History Club Service and Leadership Award
Award by faculty nomination only.
Freshmen Seminar Prize
Students eligible for the award included any UC freshman who completed a History Freshman Seminar during the current academic year. Nominations of outstanding Freshman Seminar students were solicited from the year’s seminar instructors, and each nominee was asked to submit his/her final paper or project for consideration.
Hilda L. Smith Prize, Best Essay in Women’s History
Hilda Smith retired from a long and accomplished career of research and teaching in our department. To honor her achievements, her colleagues and friends have established the Hilda L. Smith Prize to be awarded every year to the best undergraduate paper in any field or period related to questions of women’s history. Nominations may be made by the course instructor or, if the instructor does not wish to do so, students may nominate themselves for consideration.
Digital, Public History, or Media Project Prize
Students eligible for the award: any undergraduate student enrolled in any level history course.
George B. Engberg Prize, Best Senior Research Essay (HIST5000)
The award honors Professor George B. Engberg, who taught at the University of Cincinnati for more than 30 years until he retired in 1983. This prize is awarded each year for the best undergraduate papers in the senior research seminars (History 5000) on any topic in Non-U.S. history. Nominations may be made by the course instructor or, if the instructor does not wish to do so, students may nominate themselves for consideration.
Emma Louis Parry Prize, Best Senior Research Essay (HIST5000)
The Emma Louise Parry prize was established by alumnae of the former Mount Auburn Institute and the H. Thane Miller School to honor the memory of an outstanding teacher of history. This prize is awarded each year for the best undergraduate papers in the senior research seminars (History 5000) on any topic in U.S. history. Nominations may be made by the course instructor or, if the instructor does not wish to do so, students may nominate themselves for consideration.
Digital, Public History, or Media Project Prize (HIST5000)
The George Newburger Prize was established in 1986 through the generosity of George Newburger, a long-time resident of Cincinnati and a founding director of the Jewish Vocational Services. This prize is awarded each year for the best undergraduate digital, public history, or media project in the senior research seminars (History 5000). Nominations may be made by the course instructor or, if the instructor does not wish to do so, students may nominate themselves for consideration.
