I grew up in Afton, Oklahoma and graduated from Afton High School in 2009.
I went on to receive an Associate of Arts in Social Sciences from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) at Miami, Oklahoma in May 2011.
I graduated from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations. I also have a certificate on my degree for Women's Studies and Gender Issues.
. I have been accepted and intend to continue my education at Pittsburg State University with a Master of Arts in History beginning in January 2014.
Awards:
2014 College of Arts and Sciences Graduate School Excellence in Professional Service Award
2013 Frank Newman Civic Fellow
2013 Pittsburg State University Golden Gorilla
2013 Pittsburg State University Student Employee of the Year 2nd Runner Up
2013 Pittsburg State University Research Colloquium: Business, Education, and Humanities Division 2nd Place Undergraduate Research Presentation
2011 Who's Who Among Students of Junior Colleges
2010 American FFA Degree Recipient
2010 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Runner-Up Homecoming King
2010 Outstanding NEO Agriculture Education Club Member
2009 National Merit Award
2009 Afton Masonic Lodge Student of Today
2009 Oklahoma Heritage Association Scholar
2009 Outstanding Senior Vocational Agricultural Student in Ottawa County
2006-2009 All-American Scholar
2006-2009 National Honor Roll
Hobbies and what I like doing in my spare time: Genealogy, Fishing, Traveling, Swimming, Baseball, Basketball, Football, and enjoying life.
I enjoy spending time with my family and my friends. It seems like almost every summer we have some kind of family reunion or get together going on and I enjoy getting to see the family that the only time I ever talk to them is on Facebook, Email, or through a Christmas Card.
My history interests include: Civil War, World War II, and local history of the Four States.
I have done research of the Tri-State Mining District conducting Oral History Interviews of miners and their families around Picher, Oklahoma. I placed second at the Pittsburg State University 2013 Research Colloquium for my research on Picher, Oklahoma. I have worked on research of the Nazi Concentration Camps before and during WWII. I completed Book Reviews of works related to Rudolf Hoess, Oskar Schindler, Herman Goering, Amon Goth, Buchenwald, Auschwitz, and Holocaust Denial. I am currently conducting research on the Indian Removals during the 19th Century and establishment of National Parks in the United States. My coursework for the Spring 2014 semester included Your Family in History and Industrial America with life in the Gilded Age. I covered Readings of the History of South, Civil War and Sectional Crisis, and Historiography/Historical Research during Fall 2014 Semester. I am currently enrolled in World War I, Readings of the Civil War, and Trends in World History for Spring 2015.
I am also very proud of being a descendant of the Cherokee and Delaware Tribes.
I love watching any sports, that have Arkansas Razorbacks or Oklahoma Sooners!!!
I never can forget my roots being born in Arkansas and raised in Oklahoma, but......I will always be a big supporter of NEO Norsemen and Pittsburg State Gorillas.
Once a Norseman, Always a Norsemen!!
Once a Gorilla, Always a Gorilla!!
I started out as an intern in February 2011 and continue to work with the volunteers of the Dobson Museum and Home in Miami, Oklahoma. In November 2012, I was elected to the Board of Directors.
Dobson Museum
110 A SW
Miami, Oklahoma 74354
Open: Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday 1-4 p.m.
Check out their website at www.dobsonmuseum.com
I began working with the Miners Hall Museum in Franklin, Kansas in March 2012. We recently had a Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, that lasted from May 11-June 23, 2013.
Miners Hall Museum
701 South Broadway
Franklin, Kansas 66735
Open: Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm
Check out their website at www.minershallmuseum.com
Lincoln Archives Digital Project
www.lincolnarchives.us
In December 2013-January 2014, I was an intern in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. working on the Lincoln Archives Digital Project. We were digitizing, transcribing, and working on the Lincoln Administration records and papers (1861-1865).
