- History honors theses and course paper submissions for the following prizes are made by the faculty of the History Department.
Class of 1859 Prize
- Awarded annually to a member of the History Department's Honors Program who, in the judgment of the Department, submits the best thesis upon an historical subject dealing with European studies.
The 2011 recipient: Matthew J. Forman '11 for his thesis, "Science and Skill: Artisans, Natural Philosophers, and their Knowledge in Restoration London" (Advisor: Estabrook)
Jones History Prize
- Awarded annually to a member of the History Department's Honors Program who, in the judgment of the Department, submits the best thesis upon some subject connected with the history of the United States.
The 2011 recipient: James M. Shinn Jr. '11 for his thesis, "Imagining Spanish America: US Attitudes and Ideas, 1800-1850" (Advisor: Bonner)
Steven S. Rosenthal '71 Prize
- Awarded annually to a member of the History Department's Honors Program who, in the judgment of the Department, submits the best thesis in Asian, African or Latin American History.
The 2011 recipient: Sarah E. Frostenson '11 for her thesis, "Beyond the 1984 Famine in Ethiopia: Addressing Issues of Chronic Food Insecurity" (Advisor: Trumbull)
Charles T. Wood Prize
- Awarded annually to a member of the History Department's Honors Program who, in the judgment of the Department, submits the best thesis dealing with a topic of inter-regional or comparative history.
The 2011 recipient: Ellen R. McDevitt '11 for her thesis, "Outside the Boundaries of Empire: Everest Expeditions in British Popular Culture, 1920-1953" (Advisor: Haynes)
Morton Prizes
- Louis Morton Memorial Prize in American History: Awarded annually to the student who has written the best essay dealing with United States history for courses offered by faculty of the History Department.
The 2011 recipient: James M. Shinn Jr. '11 for his History 96 seminar paper, "James Freeman Clarke and the Unitarian Experiment in Kentucky, 1833-1840" (Instructor: Butler)
- Louis Morton Memorial Prize in European History: Awarded annually to the student who has written the best essay dealing with European history for courses offered by faculty of the History Department.
The 2011 recipient: Kelsey M. Harris '11 for her History 45 paper, "In Search of a Killer: Historiography and Science of the Black Death" (Instructor: Lagomarsino)
- Louis Morton Memorial Prize in Asian, African or Latin American History: Awarded annually to the student who has written the best essay dealing with Asian, African or Latin American history for courses offered by faculty of the History Department.
The 2011 recipient: Peter Sutoris '11 for his History 75 paper, "Social Justice, Environmental Sustainability and the Relocation of the Bikinians, 1946-1978" (Instructor: Haynes)
- Louis Morton Memorial Prize in Inter-regional or Comparative History: Awarded annually to the student who has written the best essay dealing with a topic of inter-regional or comparative history for courses offered by faculty of the History Department.
No award in 2011
History London Research Prize
- Awarded annually by the Department of History to a member of the History Foreign Study Program in London who has written the best independent research paper.
The 2011 recipient: Alyssa Penick '12 for her paper "Waiting for a 'Clearer Light: The Failed Struggle for Anglican Episcopacy in the American Colonies, 1741-1763" (Advisor: Cullon)
Richard B. McCornack Prize for Excellence in History
- Awarded annually to the senior History major who has the highest academic record in history of those majors admitted that year to a recognized graduate school for further work in history.
The 2011 recipient: Emily J. Ulrich '11 who will be attending King's College in London in Fall 2011
Peter J. Reichard 1966 Memorial Research Award
- Awarded annually for the best thesis written by a student enrolled in the History Department's Honors Program.
The 2011 recipient: Matthew J. Forman '11 for his thesis, "Science and Skill: Artisans, Natural Philosophers, and their Knowledge in Restoration London" (Advisor: Estabrook)
Charles Downer Hazen Fellowship
- Is awarded annually to the major who has achieved the highest grade point average in History at the end of his or her junior year.
The 2010 recipients: Charles S. Dameron '11 and Rebecca E. Wall '11
