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Faculty News - Fall 2005

Dr. LeForge Has Busy Fall Professionally

In the early fall, Dr. Judy LeForge’s essay entitled “Tennessee’s 1796 Constitution: Preparation for Statehood” appeared as a chapter in the third edition of the book Tennessee: State of the Nation (2006), edited by Larry H. Whitaker and W. Calvin Dickinson. During the Tennessee Conference of Historians held in Knoxville September 16-17, Dr. LeForge chaired a session on the Reconstruction era. In October, she presented her paper “Alabama’s Colored Conventions and the Exodus Movement, 1870-1879” at the Ohio Valley History Conference held at Murray State University (October 27-29). Dr. LeForge’s article, “Porter-Leath Children’s Center: Memphis, Tennessee’s First Orphanage,” will appear in the forthcoming volume of the West Tennessee Historical Society. Finally, on December 6, 2005, Dr. LeForge held a reception for history majors and minors interested in teaching history.
 

History group participates in service project at Fort Donelson

On November 9, 2005, Dr. Stephen Carls, Professor Keith Bates, Dr. Judy LeForge, Dr. Terry Lindley, and Dr. David Thomas went with senior student members of Phi Alpha Theta to do a service project at Fort Donelson National Battlefield as a part of Union University’s third annual “Day of Remembrance.” See More Info
 

Dr. Cooney Wins Pew Summer Grant

The Pew Research Committee of Union University in October awarded Dr. Kevin Cooney a $4500 PEW Summer Grant to return to Japan to interview Japanese foreign-policy makers.  This project is a continuation of the research that led to his first two books on Japanese foreign policy.  He will conduct his research in the summer of 2006, and will present his findings at the annual convention of the International Studies Association and at Union in the spring of 2007.