University Medal for Academic Excellence
University Medal for Academic Excellence
A University Medal for Academic Excellence may be awarded in the graduating year to a candidate for the Bachelor's degree in Historical Studies who has been recommended by the faculty.
Latest Winner:
Tim Clarke (2011) 
Tim Clarke not only completed a double major in Historical Studies and in English, he became the first student in Grenfell's history to win the University Medal for Academic Excellence in both disciplines. Tim's HIST 4950 project examined the life and career of one of Napoleon's greatest generals, Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout. Tim is now heading off to Queen's University where he has been accepted into a Masters program
in English.
Past recipients:
- Carolynne Gabriel (2010)
- Mary Secord-Kaeser (2009)
- Michael Jones (2006)
- Mark Osmond (2005)
- Jennifer Donovan (2004)
- Cara Finn (2003)
- Johnathan Pope (2001)
- Neil White (2000)
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The Joanne Swan Greenlee Prize in Historical Studies
This prize valued at $500 is awarded annually in memory of Joanne (Swan) Greenlee who, for two decades, delighted in the hearty appetites and lively conversation of Grenfell students who gathered to discuss history at her home. It is normally awarded to a full-time senior student, at Grenfell Campus, majoring in Historical Studies who displays outstanding cumulative merit in four History courses during the academic year. This prize is awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies on the recommendation of the Chair of Historical Studies.
Latest Winner:
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Charlene Curl (2011)
Past recipients:
- Tim Clarke (2010)
- Carolynne Gabriel (2009)
- Dan Monafu (2008)
- Sean Burton (2007)
- Karen Humber (2006)
- Michael Jones (2005)
- Cassie Buckle (2004)
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The Captain Hugh Palliser Prize in History
This award is in honour of Capt. Hugh Palliser, RN, governor and commander-in-chief at Newfoundland from 1764 until 1768. In 1764 he became the first governor to visit Western Newfoundland. The prize is awarded annually to the student who has earned the highest cumulative average in at least five History courses after the first two years of study towards a degree in Historical Studies or with a minor in Historical Studies. The prize is valued at $250, and will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies on the recommendation of the members of the Historical Studies programme. In the event that no student qualifies in any given year, the award will not be given.
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Historical Studies Merit Award
This book prize is awarded to a student who has made an outstanding contribution to the life of the Historical Studies Programme at Grenfell Campus. The faculty of that programme will fund the prize. It is awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Historical Studies Faculty.
Latest Winner:
- Josh Tavenor (2009)
Past recipients:
- Dan Monafu (2008)
- Sherry Boone (2007)
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Pro Vice-Chancellor's Prize
This award is given to the best undergraduate course paper written at Memorial University as adjudicated by a selection committee. It is assessed on the basis of "intellectual originality, cogency, facility of expression, and adherence to principles of scientific inquiry and critical thinking."
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Adam Baker (2006)
A Historical Studies minor (and English major), Adam was awarded the Pro Vice-Chancellor's Prize for Undergraduate Scholarship for a paper which he completed in HIST 3770, Women in Western Society and Culture II, "To Decline to be the Other: The Historical Position and Intellectual Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir." Adam subsequently went on to the University of New Brunswick where he earned a law degree.
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Marc Osmond (2005)
Marc won this award for "Revising Newton: A Twentieth-Century Historiographical Debate," his HIST 4950 Independent Project.
He also received the University Medal for Academic Excellence in Historical Studies.
Millennium Excellence Award
The millennium excellence awards seek to recognize the leaders of today and tomorrow and emphasize the importance of supporting their contributions to our country's future. Millennium excellence awards are not prizes for benchmarks achieved - they are investments in the development of exceptional individuals who will have long, productive careers and whose accomplishments will benefit Canada as a whole.
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Dan Monafu (2007)
A Historical Studies major, Dan was also Vice-President Academic for the Grenfell Campus Student Union and president of the Student Historical Society.