During this first year at ENC, Cameron Young consistently showed high academic performance, not only in his history classes but in all aspects of his course work. As evidence of this, Cameron will already be eligible for induction into Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honors Society at the end of this semester—an incredible feat for a freshman.

The Department of History is pleased to present Cameron Young with its 2006 Most Outstanding Freshman Award. This involves a paltry sum of money, but a great start to his summer reading list. Congratulations Cameron!
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Heather Warmuth is an extraordinarily talented young woman and her academic achievement at ENC has been exceptional. She was inducted into the History Honors Society as a sophomore and invited to deliver her first professional paper as a junior last year at the annual Phi Alpha Theta Conference at St. Anselm’s College. Entitled, “The Life of Boris Pasternak: A Triumph of Socialist Realism,” Heather’s paper won a prestigious book award given for best papers.

Heather’s senior thesis, over 50 pages in length, based on original sources found during two weeks of archival research in England, and entitled “The Architecture of Memory: St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Battle of Britain,” provides an insightful analysis of London’s most famous cathedral in its role as custodian of national identity. Heather was again invited to present the results of her research at this year’s Phi Alpha Theta Conference—this time at Yale University . . . ENC, with Heather’s help, is moving up. 

Besides being an exceptional student—and these are just the accolades from the History Department—Heather has been a phenomenal Student Instructor leader for a number of professor Lovett’s Western Heritage classes. She brought so much dedication, passion, and creativity to the study of history that the bitter pill of this core requirement was a joy to swallow.

Lastly, Heather’s tenure as President of the History Club this past year resulted in the promotion of an extremely positive departmental élan among students and faculty alike. She oversaw a substantial increase in the number of club activities and struck a great balance between intellectual and social pursuits with events ranging from lectures to holiday receptions, departmental fundraisers, and softball games—something at which we’ve seen particular success, by the way, as we vanquished a number of other departments—including the Math Department who were convinced they had won until we pointed out that they had added wrong! 

Needless to say, the Department of History at Eastern Nazarene College is very proud to present Heather Warmuth with its 2006 Most Outstanding Senior Award—a much more substantial amount of money. Congratulations!