SMCM Student Takes First Prize at Phi Alpha Theta Conference

Student Takes First Prize at Phi Alpha Theta Conference Lee Capristo April 22, 2025 - 8:23 am
April 22, 2025
A person wearing glasses and a suit stands indoors holding a framed certificate and smiling at the camera.


Elisia Lewis '25 won first prize at the Phi Alpha Theta conference at Bowie State University on Sat., April 12, for her paper, "Pseudo-Science and Virginia's Racial Integrity Act of 1924." Phi Alpha Theta is the history honors society of which Lewis is a member. A senior history major with minors in African and African Diaspora studies and anthropology, Lewis was recently inducted into Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. After graduation, she plans to pursue a dual graduate degree in history and library science.
 
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