- 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 2012 recipient: Rachel Pallin '12 for her thesis, "Bloody Deeds and Britain's Body Economy: Dissecting the Anatomy Act of 1832" (Advisor: Kremer)
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 2012 recipient: Alyssa Penick '12 for her thesis, "Remaking a Faith: Localism and the Transformation of the Baptist Denomination in Virginia during the Early Republic" (Advisor: Cullon)
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 2012 recipient: Peter Sutoris '11 for his thesis, "State-Sponsored Documentary in India, 1948-1970: Themes of Development through the Lens of the Colonial Film Tradition" (Advisor: Haynes)
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.
No award in 2012.
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: Hannah Decker '13 for her History 25 paper, "Duel Psychological Warfare Campaigns in Operation Mongoose: Paternalism, Gusano Libre, and Illegal Intervention" (Instructor: Edsforth)
- 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 2012 recipient: Maura Farley '13 for her History 46 paper, "The Devil Made Them Do It—Understanding Contemporary Jesuit Interpretations of the Tepehuan Revolt" (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 2012 recipient: Hannah Kuhar '13 for her History 97 paper, "Female Medical Missionaries of the American Marathi Mission: The Personal Experiences of Female Medical Missionaries and the Realities of Working with Indian Women" (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.
The 2012 recipients: Zoe Friedland '12, for her History 96 seminar paper, "The Case Against Swiss Banks: The American Government's Effort to Compensate Holocaust Victims: (Instructor: Greenberg)
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Lauren Strainge '12, for her History 96 seminar paper, "The Experiences of African Americans in Occupied Jpaan, 1945-1952" (Instructor: Ericson)
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 2012 recipient: Zoe Friedland '12 for her paper "Well Conducted Husbands: Husband's Duty and Wife's Agency in Early Victorian English Divorce Courts" (Advisor: Butler)
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.
No award in 2012.
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 2012 recipient: Alyssa Penick '12 for her thesis, "Remaking a Faith: Localism and the Transformation of the Baptist Denomination in Virginia during the Early Republic" (Advisor: Cullon)
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 2012 recipient: Elizabeth Faiella '12
