Steven Robert Alquest

           

Age: 18                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 2003

 Education: Public High School   Graduation: 6/18/2004

College: United States Military Academy          

Academic Honors: National Honors Society, Harvard Prize Book Award,

Academic Bowl MVP, All-State Scholar Athlete

Work Experience: Stadium Systems

Personal Comments:  I had a great and very memorable experience at the CWI.

 

Diane Bell

 

Age: 24                                                           

 

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1997

Education: Public High School   Graduation: 1998

College: Davidson College                    Graduation: 2002

Grad Study: William and Mary             

Academic Honors: BA - Honors in History Cum Laude

Work Experience: Carolina Academic Press

Personal Comments:  I still remember my experience at CWI fondly.  It was a wonderful experience that would not have been possible for me without the scholarship. I met so many intelligent, motivated students of my own age - that was the best part of the experience for me.  The CWI was great.

 

Biren A. Bratt

           

Age: 20                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 2001

Education: Public High School               Graduation: 2001

College: New Jersey Institute of Technology      Graduation:

Academic Honors: 2004 - Harry S. Truman scholarship; 2003 - Department of Homeland Security Scholarship, Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

Work Experience: Bank teller, Lab Researcher, Intern for Drug Enforcement Administration.

Personal Comments:  CWI was a wonderful opportunity to increase my knowledge of this critical point in our nation's history.

 

Nora Marie Brooks

 

Age: 43                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 1994,1995-2003

College: UNC - Chapel Hill                              Graduation: 1982

Academic Honors: BA - Admin of Criminal Justice and Sociology

Personal Comments:  My scholarship year experience was so profound that I have returned every year since 1994.  The exposure to the wealth of resources from speaker to fellow participants has greatly enriched my teaching.

 

Joseph Browder                                                                                

 

Age: 37                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 2003

           

College: Univ. of West Alabama                       Graduation: 2000

Academic Honors: Masters - History

Personal Comments:  CWI enhanced both my personal and professional knowledge of the Gettysburg campaign, while introducing me to new colleagues with similar interest and passions.

 

Bud Chonko

 

Age: 57                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 1995, 1996-1999

College: Susquehanna University                                   Graduation: 1969

Academic Honors: BA - History

Personal Comments:  As a result of my attendance at the Institute I have instituted an elective course on Civil War Studies at my high school and taken numerous groups to the battlefield to give tours.  My experiences at the institute have been, without a doubt, some of the highlights of my 35 years in education.  The friendliness and fine atmosphere I experienced there have made for the pleasantest of memories.  I can't say enough for CWI, its people and its program.

 

Robert P. Chorney

 

Age:                                                    

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 2003

College: Montclair State University                    Graduation: 5/1976

Grad Study: Seton Hall University

Academic Honors: BA; MA

Personal Comments:  The CWI provided a lot of information about the medical and military technologies I was not aware of.  This information enhanced my US 1 classes.

 

Rebecca Clay Copolla

 

Age: 27                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1993

High School: Public                                           Graduation: 1994

College: Gettysburg College                              Graduation: 1998

Grad Study: Tufts University

Academic Honors: BA in History; member of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society; graduated Summa Cum Laude; was awarded the Gettysburg College Senior History Prize in 1998

Work Experience: Internship at Norlands Living History Center in Livermore, ME; Education Specialist at Strawberry Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH

Personal Comments:  The Civil War Institute was a very important experience for me.  It allowed me to become familiar with the Gettysburg College campus and staff.  Attending CWI as a high school student only strengthened by interesting history, which I have continued and incorporated into my career.

 

Andrew R. Dangel

 

Age: 24                                                           

 

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1998, 1991-2001

High School: Annapolis High School                 Graduation: 1997

College: Gettysburg College                              Graduation: 2001

Grad Study: Goucher College                           Graduation; 2004

Academic Honors: Masters in the Arts of Teaching; Member of Pi Lambda Theta; Education Honor Society

 

Laura June Davis

 

Age: 22                                                           

 Year Attended: Student Scholar 1998

High School: Cherry Hill East                Graduation: 2000

College: Cornell University                                Graduation: 2004

Academic Honors: BA in History; graduated High School Summa Cum Laude; Senior Hall of Fame; National Deans List; Outstanding Chapter Officer; Greek Honor Roll

Work Experience: Internship National Archives

Personal Comments:  CWI was really my 1^st experience learning about the Civil War.  Since then it has become my passion.  I frequently tour battlefields such as Gettysburg and Antietam during breaks with my teaching. 

 

Charles Dittrich

 

Age: 27                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1995

High School: Public                                           Graduation: 1995

College: Gettysburg College                              Graduation: 1999

Grad Study: Bloomsburg University                   Graduation: 2003

Academic Honors: BA in History- Summa Cum Laude; Masters in Education Curriculum and Instruction - Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta; Co-authored two published articles

Work Experience: Teacher Secondary Education; Event Planning Gettysburg College

Personal Comments:  The Civil War Institute cemented Gettysburg College as one of the most important places in my life.  After college here and leaving to teach for three years, I find myself back again and this time my wife and I call it home.

 

Joseph J. Ferreira, Jr.

 

Age: 39                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 1997

College: Rhode Island College              Graduation: 1987

Grad Study: University of Western Ontario        Graduation: 1996

Academic Honors: BA in History; Masters in History and Theatre

Work Experience: Teaching Fellow of the Stratford Hall Seminar on Slavery; The National History Day Civil War Seminar; Fellow at Harvard University for the 2004Institute for Media and American Democracy

Personal Comments:  All of my work in the classroom related to Civil War Studies has drawn from what I learned at the CWI.  I still tell my students about our walk through Second Manassas/Bull Run Battlefield with Ed Bearss and the positive (and exhausting!) impression he left as a guide and scholar.

 

Douglas H. Galuszka

 

Age: 33                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1983 - 89,'93,'01-03

High School: Public                                           Graduation: 1989

College: Michigan State                                    Graduation: 1993

Grad Study: Maryland; Baylor              Graduation: 1998; 2003

Academic Honors: BA in History; Masters in Public Administration and Health Administration; selected to attend in residence the Army command and General Staff college for Academic year 2004-2005 at Ft. Leavenworth. KS.

Work Experience: Major in U.S. Army, Medical Service Corps

Personal Comments:  The Civil War Institute taught me to seek out a career that wasn't just about earning money.  I needed to find one that would enable me to serve the Republics those before me had.  Being an Army Officer makes me a link in a chain stretching back before the Declaration of Independence.  I feel I'm a living part of the history of America!!  And besides, I've made a heck of a lot of great friends!

 

Eric Getty

 

Age: 24                                                                                   

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1997

High School: Rutland High School                     Graduation: 1998

College: Williams College                                  Graduation: 2002

Academic Honors: BA in History; National Honor society; Tri-M Music Honors Society; Scholar Athlete Award

Work Experience: see attached resume

Personal Comments:  CWI was my first experience of close academic community and it fostered in me a passion for academics and historical inquiry.  While my interests have changed considerably, I still fondly remember the friendships that formed in our group during our short but intense week of learning

 

Robert Gilinsky

 

Age: 27                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1993

High School: Public                                           Graduation: 1994

College: Monmouth University              Graduation: 1998

Academic Honors: BS Business Administration

Work Experience: Head Recruiter, Civic Development Group; Branch Manger, Stratus Services

Personal Comments:  I loved my summer at Gettysburg.  It was one of the most enjoyable experiences that I had during my high school years.  To this day, I still am a Lincoln/Civil War buff, and have collected many original photos and documents from that era.

  

John C. Graf, Jr.

Age: 56                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 2001

College: Franklin and Marshall College  Graduation: 1970

Academic Honors:  BA in History

Personal Comments:  Extended Civil War knowledge-extended ability to teach topic.

 

David Barry Gray

Age: 54                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 1994

College: Northern Arizona University    Graduation: 1973

Personal Comments:  There is not a semester that passes I don't refer to my experience at CWI.  I consider it a great gift I cherish.

 

Joan Greene

 

Age: 48                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 7

College: University of Montevallo                      Graduation: 1977

Grad Study: University of AL at BirminghamGraduation: 2004

Academic Honors: BA & MA

Personal Comments:  I learned so much that I was able to bring back to my students.  I recreated the lesson we had on medical practices during the Civil War.  My student found it as interesting as I did.

 

Michael Bradley Gross

 

Age: 46                                                           

 

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 2003

College: Cumberland College                            Graduation: 1981

Grad Study: North Texas University                  Graduation: 1986

Academic Honors: BA & MA in Education

Personal Comments:  The knowledge that I gained at the CWI has made me a much better teacher which will benefit thousands of Texas school children.   The staff at CWI were the most professional, friendly, helpful group of people that I have ever encountered.