2021 Spring 10th Semi-Annual StMU History Media Awards

Results for the Spring 2021 StMU History Media Awards

Best Descriptive Article

Howard Schultz: Brewing a Multibillion Dollar Empire

Andrea Laguna

RUNNER-UP

She’s Made of Plastic, It’s Fantastic! How Barbie’s Maker Used “Imagination For Her Creation”

Eva Lizarraga

“Morir Antes Que Esclavos Vivir”: Bolivia’s fight for freedom

Jacqueline Guardia

All Roads Lead to Rome: General Mark Clark’s Journey to the Eternal City

Santos Mencio

The White Devil: The Story of the Finnish White Army and its Leader

Trenton Boudreaux

WINNER

Argentina Dirty War: 30,000 Disappeared – the Fight for Remembrance

Aaron Sandoval

Best Explanatory Article

WINNER

Online Exam Proctoring: The Dark Side of Student Privacy and Health

Azariel Del Carmen

Goodbye Paper Money and Hello Bitcoin

Carlos Cortes

A Lion in the Grass: Ethiopia’s Sovereignty and Fight for the Future

Danielle Slaughter

Esperanto: Esperanza y Desilusión

Jose Chaman

WINNER

“You talk like a girl!” The Benefits and Consequences of ‘Female Speech’

Phoebe Dickinson-Land

RUNNER-UP

Artificial Intelligence and Forensic Science: Can AI Outperform Humans?

Yousef Alghamdi

Best Article in the Category of "World History"

Ivar The Boneless: King Killer And Scourge Of England

Elliot Avigael

Cold. Red. Fear. Death: Holodomor

Madeline Chandler

“Ite et Vos”: The origins of the modern Franciscan legacy

Roberto Macias-Marin

RUNNER-UP

The White Devil: The Story of the Finnish White Army and its Leader

Trenton Boudreaux

WINNER

“For the Good of Belgium”: King Leopold II’s Blood-Drenched Reign over the Congo

Aneesa Zubair

Incas y Españoles: ¿Una lucha entre culturas o lenguas?

Brissa Campos Toscano

Best Article in the Category of "Political History"

WINNER

A Lion in the Grass: Ethiopia’s Sovereignty and Fight for the Future

Danielle Slaughter

“Morir Antes Que Esclavos Vivir”: Bolivia’s fight for freedom

Jacqueline Guardia

WINNER

Nobody wins: Child’s brutal death ended with more questions than justice

Kimberly Rubio

A Beef with the Amazon

Marian Reyes

From Austrian Archduke to Mexican Emperor: How Maximilian I Lost the Mexican Empire

Paula Salinas Gonzalez

RUNNER-UP

The Balkanization of Georgia: Democratization Brings War

Rhys Kennedy

Best Article in the Category of "Cultural History"

Déjà vu: “Have I been here before?”

Emilia Caballero Carmona

WINNER

How the Nahuatl Language Survived the Spanish Conquest of Mexico

Emilia Caballero Carmona

WINNER

She’s Made of Plastic, It’s Fantastic! How Barbie’s Maker Used “Imagination For Her Creation”

Eva Lizarraga

Prehistoric Life, Medicine, and Its Dangers

Ian Mcewen

RUNNER-UP

Brujeria: Cultural & Religious Fusion

Karla Cardenas

Y2K Bug: A Hoax Created Behind The Scenes?

Mohammed Hani Shaik

Best Article in the Category of "Environmental History"

Paradise Lost – A Nation’s Struggle Against the Waves

Aaron Peters

WINNER

The Loch Ness Monster as We Know It, Debunked

Faith Chapman

RUNNER-UP

Racism is a Public Health Emergency

Hailey Lechuga

Factory farms are not the way to go

Maria Moreno

A Beef with the Amazon

Marian Reyes

Best Article in the Category of "People"

Howard Schultz: Brewing a Multibillion Dollar Empire

Andrea Laguna

RUNNER-UP

The Largest Minority’s Forgotten Struggle: Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and The Capitol Crawl

Jacy Hornsby

WINNER

Kobe Bryant, “The Black Mamba”: 60 Point Farewell Game

Juan Asfura

A Woman on the Rostrum: The Revolutionary Tale of Olympe de Gouges

Madeline Emke

Lorena Ochoa: The First Mexican golfer to win a Major Championship

Maria Ferrer

All Roads Lead to Rome: General Mark Clark’s Journey to the Eternal City

Santos Mencio

Best Article in the Category of "International Relations"

Esperanto: Esperanza y Desilusión

Jose Chaman

RUNNER-UP

The Louisiana Purchase: The Greatest Land Grab In History

Joshua Collins

WINNER

From Austrian Archduke to Mexican Emperor: How Maximilian I Lost the Mexican Empire

Paula Salinas Gonzalez

Rwanda Climbs One Hill After Another, But Can It Politically Transition Without Falling?

Raul Colunga

The Canadian Caper – The Most Audacious Rescue in History

Stephen Talik

RUNNER-UP

Incas y Españoles: ¿Una lucha entre culturas o lenguas?

Brissa Campos Toscano

Best Article in the Category of "Human Rights"

Online Exam Proctoring: The Dark Side of Student Privacy and Health

Azariel Del Carmen

Cold. Red. Fear. Death: Holodomor

Madeline Chandler

RUNNER-UP

“You talk like a girl!” The Benefits and Consequences of ‘Female Speech’

Phoebe Dickinson-Land

WINNER

Argentina Dirty War: 30,000 Disappeared – the Fight for Remembrance

Aaron Sandoval

“For the Good of Belgium”: King Leopold II’s Blood-Drenched Reign over the Congo

Aneesa Zubair

Iraqi Youth Movement Pressures Government for Meaningful Change

Grace Frey

Best Article by a Graduate Student

WINNER

“I Will Always Love You”: The Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner Love Story

Carly Bagley

“Fascinating”: Leonard Nimoy’s Journey with Spock

Christopher Hohman

RUNNER-UP

When Angels Fall from Heaven: Chuck Yeager Shoots for the Stars

Ed Paniagua

The Hondo Hurricane and the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”

Gwyn Hartung

RUNNER-UP

Lydia Mendoza, a Pioneer in Mexican Popular Culture

Victoria Villaseñor