Charles O. Richardson Prize
In Recognition of Outstanding Achievement in the First-Year History Seminar
2024 Winner: Maya Trzeciak
The award is given to the freshman history major in the first-year seminar who shows exceptional contributions to seminar discussion and excellence in historical research.
Gary A. Carskaddan Prize
Fall 2024 Winners: Ben Collins
The Carskaddan Prize is awarded to the History or Education/History major who, with 12-21 credits in history courses at the end of the previous semester, had the highest cumulative grade point average in history courses. Winners receive a Rider Bookstore gift certificate or equivalent cash award.
Levine Research Prize
2024: Katelyn Salvatore, A Seat at the Table: Feminist Art and Pop Culture During the Second Wave
Levine Phi Alpha Theta Prize
2023-24 Winner: Patrick Luckie
This is our most prestigious prize awarded to the graduating History major or Education/History major with the highest cumulative grade point average in history.
Philosophy Prize
Spring 2024: Justin Hearin (The Lion, The Gentleman, and the Ubermensch)
Awarded to the student who has written the best paper in Philosophy.