Professor Jeanette Eckman Tuve taught in the History Department from 1965 until 1984. She began her career as an educator teaching high school, and then moved to the university level, earning her doctorate at age 55. Her final book (of four) was published when she was 81. Her work focused on women across a range of experiences. She wrote a book on Russian women physicians and a biography of Florence Ellinwood Allen, the first woman to serve on a state supreme court. In 1986 she conducted a series of oral history interviews with 29 women of eastern European birth or heritage. She was a role model for what is now called the non-traditional or returning student, and she forged a path for women in academe, both as students and faculty. The scholarships given in her name each year are intended to help a new generation of women achieve their academic goals. 

Black & White Photo of Dr. Jeannette Eckman Tuve
Dr. Jeanette Eckman Tuve

2007-2008

Kathryn McDonald

Meagan O’Reilly

2008-2009

Natalie Jarold

Ebony Cooper

2009-2010

Cassie Hauserman

Christine T. Lippucci

2010-2011

Caitlin S. Geronimo

2011-2012

Sarah C. Kasper

2012-2013

Marie E. Cook

Stefanie A. Helgert

2013-2014

Jessie Marie Higgins

2014-2015

Genie A. Donley

Arvette C. Reese

Heidi Goldrick Thomas

2015-2016

Genie A. Donley

Victoria R. McDonough

Arvette C. Reese

Brittany N. Lade

2016-2017

Rhianna Gordon

Kristyn Vines

2017-2018

Bethany Guignette

Elizabeth Nardi

2018-2019

Emily Drotar

Mary Nazimiec

2019-2020

Kris Arnold

Helen Dunne

2020-2021

Madison Noren

Deborah Parchem

2021-2022

Emma Norton

Marissa Ostromek

2022-2023

Hannah Donaldson