2023 Student AwardsHistory and Art History

Graduate Awards

Randy Beth Clarke Endowed Fellowship in U.S. History

Awarded to a graduate student who has an excellent academic record and has an interest in the Civil war era and/or women's history.

  • Annabelle Spencer
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Evelyn Pugh Memorial Graduate Endowed Fellowship

To provide funding for a graduate fellowship in history.

  • Mandy Katz
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Josephine Pacheco Award for Best History M.A. Research Paper

Presented to the graduate history student who submits the best paper during the previous calendar year.

  • Matthew Inman
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Outstanding Graduate Research Project in Art History

Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.

  • Olivia Holly-Johnson
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Kurt Andrew Dodd Endowed Scholarship in History

Awarded to an exceptional fulltime graduate student in History.

  • Cecilia Ward
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Joseph and Dorothy Censer Graduate Endowed Fellowship

Awarded to a graduate student doing digital scholarship with the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media.

  • Hayley Madl
  • Stephanie Martinez
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Art History Graduate Student Leadership Award

Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.

  • Stephanie Grimm
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Academic Excellence in Art History

Presented to the graduating MA Art History major with the highest cumulative and major G.P.A.

  • Pia Desangles
  • Stephanie Grimm
  • Olivia Holly-Johnson
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Undergraduate Awards

Academic Excellence in Art History

Presented to the graduating art history major with the highest cumulative and major G.P.A.

  • Jasraj Singh Khatra
  • Gabrielle Walker
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Page-Nelson Award in History

Awarded to an outstanding history major intending to pursue history as a career.

  • Tyler Denis
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Donald R. Barr Memorial Endowed Scholarship

To provide scholarships for history majors.

  • Sinead Monaghan
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Charles and Polly Webber American History Endowed Scholarship

Awarded to rising juniors and seniors pursuing degrees in American History.

  • Elizabeth Semarge
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Robert K. Hedrick Jr. and Walter F. Huxley Endowed Scholarship

Awarded to a fulltime undergraduate history major.

  • Natalie Suding
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Best Senior Seminar Paper

Presented for the best paper from all sections of the capstone course, History 499: Senior Seminar during the previous calendar year.

  • Charlotte Catipon
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Leadership Award in Art History

  • Kendall Elizabeth Reed
  • Gabrielle Walker
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George Mason Memorial Society Endowed Scholarship

Presented to an outstanding history major whose work and interests reflect the legacy of George Mason and the nature of human rights in society.

  • Sean Simmons
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Gary and Eleanor Shumaker Endowed Scholarship for High School History Instructor/Scholar

Awarded an undergraduate History major who intends to pursue graduate work in history at Mason in order to obtain certification as a secondary school social studies teacher.

  • Sean Simmons
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Historic City of Fairfax Award (HFCI)

Awarded to a student pursuing a history degree who is a resident of the City of Fairfax or Fairfax County.

  • Magnus Urps
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Friends of Historic Huntley (FOHH) Award

Awarded for the most outstanding research paper relating to the history of the Mason family. 

  • David Armstrong
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Outstanding Public and Digital History Project Award

Presented for the best digital or public history project by a history major during the previous calendar year.

  • Sinead Monaghan
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Alumni Awards

Outstanding Alum Award

Presented annually to a student who has achieved distinction after graduating with a George Mason degree in History or Art History.

  • Adriana Ospina
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Additional Awards

Alan & Gwen Nelson Lifetime Student Award

Given to auditors of history/art history classes

  • William Dunn
  • Michael Nephew
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