Tag: John Fraser Ramsey

Undergraduate History Major Jackson Foster Wins Ramsey Award

March 4, 2021

Jackson Foster, a native of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and Junior majoring in History and Religious Studies, has won the 2021 John Fraser Ramsey Award. The Ramsey Award, named after former history professor John Fraser Ramsey, who taught in the Department of History for more than forty years. The award recognizes a “junior with the versatility of gifts and attainments, as well as the breadth of excellence in mind and character, that have traditionally been the goals of a liberal education,” […]

Emily Adams Wins John Fraser Ramsey Award

March 24, 2019

The Department of History is proud to announce that one of our undergraduate students, Emily Adams, was recently named the winner of the 2019 John Fraser Ramsey Award! The award, one of The University of Alabama’s Premier Awards, is given in the memory of long-time history professor John F. Ramsey and honors students who embody the goals of a liberal education. Awardees receive a $7,000 cash prize and a trip to Europe, with an itinerary designed by the student to […]