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BIDDEFORD, Maine

UNE's Phi Alpha Theta history honor society inducts eight new members

The University of New England's Alpha Nu Phi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society, inducted eight new members on Friday, April 13th. 

Elizabeth De Wolfe, Ph.D., chair of the History Department led the induction ceremony, attended by history faculty and students, College of Arts and Sciences Dean Jeanne Hey, past and current inductees, and friends and family.

Eric Zuelow, Ph.D., assistant professor of European history, provided an inspirational address titled "The Past Does Not Matter: History Does."

Inductees included: Kate Banks '11, Amber Benoit '11, Megan Bagdon '12, Cody Chretien '12, Jennifer Cox '12, Justin Hastings '12, Lindsey Lehoux '13 and Caitlin Tetreau '13.

Jennifer Christman '12 and Jonathan Planer '12, who were inducted in 2011, received their Phi Alpha Theta honor cords to wear at graduation.

Phi Alpha Theta is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. The society is a charter member of the Association of College Honor Societies and has over 350,000 members, with about 9,500 new members joining each year through 860 local chapters. Membership in Phi Alpha Theta is open to history majors and minors who earn at least a 3.0 overall gpa and a 3.1 in history.

Its mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. The society seeks to bring students and teachers together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by members in a variety of ways.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.