Recent Prize Winners
The Michael J. Brown Prize
The Michael J. Brown Prize was established in 1996 to honor Professor Michael J. Brown upon his retirement after 35 years of distinguished service in the Department of History. The award recognizes a History major who, in the opinion of the Department, has demonstrated outstanding skills in historical research, writing and reading; a depth and breadth of historical knowledge and an eagerness and ability to share this knowledge with others. Past recipients of the Brown Prize include:
2018 Allison Dupuis
2017 Jillian Speck
2016 Jane Snyder
2015 Cheryl Wollner
2014 Amelia Golcheski, Lu Hao, Larkin Taylor-Parker
2013 Dina Alvarado, Jessie Downs, Jenessa McElfresh, Yuan Yuan
2012 Catherine Varner
2011 Emily (Kate) Schrum
2010 Alice Ferron
The Inez Norton Edwards Prize
Thanks to an endowment fund established by the daughters of Inez Norton Edwards, Nancy Edwards '58 and Helen Propst '50, the History Department has been able to award funds to support collaborative research between History faculty and students. Recent recipients include:
2018 Kristell Garcia Rodriguez
2017 Allison Dupuis, Zoe Golden, Kat Grether, Zoe Howard
2016 Rachel Guo, Stephani Townes, Qinyu Xu
2015 Hannah Goff
2014 Lindsey Garland, Amy Pipher, Cheryl Wollner
2013 Kerry Ayres-Smith, Amelia Golcheski, Lois Hao , Ashley Lawrie, Alex Holliday, Larkin Taylor-Parker
2012 Nadina (Dina) Alvarado, Sara (Sally) Horne
2011 Yuan (Sunny) Yuan
The Claire West Jones ’90 History Award
The Claire West Jones '90 History Award was established by Dan and Sidney West in 2007 in honor of their daughter. Awarded for the first time in 2012, this cash award is given annually to a History student for research and/or travel abroad or within the U.S. to support work for independent research, senior seminar, or a special summer program that involves historical study.
2018 Nicolette Paglioni
2017 Huda Khwaja
2016 Huda Khwaja
2015 Juliette Zhu
2014 Cheryl Wollner
2013 Alex Holliday
2012 Yuan (Sunny) Yuan