂects the spirit of Dr. Jackson’s Jackson’s Dr. of spirit the reﬂects work whose

This award goes to the best graduate student student graduate best the to goes award This Smith and Dr. Harold Diﬂer. Awards Awards Diﬂer. Harold Dr. and Smith

members of our Board of Visitors, Tracy Tracy Visitors, of Board our of members Troy Kickler Troy

welcomed everyone, particularly two two particularly everyone, welcomed Charles Jackson Award: Jackson Charles

nineteenth-century American history. American nineteenth-century department, history the of head Diacon, Todd

This award recognizes excellence in in excellence recognizes award This Professor banquet. awards annual our for

Troy Kickler Troy friends of the history department gathered gathered department history the of friends

Lee Verstandig Award: Verstandig Lee On 27 April 2004, faculty, students, and and students, faculty, 2004, April 27 On

HONORS BANQUET 2004 BANQUET HONORS

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mention delivered in an exceptionally exceptionally an in delivered mention peers expressed skepticism, and some some and skepticism, expressed peers

War II and the home front. home the and II War

talk provocative and accessible, not to to not accessible, and provocative talk other in their work even as most of their their of most as even work their in other

understanding of the history of World World of history the of understanding

and community members, found the the found members, community and She and Dr. Johnson encouraged each each encouraged Johnson Dr. and She

to be a signiﬁcant contribution to our our to contribution signiﬁcant a be to

faculty from throughout the humanities, humanities, the throughout from faculty for support was Dr. Chuck Johnson. Johnson. Chuck Dr. was support for

Americans,” especially women, continues continues women, especially Americans,”

undergraduates and graduate students, students, graduate and undergraduates generation. One of those she contacted contacted she those of One generation.

devotion to the perspective of “ordinary “ordinary of perspective the to devotion

The audience, comprised of of comprised audience, The collecting letters of the World War II II War World the of letters collecting

the academic world. Professor Litoff’s Litoff’s Professor world. academic the

handful of historians were interested in in interested were historians of handful

little interest to so many of her peers in in peers her of many so to interest little

the gentry class. class. gentry the for women’s correspondence, only a a only correspondence, women’s for

path in a ﬁeld that was initially of such such of initially was that ﬁeld a in path

simply as a woman, but as a member of of member a as but woman, a as simply which included a nationwide search search nationwide a included which

way she has forged admirably her own own her admirably forged has she way

Sargent Murray thought of herself not not herself of thought Murray Sargent began her research in the early 1980s, 1980s, early the in research her began

not only in her presentation, but in the the in but presentation, her in only not

gender in the early Republic. Judith Judith Republic. early the in gender people’s mail” for a living. When she she When living. a for mail” people’s

The zest she has for her work is obvious obvious is work her for has she zest The

audience the intersections of class and and class of intersections the audience discussed how she began “reading other other “reading began she how discussed

approximately 80 people in attendance. attendance. in people 80 approximately

“male.” Boydston also explained to the the to explained also Boydston “male.” between Soldiers and their Families” she she Families” their and Soldiers between

enthusiastic style fully engaged the the engaged fully style enthusiastic

opinions on matters increasingly deemed deemed increasingly matters on opinions From the Front: WWII Correspondence Correspondence WWII Front: the From

of the Center. Dr. Litoff’s relaxed but but relaxed Litoff’s Dr. Center. the of

Likewise, readers lost interest in her her in interest lost readers Likewise, During the lecture entitled “Letters to and and to “Letters entitled lecture the During

students, veterans, faculty, and friends friends and faculty, veterans, students,

economic and political matters waned. waned. matters political and economic women and the Second World War. War. World Second the and women

Johnson in the audience, which included included which audience, the in Johnson

and her conﬁdence in speaking about about speaking in conﬁdence her and her research and writing on American American on writing and research her

acknowledged the presence of Mrs. Joan Joan Mrs. of presence the acknowledged

narrowed in their range of subjects subjects of range their in narrowed Over the last decade Litoff has focused focused has Litoff decade last the Over

During his introduction Dr. Piehler Piehler Dr. introduction his During 1780s and the 1800s, Murray’s writings writings Murray’s 1800s, the and 1780s

nineteenth century. That is, between the the between is, That century. nineteenth Sourcebook on its Modern Origins Modern its on Sourcebook . .

against fascism in Europe. Europe. in fascism against

between the late eighteenth and early early and eighteenth late the between The American Midwife Debate: A A Debate: Midwife American The and

driven in his desire to join the battle battle the join to desire his in driven

a gradual constriction of gender roles roles gender of constriction gradual a American Midwives, 1860 to the Present the to 1860 Midwives, American

of the Communist Party and ideologically ideologically and Party Communist the of

writings and their public reception reveals reveals reception public their and writings the history of American midwifery, American of history the

his letters unique is that he was a member member a was he that is unique letters his

Boydston’s exploration of Murray’s Murray’s of exploration Boydston’s two of which are pioneering works on on works pioneering are which of two

invasion forces on D-Day. What makes makes What D-Day. on forces invasion

in late-eighteenth-century America. America. late-eighteenth-century in Rhode Island and the author of 11 books, books, 11 of author the and Island Rhode

fought in World War II, landing with the the with landing II, War World in fought

Sargent Murray, a prominent essayist essayist prominent a Murray, Sargent History at Bryant College in Smithﬁeld, Smithﬁeld, in College Bryant at History

veteran of the Spanish Civil War who who War Civil Spanish the of veteran

on the published writings of Judith Judith of writings published the on by Dr. Judy Barrett Litoff, Professor of of Professor Litoff, Barrett Judy Dr. by

Spanish Civil War Civil Spanish . David Cane was a a was Cane David .

a homecoming. Boydston’s talk centered centered talk Boydston’s homecoming. a 1984. This year’s lecture was delivered delivered was lecture year’s This 1984.

Letters of an American Veteran of the the of Veteran American an of Letters

a special honor for her, as it represented represented it as her, for honor special a for the Study of War and Society in in Society and War of Study the for

Fascism in Europe: The World War II II War World The Europe: in Fascism

Ph.D. Delivering the Jackson lecture was was lecture Jackson the Delivering Ph.D. than 30 years and founded the Center Center the founded and years 30 than

Fighting Fighting book, latest her of subject the

before attending Yale University for her her for University Yale attending before taught military history at UT for more more for UT at history military taught

.” Professor Litoff also discussed discussed also Litoff Professor .” Color in

bachelor and masters degrees in English English in degrees masters and bachelor of Professor Charles Johnson, who who Johnson, Charles Professor of

Perilous Fight: America’s World War II II War World America’s Fight: Perilous

the University of Tennessee, earning earning Tennessee, of University the was held on March 31, 2004 in honor honor in 2004 31, March on held was

acclaimed PBS documentary, “ documentary, PBS acclaimed The The

Professor Boydston is an alumnus of of alumnus an is Boydston Professor The Annual Charles W. Johnson Lecture Lecture Johnson W. Charles Annual The

an historical consultant for the highly highly the for consultant historical an

Most recently she served as as served she recently Most Want? We

). Republic American War and Society and War

What Kind of World Do Do World of Kind What and ; War at

Labor in the Political Culture of the Early Early the of Culture Political the in Labor Coordinator, Center for the Study of of Study the for Center Coordinator,

American Women in a World World a in Women American ; Poppa

Men and Masterless Women: Gender and and Gender Women: Masterless and Men Cynthia Tinker Cynthia by by , Program Program ,

Dear Dear ; Too This In We’re ; Boys Dear LECTURE Free Free entitled book forthcoming (a gender

; ; Away Went You Since You, Miss include

of political ideology, economy, and and economy, ideology, political of

CHARLES W. JOHNSON JOHNSON W. CHARLES

voice. Litoff’s books on World War II II War World on books Litoff’s voice. ) and most recently, the interplay interplay the recently, most and ) Republic

through incorporation of the women’s women’s the of incorporation through and the Ideology of Labor in the Early Early the in Labor of Ideology the and

help expand our understanding of war war of understanding our expand help Home and Work: Housework, Wages, Wages, Housework, Work: and Home (

that must be preserved” because they they because preserved” be must that ideas. her encouraged and talents her ), the economics of women’s work work women’s of economics the ), Sphere

the letters as “powerful documents documents “powerful as letters the in believed much so admired Boydston on Women’s Rights and the Women’s Women’s the and Rights Women’s on

and [single] mother. She described described She mother. [single] and someone because part large in did she Limits of Sisterhood: The Beecher Sisters Sisters Beecher The Sisterhood: of Limits

on the stresses of being a wartime worker worker wartime a being of stresses the on degree—which graduate a pursue to her the early women’s rights movement ( movement rights women’s early the The The

the letters contained frank commentary commentary frank contained letters the encouraged mentor her that remembered praised scholarship includes books on on books includes scholarship praised

advisor, Nathalia Wright. Boydston Boydston Wright. Nathalia advisor, Professor Litoff explained that many of of many that explained Litoff Professor University of Wisconsin. Her widely- Her Wisconsin. of University

acknowledging her undergraduate undergraduate her acknowledging wartime letters from 1,500 women. women. 1,500 from letters wartime teaches in the history department at the the at department history the in teaches

has a collection of approximately 30,000 30,000 approximately of collection a has fondly by talk her started She began.

women’s history, Professor Boydston Boydston Professor history, women’s

Americans. As a result of her efforts, she she efforts, her of result a As Americans. I will end where Professor Boydston Boydston Professor where end will I A leading scholar of early national and and national early of scholar leading A

personal letters and papers of ordinary ordinary of papers and letters personal was delivered Professor Jeanne Boydston. Boydston. Jeanne Professor delivered was

simply a marvelous lecturer. lecturer. marvelous a simply the history of our country to preserve the the preserve to country our of history the

The Charles O. Jackson Lecture this year year this Lecture Jackson O. Charles The

students at Wisconsin, because she is is she because Wisconsin, at students continued to believe it was important to to important was it believe to continued LECTURE

women’s letters was “trivial.” But she she But “trivial.” was letters women’s Boydston must be a huge hit with with hit huge a be must Boydston

CHARLES O. JACKSON JACKSON O. CHARLES

even told Dr. Litoff that the genre of of genre the that Litoff Dr. told even Professor style. engaging graceful,

DEPARTMENT LECTURES DEPARTMENT Footnotes** Footnotes**

Toleration 1979-1986,” directed by Professor Liulevicius Professor by directed 1979-1986,” Toleration

Abby Thompson Abby The Search for Reform, Freedom, and and Freedom, Reform, for Search The Republic: Democratic German the Inside Movements Peace “Dissident ,

of Assisi,” directed by Professor Bast Professor by directed Assisi,” of

Bradley Pardue Bradley , “The Evolution of Early Franciscan Thought and Practice As Evidenced By the Rules and Testament of Francis Francis of Testament and Rules the By Evidenced As Practice and Thought Franciscan Early of Evolution “The ,

Allison Morrill Allison , “From Useful Knowledge to Rational Amusement: Museums in Early America,” directed by Professor Glover Glover Professor by directed America,” Early in Museums Amusement: Rational to Knowledge Useful “From ,

directed by Professor Piehler Professor by directed

Gregory Kupsky Gregory Total War in Camp Crossville, Tennessee,” Tennessee,” Crossville, Camp in War Total and Fraternization, Coddling, Situation: Bad a of Most the “Making ,

Professor Bradley Professor

Alyson Baker Alyson , “Competing Visions of Spain: Joaquín Costa and Miguel de Unamuno’s Searches for National Identity,” directed by by directed Identity,” National for Searches Unamuno’s de Miguel and Costa Joaquín Spain: of Visions “Competing ,

M.A., Spring 2004 Spring M.A.,

Professor White Professor

Kari Williams Kari , “Crazy Like a Fox: Historians’ Perceptions of General Lucius D. Clay in the 1961 Berlin Crisis,” directed by by directed Crisis,” Berlin 1961 the in Clay D. Lucius General of Perceptions Historians’ Fox: a Like “Crazy ,

Carrie Galliford Carrie , non-thesis degree, early American history, directed by Professor Glover Professor by directed history, American early degree, non-thesis ,

Professor Wheeler Professor

Cinnamon Brown Cinnamon , “The Youngest of the Great American Family: The Louisiana Experiment in the Early Republic,” directed by by directed Republic,” Early the in Experiment Louisiana The Family: American Great the of Youngest “The ,

M.A., Fall 2003 Fall M.A.,

2003-2004 GRADUATE DEGREES GRADUATE 2003-2004

Becky Senecal Becky , “Constantine’s Anti-Pagan Legislation,” directed by Professor Michael Kulikowski Michael Professor by directed Legislation,” Anti-Pagan “Constantine’s ,

Mark Scacewater Mark Vejas Liulevicius Vejas Professor by directed Reich,” 3rd the to Resistance “Christian ,

Valerie Rhodes Valerie , “Housework and Women’s Liberation in Soviet Russia,” directed by Professor Vejas Liulevicius Vejas Professor by directed Russia,” Soviet in Liberation Women’s and “Housework ,

Michael Donovan Michael , “Ideological Conﬂict at the Trial of Louis XVI,” directed by Professor Owen Bradley Owen Professor by directed XVI,” Louis of Trial the at Conﬂict “Ideological ,

Rebekah Byrd Rebekah , “The Catholic Church during the Irish Revolution,” directed by Professor John Bohstedt John Professor by directed Revolution,” Irish the during Church Catholic “The ,

2004 SENIOR HONORS PROJECTS HONORS SENIOR 2004

religious region of colonial America, America, colonial of region religious in the wake of the American Revolution. Revolution. American the of wake the in

book explains how the South, the least least the South, the how explains book Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians Presbyterians and Methodists, Baptists,

. That That . Belt Bible the of Beginnings such ﬁne talks from leading historians. leading from talks ﬁne such 1770s and the growing tensions between between tensions growing the and 1770s

Southern Cross: The The Cross: Southern book, latest her their generosity, which allows us to enjoy enjoy to us allows which generosity, their erosion of ecumenicalism in the late late the in ecumenicalism of erosion

American Historical Association for for Association Historical American grateful to Margaret and Milton Klein for for Klein Milton and Margaret to grateful of of and focused on the the on focused and Cross Southern

Prize, the highest award given by the the by given award highest the Prize, Nineteenth-Century South” grew out out grew South” Nineteenth-Century of the history department are particularly particularly are department history the of

Professor Heyrman won the Bancroft Bancroft the won Heyrman Professor received Heyrman’s lecture. Members Members lecture. Heyrman’s received Evangelical Protestants in the Early Early the in Protestants Evangelical

National Endowment for the Humanities. Humanities. the for Endowment National in Beulah Land: The Contest Among Among Contest The Land: Beulah in faculty, and community members warmly warmly members community and faculty,

American Antiquarian Society, and the the and Society, Antiquarian American Professor Heyrman’s talk, “Holy Wars Wars “Holy talk, Heyrman’s Professor The crowd, consisting of students, students, of consisting crowd, The

the National Humanities Center, the the Center, Humanities National the

American Council of Learned Societies, Societies, Learned of Council American nineteenth century. century. nineteenth discerning, and sophisticated. sophisticated. and discerning,

from the Guggenheim Foundation, the the Foundation, Guggenheim the from changed one another in the early early the in another one changed evangelicals were quite thoughtful, thoughtful, quite were evangelicals

, and the recipient of fellowships fellowships of recipient the and , Nations southerners and evangelical Christians Christians evangelical and southerners Heyrman demonstrated that these early early these that demonstrated Heyrman

Nation of of Nation textbook college popular by emotionalism, even irrationalism, irrationalism, even emotionalism, by

, co-author of the widely widely the of co-author , Massachusetts Todd Diacon at the 2004 Klein Lecture Klein 2004 the at Diacon Todd of southern evangelicals as driven driven as evangelicals southern of

the Maritime Communities of Colonial Colonial of Communities Maritime the Milton and Margaret Klein and Klein Margaret and Milton tenets. Challenging the perception perception the Challenging tenets.

Commerce and Culture: Culture: and Commerce of author the understanding of the Bible and Christian Christian and Bible the of understanding

regarded early American historians, historians, American early regarded debates and very knowledgeable in their their in knowledgeable very and debates

Heyrman is one the nation’s most highly highly most nation’s the one is Heyrman enthusiastic about these theological theological these about enthusiastic

the best in recent memory. Professor Professor memory. recent in best the southern whites were intellectually intellectually were whites southern

This year’s Klein Lecture was among among was Lecture Klein year’s This was clear throughout the talk was that that was talk the throughout clear was

or legal history to give a public address. address. public a give to history legal or Christ, joined the controversy. What What controversy. the joined Christ,

brings a top scholar in early American American early in scholar top a brings when the Cambellites, or Disciples of of Disciples or Cambellites, the when

the University of Tennessee, annually annually Tennessee, of University the continued during the antebellum era era antebellum the during continued

distinguished career as a colonialist at at colonialist a as career distinguished conversations. And the contests contests the And conversations.

husband, Professor Milton Klein’s Klein’s Milton Professor husband, for these often heated, always informed informed always heated, often these for

by Margaret Klein in honor of her her of honor in Klein Margaret by and private homes all served as venues venues as served all homes private and

Delaware. The Klein Lecture, established established Lecture, Klein The Delaware. magazines, sermons, public debates, debates, public sermons, magazines,

American History at the University of of University the at History American sprinkling, for example). Newspapers, Newspapers, example). for sprinkling,

Heyrman, Distinguished Professor of of Professor Distinguished Heyrman, predestination) and practices (baptism vs. vs. (baptism practices and predestination)

given on 4 March 2004 by Christine L. L. Christine by 2004 March 4 on given and faith sincerely, and explains how how explains and sincerely, faith and matters (such as beliefs in free will and and will free in beliefs as (such matters

The 2004 Milton M. Klein Lecture was was Lecture Klein M. Milton 2004 The denominations debated both theological theological both debated denominations religion treats written, elegantly is book

the “Bible Belt” that we know today. The The today. know we that Belt” “Bible the and the laity belonging to these three three these to belonging laity the and LECTURE

the early national era, clergymen clergymen era, national early the Christianity in the nineteenth century— nineteenth the in Christianity

MILTON M. KLEIN KLEIN M. MILTON

Heyrman explained that throughout throughout that explained Heyrman evangelical of center the became

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of the U.T. College of Arts and Sciences Sciences and Arts of College U.T. the of

$3,000,000 NEH Challenge Grant. Challenge NEH $3,000,000 dinner the was and Nashville, outside

Brummett was also named the winner winner the named also was Brummett

Hermitage, Jackson’s plantation home home plantation Jackson’s Hermitage, Medieval and Renaissance Studies’ Studies’ Renaissance and Medieval

sovereignty, and society of Ottoman lands. lands. Ottoman of society and sovereignty,

to the National Advisory Council of The The of Council Advisory National the to director for the MARCO Institute for for Institute MARCO the for director

to imagine and portray the territories, territories, the portray and imagine to

series on the barbarians. He is the project project the is He barbarians. the on series named been has Feller Savannah. and

political, and cultural rhetorics used used rhetorics cultural and political,

two episodes of the History Channel’s Channel’s History the of episodes two on various topics in Knoxville, Nashville, Nashville, Knoxville, in topics various on

narratives to explore the religious, religious, the explore to narratives

History Association, and has given talks talks given has and Association, History Press. In January 2004 he appeared in in appeared he 2004 January In Press.

Space,” focuses on maps and travel travel and maps on focuses Space,”

for Cambridge University University Cambridge for Century Fourth Science Social the and Republic American

Modern Visions of the Afro-Eurasian Afro-Eurasian the of Visions Modern

The Gothic Wars of the the of Wars Gothic The on work begun Early the of Historians for Society the

entitled “Mapping the Ottomans: Early Early Ottomans: the “Mapping entitled

University Press in June, and he has has he and June, in Press University of conferences 2003 the at commentator

January to June, 2004. Her project, project, Her 2004. June, to January

of Andrew Jackson Andrew of will appear from Johns Hopkins Hopkins Johns from appear will Cities session a was He .

of Congress in Washington D.C. from from D.C. Washington in Congress of

Late Roman Spain and Its Its and Spain Roman Late on book Papers The of editor as and Department

Folger Shakespeare Library and Library Library and Library Shakespeare Folger

. His His . Europe Medieval Early in empire History the in duties new his to in

NEH Fellowship for research at the the at research for Fellowship NEH

Daniel Feller Daniel on judicial violence in the later Roman Roman later the in violence judicial on settling been has Mexico,

Palmira Brummett Palmira was awarded an an awarded was

several recent articles, including one one including articles, recent several New from summer last arriving Since

Michael Kulikowski Michael has published published has regulars. regulars.

Athletics Representative at U.T. at Representative Athletics

requests to play eightball with the other other the with eightball play to requests

Excellence in Teaching. in Excellence department, he was named Faculty Faculty named was he department,

tables, but Steve has thus far declined all all declined far thus has Steve but tables,

Award and for the Chancellor’s Award for for Award Chancellor’s the for and Award continuing to serve as head of the history history the of head as serve to continuing

Charlie Pepper’s, has recently added pool pool added recently has Pepper’s, Charlie

National Alumni Association Teaching Teaching Association Alumni National Duke University Press. In addition to to addition In Press. University Duke

published soon. Steve’s favorite hangout, hangout, favorite Steve’s soon. published

for the University of Tennessee’s 2004 2004 Tennessee’s of University the for of a Modern Brazil, 1906-1930 1906-1930 Brazil, Modern a of with with

edited by Steve and Todd Groce, will be be will Groce, Todd and Steve by edited

da Silva Rondon and the Creation Creation the and Rondon Silva da Prof. Higgs was honored to be nominated nominated be to honored was Higgs Prof.

essays honoring his mentor Paul Bergeron, Bergeron, Paul mentor his honoring essays

and Cape Verde in the summer of 2005. 2005. of summer the in Verde Cape and Together a Nation: Candido Mariano Mariano Candido Nation: a Together

the Civil War. An anthology of historical historical of anthology An War. Civil the

Todd Diacon Todd this summer in Lisbon, and visit Angola Angola visit and Lisbon, in summer this In 2004, 2004, In Stringing Stringing published

with the South Atlantic coastal region in in region coastal Atlantic South the with

African Labor in São Tomé, 1901-1917” 1901-1917” Tomé, São in Labor African

has begun a new research project dealing dealing project research new a begun has Moscow.

Humanitarians, Portuguese Planters and and Planters Portuguese Humanitarians,

in paperback by HarperCollins, and he he and HarperCollins, by paperback in for Asian and North African Studies in in Studies African North and Asian for

research on “Chocolate Slavery: British British Slavery: “Chocolate on research

, has now been published published been now has , 1865 in Lives scholars at the 37th International Congress Congress International 37th the at scholars

across the street. She’ll continue her her continue She’ll street. the across

A Year in the South: Four Four South: the in Year A book, recent China in a joint panel with Japanese Japanese with panel joint a in China

coup d’état at the Presidential Palace from from Palace Presidential the at d’état coup

Creative Achievement. Steve’s most most Steve’s Achievement. Creative image of the teacher in twelfth-century twelfth-century in teacher the of image

disconcerting but ultimately peaceful peaceful ultimately but disconcerting

Chancellor’s Award for Research and and Research for Award Chancellor’s Weerdt will present new research on the the on research new present will Weerdt

Príncipe, where she witnessed an initially initially an witnessed she where Príncipe,

by his students. In April, Steve won the the won Steve April, In students. his by Examination Reform.” In August Dr. De De Dr. August In Reform.” Examination

African nation of São Tomé and and Tomé São of nation African

by the enthusiasm for history manifested manifested history for enthusiasm the by Later Reception of Zhu Xi’s Testament of of Testament Xi’s Zhu of Reception Later

summer of 2003 in the small West West small the in 2003 of summer

much as ever, and is continually gratiﬁed gratiﬁed continually is and ever, as much “The Twelfth-Century Context and the the and Context Twelfth-Century “The

Catherine Higgs Catherine spent part of the the of part spent

War and Tennessee history courses as as courses history Tennessee and War In this panel she presented a paper titled titled paper a presented she panel this In

good friends. He enjoys teaching his Civil Civil his teaching enjoys He friends. good Asian Studies in San Diego in March. March. in Diego San in Studies Asian beautiful baby daughter Lilly last fall. fall. last Lilly daughter baby beautiful

scholarship, and the convivial company of of company convivial the and scholarship, Annual Meeting of the Association of of Association the of Meeting Annual Andy Roskind’s (B.A. and J.D., U.T.) U.T.) J.D., and (B.A. Roskind’s Andy

productive year ﬁlled with teaching, teaching, with ﬁlled year productive in Chinese Examination Culture” for the the for Culture” Examination Chinese in lovely wedding in the winter and met met and winter the in wedding lovely

Steve Ash Steve has had a rewarding and and rewarding a had has “Political, Legal and Cultural Conﬂicts Conﬂicts Cultural and Legal “Political, Carrie Galliford’s (B.A. and M.A., U.T) U.T) M.A., and (B.A. Galliford’s Carrie

Dr. De Weerdt organized a panel titled titled panel a organized Weerdt De Dr. her favorite former students. She attended attended She students. former favorite her

concluded in 2003. in concluded

the forthcoming conference volume. volume. conference forthcoming the share important milestones with two of of two with milestones important share

in an Ohio gender discrimination lawsuit lawsuit discrimination gender Ohio an in

Imperial Times” will be published in in published be will Times” Imperial . Lorri was delighted to to delighted was Lorri . History Southern

Finally, Janis’s work as an expert witness witness expert an as work Janis’s Finally,

Critics from Medieval through Late Late through Medieval from Critics Journal of of Journal the in essay an published she

of the group’s Executive Committee. Committee. Executive group’s the of

through Examinations: Examination Examination Examinations: through Becoming Men in the New Nation” and and Nation” New the in Men Becoming

group of faculty; Janis serves as a member member a as serves Janis faculty; of group

paper, “Changing Minds and Hearts Hearts and Minds “Changing paper, South, tentatively entitled “Southern Sons: Sons: “Southern entitled tentatively South,

Justice Initiative, an interdisciplinary interdisciplinary an Initiative, Justice

at National Taiwan University. Her Her University. Taiwan National at monograph on young men in the early early the in men young on monograph

and teaching efforts of the UT Criminal Criminal UT the of efforts teaching and

Georgia Press. She is also ﬁnishing her her ﬁnishing also is She Press. Georgia Civilizations Asian East of Study the for

States.” This course is part of the research research the of part is course This States.”

appear in June from the University of of University the from June in appear Center the of Conference Inaugural the

“Crime and Criminal Justice in the United United the in Justice Criminal and “Crime

on Masculinity in the Old South Old the in Masculinity on at presentation a give to invited was she will will

new upper-division course in Fall 2003, 2003, Fall in course upper-division new

China (1127-1279)”. Last December December Last (1127-1279)”. China Southern Manhood: Perspectives Perspectives Manhood: Southern soon.

With respect to teaching, Janis taught a a taught Janis teaching, to respect With

a graduate school friend, will be out out be will friend, school graduate a Imperial in Examinations Service Civil the

on the history of the Second Amendment. Amendment. Second the of history the on

of essays she edited with Craig Friend, Friend, Craig with edited she essays of for Standards “Negotiating manuscript her

of essays, including one written by Janis, Janis, by written one including essays, of

Hilde De Weerdt De Hilde Lorri Glover Lorri is pleased that a collection collection a that pleased is on work to continues

reviewing for publication an anthology anthology an publication for reviewing

Mercer University Press is currently currently is Press University Mercer Washington University in April 2003. April in University Washington anniversary greatest-hits issue. greatest-hits anniversary

Association Conference. Additionally, Additionally, Conference. Association Editions of Statesmen’s Papers,” in its 25 its in Papers,” Statesmen’s of Editions Phenomenon” at a symposium at George George at symposium a at Phenomenon”

project next fall at the Urban History History Urban the at fall next project Good are They Anyway? A User Looks at at Looks User A Anyway? They are Good University in September 2003; and “World “World and 2003; September in University

plans to present more research from this this from research more present to plans republished Feller’s 1987 essay, “What “What essay, 1987 Feller’s republished in the Sixteenth Century” at Oxford Oxford at Century” Sixteenth the in

mid-1920s through World War II. She She II. War World through mid-1920s . Also Also . History Submission Securing and Incorporation, Editing Documentary

on urban crime prevention from the the from prevention crime urban on Moderating Violence, Celebrating Celebrating Violence, Moderating Dictionary of American American of Dictionary the in entries

an excerpt from her current book project project book current her from excerpt an “Jacksonian Democracy” and ﬁve other other ﬁve and Democracy” “Jacksonian papers: “The Ottoman Campaign: Campaign: Ottoman “The papers:

that is is that History Urban of Journal the in Award for 2003. She presented two two presented She 2003. for Award His publications in 2003 included included 2003 in publications His

Janis Appier Janis has a forthcoming article article forthcoming a has speaker at the Council’s annual meeting. meeting. annual Council’s the at speaker Achievement Creative & Research Senior

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. Lawyers

and on the board of directors of a Sevier Sevier a of directors of board the on and

House I Live In: Race in the American American the in Race In: Live I House

Biographical Dictionary of American American of Dictionary Biographical

the advisory board of McClung Museum, Museum, McClung of board advisory the

The The manuscript, his completed also He

Yale Yale forthcoming the to biography a

, on on , Quarterly Historical Tennessee The of

conference at the University of Florida. Florida. of University the at conference

in America. Klein also contributed contributed also Klein America. in

continues to serve on the editorial board board editorial the on serve to continues

Southern Regional Council for a national national a for Council Regional Southern

of Dartmouth and Hamilton Colleges Colleges Hamilton and Dartmouth of

University of Tennessee Press. Bruce Bruce Press. Tennessee of University

history of the civil rights organization the the organization rights civil the of history

Thornton also contributed to the founding founding the to contributed also Thornton

to be published by the the by published be to South New the in

and gave a conference paper on the the on paper conference a gave and

things, was a patron of John Newton. Newton. John of patron a was things,

Knoxville, Tennessee: A Mountain City City Mountain A Tennessee: Knoxville,

of the career of Booker T. Washington Washington T. Booker of career the of

and philanthropist, who, among other other among who, philanthropist, and

the second edition of the monograph monograph the of edition second the

an article aimed at revising interpretations interpretations revising at aimed article an

an eighteenth-century English merchant merchant English eighteenth-century an

by Houghton Mifﬂin. He completed completed He Mifﬂin. Houghton by

race relations. This past year he published published he year past This relations. race

in April 2004. It is a biography of of biography a is It 2004. April in Sect

the Contemporary World Contemporary the , published published ,

research projects in southern history and and history southern in projects research

Grace”: John Thornton and the Clapham Clapham the and Thornton John Grace”:

Discovering Discovering was which of recent most

teach graduate students and work on his his on work and students graduate teach

Milton Klein’s Milton An “Amazing “Amazing An publishing

co-authored three problems books, the the books, problems three co-authored

Robert J. “Jeff” Norrell “Jeff” J. Robert continues to to continues

The University Press of the South is is South the of Press University The Bruce Wheeler Bruce year past the During

University, New York. New University,

the U.S. and abroad. and U.S. the Academic Second Opportunity Program. Opportunity Second Academic

Nationalities conference at Columbia Columbia at conference Nationalities

Judi, continue to enjoy traveling within within traveling enjoy to continue Judi, the l980s for B+ and C+ grades and the the and grades C+ and B+ for l980s the

for the Association for the Study of of Study the for Association the for

hiking and backpacking. He and his wife, wife, his and He backpacking. and hiking of successfully leading the campaign in in campaign the leading successfully of

also served on the program committee committee program the on served also

of the Sierra Club and remains active in in active remains and Club Sierra the of various committees, being most proud proud most being committees, various

German Historical Museum in Berlin. He He Berlin. in Museum Historical German

committee of the Harvey Broome Group Group Broome Harvey the of committee the Undergraduate Council and its its and Council Undergraduate the

a public lecture on his research at the the at research his on lecture public a

Highway. He serves on the executive executive the on serves He Highway. summer after twenty-ﬁve years from from years twenty-ﬁve after summer

summer, he has been invited to give give to invited been has he summer,

Parkway and improvement of Chapman Chapman of improvement and Parkway . He is stepping down this this down stepping is He . Albion in

Vancouver, and Yale University. This This University. Yale and Vancouver,

proposed extension of the James White White James the of extension proposed appeared appeared 1625-1660 Revolution, and

University of British Columbia in in Columbia British of University

the city-county task force assessing the the assessing force task city-county the Austin Woolrych’s 800-page 800-page Woolrych’s Austin Britain Britain

the University of Lüneburg, Germany, Germany, Lüneburg, of University the

expedition, and he has been a member of of member a been has he and expedition, gift to the University. His review of of review His University. the to gift

at the University of Turku, Finland, Finland, Turku, of University the at

bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Clark and Lewis the of bicentennial Jennie Ritchie in connection with their their with connection in Ritchie Jennie

He gave invited lectures at conferences conferences at lectures invited gave He

invited lectures commemorating the the commemorating lectures invited history professors honored by Bert and and Bert by honored professors history

in German and French translation. translation. French and German in

J.B. Finger J.B. has given given has year past This in September 2003. He was one of four four of one was He 2003. September in

2004), and other articles are appearing appearing are articles other and 2004),

Ridge Institute of Continued Learning Learning Continued of Institute Ridge

. . Rising America 1816: Skeen, Canning et al. (Aldershot: Ashgate, Ashgate, (Aldershot: al. et Canning

at the University Club and to the Oak Oak the to and Club University the at

will carry his review of C. Edward Edward C. of review his carry will Review Violence, and Mass Death Mass and Violence, , ed. Joseph Joseph ed. ,

Hitler” talk to the Torch Club meeting meeting Club Torch the to talk Hitler”

American Historical Historical American the June in and 2004, Power, Power, in appeared 1914-1918” Front,

Paul Pinckney Paul gave his “Churchill and and “Churchill his gave

at the University of the South in March March in South the of University the at “Representations of War on the Eastern Eastern the on War of “Representations

Civil War,” to the Friends of the Library Library the of Friends the to War,” Civil War I in March 2004. Another article, article, Another 2004. March in I War chapter in the history of World War II. War World of history the in chapter

Lives of Andrew Johnson during the the during Johnson Andrew of Lives article on the Eastern Front in World World in Front Eastern the on article seeking to document a largely forgotten forgotten largely a document to seeking

Bergeron gave a lecture on “The Three Three “The on lecture a gave Bergeron , published his his published , Spiegel Der magazine, to help an enthusiastic group of students students of group enthusiastic an help to

where he has recently been teaching. Dr. Dr. teaching. been recently has he where trajectory of the age. Germany’s main main Germany’s age. the of trajectory the “homefront.” Dr. Piehler is excited excited is Piehler Dr. “homefront.” the

at the University of the South (Sewanee), (Sewanee), South the of University the at the ideologies, dictatorships, and violent violent and dictatorships, ideologies, the the Soviet military or who remained on on remained who or military Soviet the

Fellow and Visiting Professor of History History of Professor Visiting and Fellow in the Twentieth Century” and examines examines and Century” Twentieth the in interviewing women who fought with with fought who women interviewing

semester 2004 as Brown Foundation Foundation Brown as 2004 semester course was entitled “Utopia and Terror Terror and “Utopia entitled was course Center for the Gender Studies will be be will Studies Gender the for Center

accepted an appointment of the spring spring the of appointment an accepted by faculty from top universities. The The universities. top from faculty by War. A team of graduate students at the the at students graduate of team A War.

for the ETHS Museum. He recently recently He Museum. ETHS the for Arlington, Virginia, which offers courses courses offers which Virginia, Arlington, Soviet women during the Second World World Second the during women Soviet

Board of Directors, and as a consultant consultant a as and Directors, of Board Series” of the Teaching Company of of Company Teaching the of Series” seeking to document the experience of of experience the document to seeking

IL) , the East Tennessee Historical Society Society Historical Tennessee East the , IL) taped course for the “Great Courses Courses “Great the for course taped at the European Humanities University University Humanities European the at

Papers of Abraham Lincoln (Springﬁeld, (Springﬁeld, Lincoln Abraham of Papers research stipend. He produced a 24-lecture 24-lecture a produced He stipend. research visited Minsk to advise a new project project new a advise to Minsk visited

the Advisory Board of Directors for The The for Directors of Board Advisory the Humanities, 2003-2006, with a generous generous a with 2003-2006, Humanities, . In March, Professor Piehler Piehler Professor March, In . Spinelli

Paul Bergeron Paul continues to serve on on serve to continues and Creative Achievement in the Arts and and Arts the in Achievement Creative and Photographs of Prisoner of War Angelo Angelo War of Prisoner of Photographs

of Arts and Sciences Award for Research Research for Award Sciences and Arts of Barbed Wire: The Secret World War II II War World Secret The Wire: Barbed

political organizations. political

the ﬁrst University of Tennessee College College Tennessee of University ﬁrst the Angelo Spinelli’s memoir, memoir, Spinelli’s Angelo Life Behind Behind Life

her neighborhood association and local local and association neighborhood her

Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius Gabriel Vejas was awarded awarded was issued the second work in the series, series, the in work second the issued

Directors of A1LabArts, and is active in in active is and A1LabArts, of Directors

Second World War. This Spring, Fordham Fordham Spring, This War. World Second

as an elected member of the Board of of Board the of member elected an as Chinese Studies program, UCSD. program, Studies Chinese

Fordham University Press focusing on the the on focusing Press University Fordham

. She is now serving her second year year second her serving now is She . Past to a teaching volume sponsored by the the by sponsored volume teaching a to

and he continues to edit a book series for for series book a edit to continues he and

Discovering the American American the Discovering of edition sixth mobilization. The article might contribute contribute might article The mobilization.

American response to Nazi Germany, Germany, Nazi to response American

Bruce Wheeler, are beginning work on the the on work beginning are Wheeler, Bruce War of Resistance for the purpose of total total of purpose the for Resistance of War

University Press focusing on the the on focusing Press University

year. Currently, she and her coauthor, coauthor, her and she Currently, year. use of gendered visual images during the the during images visual gendered of use

is also working on a book for Columbia Columbia for book a on working also is

American Historical Review Historical American the in last last is currently working on an article on the the on article an on working currently is

Website at: http//web.utk.edu/~csws. He He http//web.utk.edu/~csws. at: Website

Susan Becker Susan published a book review review book a published Studies, March 2004 in San Diego. She She Diego. San in 2004 March Studies,

have completed, please visit the Center’s Center’s the visit please completed, have

Conference of Association for Asian Asian for Association of Conference

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read the interviews he and his students students his and he interviews the read

Wartime Displacement” at the Annual Annual the at Displacement” Wartime

World War, Korea, and Vietnam. To To Vietnam. and Korea, War, World

gave another presentation on “Gender and and “Gender on presentation another gave

to interview veterans of the Second Second the of veterans interview to

Continued,” Hong Kong, Dec. 2003. She She 2003. Dec. Kong, Hong Continued,” at least until people hear him sing it. sing him hear people until least at

Kurt Piehler Kurt War and Society, Society, and War continues continues

Next Generation of Urban Research Research Urban of Generation Next shaped-note music has become popular— become has music shaped-note

As Director of the Center for the Study of of Study the for Center the of Director As

in the conference “Cities in China: The The China: in “Cities conference the in Mountain,” his avocation of singing singing of avocation his Mountain,”

National Identity in the ‘Great Retreat’’, Retreat’’, ‘Great the in Identity National And with the appearance of the ﬁlm “Cold “Cold ﬁlm the of appearance the with And 2004 by Oxford University Press. University Oxford by 2004

Lu Liu Liu Lu presented a paper “Forming “Forming paper a presented County historical preservation committee. committee. preservation historical County of fall the in published be to , Century

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articles in scholarly journals; but in 1956, he he 1956, in but journals; scholarly in articles daughter, and three granddaughters. three and daughter, the third ﬂoor of Ayers Hall, and since we all all we since and Hall, Ayers of ﬂoor third the

although he published and edited a number of of number a edited and published he although together. We also shared a suite of ofﬁces on on ofﬁces of suite a shared also We together. Larry Silverman is survived by his wife, a son, a a son, a wife, his by survived is Silverman Larry

completing much of his own scholarly work, work, scholarly own his of much completing winning and friendly personality that drew us us drew that personality friendly and winning

spent guiding their research kept him from from him kept research their guiding spent generous, witty, and a real mensch!” real a and witty, generous, many mutual interests, to say nothing of Larry’s Larry’s of nothing say to interests, mutual many

His concern for his students and the time he he time the and students his for concern His it was our New York backgrounds, perhaps our our perhaps backgrounds, York New our was it do not do justice to the man who was warm, warm, was who man the to justice do not do

we immediately became close friends. Perhaps Perhaps friends. close became immediately we his accomplishments, awards, and accolades accolades and awards, accomplishments, his

typewriter. of his friends once said to me about Larry, “All “All Larry, about me to said once friends his of 1954. After I joined the department in 1960, 1960, in department the joined I After 1954.

handwriting or in micro elite type on his antique antique his on type elite micro in or handwriting Department at the University of Tennessee in in Tennessee of University the at Department friendship for more than forty years. And as one one as And years. forty than more for friendship

dissertations, either in his cramped but clear clear but cramped his in either dissertations, of geography, we were able to sustain our our sustain to able were we geography, of Larry began his teaching career in the History History the in career teaching his began Larry

on term papers, master’s theses, and doctoral doctoral and theses, master’s papers, term on he was part of my life and despite the separation separation the despite and life my of part was he

lengthy critiques he provided to his students students his to provided he critiques lengthy also at Harvard. at also theater, jazz music, sports. I feel privileged that that privileged feel I sports. music, jazz theater,

taskmaster. His colleagues were amused by the the by amused were colleagues His taskmaster. Research Analyst at the Center for Field Studies, Studies, Field for Center the at Analyst Research on many subjects besides history: politics, ﬁlms, ﬁlms, politics, history: besides subjects many on

and was a sympathetic and understanding understanding and sympathetic a was and Center and the following year became a a became year following the and Center Larry was a rare individual who could hold forth forth hold could who individual rare a was Larry

brusque exterior, he really loved his students students his loved really he exterior, brusque as Research Assistant at the Russian Research Research Russian the at Assistant Research as

writing, and his dynamic lectures. Despite a a Despite lectures. dynamic his and writing, knew Larry from his days at Tennessee. at days his from Larry knew History from Harvard. In 1951-53 he served served he 1951-53 In Harvard. from History

his rigorous standards, his emphasis on good good on emphasis his standards, rigorous his University of Missouri and a Ph.D. in Russian Russian in Ph.D. a and Missouri of University and were often joined by mutual friends who who friends mutual by joined often were and

however, a host of students who proﬁted from from proﬁted who students of host a however, she retired. We visited frequently back and forth forth and back frequently visited We retired. she earned a bachelor’s degree in history at the the at history in degree bachelor’s a earned

department honored his wishes. He left behind, behind, left He wishes. his honored department Army Air Corps in World War II; Silverman Silverman II; War World in Corps Air Army College and subsequently to Charlottesville after after Charlottesville to subsequently and College

desired no festivities on his departure, and the the and departure, his on festivities no desired his wife, Grace, taught art history at Longwood Longwood at history art taught Grace, wife, his York City, he served as a bombardier in the U.S. U.S. the in bombardier a as served he City, York

and self-effacing, indeed almost a recluse, he he recluse, a almost indeed self-effacing, and moved east to Virginia ﬁrst to Farmville, where where Farmville, to ﬁrst Virginia to east moved September 10, 2003, at age 81. A native of New New of native A 81. age at 2003, 10, September

no Latin American specialist. Always modest modest Always specialist. American Latin no who died in Charlottesville, Virginia, on on Virginia, Charlottesville, in died who our friendship was truly revived when Larry Larry when revived truly was friendship our

days when the department was small and had had and small was department the when days colleague and close friend, Larry Silverman, Silverman, Larry friend, close and colleague others activities through mail or phone. But But phone. or mail through activities others

American history to teach that subject also in the the in also subject that teach to history American Sadly I must report the death of my former former my of death the report must I Sadly times during those years and kept up with each each with up kept and years those during times

specialty, he had enough knowledge of Latin Latin of knowledge enough had he specialty, in close contact. We exchanged visits several several visits exchanged We contact. close in

Besides teaching the History of the South, his his South, the of History the teaching Besides John Muldowny John by by despite the geographical distances, we remained remained we distances, geographical the despite

rising steadily to the rank of full professor. professor. full of rank the to steadily rising Lawrence F. Silverman, 1922-2003 Silverman, F. Lawrence After 1970 when Larry left Tennessee, and and Tennessee, left Larry when 1970 After

remained at UT until his retirement in 1981, 1981, in retirement his until UT at remained

Hicks, the chairman of the department, and and department, the of chairman the Hicks, him. He leaves no heirs. no leaves He him. spontaneously forthcoming from his students. his from forthcoming spontaneously

mentor, Kenneth Stampp, and from John D. D. John from and Stampp, Kenneth mentor, He especially treasured the latter since it was was it since latter the treasured especially He Haskins’s wife and his son James predeceased predeceased James son his and wife Haskins’s

with the highest recommendations from his his from recommendations highest the with Alumni Relations for Outstanding Teaching. Teaching. Outstanding for Relations Alumni

immediately after securing his doctoral degree, degree, doctoral his securing after immediately Brummel, Charles Atlas, and E. B. White. B. E. and Atlas, Charles Brummel, and again by Student Organizations for for Organizations Student by again and

He arrived in Knoxville in 1950, almost almost 1950, in Knoxville in arrived He teaching once by the Boulder Faculty Assembly Assembly Faculty Boulder the by once teaching one person who combined the talents of Beau Beau of talents the combined who person one

would be preposterous to ﬁnd a replacement for for replacement a ﬁnd to preposterous be would same period he was recognized for charismatic charismatic for recognized was he period same

available. When he retired, the department head said it it said head department the retired, he When . In the the In . History Soviet of Encyclopedia Modern

he would travel to another city where it was was it where city another to travel would he fitness centers to maintain his powerful figure. figure. powerful his maintain to centers fitness which time he authored numerous articles for the the for articles numerous authored he time which

game was not being televised in Knoxville, Knoxville, in televised being not was game fastidious dress and his frequent resort to athletic athletic to resort frequent his and dress fastidious campus where he taught for eleven years, during during years, eleven for taught he where campus

still the Sooners, and if an Oklahoma football football Oklahoma an if and Sooners, the still was the butt of some collegial jokes for his his for jokes collegial some of butt the was returned as Professor of History at the Boulder Boulder the at History of Professor as returned

by mail. His football preference, however, was was however, preference, football His mail. by of the secretaries in the department. Haskins Haskins department. the in secretaries the of Force Academy, Colorado Springs. In 1980 he he 1980 In Springs. Colorado Academy, Force

continued to receive the San Francisco Francisco San the receive to continued Chronicle Chronicle Visiting Professor at the United States Air Air States United the at Professor Visiting and for his typing skills, which exceeded those those exceeded which skills, typing his for and

San Francisco his hometown, and for years he he years for and hometown, his Francisco San in the shorthand he had learned in high school school high in learned had he shorthand the in until 1979 when he was named Distinguished Distinguished named was he when 1979 until

Despite his rearing in Oklahoma, he considered considered he Oklahoma, in rearing his Despite was also known for his speed in taking notes notes taking in speed his for known also was in Colorado Springs. He remained as Chancellor Chancellor as remained He Springs. Colorado in

the murky night of academic prose.” Haskins Haskins prose.” academic of night murky the became Chancellor of the University’s campus campus University’s the of Chancellor became

War II. War University of Colorado at Boulder, then in 1971 1971 in then Boulder, at Colorado of University LeRoy Graf to praise it as “a blinding beacon in in beacon blinding “a as it praise to Graf LeRoy

two years of service in the Navy during World World during Navy the in service of years two University’s 1970 Self-Study. Its readability led led readability Its Self-Study. 1970 University’s to become Vice President and Provost of the the of Provost and President Vice become to

graduate studies at Berkeley were interrupted by by interrupted were Berkeley at studies graduate the administration when it asked him to edit the the edit to him asked it when administration the for Academic Affairs. In 1970 he left Tennessee Tennessee left he 1970 In Affairs. Academic for

the University of California at Berkeley. His His Berkeley. at California of University the until his appointment in 1968 as Vice Chancellor Chancellor Vice as 1968 in appointment his until department, and this skill was recognized by by recognized was skill this and department,

an M.A. degree in 1939, and then entered entered then and 1939, in degree M.A. an Haskins was known as the literary stylist of the the of stylist literary the as known was Haskins College of Arts and Sciences where he served served he where Sciences and Arts of College

University of Oklahoma, where he acquired acquired he where Oklahoma, of University In 1964 Larry became Associate Dean in the the in Dean Associate became Larry 1964 In

time as her future husband. He attended the the attended He husband. future her as time and the Tennessee Historical Commission. Historical Tennessee the and

baccalaureate degree in 1937, at the same same the at 1937, in degree baccalaureate Historical Publications and Records Commission Commission Records and Publications Historical time.

wife, Florence Brady, who received her own own her received who Brady, Florence wife, of the very few honors for teaching given at that that at given teaching for honors few very the of National the from support received project The

Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Here he met his future future his met he Here Oklahoma. Tahlequah, 1963 the Phi Eta Sigma award for teaching, one one teaching, for award Sigma Eta Phi the 1963 2000. in project 16-volume the completed and

(now Northeastern State University), in in University), State Northeastern (now his skills as a classroom lecturer, he received in in received he lecturer, classroom a as skills his over as editor in 1987, upon Graf’s retirement, retirement, Graf’s upon 1987, in editor as over

degree at Northeastern State Teachers College College Teachers State Northeastern at degree been completed. Professor Paul Bergeron took took Bergeron Paul Professor completed. been classes to go to large lectures. In recognition of of recognition In lectures. large to go to classes

moved to Oklahoma. He earned his bachelor’s bachelor’s his earned He Oklahoma. to moved Before Haskins retired in 1981, six volumes had had volumes six 1981, in retired Haskins Before offerings and was one of the ﬁrst upper division division upper ﬁrst the of one was and offerings

public and private schools, his family early early family his schools, private and public most attractive and popular of the department’s department’s the of popular and attractive most was the millionth accession to the UT Library. Library. UT the to accession millionth the was

on September 26, 1915, where he attended attended he where 1915, 26, September on students. Year after year, it proved to be the the be to proved it year, after Year students. received the ﬁrst copy. Coincidentally, the book book the Coincidentally, copy. ﬁrst the received

2002, after a long illness. Born in Dexter, Ohio, Ohio, Dexter, in Born illness. long a after 2002, White House, where President Lyndon Johnson Johnson Lyndon President where House, White numbers of both undergraduate and graduate graduate and undergraduate both of numbers

Knoxville, died in Knoxville on December 14, 14, December on Knoxville in died Knoxville, survey course in Russian history attracted large large attracted history Russian in course survey the occasion was celebrated at a ceremony in the the in ceremony a at celebrated was occasion the

of history at the University of Tennessee, Tennessee, of University the at history of classes were always oversubscribed, and his his and oversubscribed, always were classes By 1967, the ﬁrst volume was off the press, and and press, the off was volume ﬁrst the 1967, By

Dr. Ralph W. Haskins, retired professor professor retired Haskins, W. Ralph Dr. teachers in the college. His Western Civilization Civilization Western His college. the in teachers publication by the University of Tennessee Press. Press. Tennessee of University the by publication

President Andrew Johnson and editing them for for them editing and Johnson Andrew President on campus, Larry was one of the most popular popular most the of one was Larry campus, on

Milton M. Klein M. Milton by by much time together there. By the time I arrived arrived I time the By there. together time much of writings the collecting project, major a

Ralph W. Haskins, 1915-2002 Haskins, W. Ralph taught three or four classes per quarter, we spent spent we quarter, per classes four or three taught initiated Graf, LeRoy late the colleague, his and

IN MEMORIAM IN Footnotes** Footnotes**

from 1995-1997. 1995-1997. from

Link” and placed second. placed and Link”

Chairman of Putnam County Democratic Party Party Democratic County Putnam of Chairman

went to Los Angeles to compete on the “Weakest “Weakest the on compete to Angeles Los to went

from Harvard Law School in 1994. He served as as served He 1994. in School Law Harvard from

Oregon’s trolleys. Oregon’s

Jenny Varghese Idichandy Varghese Jenny (B.A. 1992) recently recently 1992) (B.A.

Henry Dawson Fincher Dawson Henry (B.A. 1991) graduated graduated 1991) (B.A.

He edited an upcoming book on the history of of history the on book upcoming an edited He

Golf for the Chicago Public School System. School Public Chicago the for Golf

Cliff Collins Cliff (B.A. 1976) is a freelance writer. writer. freelance a is 1976) (B.A. History.

J. David Hughes David J. (B.A. 2000) is the Director of of Director the is 2000) (B.A.

State University to pursue a Master’s in Public Public in Master’s a pursue to University State

for Wells Fargo Financial. Fargo Wells for

graduate school this fall at Middle Tennessee Tennessee Middle at fall this school graduate 1998. 1998.

Jeremy Coffey Jeremy (B.A. 2002) is a credit manager manager credit a is 2002) (B.A.

Gary Andrew Ferguson Andrew Gary (B.A. 2003) will enter enter will 2003) (B.A.

in in Medic Century 19 a of Adventures published

Alice Hunt Howell Hunt Alice (B.A. 1932, M.A. 1934) 1934) M.A. 1932, (B.A.

volunteers. Ethics Commission. Ethics

Patricia P. Clark P. Patricia (M.A. 1965) travels and and travels 1965) (M.A.

Sonny Perdue to serve on the Georgia State State Georgia the on serve to Perdue Sonny Psychology at the University of Memphis. of University the at Psychology

Dalton, Georgia, and was appointed by Governor Governor by appointed was and Georgia, Dalton,

working on his Doctorate Degree in Clinical Clinical in Degree Doctorate his on working

School in Whitﬁeld County, Georgia. County, Whitﬁeld in School

Stephen B. Farrow B. Stephen (B.A. 1979) is an attorney in in attorney an is 1979) (B.A.

Jason Michael Holland Michael Jason (B.A. 1999) is currently currently is 1999) (B.A. the social studies department at Northwest High High Northwest at department studies social the

May of 2003 and is currently teacher and chair of of chair and teacher currently is and 2003 of May

Y12 in Oak Ridge. Oak in Y12 pediatric dentist practice in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville, in practice dentist pediatric

Doctor of Arts from Middle Tennessee State in in State Tennessee Middle from Arts of Doctor

position at training system analyst with BWXT BWXT with analyst system training at position Wilson Clark Higgs Clark Wilson (B.A. 1993) has his own own his has 1993) (B.A.

Thomas D. Carter D. Thomas (M.A. 1973) received his his received 1973) (M.A. Mark S. Farris S. Mark (B.A. 1991) recently accepted a a accepted recently 1991) (B.A.

forward to spending time with her granddaughter. granddaughter. her with time spending to forward

Gardening Course. Gardening

outstanding performance in his company. his in performance outstanding She is approaching retirement and looking looking and retirement approaching is She

completing a U.T. Extension Service Master Master Service Extension U.T. a completing

Maxim Healthcare and was recognized for for recognized was and Healthcare Maxim Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics. Mathematics. and Science for School Governor’s

Department of Human Services. She is currently currently is She Services. Human of Department

promoted to lead the Birmingham Ofﬁce of of Ofﬁce Birmingham the lead to promoted is the Humanities Chair for the South Carolina Carolina South the for Chair Humanities the is

after 40 years from the State of Tennessee Tennessee of State the from years 40 after

Sean P. Farrell P. Sean (B.A. 2001) was recently recently was 2001) (B.A. Carlanna Lindamood Hendrick Lindamood Carlanna (M.A. 1959) 1959) (M.A.

Mary Ann Gunter Calahan Gunter Ann Mary (B.A. 1962) retired retired 1962) (B.A.

major battle of American forces in Vietnam. in forces American of battle major service.

Management’s southern group in the fall of 2003. of fall the in group southern Management’s

a documentary addressing the ﬁrst ﬁrst the addressing documentary a Names the Highlands Community College after 32 years of of years 32 after College Community Highlands

new position as Legal Counsel for Waste Waste for Counsel Legal as position new

Behind Behind published recently and judge magistrate Ph.D. 1981) recently retired from Virginia Virginia from retired recently 1981) Ph.D.

Jeffrey W. Burris Burris W. Jeffrey (B.A. 1994) accepted a a accepted 1994) (B.A.

G. Mallon Faircloth Mallon G. (B.S. 1965) is a U.S. U.S. a is 1965) (B.S. Edwin T. Hardison T. Edwin (B.A. 1961, M.A. 1971, 1971, M.A. 1961, (B.A.

his Master’s in Military Science. Military in Master’s his

Knoxville. years of service and support. and service of years

promotion to Captain and is currently completing completing currently is and Captain to promotion

on her MBA at the University of Tennessee, Tennessee, of University the at MBA her on of Phi Alpha Theta in 1996 on retirement for 35 35 for retirement on 1996 in Theta Alpha Phi of

returned from service in Iraq. He was selected for for selected was He Iraq. in service from returned

Rachel Elizabeth Evans Elizabeth Rachel (B.A. 1996) is working working is 1996) (B.A. Certiﬁcate of Appreciation from Upsilon Chapter Chapter Upsilon from Appreciation of Certiﬁcate

the United States Marine Corps and recently recently and Corps Marine States United the

from Cumberland College. She received a a received She College. Cumberland from

screenwriter.

Jonas Leigh Buring Leigh Jonas (B.A. 1998) serves in in serves 1998) (B.A.

Ida Janie Hall Janie Ida (M.A. 1962) is a retired professor professor retired a is 1962) (M.A.

award-winning documentary ﬁlmmaker and and ﬁlmmaker documentary award-winning

Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville,

Dana Gwendolyn Evans Gwendolyn Dana (B.S. 1959) is an an is 1959) (B.S. 18 years, but he still teaches full time. full teaches still he but years, 18

Judicial District in in District Judicial 20 the of Judge Presiding

th stepped down as chairman of the department after after department the of chairman as down stepped

issue of of issue . Heritage Illinois

Thomas W. Brothers W. Thomas (B.A. 1973) was elected elected was 1973) (B.A.

of History at Liberty University. He recently recently He University. Liberty at History of

Missouri Harming” in the March-April 2004 2004 March-April the in Harming” Missouri

Cline Edwin Hall Edwin Cline (Ph.D.) is Associate Professor Professor Associate is (Ph.D.)

printing. “Praise in the Prairie: The Dark Poetry of the the of Poetry Dark The Prairie: the in “Praise

is going into its second second its into going is Samplings Southern

Springﬁeld College in Illinois. He published published He Illinois. in College Springﬁeld National War College in June 2004. June in College War National

Coon Dogs, Outhouses, and Other Other and Outhouses, Dogs, Coon entitled

Peter Ellertser Peter (M.A. 1966) is a professor at at professor a is 1966) (M.A. of Science in National Security Strategy from the the from Strategy Security National in Science of

Columbia, Tennessee. His book of short stories stories short of book His Tennessee. Columbia,

U.S. Air Force and will be receiving his Masters Masters his receiving be will and Force Air U.S.

diagnosed in 2002. in diagnosed

at Columbia State Community College in in College Community State Columbia at

Del Grissom Del (B.A. 1984) is a Lt. Colonel in the the in Colonel Lt. a is 1984) (B.A.

has recovered from breast cancer after being being after cancer breast from recovered has World Civilization as an Adjunct Professor Professor Adjunct an as Civilization World

is expecting twin grandchildren anytime and and anytime grandchildren twin expecting is teaching after 41 years but continues to teach teach to continues but years 41 after teaching Kentucky. Kentucky.

Jayne Crumpler DeFiore Crumpler Jayne (M.A., Ph.D. 1989) 1989) Ph.D. (M.A., Lucas G. Boyd G. Lucas (Ph.D. 1977) retired from from retired 1977) (Ph.D. ﬁrst-generation college students from eastern eastern from students college ﬁrst-generation

scholarship and student support program for for program support student and scholarship

employed restaurant consultant. restaurant employed

Department of State in October of 2003. of October in State of Department

Director of the Robinson Scholars Program, a a Program, Scholars Robinson the of Director

Diana M. Damewood M. Diana (B.A. 1967) is a self- a is 1967) (B.A.

Senior Foreign Service Ofﬁcer for the U.S. U.S. the for Ofﬁcer Service Foreign Senior

his third year at the University of Kentucky as as Kentucky of University the at year third his

Anthony Benesch Anthony (M.A.) was promoted to to promoted was (M.A.)

Bradley Lynn Goan Lynn Bradley (B.A. 1995) has just begun begun just has 1995) (B.A. tours in the Presidential and First Ladies Exhibits. Exhibits. Ladies First and Presidential the in tours

American History Museum for 26 years, giving giving years, 26 for Museum History American

Association in Memphis in November 2004. November in Memphis in Association

Attorney General for the State of Tennessee. of State the for General Attorney

retired. She worked at the Smithsonian’s Smithsonian’s the at worked She retired.

a keynote address at the Southern Historical Historical Southern the at address keynote a

Gill R. Geldreich R. Gill (B.A. 1997) is an Assistant Assistant an is 1997) (B.A.

Patricia Pate Cunningham Pate Patricia (B.A. 1955) is is 1955) (B.A. Committee in 2002 and is scheduled to deliver deliver to scheduled is and 2002 in Committee

for Outstanding Dissertation in Southern History History Southern in Dissertation Outstanding for both Indiana University and Purdue University. Purdue and University Indiana both

Southeast Sales Manager for Decker Truck Lines. Truck Decker for Manager Sales Southeast

Ben Gates Ben (M.A. 1989, Ph.D. 1997) teaches at at teaches 1997) Ph.D. 1989, (M.A. Texas. He chaired the C. Vann Woodward Prize Prize Woodward Vann C. the chaired He Texas.

Michael Kenneth Cromwell Kenneth Michael (B.A. 1996) is the the is 1996) (B.A.

at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Abilene, in University Christian Abilene at

Studies.

Scotland. Professor and chair of the Department of History History of Department the of chair and Professor

Professor of History and Director of International International of Director and History of Professor

Fred Arthur Bailey Arthur Fred (M.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1979) is is 1979) Ph.D. 1972, (M.A. David Hartmann in June 2004 in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, in 2004 June in Hartmann David

retired from Valdosta State University as as University State Valdosta from retired

attorney for Farrar and Bates, LLP and will marry marry will and LLP Bates, and Farrar for attorney

William Montgomery Gabard Montgomery William (A.B. 1947) 1947) (A.B. Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia. Atlanta,

Molly Rebecca Cripps Rebecca Molly (B.A. 1994) is an an is 1994) (B.A.

estate agent with Harry Norman Realtors in in Realtors Norman Harry with agent estate

college students to Saraton, Russia. Saraton, to students college

B. Diane Axley Arnold Axley Diane B. (B.A. 1972) is a real real a is 1972) (B.A. MouseWise.net, a web development company. development web a MouseWise.net,

of Kentucky. In the summer of 2003, he took 15 15 took he 2003, of summer the In Kentucky. of

Brad C. Cowart C. Brad (M.A. 1995) recently founded founded recently 1995) (M.A.

the Campus Crusade for Christ at the University University the at Christ for Crusade Campus the College.

Donald L. Friederichsen L. Donald she devotes much of her time to volunteering. to time her of much devotes she (B.A. 1999) works for for works 1999) (B.A. Jug and teaches in Kingston and at Fountainhead Fountainhead at and Kingston in teaches and Jug

currently plays in the Knoxville based band Nug Nug band based Knoxville the in plays currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Theology, and and Theology, in Degree Master’s her pursuing

U.T. Press later this year. year. this later Press U.T.

Dianne Bruner Cosby Bruner Dianne William Rosebrough Ardison Rosebrough William (B.A. 1971) is currently currently is 1971) (B.A. (B.A. 1992) 1992) (B.A.

Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. Regiment, Infantry will be released by by released be will

Carolina in May 2004. May in Carolina The Story of the Nineteenth Tennessee Volunteer Volunteer Tennessee Nineteenth the of Story The Georgia.

Mountaineers in Gray: Gray: in Mountaineers book ﬁrst His Georgia. in Student Affairs from the University of South South of University the from Affairs Student Campus Crusade for Christ, Int. in Athens, Athens, in Int. Christ, for Crusade Campus

assistant professor at Kennesaw State University University State Kennesaw at professor assistant a Master’s Degree in Higher Education and and Education Higher in Degree Master’s a in human resource/new staff development for for development staff resource/new human in

John Derrick Fowler Derrick John Connor Cynthia Mary Cynthea Johnson Amason Johnson Cynthea (B.A. 2001) will receive receive will 2001) (B.A. (Ph.D. 2000) is an an is 2000) (Ph.D. (B.A. 1984) works works 1984) (B.A.

ALUMNI UPDATES ALUMNI

Footnotes**

Tennessee Historical Society. Historical Tennessee

Karns Middle School baseball team. baseball School Middle Karns

the Teaching Excellence Award from the East East the from Award Excellence Teaching the

Representative at Cintas and is head coach of the the of coach head is and Cintas at Representative

for the Social Studies. In May 2003 he won won he 2003 May In Studies. Social the for

Devon Robert Nicholson Robert Devon (B.A. 2001) is a Sales Sales a is 2001) (B.A. ten of Yahoo ﬁlm sites. ﬁlm Yahoo of ten

two-year term as President of Tennessee Council Council Tennessee of President as term two-year

for Aeternum Pictures. His website is in the top top the in is website His Pictures. Aeternum for

School in Knoxville, Tennessee. He just started a a started just He Tennessee. Knoxville, in School at Cornell University. Cornell at

Wesley Alan Wright Alan Wesley (B.A. 2000) is a ﬁlmmaker ﬁlmmaker a is 2000) (B.A.

Social Studies Department Chair at Central High High Central at Chair Department Studies Social working on her Master’s in Historic Preservation Preservation Historic in Master’s her on working

Joy Samantha Joy Naifeh Naifeh Gordon Sisk III Sisk Gordon (M.A. 2000) is a teacher and and teacher a is 2000) (M.A. currently is 2001) (B.A. home mom. home

Sarah Dickerson Woods Dickerson Sarah (B.A. 1992) is a stay at at stay a is 1992) (B.A.

and Gill neighborhood in Knoxville. in neighborhood Gill and 4 retired teacher activities and civic organizations. civic and activities teacher retired

teaching in 1983 but keeps active with various various with active keeps but 1983 in teaching historic the in bungalow 1914 a renovating now in New Jersey. New in

Bill Myers Bill Roberta Jones Shults Jones Roberta (B.S. 1940) retired from from retired 1940) (B.S. is and bought recently 1977) (M.A. employed attorney and stay at home mom living living mom home at stay and attorney employed

Jane Farkas Wolk Farkas Jane (B.A. 1987) is a self- a is 1987) (B.A.

Greater Knoxville. Greater Award for Best Article in Women’s History. History. Women’s in Article Best for Award

Resource Development at the United Way of of Way United the at Development Resource winner of the Anita S. Goodstein Junior Scholar’s Scholar’s Junior Goodstein S. Anita the of winner the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Tennessee, of University the

Lauren Mulkey Lauren (B.A. 1999) is Manager of of Manager is 1999) (B.A. Professor at Clemson University. She is the the is She University. Clemson at Professor President of Development and Alumni Affairs at at Affairs Alumni and Development of President

Jack Edward Williams Edward Jack Arizona in 2000. She is currently Assistant Assistant currently is She 2000. in Arizona (B.S. 1964) is the Vice Vice the is 1964) (B.S.

Wisconsin-Madison.

her Ph.D. in history from the University of of University the from history in Ph.D. her

student in Spanish literature at the University of of University the at literature Spanish in student employed attorney in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville, in attorney employed

Megan Taylor Schockley Taylor Megan (M.A. 1995) received received 1995) (M.A.

Paul Richard White Richard Paul Kristopher D. Muir D. Kristopher (B.A. 1972) is a self- a is 1972) (B.A. M.A. a is 2002) (B.A.

Milligan College. Milligan

Brigade, which is redeploying from Iraq. from redeploying is which Brigade, County State’s Attorney’s Ofﬁce. Attorney’s State’s County

and is working on his Masters in Education at at Education in Masters his on working is and

Field Artillery Artillery Field 17 the of part currently is He is now Assistant State’s Attorney in the Baltimore Baltimore the in Attorney State’s Assistant now is

th Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee Tennessee City, Johnson in School High Hill

from University of Baltimore School of Law and and Law of School Baltimore of University from the Field Artillery Ofﬁcer Basic Course in 2004. 2004. in Course Basic Ofﬁcer Artillery Field the

2002. He is currently a teacher intern at Science Science at intern teacher a currently is He 2002.

Jacob G. White G. Jacob William Joshua Morrow Joshua William (B.A. 1995) graduated graduated 1995) (B.A. (B.A. 2003) graduated from from graduated 2003) (B.A.

M.A. in history from University of Virginia in in Virginia of University from history in M.A.

Jerry Alan Sayers Alan Jerry (B.A. 2001) received his his received 2001) (B.A. Morton & Germany. & Morton birthday.

R. Lee Webber Lee R. (B.A. 1992) is an attorney for for attorney an is 1992) (B.A. and his wife just celebrated their daughter’s ﬁrst ﬁrst daughter’s their celebrated just wife his and

Services.

Analyst at Life Way Christian Resources. Aaron Aaron Resources. Christian Way Life at Analyst

regional consultant for Nationwide Financial Financial Nationwide for consultant regional

attorney in Clinton, Tennessee. Clinton, in attorney

Aaron R. Mitchell R. Aaron (B.A. 1997) is a Business Business a is 1997) (B.A.

Richard Rogers Sanderson Rogers Richard (B.A. 1978) is a a is 1978) (B.A. Charles Terry Webber Terry Charles (B.A. 1987) is an an is 1987) (B.A.

estate appraiser for Lindsley Appraisal Services. Appraisal Lindsley for appraiser estate

pursue a Ph.D. in sociology. in Ph.D. a pursue

Convention.

a new job in Charlotte, North Carolina as a real real a as Carolina North Charlotte, in job new a

an offer to attend Tulane University this fall to to fall this University Tulane attend to offer an

as a delegate to the 2004 Democratic National National Democratic 2004 the to delegate a as

James Larry Minton II Minton Larry James (B.A. 1996) has started started has 1996) (B.A.

Ramaah Sadasivam Ramaah (B.A. 2003) has accepted accepted has 2003) (B.A. attorney for Sproul & Hinton and was elected elected was and Hinton & Sproul for attorney

Robert Anderson Vest Anderson Robert 2004. (B.A. 1998) is an an is 1998) (B.A.

Republican Party in Smithtown, New York. New Smithtown, in Party Republican

, will be released in May May in released be will , Overload Operation in

Executive Committee of the Smithtown Smithtown the of Committee Executive

National Association of Chain Drug Stores. Drug Chain of Association National

Americans at D-Day: The American Experience Experience American The D-Day: at Americans

Attorney at GEICO and was named to the the to named was and GEICO at Attorney

Vice President, Government Affairs for the the for Affairs Government President, Vice

The The book, new His years. academic ’03-’04

Michael C. Russo C. Michael (B.A. 1975) is Managing Managing is 1975) (B.A.

Lee Lovely Verstandig Lovely Lee (M.A. 1961) is Senior Senior is 1961) (M.A.

outstanding teaching award for the ’02-’03 and and ’02-’03 the for award teaching outstanding

whenever possible. whenever campus the received he where Missouri-Rolla, Professor of Writing. of Professor

Professor of History at the University of of University the at History of Professor League City, Texas, and sails on Galveston Bay Bay Galveston on sails and Texas, City, League at George Washington University as an Assistant Assistant an as University Washington George at

John C. McManus C. John studies teacher at Deepwater Junior High in in High Junior Deepwater at teacher studies (Ph.D. 1996) is Assistant Assistant is 1996) (Ph.D. doc. fellowship at Duke University for a position position a for University Duke at fellowship doc.

Tom Ryder Tom grade social social grade 7 a is 1989) (B.A.

Phillip Troutman Phillip (B.A. 1991) is leaving a post- a leaving is 1991) (B.A.

th Senior Project Manager at Kinko’s. at Manager Project Senior

John Ignatius McCusker, Jr. McCusker, Ignatius John (B.A. 1991) is the the is 1991) (B.A. Gardner-Webb University. University. Gardner-Webb school administrator license. administrator school

34 years of service. He teaches part-time at at part-time teaches He service. of years 34

School. He is completing requirements for a a for requirements completing is He School.

related cultural items and literary memorabilia. literary and items cultural related

College in Spindale, North Carolina, after nearly nearly after Carolina, North Spindale, in College

Department Chairman at Lenoir City High High City Lenoir at Chairman Department

“The Literary Dog,” which specializes in dog- in specializes which Dog,” Literary “The

retired in 2003 from Isothermal Community Community Isothermal from 2003 in retired

Gary L. Taft L. Gary (B.A. 1996) is the Social Studies Studies Social the is 1996) (B.A.

for two years has been running his own business business own his running been has years two for

William Robert Rogers Robert William (B.S. 1962, M.A. 1969) 1969) M.A. 1962, (B.S.

Ben Harris McClary Harris Ben (B.A. 1955, M.A. 1957) 1957) M.A. 1955, (B.A. in Washington. in

Manager for the Golf Channel. Golf the for Manager

teaching history at Big Bend Community College College Community Bend Big at history teaching

Certiﬁcation.

Ethan James Ritz James Ethan (B.A. 1996) is Production Production is 1996) (B.A.

college dean and vice president. He enjoys enjoys He president. vice and dean college

the National Board for Professional Teachers Teachers Professional for Board National the

Joseph E. Suppiger E. Joseph (Ph.D. 1970) is a retired retired a is 1970) (Ph.D.

Foods in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis, in Foods library media specialist in west Tennessee to earn earn to Tennessee west in specialist media library

regional account sales/marketing for St. Clair Clair St. for sales/marketing account regional Schools. In 2003 Dr. Maxwell became the ﬁrst ﬁrst the became Maxwell Dr. 2003 In Schools. U.T.

Angela Michele Rickman Michele Angela (B.A. 1997) is in in is 1997) (B.A. City Memphis for consultant educational Masters program in the history department at at department history the in program Masters

Dewitt Jackson Maxwell Maxwell Jackson Dewitt (B.A. 1984) is an an is 1984) (B.A.

Robert Stewart Robert (B.A. 2003) is currently in the the in currently is 2003) (B.A.

history at Georgia State University. State Georgia at history

teacher and is also working on her Ph.D. in in Ph.D. her on working also is and teacher Inc. Hardy-Heck-Moore, Stone-Campbell Movement. Stone-Campbell

Mary Ellen Pethel Ellen Mary (B.A. 1998) is a high school school high a is 1998) (B.A. for Investigator Principal acting and Historian contributes articles to the Encyclopedia of the the of Encyclopedia the to articles contributes

Anna Irene Madrona Irene Anna (M.A. 1991) is Senior Senior is 1991) (M.A.

in Tennessee. He is on the Editorial Board and and Board Editorial the on is He Tennessee. in

community and regional planning. regional and community

History and Theology at Johnson Bible College College Bible Johnson at Theology and History

accepted to the University of Oregon to study study to Oregon of University the to accepted Theological Seminary in Washington D.C. D.C. Washington in Seminary Theological

completing his fourteenth year as Professor of of Professor as year fourteenth his completing

Michael J. Petrone J. Michael (B.A. 2002) has been been has 2002) (B.A. after serving twenty years as president of Wesley Wesley of president as years twenty serving after

L. Thomas Smith, Jr. Smith, Thomas L. (Ph.D. 1990) is is 1990) (Ph.D.

Douglass Lewis Douglass (B.S. 1957) retired in 2002 2002 in retired 1957) (B.S.

at UTMCK. at

enjoys traveling. enjoys

Judith Bergeron Paulsen Bergeron Judith (B.A. 1976) is an RN RN an is 1976) (B.A. Company, in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville, in Company,

a librarian until his retirement in 1984. He now now He 1984. in retirement his until librarian a

Manager of Technical Services at Wright & & Wright at Services Technical of Manager

Murphy D. Smith D. Murphy Insurance. (B.A. 1949, M.A. 1950) was was 1950) M.A. 1949, (B.A.

Elizabeth Kelly Irwin Lister Irwin Kelly Elizabeth (B.A. 1985) is is 1985) (B.A.

is Quality Assurance Supervisor at Travelers Travelers at Supervisor Assurance Quality is

Mississippi.

professor at Pellissippi State. Pellissippi at professor recently moved to Tampa, Florida where he he where Florida Tampa, to moved recently

Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Jackson, in Seminary Theological Reformed

Brian Christopher Patterson Christopher Brian Landis L. Amy (B.A. 1995) 1995) (B.A. adjunct an is 1998) (M.A.

wife are in the process of entering seminary at at seminary entering of process the in are wife

California. Management. Process Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. He and his his and He Tennessee. Knoxville, in Church

Ministerial Intern at Covenant Presbyterian Presbyterian Covenant at Intern Ministerial Site Counselor for Teen Rescue Inc. in Julian, Julian, in Inc. Rescue Teen for Counselor Site International Account Manager for Emerson Emerson for Manager Account International

Sarah Jane Norsworthy Jane Sarah Chad Michael Smith Michael Chad King David Timothy (B.A. 2000) is an On- an is 2000) (B.A. an is 1998) (B.A. (B.A. 2000) is a a is 2000) (B.A. Footnotes** Footnotes**

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