SHIRLEY NAMED TO ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP

Dr. Kevin Shirley was installed as the Ethel Dallis Hill Professor of History during a campus ceremony on April 9.

“I have to begin by admitting that when I began my graduate studies in history at Florida State University way back when in 1990 I never imagined that such a thing could ever occur,” Dr. Shirley said in his address. “I am both humbled and honored.”

The endowed professorship was created by the family of Ethel Dallis Hill, a generous LC benefactor who provided research assistance in the humanities and social sciences.

Since 1998, Dr. Shirley has risen through the faculty ranks to his current role as Professor of History. He has published articles in multiple history journals and presented research across the country. Around campus, he is perhaps best known for his efforts as the coordinator of National History Day - Georgia.