Each year the Awards Committee of the Department of History recognizes outstanding students for achievements in historical scholarship. Undergraduate students are nominated by history faculty; any student who would like to be considered for any of the following awards should contact their teachers for further information.

Alf Andrew Heggoy Award
Presented annually to an undergraduate for the best senior paper
2008: Jeremy Holt, sponsored by Professor Kirk Willis
2007: Betsy Beasley, under the supervision of Dr. Ian Lekus
2007: Erik Smith, under the supervision of Dr. Inscoe
2006: Joseph Baird, under the supervision of Dr. Larson
2005: Thomas John Carey, under the supervision of Dr. Clark

Phyllis Jenkins Barrow Scholarship
Presented annually to an outstanding junior history major
2008: Katherine Brackett, nominated by Professor John Inscoe
2007: Sherri Sheu, sponsored by Drs. Hamilton, Inscoe, Levine, Mihm, Roman, and Sutter
2006: William King, sponsored by Dr. Friday
2005: Laura Aurore Stewart, sponsored by Dr. Ehlers

Joe Brown Connelly Award
Presented to an outstanding undergraduate in Georgia history
2008: Sherri Sheu, sponsored by Professors Shane Hamilton, Stephen Mihm, Bethany Moreton, and Pamela Voekel
2007: Michael Arndt, sponsored by Dr. Pratt
2007: Karen Usselman, sponsored by Dr. Voekel
2005: Heather Savage, sponsored by Professor Marc Galvin

History Department Award
Presented to an outstanding undergraduate in a field other than American history
2008: Rhiannon Bruner, sponsored by Professors Jake Short and Pamela Voekel

Thomas Pleasant Vincent Sr. Award
Presented to a distinguished undergraduate or graduate student with a special interest in the history of Georgia

Warner-Fite Award
Presented to an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student in American/U.S. history.