VOL.6, NO. 1 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AUTUMN 2000

GREETINGS

The Departmentof History begins the 2000-2001 academicyear with great anticipation.

Last yearwe were delighted to learn that we

were one of the first eight departmentsin theUniversity to be awardedspecial Selective

Investmentfundsto helpus move into the ranks

of the top ten public universities. A rigorous

selectionprocessendedin the welcomenews,

andwe continueto celebrateour good fortune.

The University bestowed thiscovetedawardonthe Departmentbecause of ourscholarlyproductivity, our

success in the

classroomrecognizedtwoyears ago by aUniversityDistinguishedD e p a r t m e n tTeachingAward, and ourcollectivecommitmentto the Department.

Our Selective Investment plan calls for the

hiring of six senior scholarsoverthreeyears in

the fields of U.S., Chinese,Latin American,

and Europeanhistory. We launchedsearches

last year in early American and Chinese

history, andwe succeededin luring Professor

John Brooke, author of two prize-winning

books in earlyAmerican history,to join us for

the 2001-2002academicyear. Next year hewill teach for one quarter,and the followingyearhewill join us full time. ProfessorBrookejoins a strong group of early Americanistsinthe Department, and we eagerly await his

arrival. This year we hope to completeour

searchin Chinesehistory as we also launchtwo

new searches,one in Latin Amencan and the

other in modernEuropeanhistory.

V/hat will Selective Investmentmean forundergraduates?The additionof six newsenior

scholarswill, ofcourse,enhancethereputationofthe Department.

It will alsoexpand ourcapacity toteach in coreareasof history.All of our newhires will bringexpertise in theclassroom, andundergraduates

as well as graduate students will have the

opportunity to learn from scholarsengagedin

exciting andinnovativeresearch.

Our successwith Selective Investment is a

mark of the quality of the Department,

recognizedthis spring by our sweep ofthe

major University awards. ProfessorCarter

Findley won one of only six Distinguished

Scholar Awards, and Professors Alan

NEWSLETTERFOR UNDERGRADUATESFROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

Dulles Hall welcomesyou to Autumn 2000

Beyerchen,Allison Gilmore Lima campus,and Vladimir Steffel Marion campustookthree of ten Alumni Distinguished TeachingAwards. You can do the math--wegarneredtwenty-five percent of the awards as one ofmore than a hundred departmentsin theuniversity! To top off this winning season,the

Boardof Trusteesbestowedthe coveted titleofDistinguishedUniversity Professoron JosephLynch, anawardgiven to only oneotherfacultymemberthisyear.

Our students,too, have donewonderfullym theprize department. William Batchelder andFrank Byrnewere amongthe tenout of almost2500 graduatestudent instructorsto receivetheuniversity’shighestteachinghonor. And SusanFreeman,anotherof our graduatestudents,wonthe Graduate School’s leadership award.Undergraduate studentsalso honored theDepartment with awards that you will readaboutin this issueof TakingTime.

So you can expectthe bestfrom your historyclasses,andyou can be proud to be workingtowarda degreefrom this Department.As thenew academicyearopens withall the promiseof a fresh start, I wish you intellectualstimulation,academicsuccess,andthe delights

of a passionfor learning.

Leila J. RuppChair

I Con gratulations.. .. 1to history major Stacia Kuceyeski who

won an award in the spring 2000Undergraduate Research Scholarshipcompetition. The funds will be usedto supportresearchfor her Senior HonorsThesis. Staciais writing on "From Menagerieto Masterpiece:

Public Works andthe Evolution of the Toledo

Zoo," with Prof. Connas adviser. The History

DepartmentapplaudsStaciafor the hard workand accomplishmentthat brought herto thispoint. The Senior Honors Thesisis aneducationalopportunity that many outstandinghistory majors shouldconsider.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH:COLLOQWUM

Last yeara number ofstudentsin history tookadvantageof opportunitiesto engagein originalresearchprojects. Five of them were able todisplaytheir findings at a public forumon May10 in the Faculty Club at the College ofHumanities’ Sixth Annual UndergraduateResearch Colloquium.

PeterRiley, a double major in German, gavean oralpresentationon "Mastersto Slaves:TheSudetenGerman Transitionto Minority Statusin the First CzechoslovakRepublic" in whichhe focused on the slave-relatedmetaphorsinthe languageof the SudetenGermansin theyearsjust after World War I. Otherstudentsdemonstratedthe results of their researchin

posterpresentations. Sandra Burrershowedtheresults of "Who Had Their Souls? The

Extirpation Trials of SeventeenthCentury

Peru"; Shane Hankinsdisplayedthe resultsof

a localstudy, "The Market-MohawkDistrict: ACase Study of Urban RedevelopmentinColumbus, Ohio"; Linda A. Long-Van

Brocklyn, a double major in Jewish Studies

captivatedguestswith "Prayers forWomen";

and Mark de Groh exhibited exceptionalproductivity in presentiig two studies, "The

Progressionof the LegalProfessionDuring theTudorandStuartEras," and "StrictScrutiny ofIntermediate Scrutiny: The InappropriateClassification of Sex-Based Statutory

Discrimination." All four explained their

thesesandfielded questions froma variety of

faculty, students,and guestswho attendedthe

colloquium. Mark had also presented hisresearchresults in March at the regionalmeeting of PhiAlpha Theta at Wittenberg

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University in Springfield. And Shane,Markand Sandrareceived recognition for theirpresentationsat the Denman Undergraduate

Research Forumat the Ohio Union in May.

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The processof scheduling roomsfor more than

seven thousandclasses in a typical autumnquarteris a complicatedone calling for a lot ofcooperation between departments and the

Office of Scheduling. The Department of

History alonemust schedulemore than 160

sectionsin a typical quarter. For many years,

Marge Haffuer’s winning personalitymadethis

difficult task easier for everyoneinvolved.

Marge retired this year after fifteen years of

servicein the Departmentof History. We will

miss her pleasantdemeanorand her many

kindnessesvery much.

Taking herplaceis Erica Skrobot,no stranger

to the Department. Erica joined our staff inFebruary asreceptionistand recentlyw a 5appointed toher currentposition asschedulingand recordscoordinator.Before that

she hadworked with

us for fiveyearswhile astudentmajoring inhistory. She

Erica Skrobotnow worksclosely with

the scheduling processfrom its earliest

planning stagesto the beginningof the quarter.

Sheputs coursedata intothe computer,works

closely with the Office of Schedulingto see

that specialrooms are reservedwhen needed,andmanagesthemyriad detailsof a scheduleasit proceeds though many drafts beforebecomingpart of the Master Schedule.Afterthat, she managesthe inevitable changesthatoccur up to the beginningof the quarter.

Erica also assistsfaculty memberswhentheywish to establisha new course. Approval of anew course takes time and considerable

preparationwork, and Erica coordinatesthe

processwithin the Departmentfrom inception

throughto final approval.

She also has a good deal of contact with

students, forshe collects gradesfrom faculty

andkeepsrecordson pastclasses.A studentin

need of information for, say, a retroactive

petition, will work with Erica who can check

recordsto verify suchmattersas, the student’s

attendanceand performance. We welcome

Erica and believe she will be a worthy

successorto Marge Haffner.

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NEW PRE-SOCIAL STUDIESEDUCA TION REQUIREMENTS

The State of Ohio has established new

requirementsfor peoplewho seeklicensurein

social studieseducation. Thenew requirements

total 115 credit hoursof coursework in social

studies, including 45 in history, 25 in

geography, 10 in economics, 25 in political

science and 10 in sociology. The new

requirementsaffectstudents whowere admitted

to college in autumn 1998 and after. For

detailedinformation on the new requirements

we strongly recommend you contact the

academic counselors in the College of

Education, 110 Arps Hall.

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Of the more than onehundredhistory majors

who graduatefrom Ohio State each year,few

will go on to careersin the teachingof history

or work in historical institutions. Somewill go

to graduateschoolor professionalschoolssuch

as law andmedicine. Butthe greatmajority ofour graduateswill end up working in diverse

jobs in the private andpublic sectors. Thisis

generally true of all ofmajors. By majoring in

a liberal artsfield, you

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are developing skills

that will apply to

positions throughout

society,including somethat arequite lucrative.

The truth of this was

brought home todozensof studentswhoattended HistoryCareerNight last May as theyheardseveral speakers

from the privatesector

testif’ to thevalue of a liberal artseducation,in

particular history. Mr. SeanHams, a former

OSU history major and now an Information

Technology Division Manager from

Nationwide Insurance, said he finds that

creativethinkers in businessoften comefrom

liberal arts disciplines, that they are able to

identify and analyze problems,and that--of

great importance--theycommunicatewell in

writing. Project management,planning and

producing, is the key to successin business,he

said, and he recalled howmuch he learned

aboutthe disciplineto do this well from a 30-

pagepaperhe wrotein a Japanesehistory class.

Mr. Chris Minick, Area Rental Managerwith

EnterpriseRent-a-Car,andMs. Lori Whitmore,

Human Resources RecruitingSupervisorfor

Enterprise, sounded similar themes. Mr.

Minick originally was interestedin using hishistorymajorto teach,buthe wasableto parlay

that interest into a managementjob. He nowhas 50 peopleworking for him--his "class"-that heteachesevery day. How doeshe usehishistory major? It is not the historicalknowledge,per se, which he learnedin class,

but the skills he developedin class:debatesandoral discussions helpedpreparehim to makegood arguments, good for negotiating in

business;the analytical thinking he practicedin

interpretinghistorical issueshashelpedhim incustomerservice,finding the best wayto solve

problems.

In her work recruitingtalented employees toEnterprise,Ms. Whitmore,

also a former historymajor, looks for the kind

of skills history majorshave. She looks forsomeone who is diverse

and well rounded,

someone with sound

communicationskills thatcan be used in business

negotiations,someonewho can managetime

well and juggle priorities. "Are you

‘sponges’?,"she asked, those who can learn

well, absorbingmuch newknowledge. She has

found that liberal arts majors do well in her

business.

The ability to keeplearning, which the liberal

arts is good atinstilling, is a quality thoughtto

be of greatimportanceby thosein business.To

this end Mr. Harris believes the informal

learning you get from the relationship with

your adviseror mentoris importantbecauseit

can help you grow. He said thatyour degree

shows you have demonstratedthe ability to

learn. Neverstop, he says. For the skills you

needare alwayschanging.

the arts andsciences

HISTORY CAREERNIGHT

Be sure tojoin us nextMayfor thethirteenth annual History CareerNightRepresentativesfront theprivate sector

and various campusoffices will discussarangeof topicsandopportunitiesfor you.Further details will beof TakingTime. You

history major

in thespring issuedon’t haveto be a

to attend.

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with more than 740 chapterschapters than any of theaccreditedhonor societiesbelonging to theAssociation of CollegeHonor Societies. PhiAlpha Theta aims topromote the study ofhistory through theencouragement of fineteachingand the exchangeof ideas among studentsand betweenstudentsandfaculty. TheZeta chapterwasfoundedat Ohio Statein 1927, and is the sixtholdestchapterin Phi Alpha

Theta. Advisers for thechapter are Prof AustinKerr and Dr. RichardUgland.

worldwide, more

THE YEAR AHEAD INPHI ALPHA THETA

--A Message from the President, Kim 0/son

As president of Phi Alpha Theta, the historyhonorary, I’m looking forward to an activeand exciting year. The other officers and /are planning bi-weekly luncheons withfaculty, a high school essay contest, and atrip to Washington D.C. in the spring. Wehope all interested students and faculty willget involved. To learn more, visit ourwebsite at http:llwww.history.oh!ostate.edu/phia!phatheta orcontact me atolson. 92@osu.edu.

group. To thisend,thelocal chapter seeksamix of social andintellectual activitiesincluding informalparties, tours ofhistorical sites,movies, and generalbusiness meetings.Past activities haveincluded a "Dead

President’s Tour"--

visits to all of thepresidential sites ofOhio nativeswho haveachieved the highestpolitical office in theland--and a visit to the

Therewereaboutforty memberslastyear in theZeta chapter, although membership is notlimited to any specific number. Youdo nothaveto be a member ofan Ohio State honorsprogram to join. Membership is open to allstudentswho have earnedat least 20 credithours in history with at least a 3.00 gradeaverage. Applications are available in theDepartmentof History and new membersareinitiated each year. This year’s officers are:President--KimberlyOlson, Vice-President--Cindy Alexander,Treasurer--Ryan Chenault,Secretary--Janaya Parker, Historian!Webmaster--StaciaKuceyeski, Clio Award

Chair--Leigh Mowrer, Social Chair--CoreyHazlett and Book Club Coordinator--HeatherSoyka.

As you can see, ample opportunity for

Interactionwith faculty also is anattractionofmembership.Faculty members haveattendedvarious activities of the local chapter andfrequently meet with the group in "firesidechats" to discuss interests in history. The

recognition of classroom teaching has also

become an important activity of Phi Alpha

Thetaat Ohio State. Eachyear theZetachapter

honors a faculty member and a Graduate

Teaching Associatewith the Clio Award forexcellencein teaching.

Look forward to joining Phi Alpha Thetaas away to strengthenyour resume,to get to know

the facultybetter, to learn moreabouthistory,

and toenjoy the companionshipof your peers.

iiie past is thepresent, isn’t it? It’s theLtoo."- Eugene aNeiII

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Phi Alpha Thetais anorganizationthatmany of

you should think about joining. Phi AlphaTheta is an internationalhistory honor society

leadershippositions is oneadvantageto beinga member. Having the honoron your record isanother. Perhapsbestof all, it’s fun to bepartof this organization. Many pastmembers havefound that interacting with students ofsimilaracademicinterestsoutside the classroomhasbeen the most rewarding expenencein this

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CUD AWARD WINNERS

At the Department’sspring receptionon May24, the Zeta chapterof Phi Alpha Theta, thenational history honorary, presentedits ClioAward for Distinguished Teachingin History toProf Vladimir Steffel of the Marion Campus,who also won an Alumni Distinguished

Teaching Award this year, and to Graduate

TeachingAssociatePhilip Adamo. Thishonor

is one highly regardedin the Department,not

least becauseundergraduate historystudentsestablishedthe awardand eachyearselectthehonorees. Look for nameplatesof past Cho

recipientson the standof the Clio sculpturein

the lobby of Dulles Hall.

‘;;‘PISffiQMpst9:SmTE.WERE ALL OVER ThE WORLD

Are your professorssometimesnot available

when you want to seethem? We hope that’srarelythe case,but if they are not, theycould

bejust aboutany place in the world. In 1999-

2000, as in previous years,membersof the

Departmentof History madepresentationsin

many countriesoutsideof North America. For

just the twelve-month period, we can count

approximately fifty formal appearancesoverseasby membersof the faculty.

The United Kingdom and Australia received

the most exposure to our scholars, butOhioStatehistorianswere in fact all over--France

andGermany, Denmark,Japan,Morocco,New

Zealand, Greece, Belgium, Italy, Sweden,Turkey, Slovenia. -

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What is most striking is that a majority of the

presentationswere in a country otherthan the

one in whch the presenteris a specialist. Dale

VanKley spoke notonly in Paris and elsewhere

in France but in Edinburgh. JaneHathaway

lectured in Munich as well as Istanbul. David

Cressydid make onepresentationin England,

but he madeseveral appearancesin Australia

andNew Zealand. American historiansin the

Departmentwere found speaking far outside

the United States;Peter Hahnin Vienna; M.

Les Benedict and Austin Kerr in England;

Allan Millett in Tel Aviv and Brussels;John

Burnham in Japan, Australia, and Italy;

StephanieShawin Germany.EastEuropeanist

Eve Levin was lecturing in England. Stephen

Dale, a South Asianspecialist,spokeat Oxford.

Ahmad Sikainga, an Africanist, was in

England. CarterFindley’s presentationswere

Phil Adamopresentedwith the Clio Award

by Phi Alpha Theta officers, Kelley Kinney, Vice-President,

and AmandaDeetycenter, President.

ProféssorAllan Miltett meetingwithJomercommander

ofNA TOforces, Gen. WesleyClark, in Brussels

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no closer to Turkey than Morroco andGermany.

The recordaltogethersuggestnotonly the way

in which history is increasinglyaninternationalendeavor but how conspicuousOhio State

historiansare in theglobalizing discipline.

PRIZEwtreintsCongratuationsto all of the history majors

who wonthe following prestigiousawards.

The Collegesofthe Arts andSciencesawardedthe Excellencein ScholarshipAward to:

Drew Block, Sandra Burrer, Eric Cameron,JasonDay, Mark Dc Groh, Amanda Decry,Shane Hankins, Gregory Kahn, JohnKenneley, Kelley Kinney, Jason Meisel,Richard Neal, Larry Obhof, KimberlyOlson, Richard Petkovsek, Peter Riley,Daniel Roth, Aaron Spielman, MeganToohey, and Harmon Vredeveld.

From the Collegeof Humanities:

DeniseFahey won the Katherine L. Hall Prize,Sandra Burrer received the HumanitiesAlumni Scholarship,andYelenaNiazovawon

a Jennings International Scholarship. KimOlson, Burrer, and Niazova, won theBrandt!Amstutz Scholarship. Next winterquarter look for information from the College

of Humanities about applying forsuch

scholarships.

The History Departmentawarded:

The Evans Scholarship to Jill Stover; theGuthrie Scholarship to Matthew Foley; the

Fisher Prize to Mark de Groh; and the

ZahniserScholarship to Kim Olson. Learn

more abouttheseHistory Departmentawards

in the Undergraduate History Office’shandbookfor majors.

CONGRATULATIONS7Q. .r’c 4L4..fl’

Winter 2000Melinda Armstrong, Elizabeth Barnett, MichaelBowsher, Edward Cleary III, Leland Collins,Kenneth Crislip, Leasa Cromwell, Arnis Daiga,Lloyd Day, Kirk De Size, Brian Dunbar, MichaelFields, James Gleim, Samuel Gray, MelissaHambrick, Amy Harber, Jeremy Holden, JudithHorn, ReginaJohnson,PaulJones,AmberKeeler,ElizabethLinville, Tyler Lowry, MelissaMarkowitz,Jeffery Mathys, Jason McAninch, DennisMcNamara,Jr., Michael Murphy, Lowell Ramey,Mario Rarnirez,Eric Roush, KatherineSette,DavidStevenson,Mackenzie VanHala, AndreWood

Spring 2000Leslie Amato, Charles Banks, JenniferBarnett,Michael Bender, Kurt Bergemann, DianaBerry,Drew Block, Matthew Brennan, FrederickBrophy,OnaleeBurkhard,Eric Cameron, SamuelCarnahan,ShannanCleland, Brian Conway, Erin Comnett,JasonDay, AmandaDeery,Aaron Delehanty, CohnDenbow, Christopher Dierkes, MichaelDolski,Matthew Doran, Christal Dougal,KathrynDubina,Matthew Easton,Anthony Gibbs, Ross Gillespie,Michael Gleimn, Carl Gutman, Amy Halco,ShaneHanicins, Brian Highfill, Debra Holman, RandyHoma, JenniferHome, Blake 1-luddleston, SaraHutchins, BradleyHutchison,Gaven Jones,GregoryKahn, John Kenneley, Kevin Ketcham,KelleyKinney, DonovanKline, JesseKline, RyanLoweiy,ShelbyLuczak, Benjamin Luftman,NanceMcCarty,Michael McGuire, Adam McIntosh, JasonMeisel,Kurt Metzler, Shannon Moore, John Mullen,RichardNeal, StephanieNorris, Lany Obhof, JayPapageorgiou, Karen Perchinske, RichardPetkovsek, MeganReal, Peter Riley, RobertRoemer,Brian Roskovich,ShaunServick, MathewShamis, Jeffrey Shrider, DavidSimms, MollySnider,AaronSpielman,MatthewStickle, HeatherSullivan, Brandon Sutherland, ChristopherTangeman, Jill Taylor, Benjamin Tenenbaum,Matthe Thomas,Meagan Toohey, ScottTrinter,David Trotter, Gregory Ungru, Andrew Vestich,HarmonVredeveld, Robyn Watkins, JeffreyWhite,Angela Williams, Wade Williams, SuzanneYurkschatt

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