Senior Prizes

The Matthew A. Carter Citizen-Scholar Award was established in September 2000 by the Department of History in memory of Matt Carter who graduated from Emory in May 2000 with High Honors in History.

The award is given each year to the graduating history major or joint major in Emory College who exemplifies the qualities that made Matt Carter such an outstanding individual: high academic achievement and good works in the community. Graduating history majors and joint majors are nominated by History faculty and undergradaute majors. The final selection of the recipient is made by the Department of History Undergraduate Committee.

This prize was established in 1984 to honor Professor George P. Cuttino on the occasion of his retirement after thirty-two years' service in the Department of History. The Cuttino Prize is awarded annually to the graduating senior history major or joint major in Emory College who has achieved the most outstanding record in European history courses. The Cuttino Prize recipient is selected by the Department of History Undergraduate Committee. The Cuttino Prize consists of a book in the field of European History.

This prize was established in 1981 on the occasion of the retirement of Professor James Z. Rabun after thirty-four years' service in the Department of History. The Rabun Prize is awarded annually to the graduating senior history major or joint major in Emory College who has achieved the best overall record in American history courses. The Rabun Prize recipient is selected by the Department of History Undergraduate Committee. In awarding this prize, the department also honors Professor Rabun's distinctive traits of courtesy, integrity, wisdom, and unselfish devotion to his students and colleagues. The Rabun Prize consists of a book in the field of American history.

Established in 2015 by the Department of History as the Latin America and Non-Western World Prize and with a title revision in Spring 2024, the African, Asian, and Latin American History is awarded annually to the graduating senior history major or joint major in Emory College who has achieved the best overall record in African, Asian, and Latin American history courses. The African, Asian, and Latin American History Prize consists of a book in the field of World history.