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Honors Program
Honors Program
Senior Honors
Thesis: To write an Honors thesis a student finds a thesis supervisor
(preferably in the spring of his or her junior year), enrolls in a senior thesis
tutorial (HIST 409) at the start of the senior year,
and continues during the second semester
(HIST 410) until the completion of the thesis in April, at the Honors deadline.
Applicants will be notified of the Department decision by April 2008.
The
writers of successful theses not only
satisfy the research requirement and receive two tutorial credits, but also
graduate with Honors in History. Majors who are
writing theses are expected to make a presentation about their research to the
department's Honors Colloquium, which
meets late in the Fall semester. The
Research Requirement Planning Form
must be completed by Junior majors
during course registration in April and signed by their advisor and then
submitted to the History Department office. (NB: History thesis writers
are normally eligible for Davenport Grants that provide research support during
the preceding summer; this can give the work an advantageous head start.)
University Honors: Is the highest award Wesleyan bestows. To be
eligible, a student must fulfill General Education Expectations, earn High
Honors on their thesis/project, be recommended for University Honors by their
department, and qualify in an oral exam administered by the honors Committee.
Departmental Prizes
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Prizes Awarded by the History Department
Butler Prize: Is awarded for the best Honors thesis in Third World History.
Davenport Prize:
To sophomores and
juniors who have "demonstrated intellectual and moral excellence and a
concern for public affairs" and "who by their personal qualities and
vocational and scholarly intentions give greatest promise of leadership
in the public service."
Davenport Study Grants 2008.
Dutcher Prize:
For excellence in History and is the highest prize the department can
bestow. The prize is awarded to the graduating senior with the
best record within the major.
Meyer Prize:
Is awarded for the best Honors thesis in American History.
Morgan Prize: To a
senior major or majors in History who best demonstrated the integrity
and commitment to the community that characterized David
Morgan's thirty-seven years of service to his college, to his department and to
the University.
Robins Prize: Is awarded
for excellence in European History.
White Fellowship: Is awarded to two of the
department's outstanding juniors to support summer research on a senior
thesis.
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PRIZE WINNERS FOR
2004-2005 |
| BUTLER:
Faraneh Carnegie |
| DAVENPORT: Tal
Beery, Genevieve Edens, Jeremy Hunt, Robert Langdon, Chloe Safier |
| DUTCHER:
Joseph Yannielli |
| MEYER: Patrick
Rheaume, Joseph Yannielli |
| MORGAN: Samuel
Duncan |
| ROBINS:
Stephen Lazer |
| WHITE: Tal
Beery, Genevieve Edens |
PRIZE WINNERS FOR
2005-2006
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| BUTLER:
Genevieve Edens |
| DAVENPORT:
Mario Aguiler, Maude Bass-Krueger, John Burruss, Lynn Cartwright-Punnett,
Babrielle Fondiller, Jeremy Gillick, William Jones, Jessica Mack,
Alex Miller, Laura Nahmias, Jesse Nasta, Kathleen Reil, Abe Silk,
Kevin Young |
| DUTCHER: Tal
Beery, Katherine D'Ambrosio, Genevieve Edens, Evan Katin-Borland,
Andre Tonelli |
| MEYER: Bea
Lake |
| MORGAN: Sarah
Kaufmann |
| ROBINS: Kyle
Gardner |
| WHITE: Lindsay
Ceballos, Justin Duffy, Matthew Franco |
PRIZE WINNERS FOR
2006-2007
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| BUTLER: Kevin
Young |
| DAVENPORT:
James Bleshman, Devon Golaszewski, Nickolas Garin, Emily Malkin,
Kate Mollison, Halim Rizk, Daniel Wertz |
| DUTCHER: Lynn
Cartwright-Punnett, Jesse Nasta, Kevin Young |
| MEYER: Jesse
Nasta |
| MORGAN: Acacia
Stevens |
| ROBINS:
Michael James |
| WHITE: Rebecca
Bernstein, Devon Golaszewski, Francis Jones, Alexandra Steinlight |
PRIZE WINNERS FOR
2007-2008
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| BUTLER: Devon
Golaszewski |
| DAVENPORT:
Hannah Freece, Matt Van Duyn, Lindsay Weber |
| DUTCHER: Kate
Mollison |
| MEYER: Scott DeAmicis |
| MORGAN:
Frances Jones |
| ROBINS: Alexandra Steinlight |
| WHITE: Dustin
Brockner, Lindsay Weber |
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