Each year the Awards Committee of the Department of History recognizes outstanding students for achievements in historical scholarship. Undergraduate students are nominated by history faculty; any student who would like to be considered for any of the following awards should contact their teachers for further information.

Alf Andrew Heggoy Award
Presented annually to an undergraduate for the best senior paper
2012: Kathryn Clifford, sponsored by Dr. Kathleen Clark
2011: Lisa Camilla Hamilton, sponsored by Dr. Kathleen Clark
2010: Parag G. Patel, sponsored by Dr. John Morrow
2009: Elizabeth Tkacz, sponsored by Dr. Montgomery Wolf
2008: Jeremy Holt, sponsored by Dr. Kirk Willis
2007: Betsy Beasley, under the supervision of Dr. Ian Lekus
2007: Erik Smith, under the supervision of Dr. Inscoe
2006: Joseph Baird, under the supervision of Dr. Larson
2005: Thomas John Carey, under the supervision of Dr. Clark

Phyllis Jenkins Barrow Scholarship
Presented annually to an outstanding junior history major
2012: Tyson Bray, sponsored by Dr. Pamela Voekel
2011: Ashley L. Wilde, sponsored by Dr. Kirk Willis
2010: Elizabeth F. Wise, sponsored by Jerome Steffen
2009: Sarah Lowman, sponsored by Dr. Thomas Whigham
2008: Katherine Brackett, nominated by Dr. John Inscoe
2007: Sherri Sheu, sponsored by Drs. Hamilton, Inscoe, Levine, Mihm, Roman, and Sutter
2006: William King, sponsored by Dr. Friday
2005: Laura Aurore Stewart, sponsored by Dr. Ehlers

Joe Brown Connelly Award
Presented to an outstanding undergraduate in Georgia history
2012: Kiersten Rom, sponsored by Dr. Christopher Lawton
2011: Taylor C. Johnston, sponsored by Dr. Nan McMurry
2010: Jordan C. Shoemaker, sponsored by Dr. Stephen Berry
2009: Ashley Cobbs, sponsored by Professor George Justice
2008: Sherri Sheu, sponsored by Drs. Shane Hamilton, Stephen Mihm, Bethany Moreton, and Pamela Voekel
2007: Michael Arndt, sponsored by Dr. Pratt
2007: Karen Usselman, sponsored by Dr. Voekel
2005: Heather Savage, sponsored by Dr. Marc Galvin

History Department Award
Presented to an outstanding undergraduate in a field other than American history
2012: Kayci Schoon, sponsored by Dr. Steven Soper
2011: Kelsey A. Shearman, sponsored by Dr. Adam Sabra
2010: Casondra R. Turner, sponsored by Dr. Pamela Voekel
2009: Chandler Holbrook, sponsored by Dr. Ari Levine
2008: Rhiannon Bruner, sponsored by Drs. Jake Short and Pamela Voekel

Warner-Fite Award
Presented to an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student in American/U.S. history.
2010: Kathleen D. Pendleton, sponsored by Drs. Montgomery Wolf and Ben Ehlers

Encouragement to Teach Award
Presented to an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student who will teach history at a state college, junior college, or high school.
2012: Monique Campbell, sponsored by Dr. Kathleen Clark

2011: Melissa Cohen, sponsored by Dr. Ben Ehlers