Release Date: March 21, 2007

MONMOUTH, Ill. — Monmouth College history majors Daniel Walker of Springfield and Joseph Babich of Schaumburg wrote two of the 44 papers that were selected to appear in a publication from the 14th Annual Clement S. Stacy Undergraduate Research Conference in English and Philosophy.

Along with associate professor of history Simon Cordery, Walker and Babich attended the 2006 conference, which was held on the campus of Purdue University-Calumet. Their works were published in the American history section of the 300-page bound volume.

Walker wrote his paper on “Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 Progressive Campaign and the Chicago Presses,” while Babich’s subject was “Samuel Wood and the City of Monmouth: Growth on the Prairies.”

“I enjoyed meeting students from other colleges and listening to their presentations,” said Walker. “There were some really amazing talks given.”

Added Babich, “I enjoyed working closely with Dr. Cordery to try to shorten my paper by more than half and to a new style. It was great experience for me.”

“To any who may have doubts about the quality of the work being done by some of today’s undergraduates, I recommend a reading of these proceedings,” wrote Stacy in the book’s foreword. “They demonstrate a level of commitment to scholarly activity that should be a source of pride for the students, their professors and the schools they represent.”

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