On May 30, 70 concentrators in History celebrated Commencement as part of Princeton University’s Class of 2023. The previous day at Class Day, they gathered with faculty, friends, and family to celebrate their many achievements.
The following seniors received distinguished awards and prizes during Class Day, which were presented by Chair of the Department, Professor Angela Creager.
A warm congratulations to all members of the History Undergraduate Class of 2023.
Departmental Honors
Highest Honors
Austin Davis
Annabelle Duval
Chaya Holch
Johanne Kjaersgaard
Harril Saunders
Zachariah Sippy
Isaac Wills
High Honors
Aimee Hannoush
Mary Alice Jouve
Mary Marquardt
Marie-Rose Sheinerman
Juliana Wojtenko
Wendi Yan
Cecilia Zubler
Honors
Joseph Becker
Daniel Burgess
Grace Chung
Meghan Curran
Sarah Drapkin
Miguel Gracia-Zhang
Sheherzad Jamal
Robin Park
Department of History Prizes
Laurence Hutton Prize in History
Awarded to the history major who has compiled the strongest record in department work.
Certificates awarded to:
Austin Linwood Davis
Annabelle Dixon Duval
Chaya Rose Holch
Johanne Sofie Kjaersgaard
C. O. Joline Prize in American History
Awarded for the best essay by a senior on any phase of American history.
Certificates awarded to:
Zachariah Wirtschafter Sippy (Professor David A. Bell)
Cursed Peace, Blessed Peacemakers: A Revisionist Account of the Treaty of Paris (1783)
Annabelle Dixon Duval (Professor Margot Canaday)
Politics in the Clinic: Reproductive Health Services and Legal Strategies in The Association to Repeal Abortion Laws, 1966-1973
Jessica Alexis Lee (Professor Laura F. Edwards)
Penumbral Privacy, Public Assistance, and Pro-Choice Population Control: The American Civil Liberties Union and Welfare Rights, 1960-1975
Walter Phelps Hall Prize in European History
Awarded for the best thesis in European history.
Certificates awarded to:
Mary Alice Fitzpatrick Jouve (Professor Jack Tannous)
‘Ayons de la mort souvenir:’ The Belles Heures Office of the Dead Illumination as Jean de Berry’s Funeral Portrait
Chaya Rose Holch (Professor Anthony Grafton)
The Drowning and Draining of the English Fens
Horace H. Wilson '25 Senior Thesis Prize in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
Awarded for the best thesis in the field of History of Science, Medicine and Technology.
Certificate awarded to:
Wendi Yan (Professor Erika Lorraine Milam)
Making Sense of Icy Times: Early Cold War Science in Alaska and the Founding Years of Arctic Research Laboratory
Robert L. Tignor Prize for the Best Senior Thesis in African History
Certificate awarded to:
Isaac David Wills (Professor Michael Francis Laffan)
Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition: Protest, Petition, and Prison in British South Africa, 1875-1906
Susan Naquin Prize for the Best Senior Thesis in Asian History
Certificate awarded to:
Sheherzad Jamal (Professor Sheldon Garon)
A Nationalistic Universalism: The Development of a Philosophy of Civilization in the Writings of Fukuzawa Yukichi
William Koren, Jr., Memorial Prize in History
This prize is given annually by Henry Lloyd Thornell Koren, Class of 1933, in memory of William Koren Jr., Class of 1930. The prize is awarded to the student(s) in the department who attain the best record in the departmental work of the junior year.
Certificates awarded to:
Austin Linwood Davis
Annabelle Dixon Duval
Johanne Sofie Kjaersgaard
Carter Kim Combe '74 History Prize
A prize established in memory of Carter Kim Combe, Class of 1974, awarded annually to the student who writes the best second-term junior independent work paper in history.
Certificate awarded to:
Johanne Sofie Kjaersgaard (Professor He Bian)
For the Maintenance of Prosperity and Stability: Securing Hong Kong Exports in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984
Prizes Awarded Outside the Department
The following History graduates received prizes from other departments:
Hellenic Studies Senior Thesis Prize
The Hellenic Studies Senior Thesis Prize is awarded to the best senior thesis written on a topic in Byzantine or Modern Greek Studies.
First Prize awarded to:
Grace Chung (Professor Teresa Shawcross)
Mothers of Empire: Power Embodied in the Divine Figures of Juno and Mary
Program in Translation and Intercultural Translation
The Program in Translation and Intercultural Translation is delighted to announce that Robin Park has completed the requirements for their undergraduate certificate. Robin’s work has been an inspiration to his professors and peers alike. We wish Robin all the best in future endeavors, and particularly hope that translation and thinking about translation will continue to form an important part of his daily life and career. Congratulations Robin!
Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
The Montgomery Raiser ‘92 Thesis Prize in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies is awarded to the best thesis which incorporates materials or case studies from the geographic region between Germany and Japan.
First Prize awarded to:
Marie-Rose Sheinerman (Professor Yaacob Dweck)
Gareth Jones: Constructing the Story of a Famine
The Department of French and Italian
The André Maman Senior Thesis Prize is awarded by the Department of French and Italian to an outstanding thesis on culture, economy, history, politics, or society of France.
First Prize awarded to:
Mary Alice Fitzpatrick Jouve (Professor Jack Tannous)
‘Ayons de la mort souvenir:’ The Belles Heures Office of the Dead Illumination as Jean de Berry’s Funeral Portrait
Near Eastern Studies
The Program in Near Eastern Studies (NES) Senior Thesis Prize is awarded to the senior who, in the judgment of the interdepartmental committee, submits the best senior thesis on the Near East.
First Prize awarded to:
Isaac David Wills (Professor Michael Laffan)
Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition: Protest, Petition, and Prison in British South Africa (1875-1906)
East Asian Studies Program
The Leigh Buchanan Bienen and Henry S. Bienen Senior Thesis Prize is awarded by the East Asian Studies Program, offering a prize of $3,000 to the senior who has written the most outstanding thesis on an East Asian topic. The senior thesis must be based at least in part on source materials in an East Asian language.
First Prize awarded to:
Robin Park (Professor Xin Wen)
The Struggle for Belonging in Medieval China: Refugees in the Tang Dynasty
The Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies
This prize, established in memory of Suzanne M. Huffman, Class of 1990, is awarded annually to a certificate student in our program whose senior thesis shows a deep commitment to the dilemmas raised by feminism and an extraordinary empathy for the problems and struggles of women.
First Prize awarded to:
Annabelle Dixon Duval (Professor Margot Canaday)
Politics in the Clinic: Reproductive Health Services and Legal Strategies in The Association to Repeal Abortion Laws, 1966-1973
Phi Beta Kappa
These History concentrators have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa:
Austin Davis
Annabelle Duval
Mary Elizabeth Marquardt
Harril Saunders