It’s been an extraordinary year of remote learning and virtual gatherings in the Cleveland State University History Department! Despite the continued pandemic conditions, we could not let December pass without honoring our Fall 2020 History and Social Studies graduates! We gathered last Thursday to virtually toast our grads.
Here on the blog, the History Department Faculty & Staff want to name each one of our Fall 2020 grads and say how proud we are of you for persevering through challenges and earning your degrees.
Presenting the December 2020 History and Social Studies Graduates!
History Majors
- Riley Habyl
- Madison Matuszak
- Eric Michel
- Calida O’Brien
- Stefan Nikolic
- Paul Spencer
- Elena Sola
- Kyle Wadley
Social Studies/History Majors
- Anthony Bagliano
- Helen Dunne
- Daniel Gallagher
- Nabil Habib
- Asha Tinker-Phelps
History Minors
- Alicia Berry
- Elizabeth Fritz
- Patrick Kazy
See the official CSU Fall 2020 Commencement Program Book.
Watch Fall 2020 commencement live Sunday, December 13 at 1 pm. Here is the link to the virtual ceremony.
Highlights from the #CLEState2020 Class
Kyle Wadley (History)
- Favorite Quote: “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” – Admiral David Farragut
- Future Plans: Kyle is going to Navy Officer Candidate School to become an officer in the United States Navy.
Stefan Nikolic (History)
- Digital humanities
- St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Cleveland Historical
Paul Spencer (History)
- Minor: Native American Studies
- Digital Humanities
Madison Matuszak (History)
- Digital Humanities
- Podcast, “Jean Donovan, We Hardly Know Ye”
- “The Baldwin Reservoir”, Cleveland Historical
- Future Plans: Work as a public historian
Calida O’Brien (History)
- 2020 Thomas Campbell Award Winner
- Digital Humanities
- Future Plans: Calida will be entering the MA program in History at CSU
Helen Dunne (Social Studies & History)
- 2020 Jeannette Eckman Tuve Award Winner
- Digital Humanities
Nabil Habib (Social Studies & History)
- Digital Humanities
- Future Plans: Work as a public historian
Asha Tinker-Phelps (Social Studies & History)
- 2020 RASHAD Award Winner
- Digital Humanities & Art
- Future Plans: MUST Program and career teaching high school social studies
Danny Gallagher (History & Social Studies Education)
- Current Position: Head Girls Basketball Coach at Magnificat High School
- Future Plans: Teaching High School Social Studies
- On CSU: “In my 19 years I have seen the growth of Cleveland State and it has truly become a special place that I will proudly be able to say is my alma mater. Go Vikings!”