[inaudible conversation] folks, lets get going this morning and please remember if you would to put your phones on do not ring so that were not interrupted during our speakers presentations. My name is ray a pennington, ipg military history at norwich and im very happy to introduce a couple friends of mine this morning. Is Jennifer Keane whose professor of history and state of the department of history at Chapman University in southern california. And as you can tell, shes a specialist in the American Military experience in world war i. She is an awardwinning scholar, her books include the great war and remaking of america. And United States in the First World War. Shes also the author of dozens of articles and chapters in and has written and contributed to textbooks and reference works, or encyclopedia of war in American Society one the Research Society for military historys best military history reference book. One of the many articles one Jack Miller Center prize for the best milita
Professor of history and chair of the deferment of history at Chapman University in southern california. As you can tell shes a specialist in the American Military experience in world war i man awardwinning scholar lose her books include the great war and remaking of america, and the United States in the First World War. She is the author of dozens of articles and has contributed to textbooks and reference works, the encyclopedia of war in American Society won the society for military historys best military history reference book. One of her many articles, Jack Miller Center prize for the best military or diplomatic history published in historically speaking and she edits the peerreviewed online in cyclopedia and other digital humanities projects. In addition to all that she was coedited, finding common ground, new directions in First World War studies. She is on the Advisory Board of the International Society for the First World War studies and associate editor for the journal of Firs
Of history Jennifer Keene who chairs the department of history at chapman in Southern California in the American Military experience of world war i the Award Winning scholar to the great war and the United States in the First World War also with dozens of articles in contributing to do textbooks the prize for society of military history reference book winning said Jack Miller Center prize in also edits a peer review digital humanities project to find common ground. On the Advisory Board of the International Society for the First World War studies and we are happy to have her as current president we just had our conference a couple loved ones to go. And then dealing with an africanamerican experience and from the french and the british soldier joy me in welcoming dr. Jennifer keene to norwich university. [applause] thanks for coming out to talk about world war i and you can see from the title to begin with the idea in through the american is soldiers experience when wilson declares war
The courts. Good morning and welcome. I am dean reuter. It is my pleasure to welcome you here today. In the room, or watching on the live stream, or cspan. Welcome as we mark the 40th anniversary of the Federalist Society. I say the word mark purposefully. Some applause is appropriate but i am blessed interested in accolades. I am more interested in looking to the future. Indeed, my prediction as a veteran of the Federalist Society is that the Federalist Society is poised to accomplish more in the next 10 years then it has in the past 40. But, that depends on you. Not only is this organization yours, you are the organization. You are the Federalist Society. The Federalist Society is nothing more than its volunteer membership. Well, maybe the donors too. [laughter] the donors are important. We are a Nonprofit Organization and we are good at being a Nonprofit Organization. So, donors are important. The theme of this years convention is particularly topical. The current state of the legal