The Washburn Award is given annually to outstanding
majors in the field of history. To be eligible, a student
must by the spring semester preceding the year of the
award:
- Have completed 80 semester credits of which a minimum of 20 are in history,
- Be a history major currently enrolled in UMD,
- Have an overall GPA of 3.00, and
- Not have received a Washburn Award previously.
The number and amount of the Washburn awards are decided
by the History Department faculty. Faculty take into
account the student’s overall GPA, history GPA, and
number of history credits. Of these factors, history
GPA is the most important. All majors who meet the requirements
are automatically considered.
The Washburn Award is named in honor of J. L. Washburn,
a prominent Duluth attorney who was the resident director
of the Duluth Teachers College (now UMD), and as such,
served on the board governing Minnesota’s state teachers
colleges.
2008-2009 Winner -$400 Each
Jamie J. Griffin
Gloria Makris
Daniel Wendle
Erica Whalen
2006-07 Winners - $400 each
Justin Arnold
John Cirilli
Eric Jorgenson
Thomas Lauria
Christopher Olwell
Andrew Thompson
2005-06 Winners - $500 each
Julie Agurkis
Elizabeth Harris
Gary Kay
Jeanna Sather
Joseph Smetak
2004-05 Winners - $500 each
Ben Carver
Debra DeSmet
Timothy French
Kyle Miller
Melissa Peterson
2003-04 Winners - $500 each
Michelle Como
Rachel Dusek
Eric Hjelden
Daniel McDonald
Scott Nelson
Nicole Seibert
2002-03 Winners - $700 each
Donald Gramke
Jordan Holmes
Erin McDaniel
Sarah Opseth
David Tilden
2001-02 Winners - $500 each
Katherine Anderson
Chad Cisewski
Peter Gerdes
Jennifer Perushek
Ramona Treuer
2000-01 Winners - $500 each
Holly Coleman
Steven Pelofske
Amanda McCallum
Chantal Norrgard
Adam Smith
Theodore Wallace
1999-00 Winners - $300 each
Erin Anderson
Joshua Christie
David Jenkins
Amy Softich
Shane Simonds
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