Our Graduates

2008

Spring 2008

KAREN DOMBROWSKI

Pickerington, Ohio

The Origins and Creation of the U.S. Bill of Rights

Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett

MAHG

Summer 2008

LUKE LOBODA

Cincinnati, Ohio

America and Muhammad:
The Founding Conceptions of Religious Freedom in America and Islam

Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Sikkenga

MAHG

Fall 2008

ERIK IVERSON

Black Hawk, South Dakota

The Swearingen Report

Thesis Advisor: Christopher Burkett

MAHG

HEATHER MERCKENS

Huron, Ohio

Remembering the Civil War: A Secondary Travel Curriculum

Capstone Project Advisor: Mackubin T. Owens

Chairman's Award Recipient

MAHG

2009

Spring 2009

SARAH MORGAN SMITH

Oak Ridge, New Jersey

Predestined for Liberty:
The Political Theology of Joseph Buckminster (1751-1812)

Thesis Advisor: David Tucker

Chairman's Award Recipient

MAHG

EMILY SWOGGER

Akron, Ohio

From Revolution to Women's Suffrage:
How the "American Mind" Led to the Women's Rights Movement

Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett

MAHG

Summer 2009

MATTHEW LO

Indianapolis, Indiana

Article I, Section 9: A Principled Act of Prudence

Thesis Advisor: Christopher Flannery

MAHG

BRANDON FOX

North Royalton, Ohio

Constitutional War Power: Examining Original Meaning

Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Sikkenga

MAHG

Fall 2009

MICHAEL KATHREIN

Mansfield, Ohio

Mark Twain: The Shaping of the American Mind

Capstone Project Advisor: David Foster

MAHG

2010

Summer 2010

DEBORAH ANN DEMIRJIAN

Lancaster, California

Calvin Coolidge: The Civic Educator

Thesis Advisor: John Moser

Chairman's Award Recipient

MAHG

KATHRYN PITRONE

Chardon, Ohio

Improving America: John Quincy Adams, Herbert Hoover,
and What a Republican Government Ought to do to Improve the Nation

Thesis Advisor: George Nash

Chairman's Award Recipient

MAHG

Fall 2010

DANIEL DROSKI

Lowell, Michigan

How British Forts on Lake Huron Impacted the American Indians of Michigan

Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett

MAHG

2011

Spring 2011

AMY FAGNILLI

Wadsworth, Ohio

Film and the History Classroom:
Pedagogical Content Analysis of Band of Brothers and The Pacific

Capstone Project Advisor: John Moser

Chairman's Award Recipient

MAHG

KIMBERLY HUFFMAN

Smithville, Ohio

First Amendment Jurisprudence of Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.

Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Sikkenga

MAHG

Summer 2011

FRANCIS J. EDER Colora, Maryland	"Free Exercise" and "Establishment" from Four Unique Perspectives: An Examination of the Religion Clause of the First Amendment Capstone Project Advisor: Michael Schwarz	MAHG
JOSEPH NUNNEY Twinsburg, Ohio	Five Key Federalist Papers Capstone Project Advisor: David Foster	MAHG
SARA WHITIS Ashland, Ohio	Increased Devotion: Equality, the American Founding, and Abraham Lincoln Thesis Advisor: Christopher Flannery Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
JAMES ZENES Chicago, Illinois	From Independence to Civil War: A Primary Source Investigation of Nullification, Interposition, and Secession in America (1776-1861) Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG

2012

Spring 2012

JASON BEAVERS Circleville, Ohio	How Human Nature Informs the Structure of Government:br>An Exegesis of The Federalist Papers Thesis Advisor: Christopher Burkett Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
CHRISTINA COTE Gardiner, Montana	The Truman Doctrine – Beginning in Cold War Rhetoric Capstone Project Advisor: Stephen Knott	MAHG
ERIC DAMERON Columbus, Ohio	A Virtual Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg Capstone Project Advisor: Mackubin T. Owens	MAHG
ROBYN VERBOIS Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Teaching Civic Knowledge through the Founding Documents Capstone Project Advisor: James Stoner Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG

Summer 2012

CATHERINE MARIE ALDERMAN Cottonwood, California	A Commerce Clause Review: A Survey of the Changing Interpretations by the Supreme Court Capstone Project Advisor: Joshua Dunn Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
VICKI JO ANDERSON Cottonwood, Arizona	The Arizona Story: A Teacher/Student Guide Capstone Project Advisor: Jim Turner	MAHG
MICHELLE BEMIS Southgate, Michigan	The Power of Persuasion: How the US Government Used Propaganda Posters to Shape Civilian Behavior in World War II Capstone Project Advisor: John Moser	MAHG
BRIAN CLARK Sebring, Ohio	The Manifest of Executive Expansionism: the Ambitions of James K. Polk Thesis Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
DONNA DEVLIN Smith Center, Kansas	James Henry Lane: Popular Sovereignty Advocate for Territorial Kansas Thesis Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
MICHELLE HOLOWICKI Ypsilanti, Michigan	The Debate Over Energetic Government: Securing the Proper Balance of Energy and Liberty in the American Republic Thesis Advisor: Todd Estes Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
MICHELLE HUBENSCHMIDT Lakeland, Florida	Jesse Goodrich: Revolution, Religion, and the Building of America Capstone Project Advisor: Michael Schwarz	MAHG

Fall 2012

MARY Z. ANGELO Davie, Florida	How did James Madison, a Critic of a Bill of Rights, Become the "Father of the Bill of Rights" and Ensure its Ratification? Capstone Project Advisor: Todd Estes	MAHG
MICHELLE D. CHECK Murrieta, California		MAHG
MELANIE ANN CLARK North Liberty, Iowa	New Deal Murals: Bringing Art to Rural Iowa Capstone Project Advisor: John Moser	MAHG
ROBERT F. CURTIS Strongsville, Ohio		MAHG
JULIA RAE FUETTE Menifee, California	Slavery in the Constitution, "An Inconsistency Not to Be Excused": Analyzing a Series of Significant Moments from 1776 to 1865 Capstone Project Advisor: Peter Myers Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
JENNIFER LYNN HOWARD Arcanum, Ohio	The Treaty of Greenville (1795): An Annotated Resource for Teachers Capstone Project Advisor: Michael Schwarz	MAHG
CHARLES MARTINDELL Prospect, Ohio	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
JENNIFER MARGARET REITER Tulsa, Oklahoma	Boomers, Boosters and Broadsides: Promotion of the Great Plains and Oklahoma's Indian Lands Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG

2013

Spring 2013

KAREN COX Rio Rancho, New Mexico	The Establishment of New Mexico’s American Identity Capstone Project Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
JAMES E. FLANAGAN West Valley City, Utah		MAHG
RICHARD GUIREMAND Arroyo Grande, California	The Root of Lincoln: An Analysis of Elihu Root's Observations of the 16th President's Leadership Qualities Thesis Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG
BRADLEY J. HELENTHAL Ashland, Ohio	The 1948 Presidential Election: A Historiography Thesis Advisor: David Krugler	MAHG
JOSHUA WALLIS Lexington, Kentucky		MAHG

Summer 2013

SAM AGAMI Norfolk, Virginia	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
JOSEPH BARRA Tremont, Pennsylvania		MAHG
PETER BARTELS Saginaw, Michigan	Challenging Intervention: Charles A. Lindbergh and the Great Debate Thesis Advisor: John Moser	MAHG
MATTHEW BEIRIGER Omaha, Nebraska		MAHG
MARY BROWNING-HUNTINGTON Mount Juliet, Tennessee		MAHG
RACHEL BUTTON-KOENIGSFELD Albuquerque, New Mexico		MAHG
JOSEPH COLLINS Fort Collins, Colorado		MAHG
MARK CONDIT Ashland, Ohio		MAHG
SUSAN E. EARL Picture Rock, Pennsylvania	The Supreme Court's Reversal of its Interpretation of the 14th Amendment: Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Sikkenga	MAHG
BRYAN EVANS Sheffield Lake, Ohio		MAHG
NICHOLE EVANS Gilbert, Arizona		MAHG
ANTHONY MUÑOZ Belleville, Michigan		MAHG
JANICE NABUDA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		MAHG
KEITH ROBINSON Marietta, Ohio		MAHG

Fall 2013

DEBRA ALLEN Apex, North Carolina		MAHG
JENNIFER CROTTY Centerline, Michigan	The U.S. Role in the Cuban Missile Crisis Capstone Project Advisor: John Moser	MAHG
JOSEPH CSIZMADIA Hinckley, Ohio		MAHG
LEWIS DEAN Caldwell, Idaho	Frank Church and the Ideology of Modern Conservation Thesis Advisor: Scott Yenor	MAHG
MELANIE FERGUSON Mansfield, Ohio		MAHG
MARK MCCORT Powell, Ohio	The Founders and Slavery: Compromise as the Path to Equality Thesis Advisor: Gordon Lloyd	MAHG
SANDRA REED Houston, Texas	An Examination of the Use of Executive Power and the Constitutional Issues Involved Capstone Project Advisor: Jeremy Bailey	MAHG
KELLY RODGERS Roswell, Georgia	Understanding Slavery in Georgia: A Documentary Supplement for Teaching Eight Grade Georgia Social Studies Capstone Project Advisor: Eric Sands	MAHG
ELLIOT ROTVOLD Hillsboro, North Dakota	Publius vs. Brutus: The Debate over the "Least Dangerous" Branch Capstone Project Advisor: J. David Alvis Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
THERESA SILVESTER Twin Falls, Idaho		MAHG
ERIC STONER Loudonville, Ohio		MAHG

2014

Spring 2014

RACHEL C. CLAY Sanford, North Carolina		MAHG
NANCIE LINDBLOM Mesa, Arizona	Defining America: the Fulfillment of the Promise of the Declaration of Independence Capstone Project Advisor: Lucas Morel	MAHG
SUSAN REINHILLER Fort Yates, North Dakota		MAHG
MEGHAN SLANINA Lakewood, Ohio		MAHG
KELLY SPARROW Kalamazoo, Michigan	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
JAIME THOMPSON Waynesboro, Pennsylvania		MAHG

Summer 2014

SANDRA ALDRICH Park Rapids, Minnesota		MAHG
ADENA BARNETTE Ripley, West Virginia	A Republican Form of Government: Constitutional Crisis and the Creation of West Virginia Thesis Advisor: Mackubin Owens Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
JOSEPH BEICHLER Massillon, Ohio		MAHG
GREGORY BRENNER Lee's Summit, Missouri		MAHG
MATTHEW CAUGHENBAUGH Willard, Ohio		MAHG
WESLEY DANIELS Munising, Michigan		MAHG
PATRICIA EVERETT Boynton Beach, Florida		MAHG
ALLISON FLUKE Ypsilanti, Michigan		MAHG
JEFFREY GOTTKE Mount Vernon, Ohio	Jesse Burgess Thomas: Architect of the Missouri Compromise Thesis Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
KATHERINE HAGEE Wilmington, California		MAHG
JENNIFER JOLLEY Sebastian, Florida	A Madisonian View of Lincoln: Republicanism, Faction, and Union Thesis Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG
CHRISTINE SCHAFRATH Pickerington, Ohio	The Early American Presidency: Rectifying Prerogative Power to the Framers’ Intent Thesis Advisor: Stephen Knott Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
SANDRA SMITH Wilmington, Delaware		MAHG
STEVEN WATSON Union City, Michigan		MAHG

Fall 2014

MARK BELKOFER Medina, Ohio	A Grumbling Hive: How George Washington, the Democratic Repulbican Societies, and the Whiskey Rebellion helped define Virtue and Self-Interest in the American Republic Thesis Advisor: Michael Schwarz	MAHG
BRANDI COOK Marion, South Carolina	Shay's Rebellion and the Constitution: A Case of Federalist Propaganda Thesis Advisor: Stephen Knott	MAHG
CALVIN ELEBY, JR. Oconomowoc, Wisconsin		MAHG
HEATHER LOESCHKE Cannon Falls, Minnesota	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
DAVID MAYNE Weatherby, Missouri	An Unnecessary War in Utah: James Buchanan's Mishandling of the 1857 Utah Conflict, a Prelude to his Failed Sectionalist Policies Thesis Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
ANDREW MCCAULEY Morrow, Ohio		MAHG
CODY NESBIT Draper, Utah		MAHG
JASSMINE REYES Antwerp, Ohio		MAHG
PATRICK THURMAN Sandy, Utah		MAHG

2015

Spring 2015

JONATHAN BURNELL Columbiana, Ohio		MAHG
MARGARET DEWEESE Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	The Indian Captivity Narative: Archives of America's Frontier Capstone Project Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
KELLY EDDY Ann Arbor, Michigan	Henry Ford's Long Reaching Impact on America Capstone Project Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
RENEL ELLIS Sheridan, Wyoming	When the Public Safety May Require It: The Evacuation and Relocation of Japanese Americans dring World War II Thesis Advisor: Ken Masugi Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
ROXANN GAGNER Sitka, Alaska		MAHG
MOLLY KERVIN Chandler, Arizona		MAHG
GINA KNOWLES Sandy, Utah	Justifying War Throughout the 19th Century: Presidential Requests to Congress Capstone Project Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
ANDY MCMILLEN Uhrichsville, Ohio		MAHG
AMBER MCMUNN Kingwood, Texas	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
DEAN MYERS Fountain Valley, California	"My only regret is that it is all so terribly true:" An Evaluation of the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson through Documents Capstone Project Advisor: William Atto	MAHG
COURTNEY REINER Perrysburg, Ohio		MAHG
JAMES HARDY THAMES Gulfport, Mississippi		MAHG
CHRISTY TING Springfield, Virginia		MASTAHG
JARED WILLIAMS Piketon, Ohio	The Power of Restraint: George H.W. Bush's Response to the Fall of the Berlin Wall Thesis Advisor: John Moser	MAHG

Summer 2015

JILL R. BAISINGER Fishers, Indiana	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
GUSTAVO A. CARRERA Concord, Massachusetts	Chairman's Award Recipient	MASTAHG
MARK DURR Ottumwa, Iowa		MAHG
STEPHEN P. HANSEN Orlando, Florida		MAHG
MELINDA HARRIS Weston, Idaho	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
JENNIFER A. MILESKI Oneonta, New York	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
SHALYN D. NELSON Enterprise, Utah		MAHG
DANIEL B. REED Ashland, Ohio	A Walk in the Sun: The Battles that Drew the United States into Vietnam Capstone Project Advisor: David C. Tucker	MAHG
BRETT A. VAN GAASBEEK Hamilton, Ohio		MAHG
JEREMY ZIPAY Greenville, Pennsylvania	The Cycle of Sailor and Ship: The Account of John C. Caren Capstone Project Advisor: Mackubin T. Owens	MAHG

Fall 2015

JOSEPH BIRON Bakersfield, California	State Constitution-Making in the Revolutionary Era: Laying the Foundation for the American Constitutional Mind Thesis Advisor: Christopher Burkett Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
MARK CONLON Aliquippa, Pennsylvania		MAHG
STEVEN CONRADY Tempe, Arizona	Did William H. Taft Maintain a Consistent View of Strong Executive Power as President and as Chief Justice? Thesis Advisor: Jeremy D. Bailey	MAHG
PHILLIP FECHUCH Wellington, Ohio		MAHG
ALICIA FERGERSON Central, Louisiana		MAHG
WILLIAM DAVID FRASER Willington, Connecticut		MAHG
RAY HAWKINS Summerville, South Carolina		MAHG
ERIC HOWE Greenwood, Indiana		MAHG
RACHEL KOHL Kwethluk, Alaska		MAHG
KATHLEEN KUSHNIR Forked River, New Jersey	Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand is Doing: Presidential Decision-Making by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Administration Toward the Soviet Union Thesis Advisor: Stephen Knott Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
MARK MATTHEWS Westfield, Indiana		MAHG
JASON MILCZEWSKI Akron, Ohio	Dignity and Liberty: Justice Kennedy's Liberty-Based Jurisprudence and its Impact on Constitutional Thought Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Sikkenga	MAHG
DEANNA ROESSLING Biloxi, Mississippi		MAHG
CRAIG TAYLOR Cookeville, Tennessee		MASTAHG
TRICIA VERVER Phoenix, Arizona	An Endeavor for Ideology: Southern Secession Thesis Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
AMANDA WALUZAK-LEAHY Columbus, Ohio	Our Fate and Our Hope: Ralph Ellison and the Argument for the Novel in American Public Education Thesis Advisor: Lucas E. Morel	MAHG
JOHN WELSH Diamond, Illinois		MAHG

2016

Spring 2016

ALAN AUBREY Bristol, Tennessee	The Lincoln Fragments: The Thought Behind the Timeless Words Thesis Advisor: Christopher Flannery	MAHG
ANDREA CLARK Tinley Park, Illinois	Park Forest, Illinois: A Model for Suburbanization and Integration in the Post-World War II Era Thesis Advisor: John E. Moser	MAHG
DIANNA GREENWOOD Ashland, Ohio	The Signers of the Declaration of Independence: The Lives They Led and the Sacrifices they Incurred to Enable Men to Govern Themselves Capstone Project Advisor: Stephen F. Knott	MAHG
CHARLES CHRISTOPHER KANNAPEL Windsor Heights, Iowa	Richard Nixon's Decision to End Bretton Woods and its Implications for the American Economy Thesis Advisor: John E. Moser	MAHG
NORMAND L'HEUREUX Boothbay, Maine		MAHG
REBECCA MCCORMICK Columbus, Ohio		MAHG
NICOLE PORTER Hubbard, Ohio	Understanding Western Expansion in 19th Century America through Primary Source Documents Capstone Project Advisor: Gregory Schneider	MAHG
MICHELE RICHMOND Hayes, Virginia	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
VALENTINA RODINO Highwood, Illinois	Chairman's Award Recipient	MASTAHG
DEEANN SKOV Grand Rapids, Michigan		MAHG
MYA SULLIVAN Cleveland Heights, Ohio		MAHG
TAYLOR WEIGAND Binghamton, New York	A Preliminary Report on Conservation: the Yosemite Grant Act, Frederick Law Olmsted, and the Road Not Taken Thesis Advisor: William Atto	MAHG
DEBORAH ZAMORA El Paso, Texas		MAHG

Summer 2016

KEITH COOPER Overton, Nevada	Secret Loyalties: The Beginnings of American Espionage Capstone Project Advisor: David Tucker	MAHG
JUSTIN CREWS Bradford, Ohio		MAHG
KARIN CUMMINGS Phoenix, Arizona		MAHG
HEATHER DEICHES-WASEMANN Lakeland, Florida		MAHG
LINDSEY FENCIL Delaware, Ohio	Eisenhower, Federalism, and Civil Rights Thesis Advisor: Stephen Tootle	MAHG
JENNIFER FLEMING Chisholm, Minnesota		MAHG
KARI HALL Williston, North Dakota		MAHG
DUSTIN HORNBECK Saint Paris, Ohio	Abraham Lincoln and the Founders: How Lincoln used the American Founding to solve the problems of the Antebellum Age Thesis Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
KAYLIN HUNSAKER Columbus, Ohio		MAHG
JASON HUNT Mount Sterling, Ohio		MAHG
SHEILAH JENNINGS Albuquerque, New Mexico		MAHG
STEPHEN JOHNSON South Pomfret, Vermont		MAHG
DEBORAH LORENCE Glennallen, Alaska		MAHG
TYLER MAXON Des Moines, Iowa		MASTAHG
RUTH NUGENT Arlington, Texas		MAHG
DANIEL OWOLABI Sugarcreek, Ohio		MAHG
AMY PARKER Pensacola, Florida	Democracy and Deceit in Delaware, 1913 Capstone Project Advisor: John Moser	MAHG
ERIN ST. CLAIR Tehachapi, California	The Manzanar Relocation Center and Japanese Internment during World War II Capstone Project Advisor: Ken Masugi	MAHG
MELANIE STUTHARD Uniontown, Ohio		MAHG
JOHN TALLEY Strongsville, Ohio		MAHG
REBECCA TAYLOR Richfield, Utah	Chairman's Award Recipient	MASTAHG
ERIC WALL Eagle Mountain, Utah	25 Key Documents of World War II Capstone Project Advisor: John Moser	MAHG
JOSHUA WARWICK Twin Falls, Idaho		MAHG
KYMBERLI WREGGLESWORTH Onaway, Michigan		MAHG

Fall 2016

JOANNE M. BERRY Lewistown, Montana		MAHG
AMANDA J. FIELDER Atlanta, Georgia		MAHG
DOUGLAS F. GAMMELL Marion, South Carolina	Baseball and World War II: When baseball stepped up to help in the war effort Thesis Advisor: Marc Landy	MAHG
GARY T. HORNE Pensacola, Florida		MAHG
CARLTON R. JORDAN Melissa, Texas		MAHG
DAVID C. O'BRIEN Waverly, Ohio		MAHG
MATTHEW D. O'BRIEN Bucyrus, Ohio	Caleb Atwater and Ohio Education: The Establishment of State-Funded Common Schools in Ohio Thesis Advisor: Scott E. Yenor	MAHG
PATRICK D. SPRINKLE New York, New York	Chairman's Award Recipient	MASTAHG
DAVID L. H. STUCK Massillon, Ohio	The Spanish American War and U.S. Army Policy: The Impact of the Cuban Ground Theater Thesis Advisor: David C. Tucker	MAHG
SEAN F. SWEENEY Mount Vernon, Ohio		MAHG
CHARLES RAY TYLER Fort Mill, South Carolina	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG

2017

Spring 2017

B.J. ADDAIR Danville, Ohio		MAHG
JANICE L. BREITENSTINE Fort Worth, Texas		MAHG
LANA S. BURNS Hockley, Texas		MASTAHG
KELLY K. DUTCHER Harbor Springs, Michigan	The Origins of American Government: An iBook for Michigan High School Civics Students Capstone Project Advisor: John Moser	MAHG
MELISSA J. GANAS Phoenix, Arizona	Jonathan Cilley is Dead! The Duel that Shocked America Capstone Project Advisor: Dennis Boman	MAHG
MAUREEN A. GRAHAM Edison, New Jersey		MASTAHG
ANGELA D. HAMMER Hopkinsville, Kentucky	The Democratic Character of the American West According to Zane Grey Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG
MICHAEL E. HENNESSEY Washington, D.C.	American Catholic Church History: Lesson Plans Using Primary Sources Capstone Project Advisor: Ken Masugi	MAHG
RICCI J. HERR Bloomfield, Iowa		MAHG
CHRISTOPHER K. MATHER Lingle, Wyoming		MASTAHG
MICHAEL P. RICE Columbus, Ohio		MASTAHG
ED ROGERS Kenton, Ohio		MAHG
GRAHAM E. TREADWAY Upper Sandusky, Ohio	Lessons in Lyrics: Learning Early American History through Music Capstone Project Advisor: David Tucker Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
KYLE C. WILSON Indianapolis, Indiana	Hamilton v. Madison: the Defense of Liberty in the Constitution Thesis Advisor: Robert M.S. McDonald	MAHG
CHRISTOPHER L. WOLFE Tucson, Arizona	American Phronimos: Abraham Lincoln and the Mean of Self-Government Thesis Advisor: Ken Masugi Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG

Summer 2017

CHERYLLYN J. ADAMS Caldwell, Idaho		MAHG
LANCE BASTING Eau Claire, Wisconsin		MAHG
CHARLES W. BRAND Pearl, Mississippi		MASTAHG
TRACY KAY COPE Warren, Ohio		MASTAHG
MICHAEL R. CUNNINGHAM Boardman, Ohio		MAHG
LINDA DEAN Princeton Junction, New Jersey		MAHG
ROBIN DECK Baton Rouge, Louisiana		MAHG
DONNA M. FEDELE Pleasant Valley, New York	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
MICHAEL J. FEIFEL Walnutport, Pennsylvania		MAHG
JO LYNN FISCHER Nolanville, Texas		MAHG
ROSANAH Z. FOSTER Van Wert, Ohio		MAHG
MICHELE M. FOURNIER San Diego, California		MAHG
KIMBERLY D. GROSENBACHER Boerne, Texas	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
SHANNA M. HECHIMOVICH Milwaukee, Wisconsin		MAHG
DREW D. HYSJULIEN Minot, North Dakota		MASTAHG
MONTY R. JOHNSON Sunnyside, Washington	The American Revolution's English Heritage Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG
STUART M. LEO Decatur, Illinois		MAHG
JERRY MARK MCCLOSKY Avon Lake, Ohio		MAHG
JOHN MCNAMARA Cape Coral, Florida		MAHG
KARLYE J. MULL Las Vegas, Nevada		MAHG
MARC OSTROWSKI Ellisville, Missouri		MASTAHG
ANDREW OTOCKA Nashua, New Hampshire		MAHG
SHANNON SORENSON Bismarck, North Daktoa		MASTAHG
MICHAEL M. STAFFARONI Trumbull, Connecticut		MAHG
PAMELA L. STAFFORD Kearney, Missouri		MAHG
MICHAEL T. ULREICH Naperville, Illinois		MASTAHG
JEFFREY S. WAGNER Tehachapi, California		MAHG
MARYANN E. WHETSTONE Cope, South Carolina	The Fortunate Isles of Freedom: The Port Royal Experiment as a Framework for Reconstruction Capstone Project Advisor: Lucas Morel Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG

Fall 2017

MALIK B. ALI El Cerrito, California	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
SHREETA V. ASHLEY Tulsa, Oklahoma	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
CARLA B. BURTON Troy, Ohio		MASTAHG
JAMES D. FARRANT New Hope, Minnesota		MAHG
DARRELL M. FRANCHUK Reddick, Florida	Religion and the American Revolution: What's the Connection? Thesis Advisor: David Tucker	MAHG
RACHEL E. GEHO Beachwood, Ohio		MAHG
ANNE-ELIZABETH HESTER Bradenton, Florida		MAHG
NICHOLE A. IACUZIO Derry, New Hampshire	The Civil Rights Act of 1964: An Interactive Classroom Simulation of the United States Senate Capstone Project Advisor: Emily Hess	MAHG
HOLLY A. LENNOX San Antonio, Texas		MAHG
LESLIE K. MARTIN Easley, South Carolina		MASTAHG
JENNIFER L. MCDANIEL Lewisville, Texas		MAHG
STACY MOSES Albuquerque, New Mexico	Not Even Grant Could Save the Union: Reconstruction, the Resistance of the South, and the Expansion of Federal Power Thesis Advisor: Dan Monroe Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
RUTH E. SENSENIG Seldovia, Alaska		MASTAHG
CRAIG A. WINDT Bay City, Michigan		MASTAHG

2018

Spring 2018

DENNIS E. BOLTMAN Great Bend, Kansas		MASTAHG
MARK A. CASTEEL Knoxville, Tennessee		MAHG
JESSICA P. FORREST Rineyville, Kentucky		MASTAHG
JOHN W. GILTNER Wooster, Ohio	William McKinley and the Election of 1896: The First Modern Presidential Campaign Thesis Advisor: Gregory Schneider Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
JAMES GLEWWE Minneapolis, Minnesota		MASTAHG
MATTHEW R. HARAMIS Norton, Ohio		MASTAHG
RICHARD K. HOFFMAN Hudson, Ohio	Halbert E. Paine: Man of Honor Capstone Project Advisor: James R. Stoner	MAHG
CHARLES ANGUS MCDOUGALL Mantua, Ohio	Squatters, Congress, and the Settling of Ohio, 1780-1787 Thesis Advisor: David C. Tucker Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
ELIZABETH M. MOORE New Richmond, Ohio		MASTAHG
KAR'RIE TYSHUN NEVITH Tuscaloosa, Alabama		MASTAHG
JOEL D. REINKING La Belle, Florida		MAHG
MICAH ROCHESTER Leoma, Tennessee		MAHG
DELIANA E. SOTO Lakewood, Ohio		MAHG
KEVIN L. J. THOMURE Carl Junction, Missouri		MAHG

Summer 2018

JASON E. ANDERSON Wooster, Ohio	From Loyalist to Rebel: The Life of David Wooster Capstone Project Advisor: Scott E. Yenor	MAHG
WINIFRED ANDERSON St. Cloud, Minnesota		MAHG
GREGORY J. BALAN Fort Myers, Florida	To Form a More Perfect Union: The Federal Principle in James Madison's Republican Theory Thesis Advisor: Colleen Sheehan Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
HALEY M. BAUN Maumee, Ohio		MAHG
REID W. BENSON Bemidji, Minnesota	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
EDWIN A. BRAUDRICK Atoka, Oklahoma		MAHG
ERIC C. CAMERON Hudson, Ohio	United States History I: An Online Independent Study Assessment for High School Students Using Visual Imagery Capstone Project Advisors: Robert M.S. McDonald and Jonathan W. White	MAHG
JASON J. DUNCAN Honolulu, Hawaii		MASTAHG
JILL L. DUPLESSIS Oak Creek, Colorado		MAHG
AILEEN FREDERICKS Nantucket, Massachusetts		MASTAHG
DAVID GONZALEZ South Gate, California	Hemingway and the Bullfight: The Rebirth of Republican Masculinity Thesis Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
MAUREEN M. GRAY Taylor, Texas	James Lee Dickey: An Analysis of One African American's Leadership in Jim Crow Texas Capstone Project Advisor: Peter C. Myers	MAHG
WALTER R. HANSON Trout Lake, Michigan		MAHG
NOAH D. HEATH Westerville, Ohio	Alexander Hamilton's Federalism in Action Thesis Advisor: Scott E. Yenor	MAHG
JENNA K. HEINAMAN Westerville, Ohio		MASTAHG
RUTH E. HILLER Hockessin, Delaware		MAHG
BETHANY A. HORNING Bismarck, North Dakota		MASTAHG
DARLENE JAMES Herriman, Utah		MAHG
STEPHANIE A. JENKINS Dover, Ohio		MAHG
KATIE N. KLAUS Ridgefield, Washington		MAHG
ANGELA D. NESSLER San Antonio, Texas		MAHG
ROSE M. PALUCH-EBERHARDT Washington, DC		MAHG
MEGAN L. SCHAEFER Galesburg, Illinois		MASTAHG
PETER T. SEHLOFF Appleton, Wisconsin		MAHG
RANDALL D. SMITH Spring Hill, Florida		MAHG
RANDY L. SPADE Jeromesville, Ohio		MAHG
KELLY JO STEFFEN Vinton, Iowa	Sundown Towns: An Exploration of Learning Capstone Project Advisor: Peter Myers	MAHG
RANDALL STRUNK Vienna, Illinois		MASTAHG
LAURA M. TESSMER Waconia, Minnesota		MAHG
MARY E. TRAUT Sandusky, Ohio		MAHG
RODERICK ZAÑO Chesapeake, Virginia		MAHG
DAVID P. ZANOTTI Strongsville, Ohio	FIRST: The Leadership of George Washington Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher C. Burkett	MAHG

Fall 2018

DUSTIN BAKER Rolesville, North Carolina		MASTAHG
JOSHUA L. FRANK Wooster, Ohio	The Evolution of The Alamo in Film Capstone Project Advisor: William Atto	MAHG
ISRAEL S. GIBSON Wapokeneta, Ohio		MAHG
SARA L. LeGATE Albuquerque, New Mexico		MAHG
LAURA M. MAYBERRY Santa Ana, California	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
TAYLOR S. McCULLOUGH Ashland City, Tennessee	A Guide to Landmark Supreme Court Cases Capstone Project Advisor: Joseph R. Fornieri	MAHG
NICOLE L. MORRISON Charlestown, Indiana		MAHG
CHRISTIAN A. PASCARELLA Ashland, Ohio	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
HOWARD D. WARREN St. Charles, Missouri	A Colorblind Constitution: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Equality in College Admissions Thesis Advisor: Joshua Dunn	MAHG
KATHERINE WOLF Burbank, Ohio	The Causes of the Revolutionary War: An Intermediate Grades Teacher's Guide Capstone Project Advisor: Jason Stevens	MAHG

2019

Spring 2019

MATTHEW BEATTIE Essexville, Michigan	A Civil War Primary Source Reader for Secondary Grades Capstone Project Advisor: Eric C. Sands	MAHG
REBECCA J. BONNER Hollister, California	Harold Uljas Goes to War: A novella based on one man's life story Capstone Project Advisor: Jennifer D. Keene Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
TAMMY BOSNOIAN North Port, Florida		MASTAHG
M'KENZIE ELSBERRY Livingston, Montana		MASTAHG
BETHANY FISHER Fort Worth, Texas		MASTAHG
GEORGE HAWKINS Sioux Falls, South Dakota		MASTAHG
ADRIANA KAZANJIAN Redlands, California		MAHG
MINDY L. MAYS Pataskala, Ohio	Catholic Social Teachings and the Decisions of the United States Supreme Court Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher C. Burkett	MAHG
RAYMER MERTZ Zanesville, Ohio		MAHG
GENEVIA MUSE Mount Sterling, Kentucky		MAHG
LINDSAY PETERSON Millbrook, New York	Washington, DC, in the 20th Century: The Overlap between the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, and District Governance Thesis Advisor: David F. Krugler Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
RYAN POTE Lexington Park, Maryland		MASTAHG
CARLA SMITH Hilliard, Ohio	The Fate of the American Indian in the Ohio Country Thesis Advisor: Jace Weaver	MAHG
CLARENCE EDWIN STEPHENS Miami, Florida		MAHG
JESSICA WALWORTH Green Bay, Wisconsin		MAHG
RHONDA WATTON Jackson, Wisconsin	Was the Revolutionary War Really Revolutionary? Capstone Project Advisor: Robert M.S. McDonald	MAHG

Summer 2019

BRANDON ALLEN Pickerington, Ohio		MASTAHG
KEVIN BARNEY Henderson, Nevada	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
KATHRYN BECK Carrollton, Texas		MASTAHG
JASON BERLING Cincinnati, Ohio	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
CHRISTOPHER BINKLEY Lewis Center, Ohio		MASTAHG
JEANNE BLAIR Port Orchard, Washington		MAHG
EMILY BOHN-DRAKE Denville, New Jersey		MAHG
NATALIE COFFEY Shelbyville, Indiana		MAHG
DANIEL COYNE Allison Park, Pennsylvania	The Fruit of Prudence: How Abraham Lincoln Pursued Prudent and Progressive Policy During a Period of Extreme Politics Thesis Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
JORDAN DeLAPP Norwalk, Ohio		MASTAHG
JENNA L. GOLDSMITH North Port, Florida	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
LAURA D. HANNA Dover, Ohio	Lessons from Hamilton: An American Musical Capstone Project Advisor: John Moser	MAHG
NATASHA JENKINS Leavenworth, Kansas		MASTAHG
JOY KING Westerville, Ohio	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
NICHOLAS KINTZLE Omaha, Nebraska		MAHG
ANN M. KROIS West Des Moines, Iowa		MAHG
JAMES LAUTZENHEISER Convoy, Ohio		MAHG
ERICA K. MARTIN Syracuse, New York		MASTAHG
CHER McDONALD South Jordan, Utah		MAHG
TRI NASON Sturgis, Mississippi		MAHG
KEITH ROBINSON Baltimore, Ohio		MASTAHG
JOHN SANDS New Albany, Ohio		MASTAHG
ROBERT SCHWARTZ Minot, North Dakota		MAHG
LAURA SCHAEFER Flagstaff, Arizona		MASTAHG
LISA D. SMITH Euless, Texas		MAHG
KJERSTIN SPARK-STAHL Klamath Falls, Oregon		MAHG
MAUREEN S. STOCKER Phoenixville, Pennsylvania		MAHG
WILLIAM BRIAN WEAVER Central Lake, Michigan		MAHG
MARK WIESE Mankato, Minnesota		MASTAHG
LEANDRA WILDEN Anchorage, Alaska		MAHG

Fall 2019

JOHN F. APPLE Cookeville, Tennessee	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
JEROME BAILEY Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		MASTAHG
KATHRYN FOREMAN Las Cruces, New Mexico		MASTAHG
DARYL W. FRISBIE Healy, Alaska		MAHG
CRYSTAL HOLUB Cypress, Texas		MASTAHG
ERIC J. KAESERMANN Arlington, Minnesota		MASTAHG
PATRICK M. LAWTON Appleton, Wisconsin		MASTAHG
SARA W. MALONE Gates Mills, Ohio		MAHG
WILLIAM F. MASON Brooklyn, New York		MAHG
JOSEPH A. MILLER, III Amherst, Ohio		MAHG
CYNTHIA K. NINO Lodi, California		MASTAHG
MOLLY K. SCHNEIDER Aurora, Ohio		MAHG
SHELBY R. THOMPSON Mandeville, Louisiana		MAHG

2020

Spring 2020

William Boone Berea, Ohio		MAHG
James Vincent Bradburn Shelbyville, Indiana	Decision-making on the Frontier: Federalism in the Eradication of Slavery in Indiana Thesis Advisor: Scott Yenor Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
Amanda Bryan Littleton, Colorado	Chairman's Award Recipient	MASTAHG
Elizabeth Click Staunton, Virginia		MASTAHG
Rebecca Costanzo Brush, Colorado		MASTAHG
Christian Ellis Amherst, Ohio	The Nature of Our Land Holdings: Thomas Jefferson and Allodial Title Thesis Advisor: Jason Jividen	MAHG
Daniel Grondin Virginia Beach, Virginia		MAHG
Thomas Holt Wyoming, Michigan		MAHG
Molly Lane Phar, Texas		MASTAHG
Rebecca McGinnis Laurelville, Ohio	Responses to the Cholera Epidemics in Ohio Thesis Advisor: Sarah Morgan Smith Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
Rene Rodriguez McAllen, Texas		MAHG
Tyrel Rose Bakersfield, California		MAHG
Maria Sigler Miami, Florida		MASTAHG
Jennifer Traweek Benton, Louisiana		MAHG
Karen Wagner Cody, Wyoming		MASTAHG
Deborah Williams Mesa, Arizona		MASTAHG

Summer 2020

Alexander Abbe Marshalltown, Iowa		MAHG
Michael Alexander Pompton Lakes, New Jersey		MASTAHG
Kristofer Atkinson Eustis, Florida	Federal Indian Policy in the Early Republic Capstone Project Advisor: Stephen Knott	MAHG
Jeffery Carter Saint Joseph, Missouri		MAHG
Dana Chiuchiarelli Parma, Ohio		MASTAHG
Teresita Davila-Alexander Miami Springs, Florida		MASTAHG
Joel Davis Temecula, California		MASTAHG
David Dingler North Bend, Washington		MASTAHG
Michael Dougherty Virginia Beach, Virginia		MASTAHG
Brendan Earle Meridian, Idaho		MASTAHG
Joseph Foster McComb, Ohio	Teaching the Civil War website Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG
Emily Glende Millcreek, Utah	Supreme Conversations: Landmark SCOTUS Dissents Capstone Project Advisor: Joshua Dunn	MAHG
Justin Glodowski Stratford, Washington		MASTAHG
Laura Golden Chattanooga, Tennessee	Founding the American Republic: A Primary Source Reader Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG
Lisa Gray-Fritz Poulsbo, Washington		MASTAHG
Georgette Hackman Denver, Pennsylvania		MASTAHG
Nathaniel Hartsel LaGrange, Ohio		MASTAHG
Stephanie Kaufman Sturgis, South Daktoa	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
Teresa Kim San Diego, California		MAHG
Michael Maibach Alexandria, Virginia	Why the Founders Created the Electoral College Capstone Project Advisor: Scott Yenor	MAHG
Kathleen Maloney Westlake, Ohio	The New Woman of the 1920s - Perceptions and Realities Thesis Advisor: John Moser	MAHG
Lauren O'Brien Lakewood, Ohio	Conundrums for American Christianity: A Deliberative Forum Collection Capstone Project Advisor: David Krugler	MAHG
Jake Peterson Sandy, Utah		MASTAHG
Heather Riganti Salem, Virginia		MAHG
Jonathan Rogers Greenwood, Indiana		MASTAHG
Stephen Rosser Anchorage, Alaska		MASTAHG
Laryssa Schmidt Gig Harbor, Washington		MAHG
Scott Shepard Hillsboro, Ohio		MASTAHG
Cody Stafford Avondale, Pennsylvania	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
Richard Walden Killingworth, Connecticut		MAHG
Darren Wilson Tiffin, Ohio		MAHG
Brandon Zahn Beulah, Idaho		MASTAHG

Fall 2020

Wendy M. Bergeron Exeter, New Hampshire	Race and Equality in America Capstone Project Advisor: Stephen F. Knott Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
Drew Burfeind Missoula, Montana	Taking Back the Establishment Clause: How Its Flawed Interpretation Has Unconstitutionally Removed Religion from Government Thesis Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG
Marie Coffren-Barton Bellevue, Washington		MAHG
Michael Gillette Boerne, Texas		MAHG
Kyle Graver Cleveland, Ohio		MASTAHG
Joshua Halpren Silver Spring, Maryland	Stuck in the Middle: A primary source collection to help you ditch your textbook and engage middle school learners in authentic historical inquiry Capstone Advisor: J. David Alvis	MAHG
Deborah Kaiser Bradenton, Florida		MAHG
Lauren Lipinski Prior Lake, Minnesota		MASTAHG
Amanda Parshley West Haven, Connecticut		MASTAHG
Tressa Russo Columbia Station, Ohio		MASTAHG
Geoffrey Wickersham Southfield, Michigan	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG

2021

Spring 2021

Michelle Adams Houston, Texas	Hurrah, and Vote for Suffrage: A Four-Act Play about Tennessee’s Ratification of the 19th Amendment Capstone Project Advisor: Natalie Taylor Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
Lynda C. Boyle Monticello. Utah	American Avenues: Land of Hope or Land of Disappointment? Capstone Project Advisor: Dan Monroe	MAHG
Ty Dendinger Greenwich, Ohio		MASTAHG
Ernest Dyer Elmendorf, Texas		MAHG
Catherine Fergusson Macomb, Michigan	Immigration Patterns in Detroit, Michigan: The Lasting Impact of Discriminatory Housing Practices in Detroit Capstone Project Advisor: John Moser	MAHG
Erin Freeman Cheyenne, Wyoming		MASTAHG
Jennifer Helstad Cameron, Wisconsin		MAHG
Jamie Karaffa Gray, Maine	Maine and the Electoral College Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG
Luke Kruse Huntsburg, Ohio		MASTAHG
Erin Minnick Columbus, Indiana		MASTAHG
Alexandra Pacak Blue Ash, Ohio		MASTAHG
Bradley Potts Marion, Ohio		MASTAHG
Jenny Taylor Fort Worth, Texas		MASTAHG
Tom VanBlaricome Bettendorf, Iowa	America in World War II: A Virtual Museum Capstone Project Advisor: Christopher Burkett	MAHG

Summer 2021

Colin Benner Gainesville, Florida		MAHG
Thomas Benjamin Brown Delaware, Ohio		MAHG
Matthew Buckles Kansas City, Missouri		MAHG
Jeffrey Bush Biloxi, Mississippi		MAHG
Thomas Centofanti Shelby, North Carolina		MAHG
William Ross Conner Wamego, Kansas	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
Pamela Cummings Bryant, Arkansas		MAHG
Rebecca Davis Hendersonville, North Carolina		MASTAHG
Kenneth Craig Evins Bullhead City, Arizona	Primary Sources as a Foundational Content in a United States Government Honors/Dual Enrollment High School Classroom Capstone Project Advisor: Eric Sands	MAHG
Benjamin Fabian North Chesterfield, Virginia		MAHG
Kimberly Ferraro Arlington Heights, Illinois		MAHG
Christiana Forbush West Jordan, Utah		MAHG
Eric Frazee Massillon, Ohio		MAHG
Bruce Guthrie Kalispell, Montana	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
Wesley Hall Kaiser, Missouri		MAHG
Riley Keltner Belleville, Illinois		MAHG
Angel Ledbetter Forest City, North Carolina		MASTAHG
Gabrielle Lucas Mason, Ohio		MAHG
Melvin McClain Riverdale, Georgia		MASTAHG
Matthew McDougall Houston, Texas	Chairman's Award Recipient	MAHG
Dawn Meisenheimer San Antonio, Texas		MAHG
Jacie Meyers Vancleave, Mississippi		MASTAHG
Lance Miller Mifflinville, Pennsylvania		MAHG
Alexi Murray Ludke Cincinnati, Ohio	Voices of Women in America Capstone Project Advisor: Natalie Talyor	MAHG
Stephanie Nelson Des Moines, Washington		MAHG
Joshua Tyler Nice Eugene, Oregon		MAHG
Marilyn Orseno Amherst, Ohio		MAHG
Emily Padilla Poplar Bluff, Missouri		MAHG
Brad Rahmiller Marshalltown, Iowa		MAHG
Stacy Scoles Federal Way, Washington		MAHG
Kelsey Sercl Phoenix, Arizona		MASTAHG
Kathleen Shea Hummelstown, Pennsylvania		MASTAHG
James Sigl Red Lodge, Montana		MASTAHG
Miguel Silva Oswego, Illinois		MASTAHG
Joshua Spiegel Toledo, Ohio		MAHG
Ted Tatum Payson, Arizona		MASTAHG
Kimbrie Vlach Scotia, Nebraska		MAHG
Elizabeth Wagner Hamilton, Ohio		MAHG