Eight West Virginia University history students recently presented their original research at a regional conference for the Phi Alpha Theta history honorary. The conference took place at the University of Charleston

Two of the students were recognized with awards.

Allison Fredette of Morgantown was named a winner for her paper,The Committee for the First Amendment: Hollywoods Defense.

Carrie Cecils paper,The Influence of Social Conditions on Propaganda in Britain: The Empire Market Board, 1923-1933,also won a first prize. Cecil is from New Martinsville.

Other history majors who presented at the conference include Nick Perich of Fairmont, Olivia Szwalbnest of Huntington, Skye Doney of Fairmont, Jay Smith of Elkins, Monica Potts of Morgantown and Kristen Shomper of Camp Hill, Pa.

The students are all studying in WVU s Department of History in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.

Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society whose goal is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians.

For more information, contact Katherine Aaslestad, WVU Phi Alpha Theta faculty advisor, at Katherine.Aaslestad@mail.wvu.edu or at 304-293-2421, ext. 5237