2020 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.

  • Chester Pelsang
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Charles & Polly Webber American History Endowed Scholarship

Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.

  • Kristofer Stinson
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Evelyn Pugh Memorial Graduate Endowed Fellowship

To provide funding for a graduate fellowship in history.

  • Lee (Jerry) Stewart
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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.

  • Chelsea Loane
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Rudolph and Louise Fishel Endowed Scholarship

Supports work at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media.

  • Brandan Buck
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Outstanding Graduate Research Project in Art History

Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.

  • Kelsey Roberts
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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.

  • John Hanebuth
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Kurt Andrew Dodd Endowed Scholarship in History

Awarded to an exceptional fulltime graduate student in History.

  • Georgia Ferrell
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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.

  • Greta Swain
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Art History Graduate Student Leadership Award

Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.

  • Adriana Baker
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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.

  • Elizabeth Denholm
  • Kelsey Roberts
  • Alexandra Rusyniak
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Historic City of Fairfax Scholarship Fund

Awarded to an outstanding history student who is a resident of the City of Fairfax or Fairfax County.

  • Nancy Murray
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Friends of Historic Huntley Award

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

  • Stephen Barr
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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.

  • Faith Myrick
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Page-Nelson Award in History

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

  • John Henry
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Osher Lifelong Learning Scholarship 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.

  • Julia Wheeler
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Donald R. Barr Memorial Endowed Scholarship

To provide scholarships for history majors.

  • Zachary Arlt
  • Holly F Steigerwald
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Charles and Polly Webber American History Endowed Scholarship

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

  • Jessica S Burgess
  • Brenna Reilley
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Osher Lifelong Learning Award

Presented to outstanding history majors.

  • Patricia Mikell
  • Sarah Petroff
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Robert K. Hedrick Jr. and Walter F. Huxley Endowed Scholarship

Awarded to a fulltime undergraduate history major.

  • Colin Francis Pendergast
  • Benjamin Warsocki
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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.

  • Lillian Poole
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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.

  • Erik John Stafira
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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.

  • Abhinav Mishra
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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.

  • Karen Nguyen
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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.

  • Patricia Mikell
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