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Past Award Recipients
2020-21
Undergraduate Scholarships
Marvin Rosen Scholarship
- Jose Gonzalez
Oscar Matasar Scholarship
- Biak Thanh
James P. and Mary Clare Sczepaniak Scholarship
- Conner Mensing
- Lucas Sus
Jeannie Hainds Scholarship
- Kendall Hampton
- Russell Heibel
Anita M. Andrew Memorial Scholarship in Asian Studies
- Chloe Ann Green
Undergraduate Awards and Prizes
LAS Dean's Award
- Gariecia Jodi-Ann Rose
Outstanding History Student
- Emma Barton-Norris
- Gariecia Jodi-Ann Rose
HIST 495 Research Paper Prize
- Jill Harmston for "The Paradoxes and Inconsistencies Created by Leading Women during the French Revolution: The ‘Feminist' Problems with Olympe de Gouges, Madame Roland, and Madame de Staël."
- Gariecia Jodi-Ann Rose for "The Agency of Enslaved Women in the U.S: Analyzing the Influence of Gender and Skin Tone on Slave Resistance."
David L. Wagner Prize in Medieval Studies
- Katryna Weingart
James Shirley Award in Asian History
- Alice Dvorak for "Depictions of Japanese Folktales and Monsters in New Forms of Media, 1960-2013: How Interpretations Changed Over Time."
James Shirley Essay Prize
- Jeremy Knoll for "Remembering the Fallen: The Creation of Civil War Monuments in Illinois, 1865-1929."
Patrick J. White History Education Awards, Fall 2020
- Winner: Kevin Hausen
- Runner Up: Matthew Allen
- Honorable Mention: Mark Raupp
- Finalist: Leonardo Aiello
- Finalist: Santino Curcio
- Finalist: Eric Morden
Patrick J. White History Education Awards, Spring 2021
- Winner: Gariecia Jodi-Ann Rose
- Runner Up: John Recktenwall
- Honorable Mention: Justin DeLuca
- Finalist: Aaron Bluestein
- Finalist: Justin Welch
- Finalist: Nicholas Ruschetti
Graduate Fellowships and Awards
Dissertation Completion Fellowship
- LeNie Adolphson
Hugh Jameson Graduate Student Essay Prize
- Alexander Lundberg for "Moral Bonds, Modern Subjects: The Savings of Slaves, Emancipations, and the Policies of Gradual Abolition in Rio de Janeiro, 1871-1888"
Outstanding M.A. Student
- Victor Garcia
Outstanding Ph.D. Student
- Megan VanGorder
Earl W. Hayter and Alfred F. Young Research Grant (Hayter-Young)
- Alexander Sosenko
- Jack Vavrinchik
Alfred F. Young Dissertation Research Grant
- Elizabeth Unruh
- Alexander Craver
- Alexander Sosenko
Graduate Teaching Award
- Matilda Ansah
- Alexander Sosenko
- Victor Garcia
- Calvin Barbee
- Kassidy Babler
2019-20
Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
- M.A.- Alex Lundberg
- Ph.D.- JoAnn LoSavio
Dissertation Completion Award
- Justin Iverson
Graduate Student Awards for Excellence in Teaching
- Justin Iverson, Emma Lloyd, JoAnn Losavio, Megan VanGorder
Hugh Jameson Graduate Essay Prize
- Alex Lundberg
James R. Shirley Graduate Article Prize
- Heeyoung Choi
Hayter Young Research Award
- Matilda Ansah, Alex Craver, Alex Sosenko, Megan VanGorder
Large Grant
- Alex Craver, Alex Sosenko, Megan Van Gorder, and Elizabeth Unruh
2018-19
Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
- M.A.- Thommy Brown
- Ph.D.- Kevin Luginbill
Undergraduate Awards, Scholarships and Prize Winners
Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society
- Kiera Donnamario
- Mark Raupp
CLAS Dean's Award
- Gabriel Sonntag
Outstanding History Student
- Kassidy Babler
- Sandra Puebla
Jeannie Hainds Scholarship
- Lucy Johnson
- Brandon Trupp
Marvin Rosen Scholarship
- Timothy Fine
Oscar Matasar Scholarship
- Raúl Arroyo
James P. and Mary Clare Sczepaniak Scholarship
- Ashley Boyer
- Andrew Collier
Anita M. Andrew Memorial Scholarship
- Annie Hodal
David L. Wagner Medieval Studies Scholarship
- Lucy Johnson
J. Patrick White History Education
- Mark Del Real
- Christopher Donaldson
- Laura Gray
- Jennifer Hernandez
- Benjamin Holliday
- Erin Krienke
- Jonathan Litewski
- Jonathon Molchin
- Andrew Nelson
- Michael Pondel
- Leann Schaffni
- Joshua Shaw
- Brianna Stallter
HIST 495 Research Paper Prize
- Kassidy Babler, "Protestant German Christian Theologians' Interpretation of Martin Luther, 1933-1939." Fall 2018 (Professor Emma Kuby)
- Gabriel Sonntag, "The Beginning of Gay Liberation at NIU: Lesbian and Gay Huskies in the 1970s and 1980s." Fall 2018 (Professor Amanda H. Littauer)
James Shirley Award in Asian History
- Liam McCown: Essay title: "Greek Hysteria and the Wandering Womb: 300 Wandering Theories and the Trojan Horse of Enlightenment." (Professor Trude Jacobsen)
James Shirley Essay Prize
- Claire Spahn: Essay title: "Unworthy Handmaids, Worthy Authors: Agency and Authorship in the Letters of Eighth- Century Nuns."
David L. Wagner Medieval Studies Capstone Prize
- Claire Spahn, "From Dish to DISH: Evidence for a Practical Diet in Late Medieval British Monks
2017-18
CLAS Dean's Award
- Claire Spahn
Outstanding History Student
Marvin Rosen Scholarship
- Aaron Bluestein
Oscar Matasar Scholarship
- Jarell Blakey
James P. and Mary Clare Sczepaniak Scholarship
HIST 495 Research Paper Prize
- Rachel Jacob. Essay title, "Policy Making: The Family and Medical Leave Act." Submitted for fall 2017.
- Benjamin Holliday. Essay title, "Big Brother, Little Brother: The Personal Diplomacy of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyê ̃n Văn Thiêu, 1969-1974." Submitted for fall 2017.
James Shirley Award in Asian History
- James Ewing, Essay title: "The Russo-Japanese War: A Difference in Perception," submitted for HIST 444 (Prof. Taylor Atkins), Fall 2017.
James Shirley Essay Prize
- Jared Connors, Essay title: "Cherokee Motivations in the Civil War," submitted for HIST 464 (Prof. Natalie Joy), Fall 2017.
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