History Awards Ceremony 2025

Every year, the Department of History gathers to celebrate the achievements of our Majors and Minors. In particular, we honor the accomplishments, hard-work, and passion of our graduating Seniors. The Department of History was excited to host our Awards Ceremony, and to welcome faculty and guest visitors. Congratulations LMU Class of 2025!

2024-2025 Department Award Winners:

Dockweiler Gold Medal Award - Mary O'Callaghan

The Leila Mikdadi Award - Mariana Barrios

Anthony F. Turhollow Award - De'Shari Watson

The Fr. Richard Rolfs, S.J. Award - Laura Haushalter

Academic Excellence Award - Carrie Knickrehm, Lara Sweeney, Isabella Inglin

Outstanding Academic Achievement (Majors) - Benjamin Serna, Izabelle Romero, Charles Jenkins, Tobias Schieber, Justin Chen, William Sage Roth-Berg

Outstanding Academic Achievement (Minors) - Eugenie Foss, Samantha Froehlich, Luke Roshkow, Bradley Bundrant, Si Wei

Student Writing Awards:

Outstanding Research Paper – Mary O'Callaghan, “‘Woman, the Physician’: Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Information and its Censorship in Britain and the United States, 1826-1895"

Outstanding Analytical Essay – Sabatino Stacchi, “Leisure Space and (Un)Conventional Storytelling: Social Movement Strategies in the 20th Century”

Outstanding Creative Project – Vera Laws, “A Wikipedia Project; The Significance of Viking Beads”