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Awards
There are several awards that are offered each year to Art History majors.
Academic Excellence Award
This award recognizes an outstanding undergraduate student who is majoring in art. Faculty members nominate a student who has achieving excellence in her/his academic work and research or creative activity. Students selected may be at any level in their undergraduate career. They need not be graduating seniors. The Associate Deans in CHASS will choose from among these winners to determine the Outstanding Achievement Award for the College.
Tomás Rivera Award
This award recognizes the academic excellence of two graduating seniors in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences for outstanding academic and/or creative achievement and demonstrated commitment to community service. Students selected must be eligible to participate in the Spring 2008 Commencement ceremony. The faculty of the Art History department can nominate one Art History major to be considered by the college for this award.
Richard G. Carrott Memorial Award
This award ($1,500) is given to support travel to conduct research using primary resources including museums, architectural sites, archives, etc. From time to time, this award may also support student fees and books. This award is open to all undergraduate art history majors who are interested in applying for research support. Letters of applications should include an application form and a one-page essay outlining the student's research project. This award is named in honor of Professor Richard G. Carrott, a dedicated teacher and gifted lecturer who taught at UCR until his death in 1990.
Barry Zarakov Award
This award ($3,000) is given to recognize academic excellence and financial need of an art history major. Eligible students are undergraduates with junior standing, an educational emphasis in art history, at least a 3.0 GPA, a working student with at least 12 units of course work, and preferably in financial need. This award is named in honor of Barry Zarakov, an art history major whose emphasis was in architectural history. Mrs. Selma Opie, his mother, in Barry Zarakov's memory, established the Zarakov award.