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May 11, 2022

History department announces scholarship, award recipients for 2022-2023

Submitted by Melissa Janulis

The history department is recognizing 12 undergraduate scholarship recipients and 11 graduate teaching award and travel/research grant recipients. 

A total of $44,561.06 was awarded to undergraduates for distinguished scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. More than $51,000 total was awarded to graduate students receiving prestigious teaching awards and travel/research grants for the 2022-2023 academic year. 

Undergraduate recipients for the 2022-2023 academic year include: 

  • Heather Bigwood, Leo and Irene Chapman Excellence in History Scholarship and Charles M. Correll Memorial History Scholarship.
  • Ashley Elliott, Department of History Undergraduate Student Research Award and Leo and Irene Chapman Excellence in History Scholarship.
  • Kate Thomas, Cora Stewart Wilcoxon Undergraduate Scholarship and DeWyke Family History Scholarship.
  • Kirsten Gross, Brendon M. Guth — Mary Vanier KSU Family Scholarship and Leo and Irene Chapman Excellence in History Scholarship.
  • Austin Edwards, The Lois B. Turner Memorial Scholarship and Leo and Irene Chapman Excellence in History Scholarship.
  • Brinna Wellington, Josie S. Sanders Memorial Scholarship in the Department of History and Robert D. Linder History Scholarship.
  • Peyton Consani, Robert D. Linder History Scholarship and DeWyke Family History Scholarship.
  • Logan Grauberger, Golda M. Crawford History Scholarship and Robert D. Linder History Scholarship.
  • Chad Crittenden, Golda M. Crawford Scholarship and Cora Stewart Wilcoxon Undergraduate Scholarship.
  • Jeremy Cox, Cora Stewart Wilcoxon Undergraduate Scholarship.
  • Myra Peoples, Robert D. Linder History Scholarship.
  • Wilbur Dodderidge, Charles M. Correll Memorial History Scholarship.

The department thanks the undergraduate scholarship committee members — Suzanne Orr, chair, Brent Maner and Kristen Epps — for all their hard work in selecting these recipients.  

The 2022-2023 graduate student teaching award goes to Melanie Highsmith, who is receiving the Dr. A. Bower Sageser Memorial Scholarship. 

Graduate student research grant recipients for 2022-2023 include: 

  • Krysti Carlson-Goering, Shirley A. Martin Scholarship.
  • Brad Galka, Colonel Peter Cullen Military History Fellowship and Harvey Hougen Memorial Scholarship.
  • Melanie Highsmith, Beach-Young Kansas History Scholarship and Ina Belle (Wilson) Mueller Scholarship for Graduate Research in History.
  • Claudio Innocenti, Colonel Peter Cullen Military History Fellowship.
  • Bryant Macfarlane, Robin Higham Military History Graduate Student Research and Travel Fund and Colonel Peter Cullen Military History Fellowship.
  • Scott McIntosh, Cora Stewart Wilcoxon Graduate Fellowship and James C. Carey Graduate Student Research and Travel Fund.
  • Roberta Meloni, Shirley A. Martin Scholarship.
  • Rich Myrick, Kenneth W. Jones Graduate Student Travel Fund, Colonel Peter Cullen Military History Fellowship, Florence M. Hamscher Graduate Research Fund and Leroy E. and Mary Sullivan Page Fund for Graduate Students in History.
  • Hannah Palsa, Shirley A. Martin Scholarship and Colonel Peter Cullen Military History Fellowship.
  • Ken Smith, Cora Stewart Wilcoxon Graduate Fellowship.
  • Paxton Stover, Ralph W. Nyberg - Vanier Family Scholarship, Cora Stewart Wilcoxon Graduate Fellowship and Anne S. Higham Memorial History Award.

The department thanks the graduate awards committee members — Heather McCrea, chair, Suzanne Orr, and Don Mrozek — for their hard work selecting these recipients.