Hans Hauselmann makes a strong presentation in the graduate division competition.
California State University, Stanislaus students Hans Hauselmann of Oakdale, Tori Gottlieb of Merced, and Jeremy Cornish of Modesto won awards at the April 24 and 25 Northern California Regional Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Conference.
 
Forty students from eight colleges and universities participated in the conference hosted by the CSU Stanislaus chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Epsilon Lambda. Joining in as sponsors for the event featuring student research papers of original historical research were the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the History Department, and Associated Students.
 
Hauselman took second place in the graduate division for a paper titled “Queering the Family: Expanding the Definition of Families in the United States” and Gottlieb placed third in the graduate section with a project called “Society Reflected: Women, Abortion, and Roe v. Wade.” Cornish placed third in the undergraduate division with a paper titled “Industry and Poverty: The Recipe for Heavy Metal.”
 
History faculty member Dr. Philip Garone is advisor to Phi Alpha Theta, a national history honor society open to students with above average grade point averages and faculty members. The professional society’s mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication, and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians.