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        Alumni News

• Kim Pearce (2005)  has accepted a teaching position at Susquehanna (PA)
  
• Seth Ran (2005)  has accepted a teaching position at Carlisle (PA) high school
• Nathan Tillman (2005) has accepted a teaching position at Bethel Christian Academy in Carlisle, PA.
• Cheryl Cliver (2005) has accepted a teaching position in the Somerset, New Jersey School District
• Megan Giordano (2003) recently graduated with an M.A. from Winterthur Museum Program in Early American Civiliation.
  
• Alica Sell (2002) is pursuing her master's degree in Drexel University’s College of Information Science and Technology graduate program
• Ben Friedline (2004) is currently employed as a Researcher for the United States Investigation Services (USIS).  In his spare time he is studying language and language theory and reading Robert Darnton's The Great Cat Massacre.
• Laura Dody (2003) is pursuing an M.A. in International Relations from the Australian National University, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies.
  
• Daniel Cobb (1996) is Assistant Professor of History at Miami (OH) University.  Previously, he was the Assistant Director of the D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History at the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois.
  
• Sharon Hopper (2003) has completed an M.A. in American History at the University of California-Irvine.  
  
• Sarah Mackin (2004) is working as an Administrative Assistant to the Director of Stewardship for the Brethren In Christ Church Offices in Grantham, PA.  She recently presented a paper entitled "Messiah College's Philadelphia Campus: Vision, Purpose, Reality," at the Student Conference of the Conference on Faith and History in Hope, MI.
• Shaun Kirkpatrick (2002) has taken a job with the U.S. Military History Institute (part of the Army War College in Carlisle) as archival technician.
  
• Bethany Parliament (2002) has been accepted into the Masters program at Columbia University Teachers College.
  
• Delia Park (2001) is currently teaching 9th grade U.S. History at Carlisle (PA) High School.
  

History Department Off-Campus Study Roll  

• Kevin Markey: Uganda Program (Fall 2005)
  
• Lisa Stubbs: Oxford Honors Programme (Spring 2005)
• Phil Bess: Oxford Honors Programme (Spring 2005)
• Jamie Shirk, Russian Studies Program (Spring 2005)
  
• David Gilbert: Philadelphia Campus (Spring 2005)
  
• Laura Cheever: Philadelphia Campus (Fall 2004)
  
• Kendra Morgan, China Studies Program (Fall 2004)
  
• Andrew Hermeling: Athens, Greece (Fall 2004)
• Justin Bollinger: Athens, Greece (Fall 2004)
• Luke Bauer, Middle East Studies Program, Cairo, Egypt (Spring 2004)
  
• Heather Saxleby: Philadelphia Campus (Spring 2004)
  
• Nathan Tillman: Cheltenham, England (Fall 2003)
• Jeffrey Erbig: Quito, Ecuador (Spring 2004)
• Heather Breining: Russian Studies Program (Fall 2003)
• Kim Pearce: Athens, Greece (Fall 2003)
• Rebecca Roberts: Russian Studies Program (Fall 2002)
• Janet Kraft: Marburg, Germany (Spring 2002)
• Myron Sauder: Nairobi, Kenya (Spring 2002)
• Melissa Cheeseman: Chelteneham, England (Spring 2002)
• Kyla Cramer: Cheltenham, England (Spring 2002)
• Meghan Sears: Cheltenham, England (Fall 2001);Nancy, France (Spring 2002)
• Derek Stanton: Barcelona, Spain (Fall 2001, Spring 2002)
• Sarah Mackin: Philadelphia Campus (Spring 2002)
• Darren Hanna: Philadelphia Campus (Spring 2001, Spring 2002)
• Bethany Parliament: Philadelphia Campus (Spring 2001, Spring 2002)
• Megan Jones: Oxford Honors Programme (Fall 2001)
• Joseph Hackman: Athens, Greece (Fall 2001)
• Jamie Binder: Taught in Argentina (Summer 2001)
• Joshua Bushey: Athens, Greece (Spring 2001)
• Nicolas Haegeli: Strasbourg, France (Spring 2001)
• Shaun Kirkpatrick: Philadelphia Campus (Spring 2001)
• Toren Murphy: Quito, Ecuador (Spring 2001)
• Susan Natale: Los Angeles Film Studies Center (Spring 2001)
• Elisabeth Winkler: Washington, D.C. (Spring 2001)
• Mac Brodt: Oxford Honors Programme (Fall 2000)
• Heather Greer: Athens, Greece (Fall 2000)
• Nicholas Butt: Cheltenham, England (Spring 2000)
• Emily Ruby: Athens, Greece (Spring 2000)
• Bryce Thompson: Athens, Greece (Spring 2000)
• Brett Shoemaker: Philadelphia Campus (1999-2000)
• Angie Chilcoat: Philadelphia Campus (Fall 1999)

• Rachel Heeter, Eisenhower Historical Site and Farm, Gettysburg, PA (Summer 2005)
• Mandie Sayers, Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle, PA (Summer 2005)
• Heather Breining, Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg, PA (Spring 2005)
  
• Jeff Erbig:  Historical Services, U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle, PA (Spring 2005)
  
• Danae Davis, African-American Historical Museum, Philadelphia, PA (Summer 2004)
  
• Corinne Major:  National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA (Fall 2004- Spring 2005)
• Josh Roth:  Army War College and Military History Institute, Carlisle, PA (Fall 2004)
  
• Andrew Sand: Maryland Energy Commission (Summer 2004)
  
• Andrew Sand: World Relief--Advocacy and Policy Intern (Summer 2004)
  
• Everttte Finch:  National Warplane Museum, Horseheads, NY (Summer 2003)
  
• Sharon Hopper: National Civil War Museum (Summer 2002; Summer 2003)
• Megan Jones: National Civil War Museum (Summer 2003)
• Joann Henry: Brethren in Christ Archvies, Messiah College (Summer 2003)
• Alicia Sell: Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives (Summer 2002)
• Lisanne Roth: Pennsylvania Capitol Historic Preservation Committee (Summer 2002)
• Heather Myers: Cumberland County Historical Society (Spring 2002)
• Tim Delphey: Cumberland County Historical Society (Spring 2002)
• Shaun Kirkpatrick, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY (Summer 2001)
  
• Bethany Parliament: Atwater Kent Museum in Philadelphia (Spring 2001)
• Darren Hanna: Atwater Kent Museum in Philadelphia (Spring 2001)
• Mac Brodt: Center for Strategic Leadership, Army War College (Spring 2002)
• Nicolas Haegeli: Army Military History Institute (Spring 2002)
• Laura Dody: Litigation Division of the CIA (Summer 2001)
• Beth Laughman: Crispus Attucks Association of York (Summer 2001)
• Lisanne Roth: Eisenhower National Historical Site (Summer 2001)
• Kevin Benedict: Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas (Spring 2001)
• Mac Brodt: Irwin, McKnight, and Hughes Law Firm (Spring 2001)
• Kevin Hess: Carlisle Law Firm (Spring 2001)
• Katie Johnson: American Studies Program in Washington, D.C. (2000-2001)

History Department Teaching Internship Roll

• Cheryl Cliver: Central Dauphin High School (Spring 2005)
• Mary Harmer: Central Dauphin High School (Spring 2005)
• Seth Ran: Carlisle High School (Spring 2005)
• Kim Pearce: Cumberland Valley High School (Spring 2005)
• Shawn Truppo: Cedar Cliff High School (Spring 2005)
  
• Clay Bandy: East Pennsboro Area High School (Spring 2004)
• Cheryl Doughty: Carlisle Area High School (Spring 2004)
• Sharon Hopper: East Pennsboro Area High School (Spring 2003)
• Wayne Kantz: Carlisle Area High School (Spring 2003)
• Adam Larew: Cumberland Valley High School (Spring 2003)
• Beth Laughman: Cumberland Valley High School (Spring 2003)
• Adam Polhemus: Northern High School (Spring 2003)
• Derek Stanton: Northern High School (Spring 2003)
• Brian Womer: Cumberland Valley High School (Spring 2003)
• Jamie Binder: Central Dauphin High School (Spring 2002)
• Nicolas Butt: Carlisle Area High School (Spring 2002)
• Stephen Maurelli: Northern High School (Spring 2002)
• Bryce Thompson: Mechanicsburg Area High School (Spring 2002)
• Angie Chilcoat: Bermudian Springs High School (Fall 2001)
• Heather Dahl: East Pennsboro High School (Spring 2001)
• Melissa Kulp: Boiling Springs High School (Spring 2001)
• Delia Park: Carlisle High School (Spring 2001)
• Joshua Sabol: Red Land High School (Spring 2001)
• Christopher Kapiloff: Northern High School (Fall 2000)
• Jason Crissman: Northern High School (Spring 2000)
• Douglas Enders: Northern High School (Spring 2000)
• Bethany Worley: Central Dauphin High School (Spring 2000)

History Department Student Award Roll

• Lucy Barnhouse ('08):  Messiah College Presidential Scholarship (2005); National Merit Scholar (2005).
  
• Jamie Binder ('02): Clio Award as Most Oustanding Graduating Senior (2002); Boyer Scholar (2001-2002).
• Mac Brodt ('02): Boyer Scholar (2001-2002); Pew Younger Scholar (Summer 2001).
• Kevin Benedict ('02): Boyer Scholar (2001-2002).
• Danae Davis ('05):  Honorable Mention, Messiah College Peace Speech Competition (2005)
  
• Jeff Erbig ('05): Boyer Scholar (2004-2005); Friends of Murray Library Travel Grant (2005); Clio Award as Most Outstanding Graduating Senior (2005).
  
• Ben Friedline ('04): Clio Award as Most Outstanding Graduating Senior (2004).
  
• Megan Giordano ('03): Boyer Scholar (2000-2001); Clio Award as Most Outstanding Graduating Senior (2003); McNeil Fellow, Winterthur Museum Study in Early American Civilization (2003-2005).
• Sharon Hopper ('03): Boyer Scholar (2002-2003); Bernice Samalonis Scholarship (Middle States Council for Social Studies, 2003).
• Sarah Mackin ('04): Clio Award as Most Oustanding Graduating Senior (2004); Boyer Scholar (2003-2004).
  
• Bethany Parliament ('02): Clio Award as Most Oustanding Graduating Senior (2002).
• Andrew Sand ('06):  Maryland Governor's Citation for his work at the Maryland Energy Administration and for restructuring Baltimore's Clean Cities Coalition (Summer 2004).
  
• Monica Volante ('01): Clio Award as Most Outstanding Graduating Senior (2001).
• Elisabeth Winkler ('02): Clio Award as Most Oustanding Graduating Senior (2002).

           History Department Graduate Student Roll

• Brttany Eastman ('05): Florida State University (M.A. in Library Science)
• Lindsay Walker ('05): Campbell University (NC) Law School
• Virginia Bray ('05):  University of Richmond Law School
  
• Alicia Sell ('02): Drexel University (M.A. Information Science and Technology)
  
• Laura Dody ('03): Australian National University (M.A. in International Relations)
  
• Emily Ruby ('02): University of Delaware (M.A. in Hagley Program in the History of Technology and Industrialization)
  
• Elizabeth Stice ('04): University of Hawaii (M.A. program in World History)
• Bethany Parliament ('02)  Columbia University Teachers College (M.A. program)
  
• Megan Giordano ('03): Winterthur Program in Early American Civilization
• Megan Jones ('03): University Delaware (M.A.--Ph.D program in American History)
• Kevin Schneider ('03): Asbury Theological Seminary
• Lisanne Roth ('03): Widener University School of Law
• Vanessa Walters ('03): Widener University School of Law
• Kevin Benedict ('02): University of Missouri (M.A. Program in Journalism)
• Katie Johnson ('01): Eastern Mennonite University (M.A. Program in Conflict Transformation)
• Erin Byrne ('01): University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D. Program)
• Kevin Hess ('01): University of Dayton Law School (J.D. Program)
• Michael Swimley ('98): Lancaster Theological Seminary (M.Div. Program)
• Kevin Webster ('98): Millersville University (M.A. Program in History)
• Jeremy Moore ('98): University of Illinois (M.A. Program in Journalism)
• Lori Hahn [Schrecengost] ('98): Pennsylvania State University (M.S. Program in Special Education)
• Diane Jones ('97): University of Toronto (M.A. Program in Medieval History)
• Christie Drabble ('97): George Washington University (M.A. Program in Museum Studies)
• Christopher Bjorkman ('97): Shippensburg University (M.S. Program in College Student Personnel)
• Daniel Cobb ('96): University of Oklahoma (Ph.D. Program in Native American History)
• Meredith Fisher [Fritz] ('96): Duke University (M.A.T. Program in English)
• Kurt Werthmuller ('95): Harvard University (Ph.D. Program in Middle East Studies)
• Gary Mattei ('95): Eastern College (M.Ed. Program)
• Mark Abbott ('94): Delaware State College (M.S. Program in Special Education)
• Denise DeHaan ('94): Seton Hall University (J.D. Program)
• Debra Peters ('94): Wilkes University (M.Ed. Program)
• Robin Lesher ('93): Syracuse University (M.L.S. Program)
• Mark Wastler ('92): University of Maryland (M.A. Program in History); Episcopal Seminary in Cambridge, MA (M.Div.Program)
• Robert Pepper ('92): Shippensburg University (M.S. Program in College Student Personnel)
• Margaret Weigel ('92): Virginia Commonwealth University (M.A. Program in Theatre)
• R. Michael Castagna ('91): Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div. Program)
• Michael Dobishinsky ('91): Marywood University (M.Ed. Program)
• Jessiac Eskow ('91): Yale University (M.S. Program in Environmental Studies)
• Elizabeth Pearce-Ziegenfus ('91): Temple University (M.A. Program in History)
• Samantha Peterson ('91) Pennsylvania State University (M.A. Program in History)
• Jonathan Young ('91): Yale Law School (J.D. Program); University of North Carolina (Ph.D. Program in American History)
• Christopher Eldridge ('90): Lehigh University (M.A. Program in History)
• Dennis Peachey ('90): Elmira College (M.S. Program in Sociology)
• Mark Richine ('90): Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div. Program)
• Michael Sider ('90): University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D. Program in American History)
• Mark Thompson ('90): Villanova University (M.A. Program in History)