At the conclusion of each school year, the Clifton L. Ganus Sr. Department of History and Political Science confers an "Outstanding Student Award" to the student from the department who has demonstrated the highest levels of scholarship. This award is presented in chapel and noted in the Spring Convocation program.
In addition to this award, the faculty confer awards to the outstanding student in History (Phi Alpha Theta Award), Political Science (Pi Sigma Alpha Award), Public Administration, and Social Science. On occasion, the department may give an award to an outstanding student in American Studies. Awards for the most recent seven years are listed below.
2023-2024 Awards went to:
Outstanding Overall Student: Luke Ziegler
Outstanding History Major (Phi Alpha Theta Award): Isaac Copeland
Outstanding Social Science Major: Meghan McElroy
Outstanding Political Science Major (Pi Sigma Alpha Award): Zoie Dean
Outstanding Public Administration Major: Trey Crow
Raymond Muncy Scholar: David Granberg
Dr. Gene and Dorma Rainey Scholar: Meghan McElroy
2022-2023 Awards went to:
Outstanding Overall Student: Brianna Hall
Outstanding History Major (Phi Alpha Theta Award): Paxton Davis
Outstanding Social Science Major: Michael Wester
Outstanding Political Science Major (Pi Sigma Alpha Award): Abby Long
Outstanding Public Administration Major: William Johnston
Raymond Muncy Scholars: Elijah Fisher, Paxton Davis, and Jacob Anderson
2021-2022 Awards went to:
Outstanding Overall Student: Eric Johnson
Outstanding History Major (Phi Alpha Theta Award): Grace Ann Green
Outstanding Social Science Major: Jacob Jones
Outstanding Political Science Major (Pi Sigma Alpha Award): Caroline Barineau
Outstanding Public Administration Major: Mary Grace Golden
Raymond Muncy Scholars: Grace Ann Green and Jackson Montgomery
2020-2021 Awards went to:
Outstanding Overall Student: Paul Anderson
Outstanding History Major (Phi Alpha Theta Award): Maddox Burgess
Outstanding Social Science Major: Cayleigh Porter
Outstanding Political Science Major (Pi Sigma Alpha Award): Ilse Ghent
Outstanding Public Administration Major: Jake Riggs
Outstanding American Studies Major: Eric Johnson
Raymond Muncy Scholars: Richard (Trey) Bailey and Chelsea Blankenship
2019-2020 Awards went to:
Outstanding Overall Student: Olivia Womack
Outstanding History Major (Phi Alpha Theta Award): Kaylee Rice
Outstanding Social Science Major: Austin Taylor
Outstanding Political Science Major (Pi Sigma Alpha Award): Michael Krupka
Outstanding Public Administration Major: Isabel Waller
2018-2019 Awards went to:
Outstanding Overall Student: Ty Galyan
Outstanding History Major (Phi Alpha Theta Award): Anessa Bridges
Outstanding Social Science Major: Daniel Moore
Outstanding Political Science Major (Pi Sigma Alpha Award): Olivia Womack
Outstanding Public Administration Major: Nick Sullivan
Raymond Muncy Scholars: Austin Taylor and Brijana Paic
2017-2018 Awards went to:
Outstanding Overall Student: Savannah Donnell Wallace
Outstanding History Major (Phi Alpha Theta Award): Samuel Aly
Outstanding Social Science Major: William Sullivan
Outstanding Political Science Major (Pi Sigma Alpha Award): Anna Lowery
Outstanding Public Administration Major: Justin Manchester
Raymond Muncy Scholars: Ty Galyan and Scott Cravens
