UH Hilo history students present papers at regional conference, bring home two awards

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Four history majors from UH Hilo presented research papers at the 33rd Annual Hawai’i Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference on March 18 at Chaminade University in Honolulu.

Four history students pose for group photo.
History students (l-r) Sharnelle Renti Cruz, Artem Sergeyev, Marleah Renti Cruz, and Chase Benbow. Courtesy photo.

Four history majors from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo presented research papers at the 33rd Annual Hawai‘i Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference on March 18 at Chaminade University in Honolulu.

Chase Benbow, Marleah Renti Cruz, Sharnelle “Moki” Renti Cruz, and Artem Sergeyev represented UH Hilo and the Department of History, met students and faculty from other Hawai‘i universities, and gained valuable experience in the process.

Two of the students came away from the conference with paper awards.

Benbow was awarded The Herbert F. Margulies Prize for the Best Paper in American History for his paper, “The Space Race: How American Nationalism Took Off.”

Sergeyev was awarded The Sara Sohmer Prize for the Best Undergraduate or Graduate Research in Hawaiian or Pacific History for his paper, “Medical Missionary Dwight Baldwin and Ka Wā Hepela (the smallpox time).”

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