2018 AwardsHistory and Art History
Graduate Awards
Evelyn Pugh Memorial Graduate Endowed Fellowship
To provide funding for a graduate fellowship in history.
- Stephen Barr
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.
- Sara Collini
- Jannelle Legg
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.
- Laura Crossley
Kurt Andrew Dodd Endowed Scholarship in History
Awarded to an exceptional fulltime graduate student in History.
- Stephanie Seal
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.
- Kathryn Lyons
- Katie Willard
Rudolph and Louise Fishel Endowed Scholarship
Supports work at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media.
- Amanda Regan
C. W. Bright Pixel Prize for Best History and New Media Project
- Jessica Dauterive
Academic Excellence in Art History
Presented to the graduating MA Art History major with the highest cumulative and major G.P.A.
- Maggie Edwards
- Charlotte Taylor
Art History Graduate Student Leadership Award
Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.
- Charlotte Taylor
Charles & Polly Webber American History Endowed Scholarship
Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.
- Georgina Peña
Larry Levine Outstanding M.A. Thesis Award
Awarded for the best master’s thesis written in the previous calendar year in the M.A. program in History.
- J.D. Kidwell
Undergraduate Awards
Academic Excellence in Art History
Presented to the graduating art history major with the highest cumulative and major G.P.A.
- Franchesca Biafore
- Claire Neyland
- Lina Zikas
Osher Lifelong Learning Award (OLLI) in Art History
Presented to the undergraduate student whose written projects throughout his or her undergraduate career in Art History have consistently shown high achievement in original research and writing.
- Alexandra Rusyniak
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.
- Catey Borden
Charles and Polly Webber American History Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to rising juniors and seniors pursuing degrees in American History.
- Matthew Schuller
- Bridget Swart
Donald R. Barr Memorial Endowed Scholarship
To provide scholarships for history majors.
- Kyle Breeden
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.
- Elizabeth Mathews
Page-Nelson Award in History
Awarded to an outstanding history major intending to pursue history as a career.
- Michaela Loughran
Osher Lifelong Learning Award (OLLI)
Presented to outstanding history majors.
- Kye Farrow
- Viktoria Wilkins
Robert K. Hedrick, Jr. and Walter F. Huxley Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a fulltime undergraduate history major.
- Alexis Frambes
Evelyn Pugh Outstanding Undergraduate Award
Presented to an outstanding junior or senior history major who has completed a minimum of 15 hours in history at George Mason.
- Elyse Hoffman
Spindler Memorial Award
Awarded to an outstanding history major who is either a junior or a senior.
- Melinda Butler