The History Department gives numerous competitive awards to outstanding graduating senior majors each spring. For the particulars about this competition, please consult Professor Monique O’Connell, who chairs the Honors Committee, or other members of the department.
Forrest W. Clonts Award for Excellence in History
This award is given to an outstanding history student each year; the judges consider academic achievement, intellectual engagement, and service to the department when choosing the recipient.
Forrest W. Clonts Research Prize in European History
Forrest W. Clonts was an alum of Wake Forest College, Class of 1920. He taught European history at Wake Forest from 1925 to 1967.
Chilton Pearson Research Prize in United States History
Charles Chilton Pearson was a professor of social sciences, including history, from 1916 to 1952 at Wake Forest College. He specialized in the history of early Virginia.
W.J. Cash Award for Studies in Southern History
This award is given in honor of Wake Forest alum, journalist and author Wilbur Cash. His book, The Mind of the South (1941) set the standard in the field of southern history and culture for decades.
Richard Worden Griffin Research Prize in Asian, African, or Latin American History
Dr. Richard W. Griffin was a 1947 alum of Wake Forest who earned a Ph.D. in history and who endowed this research prize at his alma mater.
The History Department awards an annual prize for an outstanding paper written by a student in our divisional classes (HST 101 through HST 110):
The David W. Hadley Prize for Historical Writing at the 100 Level was established in memory of Wake Forest Alum and Profess of History David W. Hadley. He specialized in English history and was instrumental in founding the study abroad program at the Worrell House in London.
List of Past Winners:
Forrest W. Clonts Award for Excellence in History
Anna G. Nicodemus, 2010
Andrew G. Britt, 2009
Amy Louise Mueller, 2008
Matthew David Owen, 2007
John Cunningham Raffetto, 2006
Forrest W. Clonts Research Prize in European History
John P. Moody, 2010
Joseph Carl Mauro, 2009
Emily Logan Stedman, 2008
Megan Maureen Bute, 2007
Kyle Scott Erickson, 2006
David W. Hadley Prize for Historical Writing on the 100 Level
Mary Katherine Raffaniello, 2010
Benjamin Morrow & Laura Shashy, 2009
Laura Shashy, 2008
Kate Rogers, 2007
Andrew Graham Britt, 2006
Chilton Pearson Research Prize in United States History
Melissa M. Velarde, 2010
No award was given in 2009
Mary Elizabeth Crawley, 2008
Nancy JoAnn Rapp, 2007
William Stephen Hausser, 2006
W.J. Cash Award for Studies in Southern History
Anna g. Nicodemus, 2010
Andrew G. Britt, 2009
Christine Cooluris, 2009
Kristen Michelle Shepherd, 2008
Elizabeth Ann Lundeen, 2007
Claire Reifsnyder, 2007
Elizabeth Whitney Archer, 2006
Richard Worden Griffin Research Prize in Asian, African, or Latin American History
Victoria C. Niblock & Beth Ann Williams, 2010
Matthew Irvine, 2009
Robert Lindsay Calagione, 2008
Ronald Lee Turbyfill, 2007