Edward J. O'Day's research is centered on pre-Famine Irish immigration to the Northeastern United States, and he is proud to have been included in the seminal collected volume on the topic.
MURPHYSBORO, IL, December 23, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Edward J. O'Day with the Aslbert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Mr. O'Day celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Professor O'Day is renowned as a modern European history educator with more than 55 years of distinction in his field. He initially pursued an education at the University of Massachusetts with the intention to study business, but found himself so engrossed in his history classes that he changed majors. He subsequently earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts in 1954 before graduating with a Master of Arts at Indiana University in 1956. From 1958 to 1959, O'Day completed postgraduate coursework at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.
Mr. O'Day began his career as a lecturer for the University of Michigan from 1960 to 1961, and DePauw University from 1961 to 1962. He later found success with Southern Illinois University as an assistant professor, an associate professor, an off-campus coordinator and the director of undergraduate studies in history between 1965 and 1992. In 1998, Mr. O'Day was granted professor emeritus status by the aforementioned university, a designation he holds to this day.
Extremely passionate about family history, O'Day was previously active president of the Illinois State Genealogical Society and the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois. His professional research is centered on pre-Famine Irish immigration to the Northeastern United States, and he is proud to have been included in the seminal collected volume on the topic. Likewise, he is a frequent contributor to professional publications and reference works. Moreover, Mr. O'Day is the recipient of Amoco and Queen Awards for Teaching Excellence, and a grant from the Federal Republic of Germany.
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