History Giving Opportunities
Thank you for wanting to support the History Department. Below is a list of current funds you can support with a gift. Among these, the top needs of the department are currently scholarships and research/travel funds.
General Support
- Provides flexible support for the department’s most pressing needs
Contemporary History Institute
- Provides funds for the Contemporary History Institute
The Margaret B. Jellison Scholarly Award
- Funds research and professional development for students and faculty engaged in the study of U.S. Women’s History
Student Scholarships
- Scholarship for graduate students in the History department
The Arthur J. and Kathleen A. Marinelli History Scholarship
- Scholarship for undergraduate students in the History department with financial need
The Theresa Chelikowsky Scholarship in History
- Scholarship for undergraduate students in the History department with financial need
The Doreen Miner Award for Service to the Community
- Award for History majors, with a preference for first-generation students or students volunteering to support the Appalachian community
Anthony Holland Churchville Memorial Scholarship
- Scholarship for undergraduate students who are members of student government or are majoring in History
Dr. Wilmer C. Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Scholarship for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors majoring in History
John and Alexandra Preston Scholarship in History
- Scholarship for undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need
Phillip Bebb Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Scholarship for undergraduate History students who intend to study abroad in Italy
The Carl Gustavson Scholarship in Undergraduate European and /or Russian History
- Scholarship for undergraduate students studying contemporary European or Russian history
The Elizabeth Grover Beatty Scholarship Fund
- Scholarship for Ohio residents interested in studying history
The Jean Finsterwald Sprague Scholarship
- Scholarship for undergraduate History students with financial need
Research and Conference Funding
History Department Research and Publishing Fund
- Provides funding for research and publishing in the History department
Frederick H. Boston History Fund
- Provides funding for students in the History department, including travel and lodging expenses for conferences
George H. Lobdell Jr. Graduate Research Fund
- Provides research and travel funding for master’s students in the History department
Richard and Karen Harvey History Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Provides funding for undergraduate research in the History department
Faculty Enhancements
Connor-Study Chair in Contemporary History
- Provides research funding for the Connor-Study Professor of Contemporary History, one member of the History department’s faculty
Funds for Speakers/Conferences
- Provides funding for an annual lecture by a prominent historian or historical figure
The Leonard Lazaroff, M.D. Endowment Established in Memory of the Lazaroff Family
- Provides funding for study relating to the history of the Jewish people during the holocaust and the Crusades
Contact Us
If you have questions about giving to the History Department, or if you have interest in establishing a new fund, please contact:
Dr. Jan Huebenthal
Director of Development, Major Giving
O: 740.593.9123
huebenthal@ohio.edu