The Department of History Honors Day 2019 from The Department of History on Vimeo.
The Department of History recognized our outstanding undergraduate and graduate students on April 5, 2019, at ceremonies held at the Hotel Capstone Ballroom. Please join us in congratulating these deserving recipients.
Colonial Dames of America Essay Award
The 2019 recipient of this award: Jessica Brodt
Essay: “African-American Slavery in the Cherokee Nation: Moravian and Brainerd Missionaries, 1799-1836.”
Frank Lawrence Owsley Memorial Scholarship for Superior Competency in American History
The 2019 recipient of this award: Aaron M. Phillips
Albert Burton Moore Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in European, Latin American, or Asian History.
Established in 1969 by friends and students of the late Dean Moore, this award is given each year to an outstanding graduate student in European, Latin American, or Asian History. The recipient must be in residence at the time the award is used.
The 2019 recipient of this award: Tanja Bacani
Masters Student Teaching Award
Established in 2016, this award recognizes outstanding teaching by a Master’s student.
The 2019 recipient of this award: Liam Adkison
Christopher G. Swindle Teaching Award
This award was established in 2011 by the Swindle and Owsley families in memory of Christopher, who was a doctoral student and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of History. The recipient is that Graduate Teaching Assistant who best exemplifies the attributes Christopher possessed, including intellectual curiosity, respect for students, and a love of teaching. The award carries a monetary prize.
The 2019 recipient of this award: JC Riggs
Gary B. Mills Endowed Dissertation Support Fund
The Gary Bernard Mills Endowed Dissertation Support Fund was established in 2002 in memory of Gary, who was a long-time professor in the Department of History. Begun with a donation from the Mills family, the fund supports dissertation research for graduate students working in areas to which Gary’s own research contributed: the pre-20th-century South with an emphasis on African American, Native American, and Creole history, and family life. The recipient of this award must be nominated by History Department faculty. This award carries a monetary prize.
The 2019 recipient of this award: Jessica Brodt
Charles Grayson Summersell Memorial Scholarship for Most Distinguished Undergraduate in History
The 2019 recipient of this award: Emily Adams
Charles Grayson Summersell Memorial Scholarship
The 2019 recipients of this award:
Lauren Tucker
M. Isabella Garrison
The Lee David and Florence Weinberg Black Scholarship
Established in 1981, this fund provides several awards each year to undergraduate history majors. Academic merit is the primary criterion. This prize carries a monetary award. Students must be nominated by faculty.
The 2019 recipients of this award:
Declan Smith
Jodi Vadinsky
Jacob Kynard
Molly Steiner
Jordan Green
Gwendolyn Lemly
Dr. Howard Jones Endowed Scholarship
The 2019 recipients of this award:
Margaret Lawson
Chandler Piper
Peer Mentors
Established in 2013, the Peer Mentor Program recruits advanced undergraduates to enroll in a one-credit hour leadership course focusing on learning strategies. The mentors use these skills throughout the year to tutor their fellow students.
The 2019 Peer Mentor recipients of this award:
Allie Thatcher
Allisen Lowrance
Bridgette Davis
Bryce Ledbetter
Caitlyn White
Camryn Walker
Elise Helton
Harlyn Cowart
Jana Venable
Jodi Vadinsky
Katelyn Adams
Kendell Wilson
Lauren Morris
Lauren Van Fleet
Lucie Derikx
Margaret Lawson
Mason Blanke
Matthew Culver
Molly Steiner
Pariss Bettis
Tatiana Sousa
The Ruth Marshall Kibbey Award
Established in 1995, this award is given annually to an individual who has performed dedicated and outstanding service to the History Department. The recipient may be anyone in the History Department (undergraduate, graduate, faculty, staff), the University, the State, or community.
The 2018 recipient of this award:
Molly Buffington