— Distinguished Undergraduates —

History Department Honors Program

Honors Paper:
Mark Bennett
Samuel Bowden
Alicia "AJ" Boyd
Brenda Esch
Erika Helding
Lauren Schumacher
Ben Warpup

Honors Thesis:
Edward Jarrold
Robert Mack
Benjamin Parnin
Samuel Reitenour

Elfrieda Lang Award:
Adam Rosenthall

History Department Essay Prizes

European History Prize for best essay in European history:
Savannah Price, "Influence Beyond Death: Martyrdom in the Murder of Marat"

John W. Foster Prize for best essay in United States political and diplomatic history:
Cara Sullivan, "The Legacies of Native American Removal in Indiana during the 1830s"

M. Jeanne Peterson Prize for best essay in women's history or the history of gender and sexuality:
Lauren Schumacher, "Through His Stomach: Men's Cooking in the 20th Century"

World History Prize for an essay on any topic in the history of any part of the world except the U.S. and Western Europe:
Rachel Aranyi, "Politics Masquerading as Religiosity: A Look at Jerusalem Holy Sites"

William M. Locke Essay Prize for a paper on a topic related to the American Civil War:
Sydney Seigel, "A Moment for Education: The Confederate Veteran's Response to The Birth of a Nation"

IU History Department Scholarships

Thomas M. Browder and Carolyn J. Lewis Scholarship:
Bianca Contreras
Colby Wicker

Patricia Dittmer Cress Scholarship for a student with demonstrated involvement in community service and an interest in U.S. History:
Kat Ellingson

T. Edith Drane Scholarship for a worth senior undergraduate student in History:
Alicia "AJ" Boyd

Dan H. Eikenberry Scholarship for excellent students with ability, character, and financial need:
Lillian Cox
Sarah Davis
Eva Frantzen
Maggie Sears
Celia Yahi
Matthew Nokes
Abigail Hooks
Sasha Matsuki
Robert Mack
Alexandra Schrader-Dobris

Alan B. Gilman and Phyllis Schrager Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship for History majors pursuing an overseas study program:
Sasha Matsuki
Maggie Sears
Celia Yahi

History Department Study Abroad Scholarship:
Sasha Matsuki

Jacob and Lucy Listenfelt Memorial Scholarship for worthy seniors in History:
Julie Stout

Budd Myers Memorial Scholarship for a History student with a record of academic excellence:
Sarah Theohares

Charles Raymond Stoltz Scholarship for a senior studying American History:
Samuel Bowden

Extra-Departmental Awards

Phi Beta Kappa:

Alicia "AJ" Boyd
Samuel Bowden
Caitlin Harshberger
Stephen Henderson
Samuel Reitenour
Alexandra Schrader-Dobris
Sydney Seigel
Sydney Tomlinson
Sarah Theohares

— Graduate Awards —

History Department Writing Fellowships

Caroline Jones Helmkamp Fellowship:
Zane Elward

Ferrell Dissertation Research Fellowship:
Hannah Alms
Szabolcs László

History Department Awards and Fellowships

Department of History Scholarship:
Jon Manley
Caitlyn Wicks
Admiral Wieland

Department of History Dissertation Year Fellowship:
Samuel Fajerstein

Ezra H. Friedlander Fellowship for outstanding graduate students:
Filip Mitričević

F. Lee and Jesse Benns History Award for outstanding students in West or East European or Russian History:
Jonathan Lanz

Frederick W. & Mildred C. Stoler Research Fellowship for outstanding female students who plan to teach college-level History:
Maggie Fitzgerald
Marina Mecham
Meghan Paradis
Leah Valtin-Erwin

Grace Gair Fellowship in Churchill Studies:
Avenel Rolfsen

Gunderson Essay Prize for best graduate essay in U.S. History:
Elizabeth Spaeth

History Department Grant-in-Aid for Research in the History of the Midwest:
Travis Wright

Jack and Julia Wickes Fund for the Study of War and Society:
Kelly Bosworth

John C. Andressohn Fellowship for research in Medieval, Renaissance, or Reformation History:
Ufuk Erol

Leo Solt Dissertation Travel Grant:
Thomas Stephens

Lillie E. Fosbrink Award for a worthy graduate student in any field of History:
Jonathan Lanz

Mendel Fellowship for dissertation research in Latin American History:
Casey Korducki
Chris Jillson
Isabel Alvarez-Echandi
Kendra Garcia
Nicolás Sillitti

Paul V. McNutt Fellowship for students working in a field of American History:
Gloria Lopez
Elizabeth Spaeth
Amanda Waterhouse

Robert F. Byrnes Fellowship for outstanding graduate students:
Thomas Stephens

Ruth Lilly Research Fellowship
George Andrei
Hallie Chu
Zane Elward
Ezra Evans
Liam Kingsley
Laura Merrell
Sydney-Paige Patterson
Brian Quinn
Richard Raber
Shouyue Zhang

Sally Reahard Fellowship
Alexis Guilbault
Conor Howard
Amy Ransford
Jazma Sutton

Sue R. Gingles Fund for a worthy graduate student in any field of History:
Avenel Rolfsen

Susan O'Kell Award for outstanding performance as an associate instructor:
Casey Korducki

Valerie J. Gulick Fellowship for dissertation research in Medieval and/or Russian History:
Samuel Fajerstein

Van Der Weele Fellowship for outstanding graduate students:
Marina Mecham

William B. Cohen Memorial Fellowship for an outstanding History graduate student studying French or European History:
Jonathan Lanz

Winther Prize for best U.S. oral qualifying exam:
Kelly Bosworth

Wiseman Fellowship for outstanding graduate students in U.S. History:
Stepan Serdiukov

Woodburn Dissertation Fellowship for an outstanding graduate student in U.S. History:
Stepan Serdiukov

Indiana University Fellowships

College of Arts & Humanities Institute Award in Support of Research and Creative Activity:
Hannah Alms
Isabel Alvarez-Echandi
Szabolcs László
Gloria Lopez
Sydney-Paige Patterson
Stepan Serdiukov
Thomas Stephens

College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Research Fellowship:
Kelly Bosworth

Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship:
Brock DeMark
Ezra Evans
Maggie Fitzgerald
Marina Mecham
Brian Quinn
Richard Raber
Avenel Rolfsen

Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship:
Chris Jillson
Amanda Waterhouse

Indiana University Graduate and Professional Student Government Travel Award:
Shouyue Zhang

Latino Studies Dissertation Year Fellowship:
Gloria Lopez

University Graduate School Grant-in-Aid of Doctoral Research:
Amy Ransford

University Graduate School Grant-in-Aid of Dissertation Research:
Stepan Serdiukov

University Graduate School President's Diversity Dissertation Fellowship:
Jazma Sutton

Community, National, or International Awards

American Historical Association Albert J. Beveridge Research Grant:
Amy Ransford

Gerda Henkel Ph.D. Dissertation Scholarship:
Asher Lubotzky

Freie U-Bloomington Exchange:
Meghan Paradis

Fulbright:
Liam Kingsley
Meghan Paradis
Avenel Rolfsen

Critical Language Scholarship:
Brock DeMark

California Association of Museums 2021 Virtual Summits Scholarship:
Gloria Lopez

Wilma Gibbs Moore Fellowship from Indiana Humanities:
Jazma Sutton

Balassi Institute Graduate Fellowship in Hungarian Studies:
Quentin Swaryczewski

New York Archive Annual Essay Competition:
Shouyue Zhang

Mildred Throne-Charles Aldrich Award:
Szabolcs László

DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service:
Meghan Paradis

Mark Pittaway Prize:
Szabolcs László

Professional Appointments

Katy Doll - Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University

Charlene Fletcher - Curatorial Director, Connor Prairie Museum

Nicolás Sillitti - Visiting Assistant Professor, College of the Holy Cross

Julia Riegel - Visiting Assistant Professor, Hollins University

— Faculty Awards —

Building Bridges Award:
Michelle Moyd

CAHI/Kinsey Research Fellowship:
Sarah Knott

CAHI Research Fellowship:
Michelle Moyd

College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion:
Amrita Myers

David and Cheryl Morley Early Career Award for Outstanding Teaching:
Colin Elliott

Inclusive Excellence Award:
Arlene Díaz

IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Research Grant:
Michelle Moyd
Julia Roos

Jack and Julia Wickes Fund for the Study of War and Society:
Ke-chin Hsia
Eric Robinson

James P. Holland and Morley Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service:
Michael McGerr

New Frontiers of Creativity and Scholarship:
Benjamin Irvin

Trustees Teaching Award:
Liza Black
Arlene Díaz
Janine Giordano Drake

External Awards

UCLA American Indian Studies Center Residential Fellowship:
Liza Black

Distinguished Diplomatic Academy - Fulbright Professor of Political Science at the University of Vienna:
Nick Cullather

Senior Ford Foundation Fellowship (2020):
Ellen Wu

Senior Ford Foundation Fellowship (2021):
Arlene Díaz

Fulbright Senior Nehru Research Fellowship:
Michael Dodson

Melvin E. Bradford Dissertation Prize:
Tina Irvine

Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study Residential Fellowship:
Kaya Şahin

Fulbright - US Scholar and Visiting Professor at the National University of Ireland Galway:
Eric Sandweiss

New Titles

Judith Allen – Distinguished Professor of History

Kalani Craig – Clinical Associate Professor of History

Colin Elliott – Associate Professor of History

Jeff Gould – Distinguished Professor of History

Sarah Knott – Sally M. Reahard Professor of History

Lara Kriegel – Director, Collins Living-Learning Center

David Nichols – Carmony Chair and Editor, Indiana Magazine of History

Eric Sandweiss – Thomas Milton Miller and Kathryn Owens Miller Professorship in Indiana History