{"id":167,"date":"2020-06-10T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/history\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2025-04-02T15:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:50:02","slug":"department-history-prizes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/history\/department-history-prizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of History Prizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Department of History Essay Prizes <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Deadline April 14, 2023\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nAwarded on Honors Day, May 5, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The Department of History invites History majors and minors to apply for the following essay prizes for work judged to be of distinguished quality. To be considered for one or more award, please email your submission to Lidija Petrus (<a href=\"mailto:lidija.petrus@trincoll.edu\">lidija.petrus@trincoll.edu<\/a>), with the email subject line \u2018Prizes\u2019 and your submission attached as a PDF.\u00a0 The deadline is April 14<sup>th<\/sup>, 2023.\u00a0 Prizes will be awarded on Honors Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D.G. BRINTON THOMPSON PRIZE IN AMERICAN HISTORY \u2013 $500<br \/>\n<\/strong>Awarded to a thesis considered by the Department to be an excellent one in the field of American history.\u00a0 Open to all classes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MILES A. TUTTLE PRIZE \u2013 $700<\/strong><br \/>\nAwarded to a thesis judged to be best in any field of History.\u00a0 Competition for this prize is open to members of the\u00a0senior class only.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GEORGE B. COOPER PRIZE IN BRITISH HISTORY \u2013 $300<\/strong><br \/>\nAwarded to the senior who has done the best work in British history at Trinity. The prize was established in 1976 by D. G. Brinton Thompson, Charles H. Northam Professor emeritus and a former Chairman of the History Department.\u00a0 Submission: the applicant\u2019s best essay on British history, written at Trinity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FERGUSON PRIZE IN HISTORY \u2013 First Prize, $500; Second Prize, $450<\/strong><br \/>\nAwarded to the best portfolio of essays by a History major who is a member of the senior class only.\u00a0 For consideration, submit a portfolios of three essays and a one-page cover letter as a single PDF. The cover letter should introduce the essays and explain how they exemplify the department\u2019s\u00a0learning goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GEORGE J. MEAD PRIZE IN HISTORY FOR SCHOLARSHIP IN NON-ENGLISH SOURCES \u2013 $150<\/strong><br \/>\nAwarded to a thesis or 15-page minimum paper based in part on sources in a language other than English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In addition to these five essay prizes, the Department of History will award the following prizes at Honors Day.\u00a0 History majors are automatically considered. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GEORGE J.MEAD PRIZE IN HISTORY \u2013 $250<\/strong><br \/>\nAwarded to an outstanding history major in the freshman or sophomore class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GERALD A. MCNAMARA PRIZE IN HISTORY \u2013 $250<\/strong><br \/>\nEstablished in 2013 by his wife, Ronnie, and daughter, Annie, in loving memory of Gerry McNamara \u201962, who believed strongly in lifelong learning and the importance of active and vibrant scholarly debate. \u00a0The McNamara Prize will be awarded to the student who, like Gerry, enlivened the classroom with vigorous intellectual engagement and, last but not least, robust class participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of History Essay Prizes Deadline April 14, 2023\u00a0 Awarded on Honors Day, May 5, 2023 The Department of History invites History majors and minors to apply for the following essay prizes for work judged to be of distinguished quality. 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