Ryan Menath takes prize for best paper in military history
Northern Great Plains History Conference.
The Society for Military History and the First Division Museum at Cantigny at Wheaton, Ill., are pleased to announced that Ryan Menath, a graduate student in History at the University of North Dakota, won their Prize for the Best Paper in Military History Presented by a Graduate Student at the Northern Great Plains History Conference, held in Grand Forks Oct. 6.
Menath, a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, won the prize from the sponsors for “Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen: The American Way of Warfare,” which examined tactical doctrine amongst “Ranger” predecessor units. His presentation, in the Session entitled “Unruly Puritans, Benezet’s African Dreams and the Riflemen who Liberated Them All,” drew praise from the audience for the underlying research.
The Society and the First Division Museum at Cantigny, in Wheaton, Ill., have partnered to create and present these awards for excellence in research to the next generation of military historians to encourage them in their careers. Military historians educate the public about military affairs, which we believe is vital to the health of our democracy.
About the Society for Military History
The SMH, based at Virginia Military Institute, publishes the Journal of Military History, the premier international academic journal in military history, conducts annual meetings and conferences, most recently held in Ottawa, Canada, and supports and encourages its 2,700 military historians worldwide. The Great Plains Region sponsors sessions and activities at both
the Northern Great Plains and the Missouri Valley History Conferences, and we especially welcome undergraduate and graduate students.
About the First Division Museum
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, part of Robert R. McCormick Foundation, promotes public learning about America’s military heritage and affairs through the history of the “Big Red One”—the famed 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. The Robert R. McCormick Research Center, open to the public, houses the museum’s library, archival, and photo
collections.
