The Williams-Harris Endowed Prize in Africana Studies was established in 1998 on history professor Harry Williams’s 50th birthday to honor his mother, Edith Moselle Harris Williams (1931–1992); his grandmother, Patsy Harris Tunson (1914–1998); and his great-aunt, Ellen Harris Brooks (1909–1998).
This prize recognizes their respect for the transformative power of education, the vast richness of their life experiences, and the strength of their characters. The prize recognizes a member of the senior class who has produced a distinguished integrative exercise on any aspect of the African American experience in the New World.
Contact: Rich Keiser, Professor of Political Science and American Studies
Williams-Harris Prize Winners
- 2019, Ezra D. Sergent-Leventhal, History
2019, Mara R. Blumenstein, Political Science - 2018, Clara E. Hazlett-Norman, Sociology/Anthropology
2018, Josephine R. Naron, History - 2017, Isabel S. Storey, Political Science/International Relations
- 2016, Dawn J. Thomas, Sociology-Anthropology
- 2015, Lindsey K. Walters, History
2015, Rebecca K. Spiro, History - 2014, Winona Weindling, Political Science, Educational Studies
- 2012, Rachel A. Foran, Religion
2012, Nicholas J. Bellos, History - 2011, Jesse S. Rothman, Political Science/International Relations
- 2010, Andrea N. Donahue, History
- 2009, Temara J. Holt, Women’s and Gender Studies
2009, Alexander Persaud, History/South Asian Studies - 2008, John K. Bardes, History
- 2007, Amelia M. Hintzen, History
2007, Christopher S. Courneen, Black Cultural Identities and Dance - 2005, Elliot Landon James, History
- 2003, Brendan R. O’Connell, History
- 2002, Sarah C. Frazzini Kendrick, American Studies