Awards
- C. Louis Smith Award Winners
- Department Labor Award Winners
- Blanton Prize Winners
- E. Taylor Parks Award Winners
- Channell Barbour Political Science Essay Prize Winners
- Helen Brann Scholarship in Social Sciences Winners
- Albert G. Weidler Memorial Scholarship in Social Studies Winners
C. Louis Smith Award Winners
The Louis Smith Award is named after the former political science professor and Dean of the College (author of the Great Commitments). It is awarded each year to the outstanding student in political science. Selection is by the Political Science faculty.
| 2012 | Jamond Perry |
| 2011 | Sierra Merida |
| 2010 | Oliver Munyaradzi |
| 2009 | Breanna Trombley |
| 2008 | Kateryna Peremanova |
| 2007 | Airzola Cleaves |
| 2006 | William Gyude Moore |
| 2005 | Aisulu Masylkanova |
| 2004 | Izabela Luckiewicz |
| 2003 | Sarah F. Hooks |
| 2002 | Josh Stanton |
| 2001 | Irakli Khodeli |
| 2000 | Irakli Khodeli |
| 1999 | David Scott Bradley |
| 1998 | Druv Aditya Dhavan |
| 1997 | Shawn Travis Pinkston |
| 1996 | David Truman Cole |
| 1995 | Larry Thomas Swartz |
| 1994 | Stephanie Cateena Flanary |
| 1993 | Jeffrey Fay Pigott |
| 1992 | Mary Ann Roenker |
| 1991 | No award given |
| 1990 | Rebecca Jane Kiser |
| 1989 | David Peeler |
| 1988 | Helen Louise Echols |
| 1987 | Manuel Vincente B. Alverado |
| 1986 | Adegboyega Adesina Somide |
| 1985 | Suzanne Lynn Peters |
| 1984 | Harold Stephen Robinson |
| 1983 | Alesia Amelia Wykle |
| 1982 | Joe Hurley |
| 1981 | No award given |
| 1980 | Donna Lynn Morgam |
| 1979 | No award given |
| 1978 | Ricky Lynn Dear |
| 1977 | No award given |
| 1976 | Gordeau Bingham |
| 1975 | Alfred S. Lokuji |
| 1974 | John Stephen Sparkman |
Department Labor Award Winners
| 2012 | Samuel Hawes |
| 2011 | Sierra Merida |
| 2010 | Julie Potter |
| 2009 | John Bradley |
| 2008 | Martine Romy Bernard |
| 2007 | Aanastasia Shegay |
| 2006 | Aisulu Masylkanova |
| 2005 | A. J. Schultz |
| 2004 | Caroline Payne |
Blanton Prize Winners
The Blanton Prize is awarded to a senior History and/or Political Science major, who is “the most outstanding senior majoring in one or both of these subjects,” and who has “strong writing skills.” Selection is by the chairs of the two departments.
| 2012 | Ismaila Ceesay (PSC) |
| 2011 | Courtenay Burns |
| 2010 | Kristopher Brown (HIS) |
| 2009 | Ruslan Petrakiev (PSC) |
| 2008 | Martine Romy Bernard (PSC) |
| 2007 | Jason Peerce (HIS) |
| 2006 | Benjamin C. Ibershoff (PSC) |
| 2005 | Gregory P. Neil (HIS) |
| 2004 | Heather Barton (PSC) |
| 2003 | Emily Andrews (HIS) |
| 2002 | Kyle Fred French (HIS) |
E. Taylor Parks Award Winners
Similar to the Blanton Prize, the Parks Award goes to the graduating senior who has “demonstrated excellence” in either History or Political Science. It was established by Mr. E. R. Brann (’42) of Madison, Wisconsin, who majored in history and political science at Berea, in honor of the late Dr. E. Taylor Parks. Selection is by the chairs of the two departments.
| 2012 | Catherine Beechie (HIS) |
| 2011 | Daniel Miller (HIS) |
| 2010 | Julie Potter (PSC) |
| 2009 | Alix Heitzman (HIS) |
| 2008 | Maggie C. Park (HIS) |
| 2007 | Jeremy Wells (PSC) |
| 2006 | Joshua Powell (HIS) |
| 2005 | Caroline Payne (PSC) |
| 2004 | Joshua Miller (HIS) |
| 2003 | Aaron S. Housh (PSC) |
| 2002 | Jonathan Homer Coffey (HIS) |
| 2001 | Irakli Khodeli (PSC) |
| 2000 | Brian Gartner (HIS) |
| 1999 | David Scott Bradley (PSC) |
| 1998 | James G. Viatoe (HIS) |
| 1997 | Steven Lamont Evans (PSC) |
Channell Barbour Political Science Essay Prize Winners
This award is given to a U. S. citizen African-American Political Science major with Junior or Senior status and a minimum 3.5 overall GPA. The department faculty selects the recipient based on a submitted essay about why political science was chosen as a major and what plans the student has for the future. This award ended in 2010.
| 2010 | No award given |
| 2009 | No award given |
| 2008 | Martine Romy Bernard |
| 2007 | No award given |
| 2006 | Airzola Cleaves |
Helen Brann Scholarship in Social Sciences Winners
Mr. E. R. Brann (’42) also established the Helen Brann Scholarship in Social Sciences “in honor of his mother and his wife.” The honor goes to students in the social sciences who have shown “outstanding character and financial need as well as outstanding ability in their chosen field.” Selection is by a committee of representatives from all the social sciences. This award ended in 2004.
| 2004 | Andrea Faulkner (PSY) |
| 2003 | Novruz Bashirov |
| 2002 | Amy Rebecca Swanson |
| 2001 | Terry Albury |
| 2000 | Lina Stulpinaite |
| 1999 | Jeremy Todd Smith |
| 1998 | Prakash Shahi |
| 1997 | Steven Lamont Evans (PSC) |
| 1996 | David Truman Cole (PSC) |
| 1995 | Debra Bruce |
| 1994 | Larry Thomas Swartz (PSC) |
| 1993 | Juliana renault Pradez de Faria (PSC) |
| 1992 | Millicent Lane (PSC) |
| 1991 | Sheila Jane Buzzard (PSC) |
| 1990 | Ruby Robin Miller |
| 1989 | Paul Harrison White |
| 1988 | Markus Edward Bays |
| 1987 | Billy Burnett Brackett |
| 1986 | Michael Peter Bobic (PSC) |
| 1985 | Peggy Lynn Farley |
Albert G. Weidler Memorial Scholarship in Social Studies Winners
Awarded annually for excellence in the study of economics, business administration, history, sociology, political science and psychology.
| 2012 | Jamond Perry (PSC), Raven Weaver (PSY), and Trung “Alex” Huynh (BUS) |
| 2011 | Carla Bell |
| 2010 | Oliver Munyaradzi (PSC), Megan Rodgers (PSY), Kim Nguyen (SOC) |
| 2009 | Alix Heintzman (HIS), Stephanie Mathies, and Breanna Trombley (PSC) |
| 2008 | Tian X. Wei (PSY) and Rosanna Green (SOC) |
| 2007 | De-An Watkins (PSC) |
| 2006 | No award given |
| 2005 | Jennifer Kilkus |
| 2004 | Izabela Luciewicz (PSC) |
| 2003 | Kirk Aaron Amick, Amber Marie Richardson |
| 2002 | Amy Rebecca Swanson |
