Image: Congratulations to the many graduate students who received annual awards at our recognition ceremony April 22 at Demosthenian Hall. Graduating students were also recognized, including: Master's students Alec Kraynak, Jeffrey Jones, and Thomas Hendrickson, and Ph.D. recipient Derrick Angermeier, all of whom are Spring 2019 graduates! Faculty member John Inscoe, who is retiring this year after many years of service to our students and graduate faculty was also recognized by the department. 2019 Annual Awards Program | 2019 list of annual awards: Carl Vipperman Teaching Assistantship Award: presented to outstanding Teaching Assistants. · Matthew Burkhalter, sponsored by Ben Ehlers · Matthew Gordon, sponsored by Steve Soper · Annelle Brunson, sponsored by Cindy Hahamovitch History Dept. Award: for the outstanding graduate student in a field other than American History. Student: Jeffrey Jones Faculty sponsor: Jennifer Palmer Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award: presented to outstanding graduate assistants from the University. · Jonathan Hepworth · Kate Dahlstrand Sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Jason Manthorne Award: Presented to a current graduate student in History who exhibits extraordinary commitment to scholarship, teaching, and the history department’s academic and social community. Student: Jonathan Hepworth Presented by: Jeffrey Jones-M.A. student representative, and Annelle Brunson LeConte Prize: Presented to a current master’s student for out-standing dedication to the department, its programs, and its student community. Student: Annelle Brunson Presented by: Jamie Kreiner Thomas Pleasant Vincent Award: to a distinguished undergraduate or graduate student with an interest in Georgia history. Student: Victoria Do Faculty sponsor: Cindy Hahamovitch William Jennings Bryan Award: for the best graduate student history paper. Student: Terrell Orr Faculty sponsor: Stephen Berry Parks-Heggoy Teaching Award: for excellence in graduate student teaching by a faculty member (voted on by the graduate students in History). Awarded to: Brian Drake Presented by: Bryant Barnes, PhD student representative