May 1, 2015 - History students were among those recognized at Union University’s Awards Day Convocation on May 1, 2015. History major Faith Bagley received the Academic Excellence Medal in History as well as the first place award in the Dr. James Alex Baggett History Research Paper Competition for her paper “Death and Suffering: Civil War Prisons in the North and South.” History major Kenan Keller was recognized for being named to the 2015 list of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Kensie Zills, a history minor, won the Academic Excellence Medal in Interdisciplinary Studies. Finally, Dr. Ben Mitchell, Union’s provost, recognized discipline-specific honor societies, including Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, by having their members stand when he called out the name of each organization.
Dr. Ben Mitchell, Union University's provost, presides over the school's annual awards day convocation on May 1, 2015. Photo by Kristi Woody
History major Faith Bagley accepts the Academic Excellence Medal in History from Dr. Stephen Carls at the Union University Awards Day Convocation on May 1, 2015. Photo by Kristi Woody
Dr. Stephen Carls presents the first place prize in the Dr. James Alex Baggett History Research Paper Competition to Faith Bagley at the Union University Awards Day Convocation on May 1, 2015. Bagley wrote her paper on "Death and Suffering: Civil War Prisons in the North and South." Photo by Kristi Woody