Undergraduate

Undergraduate Awards

The History Department is proud to sponsor and distribute awards to outstanding undergraduate students. Below is a description of these awards, their most recent recipients, and an archive of past winners. For additional information contact Dr. Erin Mauldin.

judith o. rosenkranz award for outstanding history majors

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Judith O. Rosenkranz, a member of the charter class of the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½, was the first history major and the first graduate of the university's College of Liberal Arts. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962. A native Floridian and long-time resident of Tampa, she has been a leader in numerous volunteer organizations, including Women of Reform Judaism, an international association for which she has served as president. An active supporter of °®¶¹´«Ã½, she was the first chair of the Krewe of Theatre°®¶¹´«Ã½, a community support group of the College of Fine Arts.

The Judith O. Rosenkranz Award is presented annually to an outstanding history major. Besides the financial gift the award also comes with a celebratory lunch with the winner and their favorite faculty member

Application form and Deadline TBA

The 2022-23 recipient of the Judith O. Rosenkranz Award is Tia Moriarty, read more about it.

Previous recipients of the Judith O. Rosenkranz Award

 
Christine Stolba 1992-93
Carolyn White 1993-94
Sheila B. Cohen 1994-95
Scott Upchurch 1995-96
Karen Ann Walters 1996-97
Dana Logan 1997-98

Brian Dunn

Thomas Kibbey

1998-99
Elaina Barulic 1999-2000
Michael Schoeppner 2000-01
Kelly Cason 2001-02
Jennifer Dukes 2002-03
Carolyn Pointer 2003-04
Antonino Cardinale 2004-05
David Stupich 2005-06
Nicolette Bidarian 2006-07
Tiffany Patrick 2007-08
Samantha Walker 2008-09
Laura Zegzdryn 2009-10
Stratton Nauman 2010-11
Jenni L. Royce 2011-12
Akash Belsare 2012-13
Alicia Petersen 2013-14
Christopher Ogando 2014-15

Jonathan Assis

2015-16

Mary Samarkos

2016-17

Michael Pothoven

2017-18

Michael Pothoven

2018-19

Rachel Rosano

2019-20
Zachary Irovando 2020-21
Kaitlyn Froehle 2021-22
Tia Moriarty 2022-23

 

Lawson-hewitt scholarship

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, former professors in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ History Department, created this scholarship with a generous donation. This scholarship is designed to provide scholarships to juniors and seniors who are majoring in history with a GPA of 3.2 or above, with a preference for first-generation students with financial need and is renewable up to 4 semesters. 

Application form can be found here. Deadline, October 3rd, 2025.

The 2022 inaugural recipient of the Lawson-Hewitt Scholarship is Melyssa Dawson.

 

Ancient Study Center Scholarship 

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Scholarships will be awarded to undergradaute majoring in history and graduate students in the History department for the purpose of attending a study abroad program located in a Mediterranean country whose focus is the ancient world. For the academic year 2025-2026, a maximum of $7,500 dollars in scholarship will be awarded. Eligible programs include well-designed, independent research projects, archaeological field schools, excavations, study programs offered by North American or European Universities for academic credit, and prestigious programs like those offered by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) and the American Academy in Rome (AAR). The recipients will share their experiences with the Ancient Studies Center donors during a Dono Appreciation cerimony in the following Spring.

Application form and Deadline TBA

The 2024-2025 recipients of the Ancient Study Center - Summer Scholarship are Kevin Gallagher, Lisa Shorts, Angela Costello, Ryan Hom, Sarah Hassam, Madeleine Kraft.

 

GFWC Temple terrace woman's club award

In 1996, the Temple Terrace Woman's Club, a local civic and social organization, volunteered to assist a deserving °®¶¹´«Ã½ student from the local community. Through the generosity and sacrifice of the members, this award has been established to recognize annually an outstanding history major from Temple Terrace. The award is to provide scholarships for undergraduate students majoring in History. Student must have completed two years study post-secondary level 3.0/4.0 scale and be a permanent resident of Temple Terrace, Fl.

Application form can be found here. Deadline, October 3rd, 2025.

The 2022 recipient of the Temple Terrace Woman's Club Award is Emilie Garnier.

Previous recipients of the Temple Terrace Woman's Club Award

 
Sean Keefe 1997
Pablo Rottenberg 1998
Karen Fortin 1999
Luis Viera 2000
John Watkins 2001
John Bulluck 2002
Emily Hewitt 2003
Alevtina Lazareva 2004
Nicolette Bidarian 2005
Katherine Maguire 2006
Michael Anderson 2007
Karen Omer 2008
Kelly Ward 2009
Shawn Vahabzadeh 2010
Todd Ciardiello 2011
Michael Kouskoutis 2013
Danielle Vanatta 2014
Crystal Pistone 2015
Aum Solanki 2016
Amirah Hamed 2017
Daniel O'Dowd 2018
Thomas Black 2019
Melanie Trump 2020
Isabel Taylor 2021
Emilie Garnier 2022

 

Rosemary Moore O'Hara Endowed Scholarship in History

Undergraduate and graduate students majoring in History in the College of Arts and Sciences on the Tampa campus.

Application form can be found here. Deadline, October 3rd, 2025.

The 2024-2025 recipients of the Rosemary Moore O'Hara Scholarship in History are Brali Wise, Kaitlyn Orlick, Nicholas Spanolios, Rooney Stelzer.

Previous recipients of the Rosemary Moore O'Hara Award

 Janet M. Hall. 1990

Miles Q. Pennington 1991

Stacy L. Braukman, 1992

Yatin Dave, 1993

Heather McClenahan, 1994

Stephen D. Andrews, 1995

Kathleen Howe and Ana Varela-Lago, 1996

Scott Richard Rohrer, 1997

Sheila B. Cohen, 1998

R. Lee Irby, 1999

Caitlin Crowell, 2000

Gordon K. Mantler, 2001

Michelle Alishahi and John Watkins, 2002

Dennis Halpin, 2003

Kelley Cason, 2004

Troy Thompson and Jared Toney, 2005

Sean Parrish, 2006

Suet Yee Shery Chanis and David M. Stupich, 2007

Kyle Burke and Nicole Cox, 2008

Benjamin Sperduto, 2009

Norse Hutchens, 2010

Ashley Buchanan, 2011

Andrea Pittard, 2012

Danielle Lucas, 2013

Keith Simmons, 2014

Stephen Naylor and Bradley L'Herrou, 2015

 

 

 

Fraser Ottanelli Scholarship

To support full or part-time undergraduate students pursuing a History major, in the College of Arts & Sciences, with a minimum GPA of 3.0. This scholarship is based on merit and should be awarded 2 semesters

Application form can be found here. Deadline, October 3rd, 2025.

The 2024-2025 recipients of the Fraser Ottanelli Scholarship are Alexander Tuner and Brali Wise