Jessica Ann Haines

 

Age: 18                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 2002

High School: Binghamton High School   Graduation: 2003

College: Gettysburg College                              Graduation:

Academic Honors: 2002-2003 Who's Who Among American High School Students; Recipient of the Cher Lindsay Memorial Scholarship; 2003 Area All State Concert Band; Graduation with Honors.

Work Experience: Student assistant at the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.

 

Michael Harris

 

Age: 23                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1998

High School: Public                                           Graduation: 1999

College: Rutgers University                               Graduation: 2003

Academic Honors: BS in Marketing; National Honor Society; Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society; Golden Key International Honor Society; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Deans Award Rutgers College; graduated Highest Honors Rutgers Business School

Work Experience: Working with a bonding company.

 

Beatrice Hopkins

 

Age: 56                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 2002-2003

College: McNeese State University                   Graduation: 1971

Grad Study: McNeese State University                        

Academic Honors: BA & MA

Personal Comments:  I gained a much broader vision and understanding of the Civil War era.  Being from the deep South, it's sometimes hard to see the "big picture"!

 

Emily Ann Hummel

 

Age: 20                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 2000

High School: Chaminade College PreparatoryGraduation: 2002

College: Gettysburg College                              Graduation:  2006

Academic Honors: Dean's Commondation List (freshman and sophomore years); invited to join Alpha Lambda Delta for honors in the first year of college

Work Experience: E-Studio Network; Civil War Institute Research Assistant

Personal Comments:  I'm the college student/assistant type that runs around with the scholarship kids and the insight I have from being a scholarship student helps me tremendously.

 

Amy Jaggers

 

Age: 30                                                           

 

                                    Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 2002

College: Texas A&M University                        Graduation:  December 1995

Academic Honors: BA in History

Personal Comments:  With the information and experiences I received from the Institute, I was able to create some great lessons for my classroom.

 

Terry A. Johnston, Jr.

 

Age: 33                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1988

High School: Atlantic City High School Graduation: 1989

College: Tufts University                                   Graduation: 1993

Academic Honors: BA earned in History and Economics

Personal Comments:  Meeting CW enthusiasts my own age was a real treat, as was the opportunity to listen to and interact with leading CW scholars.  Gabor Boritt was particularly encouraging to those of us who expressed an interest in pursuing history as a profession.  I continue on that path-as a PhD student studying CW history and assistant editor of North and South magazine-and credit the CWI with helping show me the way.

 

Paul D. Keane

                                               

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 1997

College: Ithica College                          Graduation:  1968

Graduate Study: Kent State University  Graduation:  1972

                   Yale University Divinity School Graduation:  1980

                   Middleburg College                       Graduation:  1997

Academic Honors: BA; M.Ed.; M.Div.; MA

Personal Comments:  I use allusions to material I have encountered in the CWI's in all my American literature courses.  This year will be my sixth CWI.  I have been immeasurably enriched both personally and professionally by the CWI.

 

Christian B. Keller

 

Age: 32                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1988, 1989

High School:                                                     Graduation: 1990

College: Washington and Lee                            Graduation: 1994

               Penn State                                         Graduation: 1998, 2001

Academic Honors: BA; MA, Ph.D. in History; Phi Beta Kappa (1994); Mellon Grant, VA Historical Society (1999); Friends of the National Parks at Gettysburg Fellowship (1999); Historical Society of PA/Balch Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (2004)

Work Experience: Montecello Tour Guide; Antique Dealer; Academic Lecturer; Assistant Professor of History

Personal Comments:  The CWI allowed me to meet and get to know some of the most prominent historians in the field; theses acquaintances have served me well, even to the present day in my own capacity as a professional historian.

 

Jennilee M. Kemling

 

Age: 21                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 2000

High School: Girard High School                       Graduation: 2002

College: Gettysburg College                              Graduation: 2006

Academic Honors: Valedictorian of High School class; National Honor Society in high school; Presidential Scholarship at Gettyburg College; Dean's Commendation List Freshman and Sophomore Years

Work Experience: Rite-Aid cashier; CWI work-study student; Bayfront Digestive Disease filing work

Personal Comments:  Attending the CWI introduced me to Gettysburg College where I now attend school.

  

Vur? Barine Kpea

 

Age: 21                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 2000

High School: La Salle Academy                        Graduation: 2001

College: Hampton University                             Graduation: December 2005

Academic Honors: National Honor Society in high school; Dean's List

Work Experience: Medical Secretary; Intern at the RI Historical Society as graphics a manuscripts assistant; Resident Supervisor for Mathew 25 Serenity House (Home care for patients with HIV/AIDS)

Personal Comments:  To be in the midst of so many successful and intelligent historians, artists, authors, and professors was an opportunity I am glad I did not pass up.  I was exposed to the different options that exist in the realm of history; I was able to see how one piece of it could impact so many different kinds of people and in different ways.  It encouraged me to learn more and to never stop.

 

Nicole Marie Lenart

 

Age: 18                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 2002

High School: Bridgewater-Raritan High School Graduation: 2003

College: Gettysburg College                              Graduation: 2007

Academic Honors: Presidential Scholar; Dean's High Honor List, Edward Bloustein Scholar, Top 5% of high school class; Who's Who Among American High School Students

Work Experience: Bank teller; editor of high school paper; volunteer at hospital

Personal Comments:  The Institute made me realize how much the Civil War impacts America today and was a significant influence on my decision to come to Gettysburg College and minor in Civil War Era Studies.

 

Ryan Louis Lindbuchler

 

Age: 32                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1987

Teacher Scholar 2001

High School Graduation: 1990              email: kaiser71@verizon.net

College: King's College                                    Graduation: 1998

              University of Scranton                                 2004

Academic Honors: Dean's List; Phi Theta Kappa; Graduated Summa Cum Laude; wrote Gone But Not Forgotten: The Civil War Veteran of Northeastern Pennsylvania (released in 2001)

Work Experience: U.S. Navy Corpsman; Clerk, Substitute Teacher; Social Studies Teacher

Personal Comments:  As a teacher and Civil War buff, it gave me unique perspectives by the best in the field.

  

Robert D. Longnecker

 

Age: 57                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 2001

College: Edinboro State Teachers' College; Saint Bonaventure University

Academic Honors: BS and MA in History

Personal Comments:  Attending the Institute furthered my knowledge about the Civil War and gave me additional information to use in the semester Civil War class that I teach.  I take my Civil War students on a fieldtrip to Gettysburg each fall.  I love the place.  I plan to return to the Institute when I retire next year.

 

Traci Ann Manning

 

Age: 19                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 2002

High School: Port Allegany Jr/Sr High School Graduation: 2003

College: Gettysburg College                              Graduation: 2007

Academic Honors: Ray C. Uhler YMCA Outstanding Youth Leadership Award; Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Region Award; First Year Commendation List; Religion Course Commendation List

Work Experience: Gettysburg College Office of Alumni Relations; Gettysburg College Tour Guide

Personal Comments:  The week that I spent at the CWI was one of the greatest weeks of my life.  I met some amazing people that I will be friends with forever.  The week greatly helped my decision to attend Gettysburg College, which is one of the best choices I have ever made.  The scholarship program is truly a wonderful experience and I am so grateful to have been a part of it, I am also grateful to still be involved with the CWI.

 

Pauline Martineau

 

Age: 50                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 1998

College: Emmanuel College                               Graduation:  1976

Academic Honors: BA in Sociology

Personal Comments:  The scholarship I received enabled me to bring my son, Jesse, who went on to be a History major at George Washington University.  Your Institute was inspirational to both of us.  It ignited a flame in Jesse and fueled the flame in me!

 

George C. McCabe, Jr.

 

Age: 57                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 2001

College: Bridgewater State College                   Graduation:  1970

Academic Honors: BA; Masters in Art and Teaching (MAT)

Personal Comments:  Personally, I met some people I have maintained contact with.  On a professional level, it expanded my knowledge of the Civil War tremendously.  I have used information and knowledge I obtained at the institute in my AP US History classes.

 

Kristine Elizabeth Meier

 

Age: 22                                                           

                         

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1998

High School Graduation:  1999       

College: Gettysburg College                              Graduation: 2003

  Indiana University of PA                     Graduation: 

Academic Honors: BA in Anthropology/Sociology; Alpha Lambda Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Kappa Delta and Phi Alpha Theta honor society member; graduated Magna Cum Laude; Highest GPA in major

Work Experience: Red Cross disaster training; Humane Society volunteer; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Sargent's Court Reporting, Inc.; MidPenn Legal Services; Benshoff Printing Company

Personal Comments:  I decided to attend Gettysburg College after attending the CWI.  Since that time, my love of history has deepened.  I still keep in touch with some of the people I went to the CWI with on a regular basis.  I even had the chance to work for the CWI during my first year at Gettysburg.

 

Mark A. Miller

 

Age: 30                                                                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1991

High School Graduation:  1991       

College: Cabrini College                                   Graduation: 1996; 2000

Academic Honors: BA in Political Science; M.Ed. in Elementary Education; Delta Sigma Epsilon National Honor Society

Work Experience: National Guardsman; Investment Broker; Teacher

Personal Comments:  My experiences with CWI, especially with Wally Heimbach, has sparked a life-long interest in American history and the Civil War.  You have my sincere gratitude for the wonderful presentations and the guidance Mr. Heimbach provided.

  

Brian Keenan Muzas

 

Age: 29                                                           

Year Attended: Student Scholar 1990

High School: Westfield High School                  Graduation:  1992       

College: Princeton University                             Graduation: 1996

  California Institute of Technology                            1998

  Seton Hall University                                  2003

Academic Honors: B.S.E. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; M.S. in Aeronautics; M.Div. in Program for Priestly Formation; M.A. in Systematic Theology; John Paul II Award for Highest Academic Achievement; Bishop Thomas V. Daily Vocations Scholarship; Tau Beta Pi; Sigma Xi

Work Experience: Combustion Research Facility; Seminarian, Immaculate Conception Seminary; Deacon, St. Joseph's Church; Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Math and Comp. Science; Parochial Vicar, Queen of Peace Church

Personal Comments:  As a high-school junior, the Civil War Institute gave me the chance to meet delightful people of all ages and backgrounds who shared my interest in Civil War history.  The CWI provided a unique opportunity to study deeply the history of the Civil War in general and to experience the Gettysburg battlefields in particular.  To learn first-hand from so many renowned teacher-historians provided pleasure and enrichment. 

 

Troy R. Nold

 

Age: 19                                   

Year Attended:  Student Scholar 2002

 

High School:  St. Andrew's School                   Graduation:  2003       

College: Virginia Military Institute                      Graduation: 2007

Academic Honors: Ranked first academically in freshman class; Keri J. Advocate Photography Award

Work Experience: McDonald's; Salesman at Four Winds Gallery in Gettysburg; Friends of Gettysburg National Military Park

Personal Comments:  Greatest memory-Ed Bearrs Battle of the Brickyard Tour.

 

Joseph T. Peckham

                                   

Year Attended:  Student Scholar 1987

High School:  Binghamton High School Graduation:  1988       

College: Trinity University                                 Graduation: 1992

               Albany Law School                                               1995

Academic Honors: BA in History and Sociology; Juris Doctorate; Dean's List

Work Experience:  Associate Editor of Journal of Science & Technology; member of national trial team and moot court board; criminal and civil defense trial attorney Broome County Risk & Insurance Manager

  

Dennis N. Perreault

 

Age: 44                                                           

Year Attended: Teacher Scholar 2002

College: University of New Hampshire; University of Maine Law

Academic Honors: BA; Juris Doctorate (JD)

Personal Comments:  Personally, I met many of the best and brightest Civil War scholars.  It was exciting, and still is, to visit Gettysburg and discuss the details of the Civil War with so many learned individuals.

 

Meghan Phillips

 

Age: 19                                   

Year Attended:  Student Scholar 2002

High School Graduation:  2003       

College: College of the Holy Cross                    Graduation: 2007

Academic Honors: High honors; ranked fourth in high school class

Work Experience:  Marylou's Coffee Shop

Personal Comments:  The Civil War Institute was a good learning opportunity.

John Quinterno

 

Age: 28                                   

Year Attended:  Student Scholar 1992

High School Graduation:  1994        

College: University of Notre Dame                    Graduation: 1998

Academic Honors: BA

Personal Comments:  The CWI was an enriching experience, and now that I live in the South, I often draw on my experiences when visiting battlefields or driving through historical areas.