Pictured Front Row: Fatima Fuentes, Erika Alvarado, and Davin Whatley: Back Row: NTCC history professors--Dr. Andrew P. Yox, Dr. Melissa Fulgham and James McGregor
History instructor, John Russo, with Fatima Fuentes COURTESY PHOTOS
Bonnie Spencer awards announced
Three NTCC history students emerged on top in the 2021 Bonnie Spencer competition, for the best student essays in history. Essays could have been entered from any history course from any history instructor, full-time or part-time, on campus or off, such as with embedded dual history classes.
This year Davin Whatley came in first and won $100 for his essay on John D. Rockefeller. His essay, “John D. Rockefeller: Changing American Capitalism,” was a robust presentation on how the great oil magnate transformed the way American capitalism functioned. Fatima Fuentes came in second and won $50. Her essay, “Reasons behind War,” emphasized how American self-interests brought the nation to war in 1898, 1917, and 1941. Finally, Erika Alvarado came in third and won $25. Her essay, “Toward a More Virtuous Feminism,” discussed the legacy of Hispanic feminist prototypes.