2012-2013 CWI Fellows

	Allie Ward '14 Allie Ward is a junior at Gettysburg College double majoring in History and Philosophy. She is a member of many organizations on campus including Alpha Phi Omega, the Gettysburg College Historical Journal, and the Honor Commission. Allie works for the Residence Life staff and has worked for the Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Department since her freshman year. This fall, she studied abroad in Berlin, Germany, developing her language skills. Last summer she interned with the Rockefeller Archive Center in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
	Andrew Bothwell '13 Andrew Bothwell is a History major, with a double minor in Writing and English. He spent last summer interning at the Roebling Museum where he wrote a grant proposal for an exhibit about Washington A. Roebling's involvement in the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. He has worked with the Adams County Literacy Council on campus, and is the Risk Manager for the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity. Check out Andrew's research on Charles A. Rubright of the 160th PA on The Gettysburg Compiler.
	Avery Lentz '14 Avery Lentz is a History major and Spanish minor, originally from Hughesville, Pennsylvania. He holds a particular interest for military history, studying the American Civil War through World War II and modern warfare. His extracurricular activities include working with the Owl & Nightingale Players of Kline Theater, as well outdoor activities such as frisbee golf, tennis, and paintball. Read about Avery's research about Isaac E. Avery of the 6th North Carolina on The Gettysburg Compiler.
	Brian Johnson '14 Brian Johnson is a History major with a minor in Business, and this is his third year serving as a Civil War Institute Fellow. At Gettysburg, Brian serves as a Resident Assistant for freshmen and spends time with Disciple Makers Christian Fellowship. He especially enjoyed serving as a Brian C. Pohanka Intern with the National Park Service at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (Summer 2011) and with Stratford Hall as a curatorial intern (Summer 2012). These experiences prepared Brian for a curatorial internship at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (Fall 2012).
	Drew Hoffman '15 Drew Hoffman is a sophomore planning to major in Globalization Studies and minor in German Studies, with a certificate for secondary education in Social Studies. He is involved with the International Affairs Association and the German Club on campus, and volunteers a the local Casa de la Cultura program where he tutors adults in English. He hopes to become a high school history teacher upon graduation from Gettysburg College. Read Drew's recent review of the 2012 Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture on The Gettysburg Compiler.
	Emily Weinick '13 Emily Weinick is a senior Health Sciences major with a minor in French. This summer she worked as an intern at the Hunterdon Medical Center learning about Advance Practice Nursing. For the past two semesters, she has been a mentor in the Big Brothers - Big Sisters Program. Upon graduation, Emily plans to attend nursing or physician assistant school. Check out Emily's recent review of Dr. Allen Guelzo's lecture, "The Coming of War," on The Gettysburg Compiler.
	Emma Murphy '15 Emma Murphy is a sophomore History major with a minor in Civil War Era Studies. During the summer of 2012, she served as a Brian C. Pohanka Intern at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (National Park Service). Her work focused primarily on the Chancellorsville battlefield and the Stonewall Jackson Shrine. Emma is looking forward to continuing her fellowship with the Civil War Institute and the Civil War Era Studies Department at Gettysburg College. Emma attended the 150th anniversary programming for the Battle of Antietam -- check out her take on the day's events on The Gettysburg Compiler.
	Gabriella Hornbeck '13 Gabby Hornbeck is a senior from Middleborough, Massachusetts pursuing a History major with minors in Civil War Era Studies, French, and Music. She has been involved with Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society), Omicron Delta Kappa, the Civil War Club, the Pennsylvania College Guard/26th PEMR, and numerous music ensembles. During the fall of 2011, Gabby studied abroad in Nantes, France. She has held interpretive internships with Gettysburg National Military Park as well as Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park.
	Harry Fones '15 Harry Fones is a sophomore double majoring in History and Political Science. He is involved in a number of campus activities as a member of the Gettysburg College Men's Rugby Football Club, the Public Relations Office for the College Republicans, a Resident Assistant for First Year students, and a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Last summer he served as an intern for the Adams County Historical Society.
	Heather Clancy '15 Heather Clancy hails most recently from the sunny California town of Coronado. A sophomore at Gettysburg College, she majors in History with minors in Civil War Era Studies and German Studies. Her extracurricular pursuits include positions in the college's Student Senate and German Club as the club's Student Senate representative and Treasurer, and membership in the college's re-enacting unit, the Pennsylvania College Guard/26th PEMR. She plans to serve as a Brian C. Pohanka Intern this summer as her first official foray into the field of Public History.
	Katelyn Stauffer '13 Katelyn Stauffer is a senior History and Political Science double major, with minors in Civil War Era Studies and Education Studies. Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Katelyn serves as the Vice President of the Class of 2013, President of Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, Vice President of Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, and is a member of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity and Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority. She is a program coordinator with the Center for Public Service and is also a fellow for the Eisenhower Institute. This past summer she worked as an Education Ranger at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
	Kathryn Rettig '15 Katy Rettig is a sophomore originally from Reynoldsburg, Ohio. She is a History major pursuing minors in both Civil War Era Studies and Spanish. Currently, she is serving as a student assistant in the Gettysburg College Special Collections at Musselman Library, as well as an intern for Gettysburg National Military Park. Katy is a member of the Newman Association and is involved in Catholic Campus Ministry. Read Katy's review of the Visualizing War exhibit at the Schmucker Art Gallery on The Gettysburg Compiler.
	Kristen Trout '15 Kristen Trout is a sophomore History major and Civil War Era Studies minor from Saint Lous, Missouri. She is currently a Resident Assistant and a Special Collections Student Assistant at Musselman Library. During the summer of 2012, she served as a Brian C. Pohanka Intern at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Kristen is also an administrative assistant at the Missouri Civil War Museum at Historic Jefferson Barracks in Saint Louis, Missouri. After graduation, she hopes to attend graduate school and become a museum administrator and historian.
	Logan Tapscott '14 Logan Tapscott, originally from McLean, Virginia, is a junior double majoring in History and Classics, with a minor in Civil War Era Studies. Currently, Logan is studying abroad with the Advanced Studies in England Program in Bath, England, where she is studying Latin and the history of Britain. Over the summer, she interned with the National Park Service at Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, where she conducted research on contraband camps in the DC metropolitan area. Logan is also a member of the Civil War Club and Classics Club.
	Michele Seabrook '14 Michele Seabrook is a junior History major from Hopewell, New Jersey. She is currently organizing an oral history project in Tuskegee, Alabama, and plans on spending the summer creating a tour of the sites related to the 1831 Nat Turner Slave Revolt in Southampton County, Virginia. During the summer of 2012, Michele served as a Brian C. Pohanka Intern at Manassas National Battlefield Park.
	Natalie Sherif '14 Natalie Sherif is a History major with double minors in Writing and Civil War Era Studies hailing from La Canada Flintridge, California. She is a member of the Gettysburg College Equestrian Team, the Pennsylvania College Guard, and Residence Life where she is a Community Advisor in the Sophomore Area Theme Housing. Natalie serves a student representative to the college's Sesquicentennial Planning Committee, and spent the summer of 2012 as a Brian C. Pohanka Intern at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
	Sam Larson '13 Sam Larson is a History major with a minor in Latin American studies from Belmont, Massachusetts. He is a member of the Latin American Student Association, and speaks fluent Spanish. On campus, Sam works in the Sports Information Office as the color commentator for Gettysburg sports. This semester, Sam ran a voter registration drive targeting Gettysburg's Latin American community.
	Sarah Johnson '15 Sarah Johnson is a History major with a minor in Civil War Era Studies. She is a sophomore from Factoryville, Pennsylvania, and came to Gettysburg College specifically to pursue her interest in the Civil War. Last summer she had the opportunity to work as a tour guide at the Daniel Boone Homestead in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. In addition to serving as a CWI Fellow, she is a student assistant for the Civil War Era Studies Department, a re-enactor with the Pennsylvania College Guard, and is involved with Disciple Makers Christian Fellowship. Check out Sarah's recent interview with National Park Service historian Scott Hartwig on The Gettysburg Compiler.
	Tiffany Santulli '13 Tiffany Santulli is a senior History major with minors in Civil War Era Studies and Italian from Duanesburg, New York. She is involved with Students Against Sexual Assault and is an editor for Gettysburg College's Civil War Journal. Last fall, Tiffany studied abroad in Florence, Italy, and this past spring returned to Italy for an archaeological dig. After graduation, Tiffany eventually plans to go to graduate school for a degree in Library Sciences. Read Tiffany's account of civilian Mary McAllister during the Battle of Gettysburg on The Gettysburg Compiler.
	Tricia Runzel '13 Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Tricia Runzel is a senior History major with a minor in English. She is a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honor Society, and regularly tutors at a local elementary school. In the spring semester of 2012, Tricia studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. She has held internships at the Elgin Historical Society (Elgin, Illinois), and with the National Park Service at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. Tricia examines the relationship between Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain on The Gettysburg Compiler.
	Val Merlina '14 Val Merlina is a junior hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is majoring in History with a double minor in Civil War Era Studies and Peace & Justice Studies. Val has participated in various clubs and student groups such as the Wind Symphony and Bullets Marching Band. She currently serves as President of the Civil War Club and the Military Commander of the college reenacting unit (the PCG/26th PEMR). Last summer, Val served as an interpretation intern at Gettysburg National Military Park. After college, she plans to attend law school.