Thirteen students and two faculty members from the University of Arkansas at Monticello spent their spring break touring Washington, D.C.

The trip was part of the Horizons Program sponsored UAM’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Each student was required to research and make a presentation about various sites in Washington and important historical events that have shaped the nation’s history, according to Dr. Carol Strong, assistant professor of political science.

UAM graduate Zack Baumgarten, an aide to Fourth District Congressman Mike Ross, arranged for the students to tour both the Capitol and the Pentagon. Another UAM graduate, Mishelle Miller, organized a tour of the Secret Service Museum and counterfeiting unit.

Dana Brooks, a UAM graduate currently working as senior director of government relations for the National Milk Producers’ Federation, hosted a dinner for the UAM students at the Old Ebbitt Grill.

Other stops on the trip included visits to the National Archives, the Library of Congress, Arlington Cemetery, the Smithsonian Institute, the Holocaust Museum, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the World War II, Korean and Vietnam War Memorials, and the International Spy Museum.

Students participating in the trip included Diana Bailey, a junior political science major from Star City; Anthony Boykin, a sophomore political science major from Monticello; Angelia Buford, a senior social work major from Monticello; Hunter Gillum, a sophomore political science major from Monticello; Yvonne Hinshaw, a junior political science major from Monticello; Britney Hornaday, a senior history major from Thornton; Quinton Morgan, a freshman accounting major from Monticello; Starr Rabb, a post-baccalaureate student from Monticello; Tiffany Reed, a freshman education major from Austin; Laura Robertson, a senior psychology major from Watson; Amanda Rosing, a senior political science major from McHenry, Illinois; Adrienne Smith, a sophomore criminal justice major from Pine Bluff; and Zack Tucker, a sophomore political science major from Marked Tree.

The students were accompanied by Strong and Crystal Ratliff, instructor and director of academic advising.