2019 AwardsHistory and Art History
Graduate Awards
Evelyn Pugh Memorial Graduate Endowed Fellowship
To provide funding for a graduate fellowship in history.
- Nick Shumate
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.
- Laura Crossley
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.
- Caitlin Hartweave
Kurt Andrew Dodd Endowed Scholarship in History
Awarded to an exceptional fulltime graduate student in History.
- Kelley Fincher
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.
- Dylan Jones
C. W. Bright Pixel Prize for Best History and New Media Project
- Bat-Erdene Altankhuyag
- Brandan P. Buck
- Matthew J. DiRisio
- John A. Sheehan
Academic Excellence in Art History
Presented to the graduating MA Art History major with the highest cumulative and major G.P.A.
- Courtney Marx
Art History Graduate Student Leadership Award
Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.
- Courtney Marx
Charles & Polly Webber American History Endowed Scholarship
Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.
- Rebekah Byrd
Undergraduate Awards
Academic Excellence in Art History
Presented to the graduating art history major with the highest cumulative and major G.P.A.
- Lana Mason
- Emma (Milo) Pilgrim
- Emma Simon
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.
- Lana Mason
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.
- Taylor Sorrells
Charles and Polly Webber American History Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to rising juniors and seniors pursuing degrees in American History.
- Nikaela Busekrus
- Sagar Sharma
Donald R. Barr Memorial Endowed Scholarship
To provide scholarships for history majors.
- Ashley Romulus Bacot
Gary and Eleanor Shumaker Endowed Scholarship for a 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.
- Diana Ortega Salcedo
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.
- Kye Imari Farrow
Page-Nelson Award in History
Awarded to an outstanding history major intending to pursue history as a career.
- Alexis Frambes
Osher Lifelong Learning Award (OLLI)
Presented to outstanding history majors.
- Channing Freeman
- Kailea Swartz
Robert K. Hedrick, Jr. and Walter F. Huxley Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a fulltime undergraduate history major.
- Faith Myrick
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.
- Hannah Franks
Spindler Memorial Award
Awarded to an outstanding history major who is either a junior or a senior.
- Mia Assar