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Phi Alpha Theta

Phi Alpha Theta is a professional honor society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of ideas among historians.  It seeks to bring students, teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways.  Since its establishment in 1921, Phi Alpha Theta has grown to more than eight hundred thirty-nine chapters in fifty states, more than any other accredited four-year college honor society.

Fall 2014 Inductions

Membership eligibility requirements: Undergraduates must have completed a minimum of 12 credits hours in history courses, with a GPA 3.1 or better for all history classes, and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Graduate students must have completed a minimum of one third of their residence requirements for the Master’s degree, with a GPA of 3.5 or better for all courses taken for graduate credit, and no grades of ‘fail’ (or equivalent) on graduate record.

The Phi Alpha Theta chapter at UF organizes regular meetings and occasional conferences and produces a journal Alpata which welcomes both undergraduate and graduate student submissions. For more information consult the department’s website: www.history.ufl.edu.

Faculty Advisor: Steve Noll (nolls@ufl.edu)

2021-2022 Officers

President: Briana Wiggins
Vice President Mason Lichstrahl & Shannon Scott
Vice President – Mentoring: Zach Potter-Zimmerman
Vice President – Communication: Nathan Flothe
Vice President – Historical Projects: Julia Shapiro
Secretary: Laura Nance
Treasurer: Tamsyn Butler

2020-2021 Officers

President: Shannon Chamberlain
Vice President – Meetings: Briana Wiggins
Vice President – Mentorship-Recruitment: J T Hayden
Vice President – Communication: Nathan Flothe and Tamsyn Butler
Vice President – Historical Projects: Julia Shapiro
Vice President – Social Relations: Shannon Scott
Treasurer: Ben Chitko

2019-2020 Officers

President: Jacob LeMaster
Vice President – Mentorship: Errol Nelson
Vice President – Social Media: Keely Luttrell and Shannon Chamberlain
Historian: Julian Valdivia
Recruitment and Book Sales: J T Hayden
Treasurer: Ben Chitko
Graduate Student Representative: Sean O’Dwyer
Banks Committee-
Kayla Cook
Morgan Peltier
Briana Wiggins

2018-2019 Officers

President: Samuel McLane
Vice President: Ethan White
Treasurer: Andrew Salyer
Historian: Andrea Stein
Secretary: Errol Nelson and Monica Lea
Graduate Student Representative: Sean O’Dwyer

2017-2018 Officers

President: Rhianna Martin
Vice President: Sean O’Dwyer
Treasurer: Andrew Salyer
Historian: Caroline Ramsburg
Secretary: Samuel McLane

2016-2017 Officers

President: Lauren Amos
Vice President: Rhianna Martin
Historian: Morgan Rynor
Photos and Posters: Andrew Salyer
Treasurer: Daniel Bowen
Webmaster: Caroline Nickerson
Graduate Student Representative: Rebecca Earles

2015-2016 Officers

Co-Presidents: Luke Jeske and Jes Baldeweg-Rau
Vice President: Morgan Rynor
Historian: Ana Castro and Trisha Phillip
Photographer: Rebecca Earles
Treasurer: Daniel Bowen
Webmaster: Caroline Nickerson
Posters: Tyler Jump
Conference Organizer: Lauren Amos

2014-2015 Officers

President: Lauren Amos
Vice President: Rhianna Martin
Treasurer: Daniel Bowen
Secretary: Morgan Rynor
Photographer: Andrew Slayer
Graduate Student Representative: Rebecca Earles
Webmaster: Caroline Nickerson