Patterson Paper Prize-BA

2020-2021 Patterson Memorial Prize

for best undergraduate and best graduate paper

Named in honor of a late colleague, the Department of History awards a $100 prize annually for the best undergraduate and the best graduate research paper. Your name will also be added to our memorial plaque in the history department.

To be considered for this honor you must:

・Be an undergraduate or graduate history major in good standing

・Have written your paper for a history course during the 2020-21 academic year (summer 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021). Cross lists with history courses are accepted.

Undergraduate majors: email the paper, including your name, 800 #, and home address to Dr. McKinley (swmckinl@uncc.edu). Limit: One paper submission per student.

Graduate majors: email the paper, including your name, 800 #, and home address to Dr. Thorsheim (Peter.Thorsheim@uncc.edu). Limit: one submission per student.

Submission deadline is May 15, 2021, at noon.

Winners will be notified by email during the following week.