U-M History Honors Graduates left to right: Sydney Kaplan, Madison Cutler, Hal Berdichesky, Jiajun Chi, Micah Golan, Noah Payne, Maya Morse, Ian Moyer, Julia Reinach, Devin Conaty, McKenzie Liberi, José Ramos, Justin Hyun, Ben Leavitt. Not shown: Isabella Blanton, Carlos Castillo, Russell Jacobs, and Connor Zahler. (photo: Sean Carter)
On Friday, May 3, eighteen graduating seniors presented their theses at the History Department Honors Symposium (four presented in absentia), which took place in the Michigan Union. Students each presented a brief overview of their original research, after which Professor Ian Moyer presented the following awards:
- Arthur Fondiler Award for Best Undergraduate Thesis: Russell Leivik Jacobs (first); Benjamin A. Leavitt (second)
- John A. Williams History Award: Julia Reinach
- Stephen J. Tonsor History of Ideas Undergraduate Honors Award: Madison Marie Cutler, Noah William Payne
- Stephen J. Tonsor Best Oral Presentation of Thesis Award: Julia Reinach, Micah Joy Golan, Carlos Castillo (honorarable mention)
- Elizabeth Sargent Lee Medical History Prize: Micah Joy Golan, Sydney Morgan Kaplan
- James A. Knight Scholarships in History: Isabella Amelia Blanton, Micah Joy Golan, Connor James Zahler
View the 2024 Honors Symposium Program (PDF). Selected photos are available below.
2024 Honors Symposium Gallery
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