T. S. Akers Board of Director | Oklahoma Historical Society
T. S. Akers Board of Director | Oklahoma Historical Society
Sheldon Yeakley, a recent doctoral graduate from Oklahoma State University, is set to receive recognition from the Oklahoma Historical Society for his dissertation. The Linda Williams Reese Award will be presented to Yeakley at the annual awards banquet on March 20 at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. The award includes $500 and a plaque.
Yeakley's dissertation, titled "Indian Removal and the Native Nations of Northeast Oklahoma," examines the historical removals of tribes such as the Miami, Quapaw, Peoria, and Delaware nations. Richard J. Boles, Ph.D., praised Yeakley's work as “thoroughly researched, beautifully written and historiographically significant,” adding that Yeakley is “one of the best and most promising young scholars” he has taught.
The award honors Linda Williams Reese, a former faculty member at East Central University who contributed significantly to history education. Reese was recognized with several teaching awards and inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2014.
Tickets for the banquet are available online with an RSVP deadline of March 10. Dr. AJ Griffin will deliver the keynote address, while Joe Dorman will serve as emcee.
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