The Senior History Award is given anually to recognize the graduating senior who demonstrates excellence in scholarship in the study of History and Political Science. The recipient is selected by the faculty of the department. The award was initially given by Mike Crescenzi, Henry Quinn, Mike Keown, and Greg Wrigley.

1978 - Robert D. Cullifer
1980 - Ruth R. Coker, Penni A. Dudley
1981 - James A. Conrad, Jr.
1983 - Thomas H. Edwards
1984 - Tina Tomlinson, Kelly Zbinden
1985 - Timothy Earl Miller
1986 - Stephen Mark Taylor
1989 - Donna West Metts
1990 - Kelly Teas
1991 - Mary Blanton
1992 - Patrick H. Lane
1993 - Laura Ann Martin
1994 - Pamela Reece Jones
1995 - Sandra J. Lawrence, Buffy M. Wingo
1996 - Tracy Shae Carney
1997 - Thomas Chad Dabbs
1998 - Rebecca A. Lapczynski
1999 - Kay Hughes Bowman
2000 - Matthew Roger Tyler
2001 - Chalinda Dilesh Weerasinghe
2002 - Robert Allen Pruitt
2003 - Jessica Michelle McKinney
2004 - Justin Clark Pollard
2005 - Wendy Marie Tarpley
2006 - Lindsey McGahee