Achievements

Dierdre Wallace

Art + Film

Dierdre is a 2003 graduate of the Art Department, emphasis in Jewelry and Small Metals. She has founded a shoe company, deeFind, which specializes in wearable works of art. Please visit http://www.indiegogo.com/deeFind-shoes for info on her current indiegogo campaign.

Dierdre Wallace, Founder/Shoe Designer
deeFind
www.deeFind.com
dierdrewallace@yahoo.com
530.200.7848

Stephen Cunha

Geography

Geography Professor Stephen Cunha has published a book chapter on the origin and worldwide diffusion of national parks. In it, he explores how the American idea of preserving wild landscapes took shape in 1864 when Yosemite Valley and a nearby grove of Giant Sequoias were set aside as Yosemite State Park. During the next century the idea of protecting and conserving natural environments spread over much of the world. Broadly speaking, parks and other protected areas of one sort or another are now found in 95 percent of the world’s countries.

Jeff Coomber and Nicole Log

History

Jeff Coomber and Nicole Log were selected as the first- and second-prize winners, respectively, in the Charles R. Barnum History Contest, for which they submitted research papers on an aspect of local history. The Charles R. Barnum History Awards were established in 1952 by a grant from Charles Barnum, a realtor and insurance broker in Eureka who was a member of the Humboldt State College Advisory Board from 1946 until his death in 1953.

William Ruiz

History

Will Ruiz has been named the recipient of the 2012 Dr. John Hennessey Award, which is presented to a history major and graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding academic merit. The award was established in memory of Dr. John Hennessey, a former professor of history and department chair at HSU. Will's name will be added to the Hennessey Award Recipients Plaque on display outside the History Department office.

Jeff Mielke

History

Jeff Mielke has been awarded the 2012 Johnston-Aronoff Award, which is presented to an outstanding student who is pursuing a career in history as a teacher. The Johnston-Aronoff Award was established by Guy Aronoff, a lecturer in HSU’s History Department, and his wife, Judy Johnston.

Ninamarie Jeffrey

Politics

Ninamarie Jeffrey, a junior political science major, has been selected for the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals. The program, funded jointly by the U.S. Department of State and the German legislature (the Bundestag), provides full funding for a one year cultural exchange with the opportunity to work, study, and live in Germany. The CBYX fellowship program recruits 75 young adults from across the United States in business, engineering, technical, agricultural, and other fields. Ninamarie will spend six months at a German university, and will then be placed in a five month paid internship appropriate to her interests and field of study.

James Floss

Communication

James Floss directed The Language Archive for Redwood Curtain Theatre in Eureka, Calif. The show, which runs through Saturday, Mar. 10, has been a critical and financial success.

Daniel Davis

Sociology

Sociology instructor Daniel Davis had his Social Research Methods syllabus and instructors guide published in the American Sociological Association's (ASA) peer reviewed teaching resources library TRAILS (Teaching Resources And Innovations Library for Sociology). It is currently posted as a feature resource on their homepage: "trails.asanet.org":http://trails.asanet.org

Brandy Hurtado

Anthropology

Brandy Hurtado from the Department of Anthropology was awarded the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowship. She will be working under the supervision of Jamie Roscoe, CRF Director, during the spring semester.

Adam Forbis, Robert Gustas, and Kyle Ports

Anthropology

Adam Forbis, Robert Gustas, and Kyle Ports from the Department of Anthropology were individually awarded the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowship. They will be working under the supervision of Professor Marisol Cortes-Rincon during the spring semester.