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Departmental Honors are awarded to a
graduating history major on the basis of a high average in history
courses
and an excellent senior thesis. Only ten percent of
graduating majors may receive departmental honors.
The recipients of departmental honors for 2008-2009 are:
The recipients of departmental honors for 2007-2008 are:
Please click on each student's name to download a PDF copy of their senior thesis.
The History Prizes
are award to graduating history majors with the most outstanding senior
theses. Nomination
and submission guidelines, as well as information about additional
prizes of interest to history students, can be found in the
undergraduate handbook, History at
Columbia: A Guide for Undergraduates.
Charles
A. Beard Prize - For a senior thesis of
superior distinction in any historical field and period.
2009 Winner: Sonia Tycko
Garrett
Mattingly Prize - For a senior thesis of
superior distinction in any historical field and period.
2009 Winner: Alexander Statman
Lily
Prize - For the best senior
thesis in history on a non-U.S. topic, established by James P. Shenton
in memory of his mother.
2009 Winner: Samuel Daly
Herbert H. Lehman Prize for Excellence in History - Given to a General Studies student with an outstanding record of accomplishment in history courses at Columbia. Preference given to those with substantial coursework in US History.
2009 Winner: Michael Klein
Chanler
Historical Prize – For the best essay
submitted by a senior on a topic dealing with the history of American
civil government.
2009 Winner: Eric Lukas
Albert
Marion Elsberg Prize – For a sophomore,
junior, or senior who has demonstrated excellence in modern history. 2009 winner: Rudi Batzell
Alan J.
Willen Memorial Prize – Awarded by the
Departments of History and Political Science for the best seminar paper
on a contemporary American political problem.
2009 winner: David Feith
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