Patty Limerick

Patty Limerick

Patty Limerick is a Professor of History, the Director of the Applied History Initiative, and the Campus Partner for Academic Affairs for the Veteran and Military Affairs office at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is the author ofÌýDesert Passages (1985),ÌýThe Legacy of ConquestÌý (1987),ÌýSomething in the SoilÌý(2000), andÌýA Ditch in TimeÌý(2012). Ìý

Limerick has received a number of awards and honors recognizing the impact of her scholarship and her commitment to teaching, including theÌýÌý(1995 to 2000) and theÌýHazel Barnes Prize, the University of Colorado’s highest award for teaching and research (2001).Ìý

She has served as president of several professional organizations, advised documentary and film projects, and done two tours as a Pulitzer Nonfiction jurist, as well as chairing the 2011 Pulitzer jury in History. She regularly engages the public on the op-ed pages of local and national newspapers.ÌýLimerick has served as President of theÌýÌý , theÌý, and theÌý, and as the Vice President of the Teaching Division of theÌý.

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Patty Limerick can be reached atÌýpatricia.limerick@colorado.edu