Bruce H. Baker, chair of the USI Board of Trustees presented the 2007 Trustees' Distinguished Merit Award to junior Andrea L. C. Henke,  a history major with a minor in anthropology.

Academic Achievement Award in U.S. History

• One award given annually

• Certificate?

• Criteria: 

  • Outstanding academic achievement in U.S. History

  • Selected by history department faculty

 

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Academic Achievement Award in World History

• One award given annually

• Certificate?

• Criteria: 

  • Outstanding academic achievement in World History

  • Selected by history department faculty

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Dain Garrett Merit Award

• One award given annually
• $500 cash prize
• Criteria:
  • History student who has attained or has nearly attained junior status.
  • Student must have overcome a significant obstacle--physical, financial or academic.
  • Students may nominate themselves.
  • Application must include a one-page narrative description of the obstacle overcome by the student, and should include the name and mailing address of the student.
  • Applications due to History Department Chair be Friday of first week of classes.

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Daniel A. Miller Senior Prize in History

• One award given annually

• $250 cash award

• Criteria:

  • Graduating senior who has demonstrated superior achievements in history at USI and who holds the greatest promise as a history scholar/teacher.

  • The recipient is selected by the history department faculty.

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Scavone Awards in Medieval Manuscripts and Cultures

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DAR -- Captain Henry Vanderburgh Chapter Scholarship

• One award given annually

• $150

• Criteria

  • Student in American History

  • Selected by the department

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Gustav and Eleanor Hoos Memorial Scholarship

• One award given annually.

• $250 scholarship applied to following year's tuition.

• Criteria: History student selected by history department.

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History Club Award

• One award given annually
• Book
• Criteria:
  • A student from any major with junior standing may submit a paper from a 300 or 400 level history course taken in the prior calendar year.
  • Paper must be a minimum 5-10 pages in length, may be revised before submission.
  • Students should submit a "clean copy."
  • Papers should be submitted to History Club advisor by the due date.
  • Award will be determined by a History Club officers' committee of three

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Hitchcock Memorial Award

• One award given annually

• $200 cash award

• Criteria:

  • Graduating senior, major or minor in history, political science, art history who has shown substantial promise in his or her studies.

  • Minimum GPA of 3.5.

  • Planned postgraduate study in graduate or professional school.

  • Has demonstrated potential for a career in public service through involvement in community and/or university affairs while an undergraduate.

  • Selection: faculty in relevant departments recommends recipients.  Committee compose of the LA Dean, chairs of History; Art; and Philosophy, Political Science, and Public Administration determines winner.

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William McGucken History Award

• One award given annually
• $250 cash award
• Criteria:
  • A student from any major with senior standing may submit a paper from a 300 or 400 level history course taken in the prior calendar year. 
  • Paper must be a minimum 5-10 pages in length, may be revised before submission.
  • Students should submit a “clean copy.”
  • Papers should be submitted to department chair by the first Friday of the spring semester. 
  • Award will be determined by a history department faculty committee of three persons, no more than two of whom will be from the same area.

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