Please join us for a brief lecture entitled "Irish Soldiers of Mexico" featuring Dr. Michael Hogan, followed by a screening of the award-winning documentary "The Soldiers of St. Patrick." Dinner will be provided for attendees.
Our guest lecturer Dr. Michael Hogan is a historian, teacher, and workshop presenter. He is also the author of twenty-eight books, including a best-selling history of the Irish battalion in Mexico (The Irish Soldiers of Mexico) which formed the basis for an MGM movie starring Tom Berenger and two award-winning documentaries; it has also been used in many history classes both in the United States and abroad.
Dr. Hogan is a consultant to the U.S. Department of State's Office of Overseas Schools in Latin America. As an author, he has received wide recognition for his work, including a PEN Award, two Pushcart Prizes, and NEA fellowship, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the gold medal of the Mexican Geographical Society.
He holds a Ph.D. in Latin American Studies from the University of Guadalajara and the Institute of Advanced Studies. In addition to his work in Latin America, Dr. Hogan is a former consultant on institutional programs for the National Endowment for the Arts, a consultant for the Irish Embassy in Mexico, and on the land mine removal initiative in Nicaragua. He has received the Robert Shafer Memorial Award from the NCTE for "outstanding contributions to international education," a nomination for the Singer Prize for Excellence in Secondary Teaching from Harvard University, and a citation for meritorious service from the Office of Overseas Schools, U.S. Department of State.
Home page: http://www.drmichaelhogan.com