Diana L. Ahmad named Curators’ Teaching Professor at Missouri S&T

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On November 30, 2015

Diana AhmadDr. Diana L. Ahmad, professor of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named Curators’ Teaching Professor of history and political science. Ahmad will be officially recognized during Missouri S&T’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 19.

The Curators’ Teaching Professorship was established at Missouri S&T in 1990 to honor outstanding professors, call attention to teaching excellence, and foster improvements in teaching and learning. Ahmad, who also serves as Missouri S&T’s archivist, is an expert in the history of the American West.

Ahmad’s first book, The Opium Debate and Chinese Exclusion Laws in the 19th Century American West, discusses the opium-smoking epidemic of the 1800s and links the demands for Chinese exclusion to their opium-smoking.

Ahmad’s next book, which will be published in 2016, discusses the relationship between animals, both wild and domestic, and their human companions on the overland trails to the Pacific during the period of westward expansion in the mid-19th century.

Ahmad also researches the role of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific at the turn of the 20th century. Her work has been featured in Great Plains Quarterly, Nevada in the West and the Hawaiian Journal of History. She has presented her research to both national and international audiences.

Ahmad earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1997. She earned master of arts and bachelor of arts degrees in history from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1979 and 1974, respectively.

Ahmad joined the Missouri S&T faculty in 2000 as an assistant professor of history and political science. She was named associate professor in 2006 and professor in 2014. Missouri S&T’s archivist since 2003, Ahmad has received over 30 awards for faculty excellence and outstanding teaching and advising.

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