Simpson a Finalist for Allen Nevins Prize

Congratulations to Dr. Kaitlin Simpson, whose doctoral dissertation has been recognized as a finalist for the Allen Nevins Prize. The Society of American Historians gives then Nevins Prize annually for the best-written doctoral dissertation on a significant subject in American history. Simpson, assistant professor of history, completed her dissertation, “Flowers of El Dorado: Gender, Production, and the Cut Flower Industry in the United States and Colombia, 1908-Present,” at the University of Tennessee in 2024.