Jeff McClurken ’94
Photo by Alan Levine
The second half of the year got off to a stellar start for Jeff McClurken ’94, UMW associate professor and chair of history and American studies.
In July, McClurken was named website review editor for the quarterly Journal of American History, the leading scholarly publication in that field.
In August, he received UMW’s J. Christopher Bill Outstanding Faculty Service Award for his contributions to digital history efforts, his commitment to incorporating technology in the classroom, and his service as chair of multiple University committees. The honor also recognized McClurken for his efforts in the community, with the public school systems and the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, and for the lectures he delivers across the country.
In late September, C-SPAN recorded his U.S. History in Film class discussion of Gone With the Wind for possible inclusion on a future segment of American History TV’s Lectures in History.
Other recent honorees on campus include:
• Rosalyn Cooperman, who won this year’s American Political Science Association’s Jack L. Walker Outstanding Article Award for co-writing Activists and Conflict Extension in American Party Politics, published in 2010 in the American Political Science Review.
• Claudia Emerson, who received one of this year’s Women of Distinction awards from the Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia for her accomplishments in culture and communication.
• Drema Khraibani ’13, who was recognized with UMW’s Citizenship Award for Diversity Leadership for her commitment to fostering inclusion on campus.