History Associates supports students, department
objectives
The History Associates at Case promotes the educational
and research objectives of the department of history,
providing financial support for graduate students
and arranging programs that attract alumni as well
as members of the broader community.
The organization funds three annual prizes for
graduate students: for the best master's thesis
defense, the best Ph.D. dissertation defense, and
excellence in teaching. It also sponsors three dissertation
completion awards each year, helping graduate students
travel to archival collections and cover other expenses
as they finish their degrees.
This year, a new History Associates prize was funded
and named in honor of the late Frank Borchert, who
served as University Vice President for Budgets
and Planning. This prize will be awarded annually
for the best Ph.D. dissertation.
Also this year, the History Associates established
an endowment fund in honor of Carl W. Ubbelohde,
the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor Emeritus of
History, who passed away in December 2004. This
fund will support an annual Ubbelohde lecture by
a visiting scholar.
"This is one way we have to acknowledge and
continue the legacy of a distinguished professor
at Case Western Reserve University, who remains
in the hearts and memories of decades of students
and colleagues," said History Associates President
Gladys Haddad, who is also an alumna of the College
and a faculty member.
For information on joining the History Associates,
or to learn about upcoming events, please contact
Sarah Fritsch in the Development Office of the College
of Arts and Sciences, at sarah.fritsch@case.edu
or 216.368.3549.
From art/sci,
Case College of Arts and Sciences newsletter, Spring
2005, vol. 1 no. 2.
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