Revolutionaries of the history dept.
Amy Glover
Issue date: 3/12/10 Section: News
The results are in and the revolutionaries of the history department have been identified.
In "just for fun" fashion, the history honor society Phi Alpha Theta held a history superlatives survey survey. Students were given the chance to vote for their history professors in a number of categories and also were allowed to create categories of their own.
In reference to his designation as "most likely to punch a hole in the wall with their voice" Dr. Richard Byers said: "I'm doing some contracting work later this semester by knocking down walls as the Young Hall renovation begins."
He also was nominated "most likely to overthrow the Australian government." Byers accepted these nominations with gusto. "We Australians are a loud, iconoclastic bunch, so I am proud to have been tagged with these superlatives."
Dr. Timothy May, head of the history department, won the "most likely to raid a village just to see what it feels like" and "most likely to overthrow the government - as Asian Khan, Caliphate, King of the golden cavalry of the tasty marmot and nomadic peoples of all uninhabitable places in Asia."
"Most likely to ask a rhetorical question and expect an answer" went to Dr. Michael Proulx.
"Unfortunately, I wish I was surprised," Proulx said. "I've been 'voted' this award before when I was a teaching assistant at the University of California."
Proulx did appreciatively acknowledge the award wall which presented him as Russell Crowe in Gladiator gear.
Dr. Eugene Van Sickle was voted "most likely to be the second shooter on the grassy knoll" as well as "most likely to overthrow the government."
For those unfamiliar with the grassy knoll reference, it recalls the JFK assassination, and the location from which the second shooter supposedly stood.
Van Sickle commented: "It is good to know that the students believe I have other skills that I can employ outside the classroom."
Dr. Sung Shin Kim was voted "most likely to ALMOST win 'Are You Smarter than a 5th grader?'"
Dr. Tamara Spike, perhaps in association with recently being voted the top historical debater at NGCSU, was voted "most likely to walk out of class and never be seen again" and "most likely to dig up and marry Che Guevara."
Dr. Jennifer Smith was elected "most likely to use up their print account."
Dr. Christopher Jespersen, the dean of Arts and Letters and history professor, won the audacious title of "most likely to have a messiah complex."
Jespersen welcomed the label by saying: "I am caught off guard and want to thank all the students who made this possible."
In "just for fun" fashion, the history honor society Phi Alpha Theta held a history superlatives survey survey. Students were given the chance to vote for their history professors in a number of categories and also were allowed to create categories of their own.
In reference to his designation as "most likely to punch a hole in the wall with their voice" Dr. Richard Byers said: "I'm doing some contracting work later this semester by knocking down walls as the Young Hall renovation begins."
He also was nominated "most likely to overthrow the Australian government." Byers accepted these nominations with gusto. "We Australians are a loud, iconoclastic bunch, so I am proud to have been tagged with these superlatives."
Dr. Timothy May, head of the history department, won the "most likely to raid a village just to see what it feels like" and "most likely to overthrow the government - as Asian Khan, Caliphate, King of the golden cavalry of the tasty marmot and nomadic peoples of all uninhabitable places in Asia."
"Most likely to ask a rhetorical question and expect an answer" went to Dr. Michael Proulx.
"Unfortunately, I wish I was surprised," Proulx said. "I've been 'voted' this award before when I was a teaching assistant at the University of California."
Proulx did appreciatively acknowledge the award wall which presented him as Russell Crowe in Gladiator gear.
Dr. Eugene Van Sickle was voted "most likely to be the second shooter on the grassy knoll" as well as "most likely to overthrow the government."
For those unfamiliar with the grassy knoll reference, it recalls the JFK assassination, and the location from which the second shooter supposedly stood.
Van Sickle commented: "It is good to know that the students believe I have other skills that I can employ outside the classroom."
Dr. Sung Shin Kim was voted "most likely to ALMOST win 'Are You Smarter than a 5th grader?'"
Dr. Tamara Spike, perhaps in association with recently being voted the top historical debater at NGCSU, was voted "most likely to walk out of class and never be seen again" and "most likely to dig up and marry Che Guevara."
Dr. Jennifer Smith was elected "most likely to use up their print account."
Dr. Christopher Jespersen, the dean of Arts and Letters and history professor, won the audacious title of "most likely to have a messiah complex."
Jespersen welcomed the label by saying: "I am caught off guard and want to thank all the students who made this possible."
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