MSU’s Department of History celebrated its annual awards ceremony on May 2 in the Kellogg Center.
Associate Professor Emine Evered delivered opening remarks, followed by the presentation of awards, including honors thesis authors, outstanding seniors, undergraduate awards, graduate awards, and faculty awards.
“It’s one of the highlights of year for me to be able to convene and recognize some of the wonderful members of our community and to recognize their achievements,” said Chairperson and Professor Michael Stamm. “It’s also nice to see how many colleagues, family members, and friends attend in support. It’s such a great way to end the academic year among this group at the event.”
The full list of award recipients includes:
Honors Thesis Authors
- Anna LePage, Malleable Minds, Social Solutions: Medicine and Myth in the Era of American Psychosurgery (1936-1977)
- Vera Love, Exploring the Medicalization of the Queer Community
- Emma Riddle, Advertisements, Bok, and The Ladies’ Home Journal: The reflection of women’s culture and ideals in the ad spreads of The Ladies’ Home Journal, 1890-1910
- Brendan Zaleski, Bound by the Motor City: African American Housing, Education, and Employment Inequality in Early 20th Century Detroit
Outstanding Seniors
- Samantha Bastien
- Rebekah Batu
- Brendan Burt
- Lee Ferris
- Alex Gamm
- Christina Hobson
- Sydney Kadlub
- Maggie Kadlub
- Paige Lawson
- Connor Le
- Anna LePage
- Tyler Louton
- Thomas McAloon
- Ellie McPhee
- Aidan Peterson
- Emma Riddle
- Adam Seeberg
- Emily Slyman
- Jared Visser
- Roland Walters
Undergraduate Awards
- Lucy Burnett, Leslie B. Rout and Frederick D. Williams Award
- Delaney Cram, The David T. Bailey Endowed Scholarship in History
- Katherine Dyal, J. Morgan Sweeney Memorial Scholarship
- Korinne Dyer, David LoRomer Scholarship
- Madalene Garneau, Sandra Sageser Clark Endowed Scholarship in History
- Kara Hwang, Anthony and Mary Joan Woods Scholarship for Research
- Andrew Palmer, Harry Reed Endowed Scholarship in History
- Megumi Togashi, Robert and Catherine Workman Endowed Scholarship in History
- Megumi Togashi, Blight History Award
Graduate Awards
- Emmanuel Ankomahene, The Sinclair and S. Suzanne Powell Scholarship in Transportation History
- Gloria Ashaolu, Harry Brown Graduate Fellowship in American History
- Joseph Eshun, Jeff Rooney Paper Prize
- Henry Fagan, The Donald Lammers Graduate Award
- Jada Gannaway, Muelder-Lowe Graduate Award
- Joseph Karisny, Milton E. Muelder Graduate Fellowship in History
- David Marchionni, Madison Kuhn Award
- Jayson Otto, Fred Williams Graduate Award
- Yun Zou, Irene Steindler Endowment
Faculty Awards
- Dr. Kirsten Fermaglich, History Department Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Faculty Award
- Dr. Walter Hawthorne, Richard E. Sullivan Endowed Award for Teaching Excellence
To view more photos from the event, see our full album on Facebook.