Scholarships & Prizes

Undergraduate Scholarships and Prizes

The Department of History at Wright State University offers several undergraduate awards and scholarships.  The competitions for these are held through the winter and spring, with the winner announced at the annual departmental banquet and Phi Alpha Theta induction ceremony in the spring.  For more information about the prizes please contact the departmental main office in 370 Millett Hall at 775-3110.

Best Paper Award

This award is given out annually for the best undergraduate term papers written on historical topics submitted for any course.  Applicants need not submit the original graded paper but may submit a revised and improved version of that paper.  The competition is held early in the spring quarter.

2009:   Mark Pulcifer (honorable mention: Owen Wolfe)

Outstanding Student in History Scholarship

This competitive scholarship is given out annually.  Applicants need to be a history major in good standing with a minimum grade point average of 3.3, with no fewer than two quarters remaining before graduation.  The application process consists of an application form, a 300 word essay addressing interests and goals, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member.  The competition is held in the spring quarter.

2009:    Juan Muñoz

2008:    Heide E. Gottschlich

Outstanding Graduating Senior

There is no need for nomination or application for this prize.  The department selects annually the most accomplished graduating senior, ideally one who has completed a senior thesis, garnered substantial academic honors, or who has made manifest contributions to the department, university or community at large.  Beginning in 2009, the recipient of this prize is honored by the donation of a book in his or her name to Dunbar Library and the notation of this in the library’s catalog (http://www.libraries.wright.edu/bookplates/history)

2009:    Michael Duffield

2008:    Katharine Luebcke

2007:    Melissa Goldmeier

The Nezahualcóyotl Prize

Named after Ancient Mexico’s Emperor of Texcoco, a Lover of Knowledge, the Nezahualcóyotl Prize recognizes students who excel in undergraduate courses in Latin American History. The single annual award is for $1000, as selected by the Department’s Student Relations Committee. Undergraduate students who earn an “A” in an advanced class on Latin America in the previous year are automatic candidates for consideration, though only one Prize is given. The recipient is traditionally honored at the Department’s Phi Alpha Theta Banquet in the Spring Quarter.

For the Spring 2010 Prize, A-earning students in Winter 2010 sections of Colonial Latin America (HST 455) and Central America and the Caribbean since 1945 (HST 455) are eligible for candidacy.