Departmental Honors

Departmental Honors are awarded to a small group of seniors at the time of their graduation.  Those to be awarded honors are selected on the basis of their dedication to the humanities, social sciences, and arts; the quality of their academic programs; the excellence of their grades; and in recognition of their contributions to the Department and their fellow students.

William and Margaret Radley Prize in Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts

The William and Margaret Radley Prize in Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts is awarded annually to the Harvey Mudd College student whose work in the HSA program best exemplifies the College's goal that all HMC students should gain an understanding of themselves and their fellow human beings as well as of the physical world around them.

Students may be nominated for the award by individual department faculty; the full department meets to discuss the nominees and arrive at a selection. The award is presented at the close-of-school Awards Ceremony in May; it includes a check for $800 and an inscription on a plaque displayed near the department office.

Past recipients:

    2011-2012: Tselil Schramm
    2010-2011: Yen-Kuei Tu
    2009-2010: Robert Best and Alex Steinkamp
    2008-2009: Adrian Sampson
    2007-2008: Samuel Eisenberg
    2006-2007: Amanda Hickman and Mina Youssef
    2005-2006: Lia Corrales and Elaine Hart
    2004-2005: Adam Pivonka and Gwen Spencer
    2003-2004: Thomas Henage
    2002-2003: No prize awarded
    2001-2002: Sarah H. Olmstead and Anne G. Short
    2000-2001: Ryan A. Kirkby and Karl E. Mahlburg
    1999-2000: Houston Nash Gilbert
    1998-99: Neil Burrell
    1997-98: Nathaniel James Brown
    1996-97: Holly Hoa Minh Thai
    1995-96: Abigail S. Brown and Selina DeRose
    1994-95: Orna Amir and Rebecca A. Flitton
    1993-94: Neva M. Howard
    1992-93: Matthew E. Harris
    1991-92: James Patterson and Elisabeth Davis
    1990-91: Carol Wawrukiewicz and Thomas Konrad
    1989-90: Robert A. Knop, Jr. and Charles J. Williamson
    1988-89: Kyle G. Roesler
    1987-88: Hodong Nam
    1986-87: Lauren Atagi and Kristin Hubner
    1985-86: Michial Duff Howell
    1984-85: William Hoving
    1983-84: Ben Noviello
    1982-83: Colin Williams and Michael J. Sailor
    1981-82: Joel Berendzen

The First-Year Writing Prize in Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts

The First-Year Writing Prize in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts is awarded annually to the author of the best HSA-10 research paper.. Nominations can be made by any member of the Department who taught a section of the course. A panel of Department faculty members read the nominated selections and decide on a recipient of the prize, which is awarded during Convocation at the beginning of the following school year. The prize consists of a certificate, a check for $300, and an inscription on a plaque displayed near the Department office.

Past recipients:

    2011-12: Kathleen Schaefer
    2010-11: Lauren Winkler
    2009-10: Braden Neufeld
    2008-09: Tselil Schramm
    2004-05: Andy Leverentz
    2003-04: Kristen Huff
    2002-03: Elaine Hart
    2001-02: Gwen Spencer
    2000-01: Courtney Rotstan
    1999-00: Christine Spritke
    1998-99: Michael Gratton
    1997-98: John Staroba
    1996-97: Cynthia L. Tech
    1995-96: Amanda Leach
    1994-95: Andrew D. Hutchings