Program News
Key Ingredients in Georgia
Kristi Hartmann Ferguson, Katie Hicks, and Ann McCleary participated in the installation workshop for the Smithsonian exhibit Key Ingredients at Kingsland, Georgia on May 2, 2009. Ferguson and Hicks made presentations to the exhibit hosts on developing programs for families and for schools. The Georgia Humanities Council is hosting the exhibit for a two-year tour throughout the state.
At the end of the workshop, Ann McCleary; Arden Williams, Georgia Humanities Council program oficer and UWG alumnae; Katie Hicks; Kristina Hartmann Ferguson, and Terri Cobb, Smithsonian Institution, celebrate the opening of the exhibit in Kingsland.
New Public History Graduates!
In May 2009, Sheila Milton Cook and Katie Hicks graduated with their M.A. degrees in History and a concentraton in Public History. Also celebrating were Kristi Hartmann Ferguson, Stephanie Gedvillas, Katie Hicks, Carla Ledgerwood, and Chadwick Miller who completed their Museum Studies Certificates in May. Sally Moreland completed her second certificate, adding the Public History Certificate.
Presenting Graduate Research
Public history graduates Catherine Hendricks and Sue Verhoef presented their thesis research at the annual Celebration of Graduate Research at the University of West Georgia in May 2009.
