2021 AwardsHistory and Art History
Graduate Awards
Evelyn Pugh Memorial Graduate Endowed Fellowship
To provide funding for a graduate fellowship in history.
- Philip M. Graves
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.
- Jessica Dauterive
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.
- David Armstrong
Kurt Andrew Dodd Endowed Scholarship in History
Awarded to an exceptional fulltime graduate student in History.
- Anne Dobberteen
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.
- Samantha Snyder
Rudolph and Louise Fishel Endowed Scholarship
Supports work at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media.
- Greta Swain
C. W. Bright Pixel Prize for Best History and New Media Project
- Stephanie Grimm
- Samantha Haas
- Kathleen Klingenberg
- Madison Morrow
Academic Excellence in Art History
Presented to the graduating MA Art History major with the highest cumulative and major G.P.A.
- Samantha Haas
- Laura White
Outstanding Art History Project
Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.
- Courtney Marx
Art History Graduate Student Leadership Award
Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.
- Stephanie Grimm
Historic City of Fairfax Scholarship Fund
Awarded to an outstanding history student who is a resident of the City of Fairfax or Fairfax County.
- David Armstrong
Charles & Polly Webber American History Endowed Scholarship
Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.
- J. Clarke Bursley
Undergraduate Awards
Academic Excellence in Art History
Presented to the graduating art history major with the highest cumulative and major G.P.A.
- Janie Ritter
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.
- Cecilia Klimon
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.
- Rhett J. Russell
Charles and Polly Webber American History Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to rising juniors and seniors pursuing degrees in American History.
- Malcolm Law
- Andrew-David Philip Herrera
Donald R. Barr Memorial Endowed Scholarship
To provide scholarships for history majors.
- Juliet Abiña
- Scott Skiba
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.
- Colin Pendergast
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.
- Hibba Khan
HFCI Scholarship Fund (Historic Fairfax City, Inc.)
Awarded to a student pursuing a history degree who is a resident of the City of Fairfax or Fairfax County.
- Christine Kearney-Ogburn
- Michael Pinkerton
Page-Nelson Award in History
Awarded to an outstanding history major intending to pursue history as a career.
- Sarah Petroff
Osher Lifelong Learning Award (OLLI)
Presented to outstanding history majors.
- Edwin Delgado
- Desiree Hampton
Robert K. Hedrick, Jr. and Walter F. Huxley Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a fulltime undergraduate history major.
- Hunter Shenk
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.
- Mariko Nojima-Schmunk