Index

Dan Boudreau	"Why Americans Served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War One: The Aspect of Masculinity"
Dan Boudreau is a senior History student with a Secondary Education major and a Canadian American Studies minor. Boudreau created this work as an independent study project for Professor Cecilia Danysk and presented this much abridged version at the 2004 Western Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference in Helena, Montana. A larger version of the work, based on approximately 1,000 pages of documents from the Canadian National Archives’ Militia and Defence files, received Honorable Mention in an essay contest sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta and The Western Front Association (US Branch) and will appear in the June, 2004 edition of the WFA’s Pacific Coast Branch Newsletter, The Listening Post.
Serena Sprungl Bryan	"The Spaces Between: Exploring Racial Liminality in the Early Twentieth-Century Northwest"
Serena Sprungl Bryan produced her senior thesis, "The Spaces Between: Exploring Racial Liminality in the Early Twentieth-Century Northwest," with the guidance of Professor Chris Friday. She presented this version of the essay at the 2004 Western Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference in Helena, Montana.
James Hillegas	"'Pushing Forward with the Determination of the Machine Age' Interstate Five is Built through Bellingham, Washington, 1945-66."
James Hillegas graduated from Fairhaven College in June, 2004 with an interdisciplinary concentration that combined history, writing, and photography. His undergraduate studies were propelled by a desire to more fully understand himself and his culture and also to contribute to his local community. James will be pursuing a Master’s Degree in History in two years, after his wife finishes her Master’s Degree in Student Personnel Administration at Western Washington University. This essay is a condensed version of a paper he began writing during the summer, 2003 quarter in Professor Kevin Leonard’s course History 491: Regional and Local Community History: The Bellingham Centennial and was presented at the 2004 Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference in Helena, Montana. The larger version of this paper—including supplemental images—was published in the Centennial Edition of The Journal of the Whatcom County Historical Society in April, 2004.
Tessa Mahony	"Loggers and Other Forest Creatures: Conceptions of Wildlife and Work in the Pacific Northwest"
Tessa Mahony produced “Loggers and Other Forest Creatures: Conceptions of Wildlife and Work in the Pacific Northwest” during the winter quarter of 2004, under the supervision of Professor Chris Friday in HST499. Mahony presented this paper at the 2004 regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference in Helena, Montana. “Loggers and Other Forest Creatures” marks the beginning of a broader investigation into the multiple ways Pacific Northwest timber workers have interacted with their surrounding environments. Having studied at Western as a direct exchange student, upon her return to Australia Mahony intends to incorporate her historical studies into an Honors thesis in Political Science.
Jessica Mixer	"William Whiston, A Man Apart? Intellectual Inquiry and Catholic Bias in Eighteenth Century England"
Jessica Mixer Presented "William Whiston, A Man Apart? Intellectual Inquiry and Catholic Bias in Eighteenth Century England" at the 2004 Western Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference. She originally wrote the work in Professor Amanda Eurich's senior thesis seminar on Early Modern Europe. After graduating from the Math and History departments in Spring 2005, Mixer hopes to teach at the high school level.
Ulli Schraml	"Decision in the East-Operation Citadel, July 5-15, 1943: The Last German Attempt to Win Back the Strategic Initiative on the Eastern Front"
Ulli Schraml wrote "Decision in the East-Operation Citadel, July 5-15, 1943 - The Last German Attempt to Win Back the Strategic Initiative on the Eastern Front" as a senior thesis under Professor Harry Ritter's supervision. He presented this shorter version of the work at the 2004 Western Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference in Helena, Montana. After graduating this spring, Schraml will join the Masters program in History at Western this fall. Schraml's goal is to teach history at the college level.
Sophia Yeckley	"Creatures of Idolatry: The Lollard Challenge to the Visual Culture of the Middle Ages and the Catholic Response"
Sophia Yeckley, graduate student, created "Creatures of Idolatry: The Lollard Challenge to the Visual Culture of the Middle Ages and the Catholic Response" as a senior thesis under Professor Peter Diehl's supervision. She presented a version of this paper at the 2004 Western Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference in Helena, Montana. Yeckley plans to complete her thesis next year and graduate in Summer 2005.
Paul Zimpelman	"Japanese Society and Ideology During the Russo-Japanese War"
Paul Zimpelman wrote “Japanese Ideology and Society during the Russo-Japanese War” as a senior thesis under Professor Kathleen Tomlonovic’s instruction. He presented this version of his work at the 2004 Western regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference in Helena, Montana. After graduating with a History and East Asian Studies major, Paul hopes to help change the status of a country subjugated to economic imperialism, or more modestly, to continue his study of Japanese history in a graduate school that is situated in a location with delightfully warm weather.