Around the Dell
Another Gilder Lehrman scholar
Mandie Middleton ’13, a his- tory major and mu- seum stud- ies minor from Nokesville, Va., was se-
lected for the 2011 Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Pro- gram. One of only thirty students chosen nationwide, Mandie par- ticipated in a one-week intensive history program in New York City in June. She is the fourth LC student to
be accepted to the program in the last several years. One-Week Scholars visit museums and his- torical sites in New York City and meet with distinguished histori- ans, writers, editors, museum cu- rators, and other professionals to participate in discussions about major issues in American history and careers in the field. This year’s one-week program
focused on “The Outbreak of the Civil War” with lectures by emi- nent historians of the nineteenth century such as Eric Foner, Stephanie McCurry, and Steven Hahn. Mandie’s week in New York
also included visits to several archives and sites, including Five Points (site of violent 1863 draft riots) and Cooper Union (where Lincoln gave an address to a gathering of Republicans on Feb- ruary 27, 1860). Since 2003, more than 400
college sophomores and juniors have been named to the Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Pro- gram, and many have gone on to pursue graduate studies at leading institutions including Cambridge, Columbia, Harvard, Oxford, and Yale.
Distinguished Delegation
Lynchburg College students won the Distinguished Delegation Award at the annual National Model United Nations in New York City in April. Eighteen of the LC students represented the Re-
public of Iraq, while two represented the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two LC students, Linda Anderson’13 and Nicholas Lequang ’14, were recognized for Outstanding Committee Work on the Committee on the Status of Women. Their participation is part of a UN politics class
at LC, taught by Dr. Sabita Manian, professor of political science and international relations. Along with a vigorous academic simulation, students also had a chance to attend a briefing session with the permanent mission of the Republic of Iraq.
More than 2,500 students from around the world
attended. Each delegation represented a different country and participated in written and face-to- face debates with other students, discussing re- gional conflicts and global issues. Other LC students attending were Natalie
Armel ’11, Andrew Baldwin ’11, Zane Barrick ’12, Danielle Cox ’11, Amy Furr ’12, Casey Gilliam ’11, Zach Hughes ’12, Palmer Hurst ’11, Kaeun Rachael Lee, Anahi Martinez ’11, Aster Mengesha-Gubay ’12, Drew Nichols ’11, Jennifer Pernisi ’11, Casey Sawyer ’11, Nadia Sepahi- Ziyaeen ’13, David Warner ’12, Edgar Wharton ’12, and Darby Wheeler ’11.
Not too taxing
To Ashton Harmon ’11, preparing a federal income tax return is like doing spy work. She gets to know a lot about her clients. Well before graduating from LC, she landed a job with Goodman & Co., an accounting firm in Norfolk, Va. “People think I’m crazy to want to
go into taxes,” said Ashton, who was the 2011 Robert L. Hill Distin- guished Senior. The award is given to a senior in the top two percent of the class who pursues a rigorous ac- ademic curriculum and is involved in campus and community life.
10 LC MAGAZINE Fall 2011 “Nobody’s tax return is the same,”
she said. That variety holds her inter- est. Beginning her sophomore year, she did a paid spring internship with the Lynchburg accounting firm of Davidson, Doyle & Hilton, and that convinced her that accounting was her life’s work. “I did the tax season crunch,” she explained. Ashton double majored in ac-
counting and marketing, and tutored other students as a Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) leader in ac- counting.
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