Western Illinois University: Macomb Campus

History Scholarships & Honors

See below for the latest news on our outstanding honors and scholarship students and for information on graduate scholarships and awards.

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Scholarships for History Undergraduates

Charles G. Sadler History Memorial Scholarship (first year): $1,000 or $2,000 per year for 4 years; 25 ACT or higher. Application Form

Emily V. Leonard History Memorial Scholarship (first year): $1,000 per year for 4 years; 23 ACT or higher. Application Form

Larry T. Balsamo History Teacher Education Scholarship (Teacher Ed freshmen): $1,000 per year for 5 years; 28 ACT or higher. Application Form

Susan & Cliff Haka History Opportunity Award (sophomores, juniors, and seniors): $500 per semester; 3.0 GPA or higher and financial need, based on FAFSA. The application deadline for Fall semester is May 1 of the preceding Spring semester. The application deadline for Spring semester is December 1 of the preceding Fall semester: Haka Application Form

Victor and Mary Hicken History Scholarship (juniors and seniors): $1,000 per year for up to 2 years; 3.5 GPA. The application deadline is May 1 of the preceding Spring semester in even-numbered years: Hicken Application Form

Undergraduate Research Awards (History majors and minors). Contact the faculty member with whom you wish to work, for further information.

Richard D. and Janet L. Boynton History Honors Thesis Award (senior status):  $500 award for one semester.  Fall semester nomination deadline:  December 1;  Spring semester deadline:  May 1.  Contact the Department Chair for further information.

History Honors Graduates with University Gonfalonier Dr. Jen McNabb, Assoc. Prof. of History

For History Graduate Students

Darrell and Virginia Dykstra Memorial Scholarship (grad students): $1,500 per year for 2 years; 3.25 GPA

David P. Pasquini Award (grad students who are full-time teachers): $750 one-time award

Professor Emeritus Graduate Student Research Awards (grad students): up to $500 per research project or conference presentation

History Honors Graduates

Scholarships & Honors Students in the News

• Dr. Gordon Kirk Establishes New $2,000 Scholarship for Honors History Majors
  
• Six History Majors Graduate with Honors and Distinction in Spring 2012
• Dr. McNabb Named Associate Director of WIU Centennial Honors College
• Valerie Corey Named Departmental Scholar, Wins Multiple College Awards & Grants
• Katie Benson, Nikita Ernst, & Brendan Monahan Win Graduate School Research Grants
• Kady Fairfield Wins 2012 Pasquini Award
• New History Honors Thesis Award Established at WIU
• Kaitlin Benson Named Dykstra Scholar for 2011-12
• Lauren Armstead Wins 2011 Nollen Scholarship from Phi Kappa Phi
• 18 History Scholarship Students Honored as Abby Lagemann Gives Address
• Sarah Farha Named the CAS College Scholar for Fall 2010
• Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Wins College's Outstanding Student Organization Award
• Sarah Garmer, Sarah Farha, and Marlaina Haberman Win College Awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement
• Abby Lagemann to Continue as Dykstra Scholar for 2010-2011
• Brian Kennedy Given Pasquini Award at Annual History Conference
• Haka Award Deadline for Fall 2010 is May 1
• Kristin Leighty and Marlaina Haberman Win Phi Kappa Research Paper Awards, 4 Inducted into Honor Society
• History's Spring 2010 Honor Roll of Outstanding Majors
• Adam Bednar, Carl Spath, & Amy Kallenbach Graduate with Distinction in Fall 2009
• History's 2009-2010 Scholarship Winners
• History's Fall 2009 Honor Roll of Outstanding Majors
• Mallorie Clark, Joe Glenn, and Abby Lagemann Graduate with Honors in Spring 2009
• Sarah Beth Garmer Receives Fall 2009 Haka History Opportunity Award
• Abby Lagemann Awarded Dykstra Graduate History Scholarship for 2009-2011
• Roy Gully Wins 2009 Pasquini Award
• Mallorie Clark Named Spring 2009 College Scholar by Centennial Honors College
• 26 History Students Initiated into Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society in Spring 2009
• Sarah Garmer, Micca Metz, Lauren Trondle, Ryan Buller, & Rob Deveraux Initiated into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Lauren Trondle Wins PKP Scholarship
• Adam Bednar Wins WIU's Phi Kappa Phi Research Paper Award
• Rotary Scholarships Available for 2010-2011 Study Abroad
• Cody Boland Serves as Student Representative
• Spring 2009 History Honors Graduates Honored by Department
• Mallorie Clark and Abby Lagemann Honored by Department
• Professor Emeritus Awards Available for Graduate Student Research
• Updated 2008-09 History Dept Scholarship Winners' List
• History's Spring 2009 Honor Roll of Outstanding Majors
• Four History Majors Graduate with Honors in December 2008 Commencement
• Spring 2009 Haka Award Winners Announced
• Fifteen History Students Honored at Scholarship Ceremony
• First Haka Awards Granted in Fall 2008
• Haka History Student Opportunity Award Created
• Five History Majors Graduate with Honors in May 2008 Commencement
• Ryan Lambert Named Spring 2008 Department Scholar
• Larry T. Balsamo Teacher Education Scholarship Established
• Ben Rees Chosen as 2008 Pasquini Award Winner
• Sarah Farha Chosen as First Hicken Scholarship Winner
• Alex Heuer Wins University Phi Kappa Phi Paper Award