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ABERDEEN, S.D. – All three winners in this year’s Brown County Historical Society annual Historical Research and Writing Awards are students from the Northern State University College of Arts and Sciences.

First place went to Ethan Delvo, a history education major from Watertown, for “A Recipe for Disaster: How Politics and the Greater Good Killed the Oahe Irrigation Project.”

Hannah Higdon, a history, communications and political science major from Dupree, received second place for “The Indian Reorganization Act: John Collier = Unsuccessful.”

Lauren Paatela, a history and psychology major from Buffalo, Minn., received third place for her paper “How Sisu Shaped the Iron Range: The Northern Minnesota Iron Ore Industry and Finnish Immigrants, 1890-1930.” 

Each of the students received a certificate and a cash prize for their winning papers.

All three students wrote their papers in classes taught by Drs. David Grettler or Ric Dias, NSU history professors.

About Northern State University

Northern State University is a regional university that offers outstanding academics and exceptional extracurricular activities at an affordable price on a safe, welcoming campus. Northern State recently announced its Educational Impact Campaign, with a goal of raising $55 million for a new South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, new athletic and recreation fields, and an on-campus regional sports complex. Once the campaign is complete, NSU will be the recipient of more than $100 million in privately funded building projects and scholarships within a decade. To learn more, visit NSU Admissions.