On Monday, April 22nd we hosted the 2024 Department of History Awards, celebrating the research & hard work of our best & brightest students. Enjoy the gallery below for highlights of the ceremony. Congratulations to all of these amazing historians!
- Dr. Gigova welcomes everyone.
- Undergrad Audrey Grau presents, “The Rise of the Bishop: Political and Social Beneficiaries of the Crown.”
- Undergrad Sterling Pettit Chancley presents, “The Paradox of the Black Policeman: Racial Integration of Police in Charleston, SC.”
- Grad student Kim Hinchey presents, “A Legal Lynching: Infanticide in Nineteenth-Century North Carolina.”
- Time to present the awards!
- Francesca Gibson wins the Outstanding History Student Award.
- Pekka Valtonen wins the Outstanding History Student Award.
- Francesca Gibson wins the Outstanding History Student with Service Award.
- Associate Chair Dr. Gigova & Department Chair Dr. Coy.
- Dr. Lisa Covert presents Bianca Hernandez-Villanueva with the William Moultrie Cup.
- David Bowen wins the Douglas & Elizabeth Clark Memorial Scholarship.
- Carolina Peters wins the Robert Hartman Scholarship.
- Emma Carr wins the Robert Hartman Scholarship.
- Lucas Guyton wins the John Winthrop Study Abroad Scholarship.
- Jessica Korte wins the Alexander C. Dick Pre-Law Scholarship.
- Graduate Director, Dr. Jacob Steere-Williams, presents the Heltai Award to Francesca Gibson.
- He also gifted her several of his favorite history books in a College of Charleston tote bag.
- Francesca was thrilled!