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.
George Newburger Prize, Best Senior Research Essay (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 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.
George Newberger Capstone 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.
Lenore F. McGrane Prize, Most Promising Student in U.S. History
Lenore Foote McGrane was the wife of long-time professor and history department head, Reginald McGrane. In his will, Reginald McGrane established a scholarship fund whose income would be given each year to the most promising student of American history. This award is both a mark of distinction for its winner and a sign of the affection and commitment of Lenore and Reginald McGrane to this department, a relationship that began with Reginald McGrane’s enrollment as an undergraduate at UC in 1904. Award by faculty nomination only.
Emma Louis Parry Prize, Top History Student in Any Area
The Emma Louise Parry prize is the most venerable prize awarded by the history department. It 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. It is given to the student who has shown outstanding ability in his or her field of specialization in history. Award by faculty nomination only.
