Honors Core Faculty Professor Rick Burton (third from right) poses with his HNR 340 class (Baseball in American Culture) on the steps of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY on October 11. Each year, Professor Burton’s class visits the Hall of Fame and meets with Erik Strohl, the Hall’s Vice President of Exhibitions and Collections and Head Librarian Jim Gates to discuss research projects undertaken by each class member. For the past three years, at least one student from Professor Burton’s class has been selected to present their research at the annual Cooperstown Symposium which is held in May.