Undergraduate Award Recipients
| Ethel Roberts Memorial Award | back to top |
This award was created in 1990 as a memorial to WVU graduate Ethel Roberts who taught history in Pittsburgh public schools for over 40 years. This award is given to a graduating woman history education major with a GPA of 3.0 of better who plans to continue her education and teach in the future. The award amount is $500. Awarded in the Spring for past achievement. Funded by Mary Heironimus each year.
Recipients
1990
Jennifer Hamilton
1996
Karen M. Schermond
1991
Yasmin Hillowala
1997
Andrea Renee Demasi
1992
Andrea Graves
1998
Tracie Lea Poling
1993
Laura Pochick
1999
Melinda j. Tinney
1994
Lara I. Sitler
2000
Joanna L. Reynolds
1995
Chin-Shiu Wang
2001
Award Discontinued
| The McKay-Coast Scholarship | back to top |
Awarded to an outstanding undergraduate junior or senior. The scholarship was established by Helen Coast Hayes of Portland, Ohio. In 1997-98 the award was $1,200 for the academic year. Awarded in the summer by the Dean's Office of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, on recommendation of the Department, for the following academic year. Established in 1989.
Recipients
1990
Yasmin Hilloowala
1991
Michael Brescia
1992
Amy Maloy
1993
John J. Rachinsky
1994
David A. Woodall
1995
Joseph M. Mazgaj
1996
Jeffrey T. Mauzy
1997
Amy Christine Lucas
1998
Tracie Lea Poling
1999
Dana M. Brinson
2000
Joanna L. Reynolds
2001
Joseph P. Rodney
2002
Carleigh B. Guthrie
Tai E. Johnson
2003
Cory Schires
Jessica Tapia
2004
Toby I. Garbutt
Adelheid F. Schaupp
Valetta M. Shuppe
2005
Kelly Burd
Amy Christy
2006
Robert Moore
David Pelligreen
| The Joseph Cody and Teresa Cody History Scholarship | back to top |
This scholarship was established in 2000 by Russell Cody of Clarksburg,
a retired entrepreneur, in memory of his parents. Joseph Cody was a coal miner and his wife
Teresa was a homemaker. They were the parents of seven children. The Cody Scholarship is used
in support of the WVU Scholars Program and is awarded annually to an undergraduate history major
who demonstrates strong academic potential and has financial need.
Recipients
2001
Thomas Grant
2002
Cheyenna L. Weber
2003
David Eddy
2004
Austin M. Hovermale
Adam L. McCoy
2005
Carrie Cecil
Ingrid Bohme
2006
Seth Gainer
Maryann Meza
| The Wesley M. Bagby Award | back to top |
Created in 1992 in honor of History Department Faculty member Wesley M. Bagby, this award is given to a graduating male with a GPA of 3.0 or better who plans to continue his education and teach in the future. Awarded in the Spring for past achievement. Funded by Mary Heironimus each year, the award amount was $500 in 2002.
Recipients
1992
Mario Morales
1993
Geoffrey E. Martin
1994
Bennett Grassano
1995
Sean E. Barnes
1996
James F. Slaughter
1997
Harold A. Brown
1998
Michael R. Lessa
1999
Matthew R. Rohrbach
2000
Brandon S. Flower
2001 Robert J. Gayda
2002
Franklyn J. Fragomene
2003
Award Discontinued
| The Sallie Poole Wilkins Award | back to top |
Awarded to an outstanding senior who has the highest grade point average
who has completed no less than 30 hours in history courses. The 1997-98
award amount was $1000. Awarded in the Spring for past achievement. Endowed
by Robert and Wynona Wilkins and established in 1990.
Recipients
1985
Stephanie G. Frasure
1986
Gretchen Skidmore
1987
No Information
1988
Joseph O'Donnell
Samuel Valentino
1989
Elizabeth Hyde
1990
Michael Evans
1991
Erin E. Skidmore
1992
Mario Morales
1993
Jennifer S. Squires
1994
Cory Lee Palumbo
1995
Jonathan D. Byrne
1996
Jeffrey T. Mauzy
1997
Amy C. Lucas
1998
Valerie D. Fabry
1999
Russell W. Johnson
2000
Heath Brooks
2001
Wesley Queen
2002
Douglas S. Sholtis
Lawrence A. Levendosky
2003
Megan Boggs
Zachary Park
2004
Hillory L. Schenker
2005
Nicolette M. Wilhide
Crystal Wimer
2006
Allison Fredette
| The John Maxwell 494 Historical Research Award | back to top |
Awarded to honor the best research papers the men and women in History 494: Introduction to
Historical Research. Awarded in the spring. $50 is awarded for each paper. Funded by
Mary Heironimus. Established in 1993.
Recipients
1993
Chadwick J. Wykle
1994
Edward A. Smallwood
1995
Brian A. Price
1996
Brian A. Price
1997
Amy C. Lucas
Amber Muter
Daniel B. Ringer
1998
Dawn Jo Altman
Bryan Bauman
Tracy J. Cook
Catherine M. Galbach
Robert G. Johnston III
1999
Russell W. Johnston
Emily S. Isaac
2000
Steven W. McCarty
John E. Nowlan
Stephen Williams
2001
Debra S. Baumgarner
Wesley V. Queen
Steven N. Shackelford
Douglas S. Sholtis
Jeremy A. Slaughter
2002
Shane A. Freeman
Lawrence A. Levendosky
William T. Rieke
Danielle M. Varner
Cheyenna L. Webber
James W. Wegman
Stephan M. Weigal
2003
Jessica Reckart
2004
Andrea Orivk
Jeremiah N. Samples
John R. Winston
2005
Andrea Collins
Eric McLaughlin
Jason Wilkinson
Deva Solomon
Scott Rubin
2006
Andrea Collins
Ronald D. Correll
Eliana Ginsburg
Scott Meadows
Monica Potts
| The Ruth Regina Hale Canaga Memorial Fellowship | back to top |
In 1998, the Regina Hale Canaga Memorial Scholarship expanded to include outstanding undergraduate senior women students in History. The Award provided a cash award of $1,500 in 2002 which was awarded during the departments graduation ceremony. Endowed by the Canaga estate.
Recipients
1998
Valerie D. Fabry
1999
Marie C. Lindsay
2000
Lori J. Placek
2001
Aundrea L. Yost
2002
Stefanie Balkun
2003
2004
2005
| Chitwood Award | back to top |
This award was created in 1991 by the history honorary, Phi Alpha Theta and was given to a junior in history as a reward for an outstanding research paper. It has been discontinued and prizes for research papers are now under John Ransel Romine '44 Awards.
Recipients
1991
John Keven Raleys
1992
Vanessa Robin Gest
1993
Chadwick J. Wykle
1994
Edward H. Smallwood
1995
Brian K. Price
1996
Brian K. Price
1997
Award Discontinued
| The Ethel Roberts Junior Book Award | back to top |
This award was established in 2001 as a memorial to WVU graduate Ethel Roberts who taught history in Pittsburgh public schools for over 40 years. This is a competitive award that is given to a junior history major with a GPA of 3.0 of better, along with a record of service to either the Department of History, the Eberly College of Arts & Sciences, West Virginia University, or the community, currently or at some point during the previous three undergraduate years. The award provides for the purchasing of textbooks and other educational supplies in the WVU Bookstore. This award is funded through the Mary Heironimus Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Recipients
2001
Franklyn J. Fragomene
2002
Erin L. Adams
2003
2004
2005
2006
| The John Ransel Romine '44 Award | back to top |
Awarded for two outstanding undergraduate research papers written for history classes at West Virginia University. In 2002, the award was $250 for a paper in Non-US and $250 for a paper in American History. Endowed in 1996 by John Romine's estate in honor of his father.
Recipients
1997
Amy Christine Lucas
1997
Susan L. Backus
1998
Catherine M. Galbach
1998
Robert G. Johnston III
1999
Amanda J. Ray
1999
Dana M. Brinson
2000
Heath Brooks
2000
2001
Richard Kyler Barr
2001
2002
Stephanie L. Balkun
2002
Shane A. Freeman
2003
2003
2004
2004
2005
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