2023 Student AwardsHistory and Art History

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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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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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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Donald R. Barr Memorial Endowed Scholarship

To provide scholarships for history majors.

  • Sinead Monaghan
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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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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.

  • Sean Simmons
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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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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.

  • Magnus Urps
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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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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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Robert K. Hedrick, Jr. and Walter F. Huxley Endowed Scholarship

Awarded to a fulltime undergraduate history major.

  • Natalie Suding
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