History

Awarded since the 1980s, the Schooley Award recognized the outstanding senior(s) in the History Department. This award is named in honor of George A. Schooley, a Muskingum alum and long-time area Social Studies teacher, and his wife, also an alum.

The William L. Fisk Endowed Scholarship Fund was established by Dr. David K. McQuilkin, Class of 1962 and his wife, Dr. Charlette Boburka McQuilkin, Class of 1964. Inspired by Dr. Fisk, Dr. McQuilkin earned his PhD in History and taught for decades at Bridgewater College. Dr. Fisk taught at Muskingum or served as its Academic Dean from 1946 until 1987. This scholarship gives primary preference to a rising senior history or political science major who intends to pursue some form of graduate education. In special circumstances, an exceptional rising junior history or political science major may be selected, if they intend to pursue graduate education.

To recognize Professor Taylor Stults’ service to Muskingum University and its Department of History, his family endowed funds upon his retirement in 2001, after 39 years of service, to recognize a Muskingum University History major for their outstanding academic work in the senior research capstone course (History 460).

Established in 2022, the Emerging Scholar Award recognizes a student whose research project in History 300: Historical Research Methods, is deemed excellent by both their peers and the faculty teaching the course.