Departmental Honors

Each year, the Department of History and Classics awards four honors to graduating seniors. Each award reflects specific areas of excellence in overall undergraduate work.

Highest in Concentration — Awarded by the college
Cornelius P. Forster, O.P. Award — Academic excellence in undergraduate studies in the field of European History, awarded by the department.
Pell Award — Academic excellence in undergraduate studies in the field of American History, awarded by the department and Sen. Pell’s office.

Father Reilly History Award — Academic excellence in undergraduate studies in the field of History, awarded by the department.
Leroy D. Aaronson Award for Classics — Academic excellence in undergraduate studies in the field of Ancient Greek and Latin, awarded by the department.
Michael V. Metallo, Ph.D. Award — Academic excellence in undergraduate studies in the field of Global History. (est. 2024)

2024

Highest in Concentration Award (History): David Salzillo

Highest in Concentration Award (Classics): Carrie Selwood

Forster Award: Ella McIntire

Pell Award: Holly Carew

Reilly Award: David Salzillo; Abigail Turano

Leroy D. Aaronson Award: Carrie Selwood

Michael V. Metallo Award: Abigail Turano

Past Winners

2023

Highest in Concentration Award (History): Dennis Langrock, Brigid McEvoy, & Clarice Mulvey
Highest in Concentration Award (Classics): Jacqueline Elia
Highest in Concentration Award (History/Secondary Education): Kathryn Pemberton
Forster Award: Lucas Gondreau
Pell Award: Megan White
Reilly Award: Alec Fraggos & Maeve Plassche
Leroy D. Aaronson Award: Jack Brockelman

2022

Highest in Concentration Award (History): Noah DeRossi-Goldberg & Madison Palmieri
Highest in Concentration Award (Classics): Maxwell Hovasse
Highest in Concentration Award (History/Secondary Education): Luke Prior
Forster Award: Evan Diliberto & Jillian Forrester
Pell Award: Gretchen Richardson
Reilly Award: Gretchen Richardson
Leroy D. Aaronson Award: Maxwell Hovasse

2021

Highest in Concentration Award (History): Sean Gray, Sarah Heavren, Philip Piscopo, & Cameron Smith
Highest in Concentration Award (Classics): Michaiah Kojoian & Philip Piscopo
Highest in Concentration Award (History/Secondary Education): Joshua Chlebowski
Forster Award: Elizabeth Gleason, Ashley Kaplan, & Philip Piscopo
Pell Award: Kyle Burgess
Reilly Award: Andrea Traietti
Leroy D. Aaronson Award: Michaiah Kojoian & Philip Piscopo

2020

Highest in Concentration Award (History): Rachel Lynch
Highest in Concentration Award (Classics): Joseph Brodeur & David Joanis
Forster Award: Connor Zimmerman
Pell Award: Rachel Lynch
Reilly Award: Shannon Moore
Leroy D. Aaronson Award: Joseph Brodeur & David Joanis

2019

Highest in Concentration: Kevin Cranney
Forster Award: Kevin Cranney
Pell Award: Nicholas Moran
Reilly Award: Jacqueline Michels

2018

Highest in Concentration: Haley Rayment
Forster Award: Michael Bartels
Pell Award: Ernest Andreolli
Reilly Award: Ernest Andreolli

2017

Highest in Concentration: Jake Guglielmetti
Forster Award: Elizabeth Petretti
Pell Award: Hugh Kilcommons
Reilly Award: Lauren Berolini

2016

Highest in Concentration: Rebecca Marisseau & Benjamin Swiszcz
Forster Award: Patrick O’Dowd
Pell Award: Tyler Stein
Reilly Award: Andrea Spencer

History and Classics Department

Office Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Ruane Center for the Humanities Room 137
401-865-2193
History2@providence.edu