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Community Relationsu003c/spanu003en u003cspan class=u0022dotu0022u003eu0026bull;u003c/spanu003en u003cspanu003eSpring 2026u003c/spanu003en u003c/divu003enn u003c!u002du002d PHOTO 1 u002du002du003en u003cdiv class=u0022photo-blocku0022u003en u003cimg src=u0022https://newscsupueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/embedded-4830-1.pngu0022 alt=u0022Dr. Judy Gaughan and History Club members holding awards at the 2026 Student Involvement and Leadership Awards ceremonyu0022 /u003en u003cp class=u0022photo-captionu0022u003eu003cstrongu003eA big night for the Pack:u003c/strongu003e The History Club won Student Organization of the Year and advisor Dr. Judy Gaughan won Student Organization Advisor of the Year at the 2026 Student Involvement and Leadership Awards. The McNair Scholars program also received an award that evening — accepted on their behalf by History Club member Rosa Ramirez, a McNair Scholar herself.u003c/pu003en u003c/divu003enn u003cpu003eColorado State University Pueblo’s History Club is having a banner spring. On April 15, the club took home the Student Organization of the Year award at the university’s annual Student Involvement and Leadership Awards. Faculty advisor Dr. Judy Gaughan also received her own honor that night: Outstanding Student Organization Advisor. Four days later, Gaughan loaded up a university van and drove a group of students three hours west to Grand Junction, where five of them presented original research at the Colorado Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference hosted by Colorado Mesa University.u003c/pu003enn u003cpu003eThe back-to-back recognition reflects a program that has built consistent momentum over more than a decade. Gaughan has served as faculty advisor to the History Club for all but two years since joining the CSU Pueblo faculty in 2012.u003c/pu003enn u003cdiv class=u0022pull-quoteu0022u003en u003cpu003eu0022The students in the club chose to nominate me. They are a remarkable group of people: intelligent, thoughtful, and inspiring.u0022u003c/pu003en u003cp class=u0022attributionu0022u003eu0026mdash; Dr. Judy Gaughan, Outstanding Student Organization Advisoru003c/pu003en u003c/divu003enn u003cpu003eThe April 15 awards ceremony also recognized the McNair Scholars program with its own honor. History Club member Rosa Ramirez, a McNair Scholar herself, accepted the award on the program’s behalf — a moment that captured, in a single gesture, the kind of student engagement that defines both organizations.u003c/pu003enn u003chr class=u0022section-ruleu0022 /u003enn u003ch2 style=u0022font-family: var(u002du002dwpu002du002dpresetu002du002dfont-familyu002du002dproxima-nova), Arial, sans-serif; font-size:1.5rem; color:var(u002du002ddark); margin-bottom:18px;u0022u003eFive Presenters. One Outstanding Paper Award.u003c/h2u003enn u003cpu003ePhi Alpha Theta is the National History Honor Society, with a mission to promote the study of history through research, good teaching, publication, and the exchange of ideas among historians. CSU Pueblo’s chapter, Alpha Theta Kappa, inducted new members during the Bea Spade Memorial Lecture Series in February.u003c/pu003enn u003cpu003eAt the Grand Junction conference, presenters included Arianna Barela, Joseph Bellavia, Rosa Ramirez, and Elliot Sikes. The standout of the event was Olivia Winkelman, who received an outstanding paper award for her project u003cemu003eu0022Building Comrade Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov: The New Soviet Man in Russian Ballet (1957–1969).u0022u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enn u003cpu003eWinkelman’s paper examined how the ballets u003cemu003eSwan Lakeu003c/emu003e and u003cemu003eSpartacusu003c/emu003e served as vehicles for Soviet propaganda. Using the Soviet body politic framework and the concept of the New Soviet Man, she traced how ideological messaging reached mass audiences through the performing arts. It was her fourth time presenting at a professional academic conference.u003c/pu003enn u003cdiv class=u0022pull-quoteu0022u003en u003cpu003eu0022A classroom can teach many things, but the experience of speaking and engaging with students and faculty from other universities is invaluable.u0022u003c/pu003en u003cp class=u0022attributionu0022u003eu0026mdash; Joseph Bellavia, History Club Presidentu003c/pu003en u003c/divu003enn u003cpu003eEven students who attended without presenting came away with something. Jayson Lu said watching his peers present gave him confidence heading into his own research symposium poster presentation. u0022It is not nerve-wracking as I imagined, seeing my peers do it,u0022 he said.u003c/pu003enn u003chr class=u0022section-ruleu0022 /u003enn u003c!u002du002d PHOTO 2 with surrounding text u002du002du003en u003cdiv class=u0022text-photo-wrapu0022u003en u003cdivu003en u003ch2 style=u0022font-family: var(u002du002dwpu002du002dpresetu002du002dfont-familyu002du002dproxima-nova), Arial, sans-serif; font-size:1.4rem; color:var(u002du002ddark); margin-bottom:16px;u0022u003eBeyond the Conferenceu003c/h2u003en u003cpu003eThe trip to Grand Junction was the latest in a series of regional and national conference appearances Gaughan has organized for students. Funding comes from a combination of department support, student grants, fundraising events — including a trivia night at the Pueblo Heritage Museum — and a u003cstrongu003e#LoveCSUPueblo Give Dayu003c/strongu003e campaign that this year outpaced every other campaign on campus in student contributors.u003c/pu003en u003cpu003eThroughout the year the club organizes game nights, a nationally recognized speaker series, and weekly Friday meetings open to any student interested in history. This year’s Bea Spade Memorial Lecture brought historian Dr. Jacqueline Beatty to campus for a two-day series of public talks on women’s power in the American Revolution.u003c/pu003en u003cpu003eAssociate Dean Steven Liebel, who also serves as chair of the Department of History and Political Science, put the club’s year in context: u0022Professor Gaughan is truly bridging the gap between classroom and applied work for her History honors society students by organizing and traveling with them to professional conferences.u0022u003c/pu003en u003c/divu003en u003cdivu003en u003cdiv class=u0022photo-blocku0022 style=u0022margin-top:0;u0022u003en u003cimg src=u0022https://newscsupueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/embedded-4830-2.pngu0022 alt=u0022History Club recruitment flyer posted on campus bulletin boardu0022 /u003en u003cp class=u0022photo-captionu0022u003eThe History Club meets Fridays, 2:30–4 p.m., in GCB 312. New members are always welcome.u003c/pu003en u003c/divu003en u003c/divu003en u003c/divu003enn u003cdiv class=u0022info-boxu0022u003en u003ch3u003eGet Involved with the History Clubu003c/h3u003en u003culu003en u003cliu003eu003cstrongu003eMeetings:u003c/strongu003e Fridays, 2:30–4:00 p.m. u0026mdash; GCB 312u003c/liu003en u003cliu003eu003cstrongu003eClub President:u003c/strongu003e Joe Bellavia u0026mdash; u003ca href=u0022mailto:joseph.bellavia@csupueblo.eduu0022u003ejoseph.bellavia@csupueblo.eduu003c/au003eu003c/liu003en u003cliu003eu003cstrongu003eFaculty Advisor:u003c/strongu003e Dr. Judy Gaughan u0026mdash; u003ca href=u0022mailto:judy.gaughan@csupueblo.eduu0022u003ejudy.gaughan@csupueblo.eduu003c/au003eu003c/liu003en u003cliu003eu003cstrongu003ePhi Alpha Theta membershipu003c/strongu003e requires 12+ credit hours in History and a minimum GPA of 3.0 overall / 3.1 in History courses.u003c/liu003en u003c/ulu003en u003c/divu003enn u003c/articleu003enn u003cfooteru003en u0026copy; 2026 Colorado State University Pueblo u0026nbsp;u0026bull;u0026nbsp; Office of Marketing, Communications u0026amp; Community Relationsn u003c/footeru003ennu003c/bodyu003enu003c/htmlu003en