Parker Lambes, Alec Bartlett and Dawson Dowdy

Three Stephen F. Austin State University political science students, from left, Parker Lambes, Alec Bartlett and Dawson Dowdy, presented their research on various topics last week during a joint conference with the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor. Dr. Ken Collier, SFA associate professor of political science, right, chaired the panel "Politics, Presidents, and Prices," which was one of 10 panels hosted throughout the day. Dr. Nancy Beck Young, a political historian and professor at the University of Houston, served as keynote speaker of the event. She presented research titled "The Lady Bird Special: Race and the 1964 Presidential Election."