Outstanding Graduate Student Award

This year the Department of History is pleased to honor co-recipients of the 2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Award. Both recipients drew wide praise from faculty for their talent and determination. This year’s winners are Toni Berry and Rebekah Knaggs. Rebekah Knaggs earned her B.A. in History from the University of Cincinnati and chose CSU’s Museum Studies specialization in the History […]

The Charles Z. Adamson Memorial and John A. Lonsak ’68 Scholarships

Charles Z. Adamson served as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Cleveland for 35 years. A lifelong learner, after his retirement he earned a master’s degree in history from Cleveland State University. The Charles Z. Adamson Memorial Scholarship in Modern European History is awarded annually to the graduate student who wrote the best graduate student research paper […]

The William I. and Marjorie S. Shorrock Awards

The William I. Shorrock Award and the Marjorie S. Shorrock Graduate Student Award are testaments to the Shorrock family’s long, deep connection with the Department of History. Professor William Shorrock came to CSU in 1969 and retired in 2005 after a distinguished career as a professor and administrator. As an administrator, Bill Shorrock never abandoned his love for students and the classroom. He joined […]