Scholarships, best papers awarded in the Department of History

The Department of History at Iowa State University has recognized three students with scholarships or awards for best papers.

Among the recipients were:

Ryan Austin, graduate student in the History of Technology and Science Ph.D. program, received the 2007 Clarence Matterson Award for Best Graduate Paper. Austin received his award for his paper on the origins of the telephone in Ames.

Justin Ott, a graduating senior who will enroll in the graduate program in history at Iowa State, won the 2007 Clarence Matterson Award for Best Undergraduate Paper. His paper was on the Napoleonic Wars and the significance of the naval battle at Trafalgar.

Maxwell Gulden, a junior history major, received the 2007 Frank H. and Ethel A. Spedding Scholarship in History. This is the second year for this scholarship.