Phil Roberts Wyoming History

Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, 2007. Phil Roberts photograph

PHIL'S COURSES, FALL, 2008

History of Wyoming (HIST 1251) T-Th, 9:35-11 a.m., CR 129
History of Oil (HIST 4535/5535) W, 7-9:25 p.m., CR 142

Phil's fall office hours: Tuesday, 11-Noon; Wednesday, 10-Noon, and by appointment

June 25, 2008: Phil spoke to a class at LCCC. His topic was the Wyoming Constitution.

June 8-14, 2008: Phil was the history guide on a tour of Wyoming history sites. Stops included Fort Laramie, Devils Tower, Gillette coal mines, Johnson County War sites, Sheridan, Casper, and Cody area sites, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, the Wind River reservation, Lander, and Rawlins. The 34 participants included numerous UW alumni. The trip was organized and coordinated by Heather Landers, John Scozzafava, and Barbara Barnes from the Center for Conferences & Continuing Education, Outreach School.

June 3-4, 2008: Phil worked with the museum board members and museum consultants in helping develop the exhibit plan for the newly proposed multi-million dollar Washakie County Museum and Cultural Center in Worland. Two other UW faculty, emeritus Prof. George Frison and Anthropology professor Marcel Kornfeld also participated in the planning sessions.

May 15, 2008: Phil presented a brief overview of the history of oil in Wyoming to the noon meeting of the Laramie Rotary Club.

May 8, 2008: Phil led a walking tour of downtown Laramie for Phi Alpha Theta's final meeting of the semester. Phi Alpha Theta is the history honorary. Following the tour, the group had dinner at a local restaurant.

May 5, 2008: Phil spoke in Cheyenne on the history of the Masonic order in Wyoming to a group of Masons.

April 29, 2008: The Department of History awards dinner was held, honoring graduate and undergraduate students.

March 8, 2008: Phil was quoted extensively in a New York Times article on the Wyoming Democratic Party caucuses. The article included references to state politics throughout history as well as to the history of the role Wyoming has played in presidential politics over the years.

Sept. 18, 2006: Phil presented the university's lecture to commemorate Constitution Day. He spoke on the constitutional aspects of the 1947 textbook controversy at the University of Wyoming. He spoke at the UW Student Union. For the text on which the talk was based, click here: UW Textbook Controversy

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COURSES, SPRING, 2008