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2018-19 Photo Gallery

History major Lauren Butler (center) waits to receive her Bachelor of Arts diploma at Union University's undergraduate commencement on May 18, 2019.
Dr. Brent D. Ellis, President of Spring Arbor University in Michigan, delivers Union's spring undergraduate commencement address titled “Announcing Charlie” on May 18, 2019.
Union University President Dr. Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver introduces Spring Arbor University President Dr. Brent D. Ellis, who delivered the commencement address at Union University's graduation on May 18, 2019.
Phi Alpha Theta member Mac Hazlerig stands with other members of the Union University Singers as the group gets ready to sing Psalm 103 (Bless the Lord) during Union's undergraduate commencement service on May 18, 2019.
Drs. Stephen Carls (left) and Keith Bates (right) stand with the graduating Phi Alpha Theta student members prior to Union's spring undergraduate commencement on May 18, 2019. The students are (left to right) Will Choate, Marylee Barker, and Lauren Butler.
Attendees at the Phi Alpha Theta cookout on May 11, 2019, have a conversation together at the end of the evening. They are (left to right) Megan Ledbetter, Nathan Heatherly, Lillie Salazar (back to camera), Katie Allison, Luke Sower, and Dr. Alice-Catherine Carls (back to camera).
Dr. Stephen Carls (left) congratulates Phi Alpha Theta member Will Choate at the Phi Alpha Theta cookout on May 11, 2019, for his successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts program at Union University.
Dr. Stephen Carls (left) gives Phi Alpha Theta member Luke Sower a certificate of appreciation at the history department cookout on May 11, 2019, for his work as the Delta-Psi chapter vice president in 2018-2019.
Attendees at the 27th Annual Phi Alpha Theta/History Department Cookout at Dr. Stephen Carls's home on May 11, 2019, go through the food line. They are (going clockwise, starting on the left) Luke Sower, Dr. Keith Bates, Nathan Heatherly, Brenda Briley, Mikayla Simpson, Jack Waters, and Lillie Salazar.
Phi Alpha Theta member Katie Allison accepts the first-place prize in the 2019 Dr. James Alex Baggett History Research Paper Competition from Dr. Stephen Carls at Union University's Awards Convocation on May 3, 2019. Photo by Kristi Woody
Phi Alpha Theta member Lauren Butler accepts the Academic Excellence Medal in History from Dr. Stephen Carls at Union University's Awards Convocation on May 3, 2019. Photo by Kristi Woody
Robert Briley (second from left), the 2019 recipient of the History Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, stands with members of his family at the history awards banquet on May 2, 2019. They are (left to right) Jennifer, Brenda, and Trebor. Photo by Nicole Grim
Dr. Stephen Carls recognizes Lauren Butler (standing on the right) at the history awards banquet on May 2, 2019, for her dedication as president of Union's Delta-Psi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta in 2018-2019. Photo by Nicole Grim
Will Choate (right) accepts a book and certificate of recognition from Dr. Henry Allen at the history awards banquet on May 2, 2019, for his paper presentation at the Tennessee Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Belmont University on March 30, 2019. Photo by Nicole Grim
Phi Alpha Theta member Will Choate accepts the History Minor Award from Dr. Keith Bates at the history awards banquet on May 2, 2019. Photo by Nicole Grim
Lauren Butler, president of the Delta-Psi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, accepts the Phi Alpha Theta Scholarship Pin and Academic Excellence Certificate at the history awards banquet on May 2, 2019. Standing with her are Robert Briley (left) and Dr. Stephen Carls. Photo by Nicole Grim
Attendees at the History Department Awards Banquet on May 2, 2019, listen to Dr. Ray Van Neste talk about the importance of history in society as the evening's keynote speaker. Dr. Alice-Catherine Carls is clearly visible at the table on the left, as is Dr. Henry Allen at the table to the right. Photo by Nicole Grim
Dr. Ray Van Neste, Dean of the School of Theology and Missions at Union, talks about the importance of history in society as the featured speaker at the History Department Awards Banquet on May 2, 2019. Photo by Nicole Grim
Attendees at the History Department Awards Banquet on May 3, 2019, enjoy their meals and fellowship together.
Luker Sower delivers his paper on "Christian Shamanism: Ivan Veniaminov and the Adoption of Orthodoxy as the Indigenous Faith of Russian Alaska" at the Union University Scholarship Symposium on April 23, 2019.
Lauren Butler responds to a question about her paper "History of 20th Century American Dance" at the Union University Scholarship Symposium on April 23, 2019.
Lauren Butler (left) talks to Phi Alpha Theta member Lillie Salazar near the Lexington Inn during the Delta-Psi chapter's Franco-American bake sale on April 10, 2019.
Katie Allison (front right) makes a sale to a Union student during the chapel foyer phase of the 2019 Phi Alpha Theta bake sale on April 10.
Savannah Wright (left) and Katie Allison wait for people exiting Union's chapel service to make purchases at the Phi Alpha Theta bake sale on April 10, 2019.
Phi Alpha Theta members Addison Osborne (left) and Tranae Newsome stand together at the beginning of the Delta-Psi chapter's 16th Annual Franco-American Confection and Bake Sale on April 10, 2019. Photo by Joey Echeverria
Members of the Union University contingent at the Tennessee Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Belmont University on March 30, 2019, take time for a photo before leaving for home. They are (left to right) Will Choate, Lauren Butler, Luke Sower, Dr. Terry Lindley, Dr. Henry Allen, and Dr. Stephen Carls.
Dr. Stephen Carls presents a gift bag to Dr. Cynthia Bisson during the luncheon program at the Tennessee Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Belmont University on March 30, 2019. Bisson was the conference coordinator.
Delta-Psi chapter member Lauren Butler delivers her paper on "The History of Dance in the 20th Century" at the Phi Alpha Theta conference at Belmont University on March 30, 2019.
Union University student Luke Sower presents his paper on "Christian Shamanism: Ivan Veniamenov and the Adoption of Orthodoxy as the Indigenous Faith of Russian Alaska" at the Tennessee Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference on March 30, 2019.
Dr. Henry Allen (right), a chair/commentator at the Tennessee Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Belmont University on March 30, 2019, sits with members of his panel on "Birth Control, Eugenics, and the State in the 20th Century." The student paper presenters are (left to right) Georgia Horne (University of Virginia at Wise), Emily James (Cumberland University), and Samuel Cooley (Tusculum University).
Phi Alpha Theta members Will Choate (left to right), Lauren Butler, and Luke Sower enjoy refreshments at the start of the Tennessee Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Belmont University on March 30, 2019.
Phi Alpha Theta attendees at the Jackson Old Hickory Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast on March 16, 2019, take a break from eating their food. They are (left to right, looking at camera) Dr. Alice-Catherine Carls, Lauren Butler, Brenda Briley, and Robert Briley.
Representatives of Phi Alpha Theta at the pancake breakfast that the Jackson Old Hickory Rotary Club sponsored on March 16, 2019, stand in front of a wall painting of Casey Jones' locomotive at Andrew Jackson Elementary School, site of the Rotary fundraiser. They are (left to right) Robert Briley, Brenda Briley, Lauren Butler, Dr. Alice-Catherine Carls, and Dr. Stephen Carls.
The 2019-2020 Delta-Psi chapter officers pose for a photo during the chapter's Phi Alpha Theta T-shirt Spirit Day on March 11, 2019. They are: (left to right) Reagan Smith (secretary); Katie Allison (senator); Luke Sower (president); Megan Ledbetter (vice president); and Mac Hazlerig (senator). Photo by Hannah Heckart
Phi Alpha Theta members gather for a photo during the Delta-Psi chapter's T-shirt Spirit Day on March 11, 2019. They are: (front row, left to right) Savannah Wright, Katie Allison, Megan Ledbetter, Tranae Newsome, Addison Osborne, and Mac Hazlerig; (back row, left to right) Reagan Smith, Dr. Henry Allen, Dr. Keith Bates, Luke Sower, Macon Bullock, Will Choate, Christopher Hearn, and Dr. Stephen Carls. Photo by Hannah Heckart
Delta-Psi chapter officers for 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 join together for a group photo at the Phi Alpha Theta spring semester plenary meeting. They are: (left to right) Lauren Butler (president, 2018-2019); Reagan Smith (secretary, 2019-2020); Megan Ledbetter (secretary 2018-2019; vice president, 2019-2020); Luke Sower (president, 2019-2020; vice president, 2018-2019); Katie Allison (senator, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020); and Mac Hazlerig (senator, 2019-2020). Photo by Sarah Goff
Phi Alpha Theta President Lauren Butler leads the Delta-Psi chapter's business meeting on February 26, 2019. Vice President Luke Sower is on the left. Photo by Sarah Goff
The newly initiated Phi Alpha Theta members show off their membership certificates during the Delta-Psi chapter's spring plenary meeting on February 26, 2019. They are (left to right) Tranae Newsome, Addison Osborne, Savannah Wright, Reagan Smith, Mac Hazlerig, and Matthew Latham.
Delta-Psi Chapter Vice President Luke Sower (right) leads the induction ceremony for Phi Alpha Theta initiates on February 26, 2019. The inductees are (left to right) Matthew Latham, Savannah Wright, Tranae Newsome, Addison Osborne, Mac Hazlerig, and Reagan Smith.
Delta-Psi chapter members stand for a group photo at their spring plenary meeting on February 26. 2019. They are (front row, left to right) Tranae Newsome, Addison Osborne, Leah Atkins, Megan Ledbetter, Katie Allison, Audrey Cagle, Lauren Butler, and Savannah Wright; (back row, left to right) Mac Hazlerig, Matthew Allen (son of Dr. Henry Allen), Matthew Latham, Dr. Henry Allen, Robert Briley, Will Choate, Reagan Smith, Luke Sower, and Dr. Stephen Carls.
Phi Alpha Theta member Nakota Wood accepts her Union University diploma and congratulations from President Dr. Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver at the undergraduate commencement exercises on December 15, 2018. Wood was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in business administration.
Phi Alpha Theta member Jessica Barton receives her Union University diploma and congratulations from President Dr. Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver at the undergraduate commencement service on December 15, 2018. Barton earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in intercultural studies and French. Photo by Kristi Woody
Graduating Phi Alpha Theta members Nakota Wood (left) and Jessica Barton stand with Dr. Stephen Carls prior to Union University's undergraduate commencement exercises on December 15, 2018.
Attendees at the Phi Alpha Theta French Christmas dinner on December 8, 2018, enjoy a lighthearted moment together. They are (left to right) Megan Ledbetter, Lillie Salazar, Audrey Cagle, Trey Hall, and Dr. Keith Bates.
Dr. Stephen Carls talks about the 65-year history (1953-2018) of Union's Delta-Psi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at the Phi Alpha Theta French Christmas dinner on December 8, 2018. All attendees received a packet of Peeps candy, which is a chapter symbol.
Dr. Stephen Carls presents graduating Phi Alpha Theta member Jessica Barton with a gift bag at the Delta-Psi chapter's French Christmas dinner on December 8, 2018.
Dr. Alice-Catherine Carls prepares a red beet salad at the Phi Alpha Theta French Christmas dinner on December 8, 2018.
Participants at the Phi Alpha Theta French Christmas dinner join together for a photo on December 8, 2018. They are: (front row, left to right) Brenda Briley, Becky Lindley, Nancy Thomas, Lauren Butler, and Dr. Stephen Carls; (middle row, left to right) Will Choate, Trey Hall, Katie Allison, Megan Ledbetter, Addison Osborne, Lillie Salazar, and Jessica Barton; (back row, left to right) Dr. Terry Lindley, Dr. Keith Bates, Robert Briley, Luke Sower, Audrey Cagle, Dr. David Thomas, and Nathan Heatherly.
Books that the Delta-Psi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta purchased for Union's Library in the Logos adorn a library coffee table on November 29, 2018. Photo by Kristi Woody
Delta-Psi Chapter President Lauren Butler (seated, left) presents a Phi Alpha Theta Best Chapter Award check to Union Library Director Melissa Moore. Faculty Advisor Dr. Stephen Carls (standing, left) and Chapter Vice President Luke Sower are also in the photo. Books purchased with the $250 prize money are on display on the coffee table in the foreground. Photo by Kristi Woody
Participants in the history department's community service project at Liberty Garden Park on November 6, 2018, take a break at the end of the morning. They are (left to right) Lillie Salazar, Emily Summers, Dr. Stephen Carls, Leah Atkins, Megan Ledbetter, Rachel Durham, and Addison Osborne.
Luke Sower (left) and Nicholas Terra load mulch onto a utility vehicle at Liberty Garden Park as part of the Phi Alpha Theta-sponsored cleanup project there on November 6, 2018.
Dr. David Thomas puts mulch around a tree at Liberty Garden Park during the Phi Alpha Theta-sponsored Day of Remembrance project there on November 6, 2018. Photo by Kristi Woody
Phi Alpha Theta member Lillie Salazar collects branches in the wooded area of Liberty Garden Park and Arboretum as part of the history department's community service project there on November 6, 2018. Photo by Kristi Woody
Dr. Henry Allen pulls a large branch to a pick-up point at Liberty Garden Park during the history department's community service project there on November 6, 2018.
Participants in the Union University Campus and Community Day history project stand in front of the gazebo at Liberty Garden Park and Arboretum on November 6, 2018. They are (front row, left to right) Dr. Henry Allen, Dr. David Thomas, Lillie Salazar, Leah Atkins, Megan Ledbetter, Rachel Durham, and Dr. Stephen Carls; (second row, left to right) Tammy Buchanan-Anderson, Gideon Ragland, Dr. Terry Lindley, Addison Osborne, Tranae Newsome, Jack Waters, Luke Sower, and Nicholas Terra; (back row, left to right) Mario Clark, Miles Randall, and J.D. Sims.
Dr. Melvyn Leffler lectures on “Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War” to 700 people as the 2018 Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer on October 22. Photo by Joey Echeverria
Drs. Melvyn Leffler (left to right), Samuel W. Dub Oliver, and Stephen Carls smile during the presentation of a Leffler book to Union President Oliver at a dinner program that was part of the Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lectureship on October 22, 2018.
Dr. Melvyn Leffler (left), the 2018 Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer, enjoys an afternoon break with history department members on October 22. They are (left to right) Drs. Henry Allen, David Thomas, and Terry Lindley.
Guests enjoy their meals at the Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lectureship dinner in honor of Dr. Melvyn Leffler on October 22, 2018. Seated at the table in the foreground are (left to right) Caitlin Roach, Dr. David Thomas, Megan Ledbetter, and Luke Sower.
Attendees at the dinner in honor of Dr. Melvyn Leffler on October 22, 2018, engage in conversation and enjoy good food together. They are (starting on the front left and going clockwise) Dr. Ricky Garlitz, Dr. Greg Ryan (face obscured), Dr. Sean Evans, Lauren Butler, Jessica Barton, and Dr. Terry Lindley.
Dr. Melvyn Leffler, the 2018 Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer, talks about “Harry Truman and the Origins of the Cold War” on the afternoon of October 22 to an audience of 130 people. Photo by Kristi Woody
Dr. Stephen Carls introduces University of Virginia Professor Melvyn Leffler, the 2018 Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecturer, for an afternoon lecture about “Harry Truman and the Origins of the Cold War” on October 22.
Dr. Stephen Carls (left to right), Delta-Psi Chapter President Lauren Butler, and Vice President Luke Sower stand with the 16th straight Phi Alpha Theta Best Chapter Award that the group received in the mail on October 18, 2018. Behind them is a history display case containing many of the chapter's previous Best Chapter Awards.
Phi Alpha Theta members have a casual conversation following the Delta-Psi chapter's fall plenary meeting on September 20, 2018. They are (starting on the left, going clockwise) Christopher Hearn, Lillie Salazar, Megan Ledbetter, Dr. Keith Bates, Lauren Butler, and Luke Sower.
Delta-Psi Chapter President leads the business portion of the Phi Alpha Theta fall semester plenary meeting on September 20, 2018. Vice President Luke Sower is at her side. Photo by Lynn Tucker
Delta-Psi Chapter Vice President Luke Sower hands out Phi Alpha Theta fact sheets to society members at the chapter's fall plenary meeting on September 20, 2018. Seated are (back to front) Christopher Hearn, Leah Atkins, Audrey Cagle, Megan Ledbetter, and Dr. Keith Bates. Photo by Lynn Tucker
Phi Alpha Theta members join together for a photo at the Delta-Psi chapter's fall semester plenary meeting on September 20, 2018. They are: (left to right) Dr. Keith Bates, Audrey Cagle, Will Choate, Lillie Salazar, Macon Bullock, Leah Atkins, Dr. Henry Allen, Lauren Butler, Luke Sower, Megan Ledbetter, Christopher Hearn, and Dr. Stephen Carls. Photo by Lynn Tucker
Dr. Stephen Carls reads a letter of congratulations to the new Delta-Psi chapter members from Phi Alpha Theta Executive Director Michael Decker at the chapter's fall plenary meeting on September 20, 2018. Photo by Lynn Tucker
The Union University Phi Alpha Theta inductees take the society's membership oath at the Delta-Psi chapter's fall plenary meeting on September 20, 2018. They are (left to right) Christopher Hearn, Lillie Salazar, Audrey Cagle, Will Choate, and Macon Bullock.
Phi Alpha Theta volunteers enjoy breakfast at Panera Bread in Jackson following the “Racing So They Can Ride” 5k and 10k races on September 15, 2018. They are (left to right) Luke Sower, Lauren Butler, Robert Briley, and Dr. Stephen Carls.
Dr. Alice-Catherine Carls does a thumbs-up as she pushes forward in the “Racing So They Can Ride” 5k event on September 15, 2018.
Robert Briley (left to right), Lauren Butler, and Luke Sower show off their safety vests as Phi Alpha Theta volunteers at the “Racing So They Can Ride” 5k and 10k fundraising races on September 15, 2018.
An American flag highlights and start and finish lines of the “Racing So They Can Ride” 5k and 10k races on September 15, 2018.
Attendees at the History Welcome Reception enjoy good fellowship and food. They are (seated, left to right) Dr. Terry Lindley, Leah Atkins, Lillie Salazar, Megan Ledbetter, and Katie Allison. Standing in the background (left to right) are Sandra Allen (back to camera), Mikayla Simpson, Becky Lindley, and Tranae Newsome.
Lillie Salazar (left) and Lauren Butler go through the food line at the History Welcome Reception on September 10, 2018.
Lauren Butler (front left) and Katie Allison (front right) fill out name tags at the History Welcome Reception on September 10, 2018. Dr. Alice-Catherine Carls (back left) and Addison Osborne (back right) stand behind them.
Various snacks fill the food table at the History Welcome Reception at Dr. Stephen Carls's home on September 10, 2018.
Union University President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver speaks on the topic of “Temperance” at the school's Fall Convocation on August 24, 2018. Photo by Kristi Woody
The history department's student representatives at the Campus Life Fair on August 19, 2018, pause for a photo. They are: (left to right) Lauren Butler, president of Union's Delta-Psi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta; Jessica Barton, president of the Rutledge Honorary History Club; and Luke Sower, vice president of the Delta-Psi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta.
Phi Alpha Theta President Lauren Butler (left) talks to a student at the Student Life Fair on August 19, 2018 while Vice President Luke Sower listens.
The history department's display board shows visitors the many facets of the department at the Campus Life Fair on August 19, 2018.
The last formal stop of the World War I travel group from West Tennessee was the Medici Fountain that Marie de Medici, the widow of French King Henry IV, had built around 1630 in the Luxembourg Garden in Paris. The tour group saw the fountain on May 31, 2018.
Drs. Stephen and Alice-Catherine Carls, both Phi Alpha Theta members, wait for their dinners at a restaurant on the Place du Tertre in the Montmartre area of Paris on May 28, 2018. They led a West Tennessee group of travelers on a World War I tour in Western Europe in the latter part of May.
A French truck used to carry messenger pigeons is one of thousands of items on display at the Great War Museum in Meaux, France. The World War I travel group from West Tennessee explored the museum on May 28, 2018.
Two French World War I “Adrian” helmets and a French kepi are among the items on display in a museum located in the tower of the Douaumont Ossuary at Verdun. Several members of the World War I tour group that Drs. Stephen and Alice-Catherine Carls led in the latter part of May 2018 visited the Museum on May 27.
The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in France contains the graves of more than 14,000 American soldiers, most of whom lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918. The World War I tour group that Drs. Stephen and Alice-Catherine Carls led from May 20 to June 1 visited the cemetery on May 26, 2018.
Members of the World War I travel group rest for a few minutes on May 26, 2018, at the State of Pennsylvania Memorial constructed in the 1920s in Varennes, France, to honor its soldiers who died in the First World War. The tour group was in Western Europe from May 21 to June 1.
A photo that appears in the book EUROPE FROM WAR TO WAR, 1914-1945, by Stephen and Alice-Catherine Carls is shown here in a display at the Imperial War Museum in London. A World War I tour group led by the Carlses visited the museum on May 22, 2018.
Drs. Stephen and Alice-Catherine Carls led a World War I tour group to Britain, Belgium, and France from May 20 to June 1, 2018. In this photo, group members stand in front of the Cenotaph war memorial in Whitehall, London, on May 22, 2018. The official unveiling ceremony of the memorial took place on November 11, 1920.

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