Department of History, UTA, Student Awards

George Wolfskill Masters Category Award Winners
Frank Smith and Nate Kogan
with Graduate MA Advisor, Stephen Maizlish
Webb Lectures Dinner, March, 2008

George Wolfskill Ph.D. Dissertation Category Award Winner
Jeff Stone
with Graduate MA Advisor, Stephen Maizlish
Webb Lectures Dinner, March, 200

The Wolfskill Award was established in 1991 to recognize graduate student academic excellence and at the same time honor the career of the late Professor George Wolfskill. Dr. Wolfskill was a prolific scholar and popular teacher who served UTA in many capacities from 1955 until his death in 1987. For many years he was invaluable as the department's graduate advisor. The Wolfskill Award is presented annually at the Walter Prescott Webb Lectures in two categories: to the masters graduate student whose grades and written work symbolize the excellence that Dr. Wolfskill encouraged in all his graduate students and to the Ph.D. student whose completed dissertation is deemed to be an outstanding achievement of scholarship, measuring up to the level of performance Dr. Wolfskill expected of UTA students. At the present time, the amount of the award is $250.

(Donations to the Wolfskill Award fund continue to be accepted. All contributions go entirely to the funding of the award. Checks payable to the George Wolfskill Memorial Scholarship Fund should be sent to Box 19198, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0198. The History Department and its students appreciate your support.)

Jenkins Garrett Award Winner
Gene Rhea Tucker
with Professor Dennis Reinhartz
Webb Lectures Dinner, March, 2008

The Jenkins Garrett Award was established by the children of Jenkins Garrett to honor their father for his generous contributions of Greater Southwestern Studies archival materials to UTA Libraries’ Special Collections Division. The annual award of $500 recognizes the best undergraduate or graduate student paper researched primarily in the Special Collections Division of the UTA Libraries. Faculty nominate students, and a faculty committee determines the winner.

The Virginia Garrett Award in Cartographic History commends the vision and commitment of Mrs. Virginia Garrett in interpreting and preserving cartographic history. Each year a department committee selects the best undergraduate or graduate student research paper in cartographic history. The award consists of a $500 cash prize and recognition at the Virginia Garrett Lectures, or, in alternate years, at the fall meeting of the Texas Map Society.

Kenneth R. Philp Phi Alpha Theta Undergraduate Award Winner
Stephen Duncan
(not in attendance at
Webb Lectures Dinner, March, 2008)

The Phi Alpha Theta Undergraduate Merit Award, each year honors a student at the undergraduate level who has excelled in both the classroom generally (through an outstanding grade point average), and as an historical researcher (through the preparation of a noteworthy research paper in history. A departmental committee chooses the recipient from faculty nominations of students. The honoree each year will receive $200, and have his or her essay published as a part of the annual Barksdale Essays on the Internet, which are compiled by the History department’s chapter of the national history honor society Phi Alpha Theta.

History Pre-Law Scholarship Award Winners
Shamim Ebrahimi and Jered Little
with pre-law advisor Dr. Elisabeth Cawthon
Webb Lectures Dinner, March, 2008

The History Pre-Law Scholarship Award recognizes two undergraduate History seniors who are in the History Pre-Law option, on the basis of their superior grade point averages. In order to be considered for the awards, students must be History Pre- Law majors, currently enrolled at UTA. The awards of $200 each may be used to help defray the costs of job searches, or law or graduate school applications.

For information on the annual Barksdale Essay Competition, stop by the History Department, 601 S. Nedderman Drive, 202 University Hall, write to the department at Box 19529, Arlington, TX 76019-0529,
Telephone (817) 272-2861
Fax (817) 272-2852
Or online at: Barksdale Essay Competition

The Ida V. Hall and George Kohfeldt Scholarship in Southwestern Studies salutes an undergraduate student each year, for the student’s interest in and excellent scholarship in relation to the native American heritage of this region. This generous recognition in the amount of $500, which was given by Ms. Ida Hall of Dallas, is presented through UTA’s Center for Greater Southwestern Studies and the History of Cartography.

The David Rumsey Cartographic History Travel and Research Stipend is awarded to UTA history graduate students to visit and conduct research at Mr. Rumsey’s extensive personal library in San Francisco. Eligible students will be researching and or writing masters theses or doctoral dissertations. Up to two awards, each not exceeding $2,000 will be provided annually.

Transatlantic History Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to new Ph.D. students entering the Transatlantic History program. Fellowships of $4000 spread over three years provide substantial assistance to students for their tuition expenses. Recipients must be actively enrolled and remain academically in good standing.

Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available for students who are pursuing either masters or doctoral degrees in history at UTA. These positions provide stipends for graduate students assisting instructors in entry-level courses for UTA undergraduate students. GTA positions are awarded based on the academic record of applicants.

The Transatlantic History Research Scholarship is a scholarship fund that currently is being developed. The History Department has begun a fund and hopes to raise money to endow scholarships to support History Ph.D. candidates conducting dissertation research in Transatlantic History at archives and research centers distant from UTA.

Email: history@uta.edu

For information on scholarships, contact the UTA Financial Aid Office at 272-3561. Mailing address is Box 19199, Arlington, TX 76019-0199, or in person at 252 Davis Hall.