Student Awards

Student Awards

Student Awards

The History Department is proud to sponsor a variety of scholarships and academic honors to recognize exceptional students.

THE GARY HUNTER EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY AWARD:  First established in 1973, this award carries with it an inscribed Medallion and is given to an outstanding graduating senior.  The award is now named for long-time faculty member Gary Hunter, who was chair of the Department and the founder of the African American Studies program.

THE MARIUS LIVINGSTON AWARD:  First established in 1978, this award provides a scholarship for a returning history major who has demonstrated academic excellence.  The award is named for former faculty member Marius Livingston, who was the architect of numerous initiatives during his almost two decades on campus, including Operation Uganda (1962-1963) and the International Symposium on Terror (1976).

THE SENIOR OF DISTINCTION AWARD:  First established in 2005 by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and now overseen by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, this award honors an outstanding graduating senior.

THE BEST PAPER PRIZES:  In 2005, the Department established a paper prize for undergraduates. In 2021, they established a similar prize for graduate students.  Department committees, one for undergraduates and one for graduate students, separately review papers submitted to history courses in the previous year and award prizes to the most outstanding paper submitted in each case.

THE GARY HUNTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:  First established in 2006, these scholarships come from funds raised in honor of Gary Hunter who passed away in 2003.  The scholarships are awarded to returning students who have demonstrated academic excellence while also surmounting a non-academic obstacle in pursuit of their education.

 

CHAIR'S LIST: Begun in 2017, the Chair's List is a recognition of outstanding academic performance by undergraduate majors in the History Department. 

 

THE JOHN PRICE SCHOLARSHIP:  First established in 2021, this scholarship goes to a returning student displaying academic excellence while pursuing majors in both history and English, or a student pursuing either a history major or an English major.

 

THE VANGUARD CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION SCHOLARSHIP:  First established in 2023, this scholarship goes to a returning student displaying academic excellence and demonstrating financial need.

Past Award Winners

The Gary Hunter Excellence in History Award: Outstanding Academic Performance by a Graduating History Major

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• Gillian Moore, 2023
• Elizabeth McFadden, 2022
• Samantha Frazier, 2021
• Marco Crolla, 2020
• Kyle Scripko, 2019
• Tyler Chen Jiang, 2018
• Saranda Karpuzi, 2017
• James Conklin, 2016
• Rachel Corma, 2015
• Amanda Katzoff, 2014
• Eric Wisnewski, 2013
• Shaun Hughes, 2012
• Mary Spanarkel, 2011
• Samantha McGuire, 2010
• Melissa Northstein, 2009
• Megan Meiler, 2008
• Mark Walters, 2008
• Melissa Ambricco, 2007
• Angela A. Materna, 2006
• Christopher Fields, 2005
• Laurie Lahey, 2004
• Jane M. O’Donnell, 2003
• Kristina Lynn Meyers, 2002
• Andrew Elko, 2001
• Alfred H. Beaver IV, 2000
• William Nicholson, 1999
• Darren J. Wondolowski , 1997
• Joanne M. Diogo, 1996
• Bryan J. Dickerson, 1995
• Christopher J. Stanwood, 1994
• Thomas C. Graf, 1993
• Barbara A. Alley, 1992
• Lorraine M. Reeves, 1991
• Mary Fazzaro, 1990
• Thomas J. Lawton V, 1989
• Daniel R. Blair, 1988
• Thomas A. Thurber, 1987
• Isabelle Tarantino, 1986
• Mark A. Speeney, 1985
• Jeffery A. Van Buren, 1984
• Linda S. Hruza, 1983
• Walter E. Miller, Jr., 1982
• Betty Watt, 1981
• Anne Marie T. Cammarota, 1980
• Donna M. Martello, 1979
• Beth Ann B. McCauley, 1978
• Kerry A. O’Rourke , 1977
• Virginia Eileen Reilly, 1976
• Cathleen Cryan, 1975
• Dennis Joseph Gillies, 1974
• Judith Rene Anderson, 1973

The Marius H. Livingston Award: Outstanding Academic Performance by a Returning History Major

• Abbigail Ealer, 2023
• Gillian Moore, 2022
• Erin Lewis, 2021
• Katherine Trauger, 2020
• Julia Gibbins, 2019
• Riley Shea, 2018
• Mikaela Litchfield, 2016
• Zack Baer, 2016
• Nicholas Mason, 2015
• Katelyn Sullivan, 2014
• Stephen Leonchuck, 2013
• Elizabeth Schute, 2012
• Samantha Rapos, 2011
• Ian Tyson, 2010
• Tessa Knight, 2009
• Jennifer White, 2008
• Gina Daly, 2007
• Megan Meiler, 2006
• Lauren Bubnis, 2005

CHSS Senior of Distinction: Recognizes Outstanding Graduating History Major

• John Reres, 2023

• Kaitlyn Ley, 2022

• Denis Long, 2021

• Sylvia Hogue, 2020
• Maximillian Santiago, 2019
• Mikaela Litchfield, 2018
• Zachary Baer, 2017
• Nick Mason, 2016
• Katelyn Sullivan, 2015
• Stephen Leonchuck, 2014
• Greg Hopely, 2013
• Danielle Petulla, 2012
• Ian Tyson, 2011
• Tessa Knight, 2010
• Jeffrey Flanagan, 2009
• Neil Ruben, 2008
• Daniel Kloza, 2007
• John Ciocco, 2006
• Cristine M. Sanchez, 2005

The Best Paper Award: Outstanding Paper prepared for a Rowan University History Course

• Nick Rothwein, 2023

• Kathryn Seu, 2022

• Katherine Trauger, 2021 

• Aaron Clark, 2020 
• Olivia Grasso, 2019
• Kevin Del Rocini, 2018
• Emily Grenier, 2017
• Rachel Corma, 2015
• Samantha Wagner, 2014
• Eric Wisnewski, 2013
• John Forte, 2012
• Ian Tyson, 2011
• Samantha McGuire, 2010
• Jeffrey Flanagan, 2009
• Jason Rindosh, 2008
• Edward Purcell, 2007
• Robert Thompson, Jr., 2006
• Joseph Perno, 2005

Gary Hunter Memorial Scholarship Award: Outstanding History Major

• Ciera Thomas and Julia Destra, 2023

• Alexis Taylor and Cyreelle Cruz, 2022

• Randy Slaughter and Kyla Workman, 2021

• Deric Luciano, 2020

• Gabrielle Scenna, 2019

• Kyle Scripko, 2018

• Jasmine Johnson, 2018

• Erin Anderson, 2017

• Danielle Forbey, 2017

• Hlen Bowe, 2016

• Karla Morales, 2016

• Travis Purcell, 2015

• Victoria Stewart, 2014

• Greg Hopely, 2012

• Rupinder Kaur, 2011

• Danielle Abdullah, 2009

• William M. Suarez, 2008

• Itea Bell, 2007

• Octavia S. Nash, 2006

John Price English/History Major Scholarship

• Zarqum Masood, 2023

• Nick Rothwein, 2022

• Daniell Scanell, 2021

The Vanguard Claims Administration Scholarship

• Isabel Alexander, 2023

Rowan History Graduate Student Best Paper Prize

• Kaitlyn Ley, “Reagan’s Foreign Policy and Human Rights: A Guatemalan Perspective," 2023

• Stephen Anderson, "From Crow to McGirt:  A Reflection on Tribal Sovereignty and Crime." 2021

• James Witkoski, "Akhenaten:  The Legend of the Mysterious Pharaoh." 2021

The Chair's List

2022-2023: To be awarded.

2021-2022:  To be posted.

2020-2021:

Thomas Cairns, Jarrett Colaneri, Colin Camp, Jackie Caruso, James Carter, Lauren Coffey, Cyreelle Cruz, Jameson Curto, Ryan DeSousa, Gurkirat Dhillon, Deann Downs, Abigail Ealer, Daniella Emrich, Jared Fayette, Alyssa Fifer, Kendra Hahn, Joseph Hawk, Mikayla Hiddeman, Kyle Irwin, Breanna Isner, Daphne Kaminski, Gianni Langella, Gianna Leonen, Kait Ley, Jay Lisiewski, Barry Lloyd, Morgan McGough, Tyler McGowan, Gillian Moore, Elizabeth McFadden, Yukine McShulkis, James Norton, Matthew Oakley, Morgan Pierce, Bryan Pugh, Nicholas Rothwein, Zachary Runyon, Joshua Saldan, Rebecca Schaller, Kathryn Seu, Kirk Slingluff, Rebecca Stirling, Colin Stiles, Kristin Skinner, Alexis Taylor, Ryan Thiel, Michael Turner, Kyla Workman, Emily Walters, Samantha Wright, Luke Yates, Nate Young

2019-2020:

Gregory Acquilino, Richard Antonucci, Ryan Bakerman, Dana Bakley, Laura Bell, Maxwell Carlson, James Carter, Jameson Curto, Gurkirat Dhillon, Josh DiPrima, Katelyn Drew, Scott Dunscomb, Joshua Eller, Jared Fayette, Brianna Fisher, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Kevin Flanegin, Emily Fontaine, Andrew Fremer, Sean French, Joseph Giacalone, Julia Gibbons, Frank Gurcsik, Mikayla Hiddemen, Sylvia Hogue, Sam Keyser, Erin Lewis, Denis Long, Deric Luciano, Peter Macrina, Vincent Mancini, Gillian Moore, Michael Muscarella, Haliegh Perry, Gina Pfeiffer, Morgan Pierce, Bryan Pugh, Anthony Raisley, Andrew Rizzo, Seamus Rooney, Nick Rothwein, Jared Salasko, Kathryn Seu, Adriana Simiriglio, Brady Smith, Luke Spitznas, Becca Sterling, Colin Stiles, Ryan Thiel, Gina Torres, Katherine Trauger, Michael Turner, Paul VanCott, Dariuz Wawrzyniak, Bennett Wilbert, Kyla Workman, Daniel Wright

2018-2019:  

Richard Antonucci, Ryan Bakerman, Erin Beach, Michael Blythe, Dominic Bowman, Allie Brett, Jaclyn Caruso, James Cascio, Francis Casey, Connr Chapman, Jeffery Creato, Marco Crolla, Chase DeGuido, Katelin Drew, Lauren Fehr, Samantha Frazier, Sean French, Joseph Giacalone, Julia Gibbins, Mikayla Hiddemen, Charles Hitchener, Sylvia Hogue, Alex Koppel, Jeffrery Lenetine, Denis Long, Deric Luciano, Jake Mackenzie, Peter Macrina, Julia Mallon, Tyler Mazzola, James Mead, Savannah Morghey, Gina Pfeiffer, Seamus Rooney, Erin Sawadzki, Alexander Spruill, Gina Torres, Katherine Trauger, Michael Turner, Gianna Venturini, Mark Wenger, Bennett Wilbert, Daniel Wright

2017-2018: 
Erin Beach, Aaron Clark, Conor Chapman, Alyssa Chomo, Daniel Cirino, Marco Crolla, Patrick Donavon, Annamarie Flores, Declan Gallagher, Julia Ginter, Julia Gibbins, Cassandra Goodwin, Jacob Graham, Olivia Grasso, Sean Hodges, Amiel Holliday, Malik Howard, Jasmine Johnson, Harpreet Kaur, Brian Keough, Denis Long, Amira McFarland, Benjamin Malaga, Julia Mallon, Donald (DJ) Matlack, Thomas (TJ) Miller, Reagan Pender, Maximillian Santiago, Gabrielle Scenna, Kyle Scripko, Riley Shea, Jessica Solomon, Alexander Spruill, Robert Taylor, Katherine Trauger, Chris Welker