2021 Student AwardsHistory and Art History

Graduate Awards

Evelyn Pugh Memorial Graduate Endowed Fellowship

To provide funding for a graduate fellowship in history.

  • Philip M. Graves
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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.

  • Jessica Dauterive
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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.

  • David Armstrong
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Kurt Andrew Dodd Endowed Scholarship in History

Awarded to an exceptional fulltime graduate student in History.

  • Anne Dobberteen
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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
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Rudolph and Louise Fishel Endowed Scholarship

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

  • Greta Swain
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C. W. Bright Pixel Prize for Best History and New Media Project

  • Stephanie Grimm
  • Samantha Haas
  • Kathleen Klingenberg
  • Madison Morrow
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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.

  • Samantha Haas
  • Laura White
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Outstanding Art History Project

Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.

  • Courtney Marx
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Art History Graduate Student Leadership Award

Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.

  • Stephanie Grimm
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Charles & Polly Webber American History Endowed Scholarship

Presented to an outstanding graduate student nominated by the faculty.

  • J. Clarke Bursley
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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.

  • David Armstrong
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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.

  • Janie Ritter
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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
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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.

  • Rhett J. Russell
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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
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Donald R. Barr Memorial Endowed Scholarship

To provide scholarships for history majors.

  • Juliet Abiña
  • Scott Skiba
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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.

  • Colin Pendergast
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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.

  • Hibba Khan
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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.

  • Christine Kearney-Ogburn
  • Michael Pinkerton
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Page-Nelson Award in History

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

  • Sarah Petroff
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Osher Lifelong Learning Award (OLLI)

Presented to outstanding history majors.

  • Edwin Delgado
  • Desiree Hampton
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Robert K. Hedrick, Jr. and Walter F. Huxley Endowed Scholarship

Awarded to a fulltime undergraduate history major.

  • Hunter Shenk
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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.

  • Mariko Nojima-Schmunk
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