May 5, 2017 - Emily Littleton, a double major in history and journalism, earned several recognitions at Union’s Awards Day Convocation on May 5, 2017. Dr. Stephen Carls presented her with the Academic Excellence Medal in History and the first prize award in the 2017 Dr. James Alex Baggett History Research Paper Competition for her paper on “A Strange and Bitter Crop: Examining the Roots of Tent City in Fayette County, Tennessee.” Littleton also received the Academic Excellence Medal in Journalism and the Kina S. Mallard Communication Arts Student of the Year Award.
Paula Nesticó performs a vocal solo at the Union University Awards Day Convocation on May 5, 2017. Seated in the foreground are (left to right) Union University President Samuel W. "Dub" Oliver, Provost Ben Mitchell, Faculty of the Year Webb Drake, and Registrar Susan Hopper. Photo by Kristi Woody
Emily Littleton accepts the Academic Excellence Medal in History from Dr. Stephen Carls at the Union University Awards Day Convocation on May 5, 2017. Photo by Kristi Woody
Dr. Stephen Carls presents the first place award in the Dr. James Alex Baggett History Research Paper Competition to Emily Littleton at the Union University Awards Day Convocation on May 5, 2017. Photo by Kristi Woody