Academic Awards

The Department of History presents awards for academic excellence annually in an effort to promote outstanding academic achievement in History and related areas.

Margaret C. Neff Award for Best Overall Academic Record

Recipients
Anthony Falleroni (2008)
Clara E. Reyes (2007)
Anusha Balasubramanian (2006)
Nelissa Danelle Milfeld (2005)
Dinah A. Winnick (2005)
Bethany J. Lehman (2004)
Mark D. Egerman (2004)
Faith Anne Cole and Melissa McMahon (2002)
Anne Marie Mesco and Russell O'Lare (2001)
Jessica S. Merlin (2000)
Joy Heather Ferguson (1999)
Frank Marra Ligons (1998)
Ian Paul Murphy (1997)
Edward Steven Slavishak (1996)
Troy Samuel Benowitz (1995)

*The Neff Award has been presented each year since 1969. Contact the Undergraduate Coordinator for information on recipients before 1995.

Ludwig Schaefer Award in Social History or Anthropology and History

Recipients
Valerie Anderson Savage and Seven Toby Weinberg (2008)
Rebekkah Amye Belferman (2007)
Megan Miller (2006)
Kimberly Danielle Lackner (2005)
Frances C. Ritchie (2005)
Shivdev K. Rao (2002)
Neema B. Avashia and Luke D. Brindle (2001)
Rebecca Shawn Fribush and Thomas C. Sweterlitsch (2000)
Shuji Otsuka and Julie M. Wilson (1999)
Amy L. Eubanks and Kimberly J. Sims (1998)
Conal Guan-Yow Ho and Brian David Robick (1997)
Christy Leanne Callahan and Lawenda Dru Jones (1996)
Alexandrine de Montchanin Riegel (1995)

*The Schaefer Award has been presented each year since 1992. Contact the Undergaduate Coordinator for information on recipients before 1995.

Edwin Fenton Award in History and Policy

Recipients
Kathryn C. Palmquist (2007)
Sarah A. Steers (2005)
Joseph Phillips (2006)
Bradon T. Greenland (2004)
Cory Ann Tong (2004)
Alina Mason and Elizabeth Majewski (2002)
Kathryn Martinez (2001)
Paul D. Jacobs and Jaya Saxena (2000)
Jaroslav Delapedraja and Lia Rozmiarek (1999)
Richard I. Svinkin (1998)
Derek W. Davison (1997)
Gina Lynnette Schuyler (1996)
Joseph Irwin O'Hara (1995)

*The Fenton Award has been presented each year since 1992. Contact the Undergaduate Coordinator for information on recipients before 1995.

John Hope Franklin Award for Superior Performance in History by a Student of Color

Recipients
Chlotilde Lucille Connor-Taylor (2008)
Yanikie C. Scarlett (2005)
Dahlia Leibovich (2003)
Mavis N. Burks (2002)
Okezi Tiffani Otovo (1998)
Rebecca Lynn McCadney (1997)