Youngstown State University
Laura Beadling, associate professor of English and Film Studies at Youngstown State University, has been named the inaugural Grace Ruth Memorial Endowed Professor of English at YSU. This professorship was founded by Robert Reeder III in honor of his grandmother, Grace Ruth. Reeder also created a second professorship in honor of his grandfather, Robert W. Reeder I, the Robert W. Reeder I Memorial Endowment in History.
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Amy Laurel Fluker, assistant professor of History at Youngstown State University, who specializes in the study of Civil War memory, has been named the Robert W. Reeder I Memorial Endowed Professor of History at YSU.
“It is an honor to be named the first Reeder Memorial Endowed Professor of History at YSU,” Fluker said. “I share Mr. Reeder’s love of local history, and I look forward to working with students and the community in ways that reflect his interests.”
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