Apr 7, 2018 - Four Union University students presented papers at the Arkansas Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at the University of Arkansas at Monticello on April 7, 2018. Drs. Henry Allen and Stephen Carls accompanied them on the trip.
The four students and their paper titles were: Leah Atkins, “Poisonous Women of Ancient Rome: A Literal and Metaphorical Contaminant”; Lauren Butler, “How Instrumental Were Covert Deception Operations to Allied Success in World War II?”; Alexandria Renckens, “From the Coalbin to the Diamond: How Baseball Changed America’s Most Segregated City”; and Luke Sower, “Cortés’ Dream to Regain the Glory of the Aztec Capital.”
In the paper competition at the conference, Sower won first place overall, and Leah Atkins placed third. Both students were recognized with prizes.
Carls coordinated the trip and took photos at the conference, while Allen chaired a panel titled “Race and the Construction of Community.”
Attendees from Union University at the Arkansas Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference join together for a photo at the beginning of the event on April 7, 2018. They are (left to right) Lauren Butler, Dr. Henry Allen, Leah Atkins, Dr. Stephen Carls, Ali Renckens, and Luke Sower.
Dr. John Henris, the Phi Alpha Theta conference coordinator, welcomes attendees to the campus of the University of Arkansas at Monticello on April 7, 2018. Seated at the table in the foreground are Union University participants, including (left to right) Luke Sower, Ali Renckens, Leah Atkins, Lauren Butler, and Dr. Henry Allen.
Lauren Butler discusses her paper "How Instrumental Were Covert Deception Operations to Allied Success in World War II?" as a part of the Phi Alpha Theta conference panel "War and Remembrance: At Home and Abroad" on April 7, 2018.
The members of the Phi Alpha Theta Regional conference panel called "Roads to Riches: Foreign Campaigns in Mexico" stand together for a photo. They are (left to right) paper presenter Nathanael Grimes and panel chair Dr. Jennifer Miller of the University of Arkansas at Monticello, and paper presenter Luke Sower of Union University.
Luke Sower answers a question about his paper on "Cortés' Dream to Regain the Glory of the Aztec Capital" during the panel on "Roads to Riches: Foreign Campaigns in Mexico" at the Arkansas Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference on April 7, 2018.
Members of the Phi Alpha Theta conference panel titled "Race and the Construction of Community" stand together at the beginning of their session. They are (left to right) panel chair Dr. Henry Allen and paper presenter Ali Renckens of Union University, and William Thweatt of the University of North Texas.
Dr. Henry Allen introduces the paper presenters at the Phi Alpha Theta conference panel on "Race and the Construction of Community" on April 7, 2018.
Ali Renckens presents her paper on "From the Coalbin to the Diamond: How Baseball Changed America's Most Segregated City" at the Arkansas Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference on April 7, 2018.
Dr. John Kyle Day presents the keynote address on "Democratic Senator Thomas C. Hennings of Missouri: Champion of the Black Freedom Struggle" at the Arkansas Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference on April 7, 2018.
Leah Atkins answers a question about her paper "Poisonous Women of Ancient Rome: A Literal and Metaphorical Contaminant" during a panel on "Perception and Power: Gender in History" at the Arkansas Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference on April 7, 2018.
Leah Atkins accepts the third place award in the student papers competition from conference coordinator Dr. John Henris at the Arkansas Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference on April 7, 2018.
Luke Sower (left) stands with Dr. John Henris, the coordinator of the 2018 Arkansas Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference, after receiving the first prize award in the student papers competition on April 7.
The three student paper prize winners at the Arkansas Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at the University of Arkansas at Monticello display their award certificates on April 7, 2018. They are (left to right) Leah Atkins (third place) and Luke Sower (first place) of Union University, and Matthew Harvey (second place) of the University of North Texas.