Outstanding Graduates

2025

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For future students in the program...Go slow, take your time, & try to remember that the research you are doing is valuable even through the constant barrage of deadlines. History is an amazing field to pursue & there is a lot of joy & fulfillment to be found, so don’t forget to enjoy the process.

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Megan Farris
Outstanding Graduate, MA
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I am so proud of what I have achieved as a history student at WWU; I produced a flurry of papers, translated medieval recipes, held a cuneiform tablet, made paper, combed through hundreds of local newspapers, read a small mountain of books, and travelled to Senegal.

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Edme Guetschow
Outstanding Graduate, History Major
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I’ve really enjoyed being a history student...I feel like the more I learn, the more I have to learn—The more I understand just how hard it is to create amazing works of history, the more I feel in awe of the people who have done so.

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Chris Gilbert
Outstanding Graduate, History/Social Studies Major

2024

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As soon as I made the decision to become a history major as an undergrad, I knew my goal was to teach early American history at the college level. An MA was the next step, and the strength of WWU’s early Americanist faculty was a significant draw for me. I could not have made a better choice!

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Aaron Gibbs
Outstanding Graduate, MA
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I was always drawn towards the humanities but found it difficult to settle in a major. I ultimately chose history because it enabled me to combine my interests—namely political philosophy, geography, and literature—and understand them more fully by placing them within their historical context. 

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Marianne Kelly
Outstanding Graduate, History Major
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I’ve always enjoyed learning about history, and this is one of the things that drove me to the Marine Corps. I became a history/social studies major because I wanted to continue to serve my community as a high school teacher.

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Sophia Cornell
Outstanding Graduate, History/Social Studies Major