Achievements

John W. Powell

Philosophy

John W. Powell, Humboldt State Professor of Philosophy, presented May 23 in Turku, Finland, to the Abo Akademi University Philosophy Department's Research Seminar on the topic "In and Out of Language: An Attack on Standard Philosophical Accounts of the Ontology of Language." He also participated in the Centennial Celebration in Honor of Georg Henrik von Wright at Helsinki University and attended two more conferences at Abo and at the University of Helsinki dealing with Ludwig Wittgenstein and von Wright. On June 16th he presented at Abo on "Justification Is Not the Issue; Philosophy Must Rethink War."

Michael S. Bruner, Karissa Valine, Berenice Ceja

Communication

Michael S. Bruner, Karissa Valine, and Berenice Ceja, Department of Communication, "Women Can't Win: Gender Irony and the E-Politics of 'The Biggest Loser'," was published in the International Journal of E-Politics,
Vol. 16, Issue 2 (2016): 16-36.
DOI: 10.4018/IJEP.2016040102.

See : http://www.igi-global.com/article/women-cant-win/152821

Brittany Stuckey, Anna Barker, Karissa Valine

Communication

Brittany Stuckey, Communications and Art double major, won a Tom Knight Award in the Art Graduates 2016 exhibition for her digital print, "The Mythos of Memory: Tracy." Ms. Stuckey also designed the ideaFest 2016 posters for December Comm. graduates, Anna Malia G. Barker ("A Preliminary Network Analysis...Food Issues") and Karissa Valine ("The Feminist Pedestal: Ronda Rousey and the Representation of Female Athletes").

Mary Ann Creadon

English

Mary Ann Creadon of the English Department presented a paper, entitled "From 'Airy Nothing' to Knowledge: English as Uberdiscipline," for a peer-reviewed panel at the national College English Association meeting, March 30-April 2 in Denver.

Leena Dallasheh

History

Leena Dallasheh, Assistant Professor of History, recently published an article in the peer-reviewed Journal of Palestine Studies. The article, entitled "Persevering through Colonial Transition: Nazareth’s Palestinian Residents after 1948" reexamines the ambivalent relationship between Nazareth’s political leadership and the newly established State of Israel to argue that the Palestinian citizens of Israel were neither traitors and collaborators, on the one hand, nor passively quiescent, on the other. Rather, as a new national minority, Palestinians overcame myriad forms of control as they negotiated the structural obstacles placed before them by their new overlords.

Jonah Platt and Alexis Hernandez

Politics

Jonah Platt and Alexis Hernandez were named the first- and second-place recipients, respectively, of the Kalb-Haston Awards, whose cash prizes totaled $1,250. These awards are funded by HSU alumnus David Kalb and Bruce Haston, a former HSU political science professor. They recognize students who have demonstrated personal commitment and leadership by taking an active role in student government, particularly through the Office of Associated Students.

Adam Holt

History

History major Adam Holt is the 2016 recipient of the $500 William R. Tanner History Scholarship. The scholarship was established in memory of William R. Tanner, professor of history at Humboldt State University, 1970 to 1999; founder of History Day at the university; and author of “A View from the Hill,” a history of Humboldt State University.

Alexander Garcia

History

History major Alexander Garcia was selected by History Department faculty as the 2016 recipient of the Dr. John Hennessy Award, which honors a graduating history major who has demonstrated academic excellence in the study of history. The award was established in memory of Dr. John Hennessy, a professor of History and department chair at Humboldt State University who, after his retirement from the History Department, provided many years of service to the university.

Joshua Buck

History

History major Joshua Buck received $500 for first place in the 2016 Charles R. Barnum History Contest. The Barnum History Awards celebrate original historical research of Humboldt County. The awards were established in 1952 by a grant from Charles Barnum, a realtor and insurance broker in Eureka who was a member of the Humboldt State College Advisory Board from 1946 to his death in 1953.

Rodney McKinnon

History

History major Rodney McKinnon is the 2016 recipient of the $1,000 Johnston-Aronoff History Scholarship, which is awarded to a History major with an emphasis in the study of California and/or the western United States. The award was established by Guy Aronoff, a lecturer in the HSU History Department, and his wife, Judy Johnston, in memory of Guy’s father, David Aronoff, and Judy’s mother, Aldy Johnston.