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.

Please find a list of past award winners below.

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