History Department Scholarships, and Internships and Awards

Scholarships

Michael B. Petrovich Memorial Scholarship -- This scholarship is paid annually from an endowed fund created by friends, colleagues, and students of the late member of the Department of History. Its purpose is to aid students who plan to spend a semester or year studying abroad. The recipient will be chosen according to the following criteria: academic achievement, place of study and travel, and financial need. This fund was originally created to foster study in Yugoslavia. Preference is now given to students proposing to spend all or part of the study period in Eastern Europe, including Russia or the former Soviet Union. Interested students should obtain application forms from the Fried International Center or the Department of History, which adminsters the scholarship with the participation of Ms. Vesna Crnjanski-Petrovich. Deadline: April 15 for a program starting next fall semester and October 15 for a program starting next spring semester.

Summer Research Scholarship -- This scholarship is designed to help support a student who is engaged in collaborative research with a member of the History department faculty. It is more likely to be awarded to a rising junior or senior. Contact the chairperson of the department, Professor Gibbs, for further information.

Ramaker Scholarship -- Provides financial assistance to an entering student with demonstrated academic achievement and leadership potential, intending to major in history. Deadline: February 15th, announcement by March 1. For further information read on >.

Internships

The department actively assists students in finding internships in local businesses, museums, and other institutions. Employers recognize that history students have good writing skills and understand how to research and organize material. Students interested in an internship should contact the chairperson, Professor Gibbs, for assistance.

Awards

Each year the History Department offers awards to students who have excelled in various aspects of their work. The students need not be History majors to qualify for the awards. Winners of the awards are announced at the annual Honors Convocation in April.

New in 2008 Future History Teacher Prize

2008 Recipients: John H. Noffke

The Ray de Young History Prize -- A cash award to the senior student whose interest, achievement, and promise in history, as indicated by his/her academic record and a significant piece of historical research, most merit the award.

2008 Recipients: Lauren M. Berka and George M. Klupchak

The Robert L. Melka Memorial Award -- A cash prize awarded annually to a freshman or sophomore for an essay in European history that is judged superior by the faculty of the Department of History.

2008 Recipient: James P. Richardson (not pictured)

Miles Award in Law -- An annual cash award established by Judge Wendell A. Miles in honor of his father, Judge Fred Thomas Miles, presented to a senior student whose promise in the study of law is judged superior by the faculty of the Department of History.

2008 Recipient: Mallory J. Golas

Metta J. Ross History Prize -- A cash award to the junior student whose interest, achievement, and promise in history, as indicated by academic record and career plans, in the judgment of the History faculty, most merit recognition.

2008 Recipients: Shannon E. Craig and Amy L. Weber (not pictured)

Phi Alpha Theta Freshman Book Award -- A book prize awarded to the freshman student(s) who, in the opinion of the History faculty, show(s) the greatest promise in history.

2008 Recipients: Jacob R. Douma, Stephen E. Pedersen (not pictured), Christopher M. McKinnon and Angela S. Griffore

Phi Alpha Theta Sophomore Book Award -- A book prize awarded to the sophomore student(s) who, in the opinion of the History faculty, show(s) the greatest promise in history.

2008 Recipients: Samuel D. Forr, Alicia J. Nieves (not pictured), Susan C. Voskuil and Abigail K. Gowman (not pictured)

 

Honors Convocation 2008 Susan Voskuil ('10)and Samuel Forr ('10), Phi Alpha Theta Sophomore Book Awards; George Klupchak ('08), Ray DeYoung History Prize for Outstanding Senior History Student.

 

Honors Convocation 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Book Award Winner Christopher McKinnon ('11)

 

Honors Convocation 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Freshman Book Award Winner Angela Griffore ('11)

 

Honors Convocation 2008 Jake Douma ('11), Phi Alpha Freshman Book Award; Lauren Berka ('08), Ray DeYoung History Prize of Outstanding Senior History Student; Mallory Golas ('08), Miles Award in Law

 

Honors Convocation 2008 Future History Teacher Prize John Noffke ('08)