The history department set a record by graduating eight PhDs during the 2008-2009 academic year.
They were:
Jodi EASTBERG, (BA, St. Louis; MA, Marquette): "West Meets East: British Perceptions of China as Demonstrated in the Life and Works of Sir George Thomas Staunton, 1781-1859" (Carla Hay, dissertation director). Jodi is assistant professor of history at Alverno College in Milwaukee.
Jason HOSTUTLER (BA; MA, Marquette) "Smokestacks and Steeples: An Analysis of the Milwaukee Catholic Church in the Industrial Era, 1870-1930" (Thomas Jablonsky, dissertation director).
Ann OSTENDORF (BA, St. Louis; MA, Marquette) "Antebellum Music Culture of the Southern Mississippi River and the Creation of an American National Identity" (Kristen Foster, dissertation director). Ann will become an assistant professor of history this fall at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.
Enaya OTHMAN (BA,; MA,) "The American Friends Mission in Ramallah, Palestine: A Case Study of American-Arab Encounter, 1869-1948" (Steve Avella, dissertation director).
Wayne RIGGS (BA, Grove City; MA, Marquette) "Religion in Britain during the Great War: A Comparative Study of the Church of England, the Church of Scotland, and the Roman Catholic Church" (Carla Hay, dissertation director). Wayne is an assistant professor of history at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida.
David SCHROEDER (BA; MA) “Mr. Justice Pierce Butler and the New Deal” (Steven Avella, dissertation director). David will become an assistant professor of history this fall at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota.
Thomas SOBOTTKE (BA, MA): "The Imperial Enterprise: Anglo-American Reaction to the Spanish-American and Boer Wars, 1898-1902" (Carla Hay, dissertation director). Tom is a teacher at Mukwonago (WI) High School
John M. VIETORIS (BA, Lewis; MA, Notre Dame): "Race and Religion: Interaction between the Catholic Church and the African American Community in Milwaukee, 1908-68" (Steve Avella, dissertation director). John is an assistant professor at Lewis University, in Joliet, Illinois.
