The Department of History

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Scholastic Fellowships

Research/Summer Fellowships (short term)

Dissertation Research Fellowships (long term)

Dissertation Writing Fellowships

Prize Lectureships / Preceptorships

Prizes

Honor Roll

2008-2009 Fellowships, Prizes, and other Honors

Scholastic Fellowships for 2008-09

Foreign Language Area Studies (Title VI) Fellowship

Matthew Barton, Latin American History -- Portuguese
Amanda Hughes, Latin American History -- Portuguese
Covell Meyskens, International History -- Chinese
Cameron Penwell, Japanese History -- Japanese
Jaclyn Sumner, Latin American History -- Nahuatl

Fuerstenberg Fellowship in Jewish Studies

Rachel Feinmark, United States History

University of Chicago Fishbein Center Fishbein Fellowship

Catherine Gainty, History of Science

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Research/Summer 2008 Fellowships (short term)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Latin American Research Travel Grant
(Summer 08)

Carlos Bravo Regidor, Latin American History
Zach Chase, Latin American History and Anthropology
Patrick Iber, Latin American History
Ben Johnson, Latin American History
Nicole Mottier, Latin American History
Sarah Osten, Latin American History

CARA Scholarship, Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame

Torsten Edstam, Medieval History

Committee on South Asian Studies Language Study Fellowship

Sabrina Datoo, South Asian History -- Urdu

Foreign Language Area Studies (Title VI) Summer Fellowship

Matthew Barton, Latin American History -- Portuguese
Natalie Belsky, Russian History -- Yiddish
Casey Lurtz, Latin American History -- K'iche' Maya
Covell Meyskens, International History -- Chinese
Jake Smith, Modern European History -- Japanese
Jaclyn Sumner, Latin American History -- Nahuatl

University of Chicago Center for East Asian Studies Research Travel Grant (Summer 08)

Shinyoung Kwon, Korean History
Limin Teh, Chinese History
Noriko Yamaguchi, Japanese History
Ryan Yokota, Japanese History

University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies Research Travel Grant (Summer 08)

Maria Balandran-Castillo, Latin American History
Matthew Barton, Latin American History
Stuart Easterling, Latin American History
Amanda Hughes, Latin American History
Romina Malandrucco, Latin American History
Jose Luis Ramos, Latin American History
Laurencio Sanguino, United States History

University of Chicago Classics Department Ryerson Award

Larisa Masri, Ancient History

University of Chicago Committee on Southern Asian Studies (COSAS) Pre-Dissertation Travel Fellowship (Summer 08)

Dwaipayan Sen, South Asian History

University of Chicago Department of History Arthur Mann Memorial Travelling Fellowship (Summer 08)

Grant Madsen, United States History
Aaron Shkuda, United States History

University of Chicago Department of History Eric Cochrane Memorial Travelling Fellowship (Summer 08)

Gregory Malandrucco, Modern European History
Carolyn Purnell, Modern European History
Eleanor Rivera, Modern European History

University of Chicago Department of History Freehling Research Travel Grant

Autumn 2007 Awards
Catherine Gainty, History of Science
Patrick Iber, Latin American History (declined)
Sam Lebovic, United States History
Marjorie Wood, United States History

Spring 2008 Awards
John Acevedo, British/Early American History
Julia Brookins, United States History
Stuart Easterling, Latin American History
Marjorie Wood, United States History

University of Chicago Department of History Gurly Lorraine Sinkler Research Travel Fellowship (Summer 08)

Johnhenry Gonzalez, Caribbean History
Paul Reale, International History

University of Chicago Department of History John Hope Franklin Travel Fellowship (Summer 08)

Celeste Day Moore, United States History
Elizabeth Todd, United States History

University of Chicago Department of History Kunstadter Research Travel Grant

Autumn 2007 Awards
Craig Hargett, British History
Patrick Houlihan, Modern European History
Joshua Large, Modern European History
Heather Welland, British History

Spring 2008 Awards
Matthew Barton, Latin American History
Elizabeth Fagan, Ancient History
Sara Hume, Modern European History
Shinyoung Kwon, Korean History
Romina Malandrucco, Latin American History
Sarah Panzer, Modern European History
Flora Roberts, Russian History
Ryan Yokota, Japanese History

University of Chicago France Chicago Center Summer Research Fellowship
(Summer 08)

Patrick Collins, Middle Eastern/Islamic History

University of Chicago France Chicago Center Francois Furet Travel Grant
(Summer 08)

Celeste Day Moore, United States History
Eleanor Rivera, Modern European History

University of Chicago Nicholson Center for British Studies Short-Term Graduate Fellowship

Craig Hargett, British History

University of Chicago Overseas Dissertation Research Grant (Summer 08)

Sean Dunwoody, Early Modern European History
Paul Reale, International History
Andrey Shlyakhter, Russian History

University of Chicago Provost's Summer Fellowship

Jacob Betz, United States History
Sabine Cadeau, Caribbean History
Jeevan Devassy, South Asian History
Arvind Elangovan, South Asian History
Elizabeth Fagan, Ancient History
Rachel Feinmark, United States History
Catherine Gainty, History of Science
Stacie Hanneman, International History
Kwok Wai Hui, Chinese History
Sara Hume, Modern European History
Ingu Hwang, Korean History
Sam Lebovic, United States History
Tyson Leuchter, Modern European History
Larisa Masri, Ancient History
Jessica Neptune, United States History
Sarah Panzer, Modern European History
Laurencio Sanguino, United States History
Peter Simons, United States History
Aniko Varga, Korean History (declined)
Ori Yehudai, Middle Eastern History

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Dissertation Research Fellowships (long term) for 2008-09

American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) Schusterman Israel Scholars Award

Sara Hirschhorn, Middle Eastern History

Berlin School of Comparative European History Fellowship

Joachim Haeberlen, Modern European History

Bourse Chateaubriand from Embassy of France and the French Minister of Foreign
Affairs

Erika Vause, Modern European History

Camargo Foundation Residency Fellowship

Venus Bivar, Modern European History (declined)

CARSO Center of Mexican History Studies Research Fellowship

Carlos Bravo Regidor, Latin American History

China Times Cultural Foundation Young Scholar Award

Scott Relyea, Chinese History

Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Short-Term Research Fellowship

Barry Haneberg, Modern European History
Kimba (Allie) Tichenor, Modern European History

Ecole Des Hautes Etudes Science Sociales Exchange

Sara Hume, Modern European History

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship

Sara Hirschhorn, Middle Eastern History

George C. Marshall/Baruch Fellowship

Patrick Iber, Latin American History

Georges Lurcy Educational Trust Dissertation Research Fellowship

John Hight, Modern European History

Grant-In-Aid from the Rockefeller Archives Center

Aaron Shkuda, United States History

Korea Foundation Fellowship for Graduate Studies

Grace Chae, Korean History
Aniko Varga, Korean History

New York State Archives Larry J. Hackman Research Residency

Aaron Shkuda, United States History

Raoul Berger-Mark deWolfe Howe Fellowship in Legal History, Harvard Law School

Roman Hoyos, United States History (declined)

Sciences-Po Exchange Fellowship

Venus Bivar, Modern European History (declined)

Toyota Centennial Research Assistantship

Ryan Yokota, Japanese History

University of Chicago Nicholson Center for British Studies Long-Term Graduate Fellowship

Joshua Large, Modern European History
Robert Stern, Modern European History

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Dissertation Writing Fellowships for 2008-09

American Council of Learned Societies Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Timothy Stewart-Winter, United States History

Center for East Asian Studies Dissertation-Writing Fellowship

Grace Chae, Korean History (declined)
Jacques Fasan, Japanese History
Scott Relyea, Chinese History

Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture Dissertation Fellowship

Mary (Molly) Hudgens, United States History

Erskine A. Peters Dissertation Write-Up Fellowship (Notre Dame)

Jessica Graham, United States History

Harry Barnard Dissertation-Year Fellowship in American History

Kelly King-O'Brien, United States History

Harry S. Truman Library Dissertation Year Fellowship

Michael Czaplicki, United States History

James C. Hormel Dissertation Fellowships in Lesbian and Gay Studies

Alison Lefkovitz, United States History

Mellon Foundation/Social Sciences Dissertation-Year Fellowship

Avshalom Rubin, Middle Eastern History
Julia Young, Latin American History

Michael and Ling Markovitz Dissertation Year Fellowship

Venus Bivar, Modern European History

Provost's Dissertation Year Fellowship

Venus Bivar, Modern European History

Quinn Foundation Fellowship

Andrey Shlyakhter, Russian History
Alexia Yates, Modern European History

Scherer Center Dissertation Year Fellowship

Thomas Adams, United States History

Social Sciences Dissertation Year Fellowship

Heather Welland, British History

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Prize Lectureships/Preceptorships

Bessie Pierce Prize Preceptorship in History, 2008-09

John Acevedo, British History
Jennifer Amos, International History
Nikolay Antov, Middle Eastern History
Patrick Houlihan, Modern European History
Jessica Neptune, United States History
Andrey Shlyakhter, Russian History (declined)
David Spatz, United States History

Von Holst Prize Lectureship in History, 2008-09

Su-kyoung Hwang, Korean History, "The Sovereign, the Rebel, and the Vanquished in Modern Korea"

Gwennan Ickes, United States History, "Consumer Culture in American History"

Grant Madsen, United States History, "U.S. Economic Policy, from Roosevelt to Reagan"

Colin Wilder, Early Modern European History, "Property Rights and Freedom in Early Modern Europe"

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Prizes

Anna M. and George N. Barnard Memorial Undergraduate Prize in American History

Alix Lerner, "Gendered Witnessing: Performative Identity and the World of Spectatorship, Regulation, and Authority in the Murder Trial of Ephraim Avery, 1833." (Amy Stanley, advisor; Gwennan Ickes, preceptor)

Randall Williams, "Manuel Lisa, Militarism, and Contract Law in the Early American Fur Trade, 1804-1812." (Edward Cook, advisor; Roman Hoyos, preceptor)

Emile Karafiol Prize in History for best BA essay in European or International History

Derek Bowers, "Hesychasm and the Body: Hospitals in Late Byzantine Society." (Walter Kaegi, advisor; Dan Gullo, preceptor)

Faculty Innovation Grant

Aaron Shkuda, United States History (with Larry Rothfield)

Richard Saller Dissertation Prize

Stephen Halsey, International History. PhD Awarded: December 2007. Dissertation: "European Imperialism and the Evolution of Chinese Statecraft, 1850-1927." Committee: Guy Alitto (chair), Ralph Austen, Akira Iriye.

Ruth Murray Prize for Best Essay Written by an Undergraduate in the Area of Women's Studies, Feminist Criticism or Gender Studies

SJ Cohen, Undergraduate History Major, "'When A Birth Certificate Is Completed... There Are Different Levels of Truth': M.T v. J.T., In re Ladrach, and the Hidden History of Transsexual Marriage Law." (Amy Stanley, advisor; Gwennan Ickes, preceptor)

Alix Lerner, Undergraduate History and Gender Studies Major, "Gendered Witnessing: Performative Identity and the World of Spectatorship, Regulation, and Authority in the Murder Trial of Ephraim Avery, 1833." (Amy Stanley, advisor; Gwennan Ickes, preceptor in History; Alison Lefkovitz, preceptor in Gender Studies)

Marcia Walker, United States History, "A Powerful Force for Change: Addie Wyatt and the Struggles for Labor, Civil, and Women's Rights, 1941-1984." (Jane Dailey, advisor)

 

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