Pastega Award for Excellence in Scholarship
First awarded in 1979, the award became endowed in Fall of 1997 through the generosity of Mario and Alma Pastega. The award carries an honorarium of $1,000. Calls for nominations go out in late January or early February, and the selection is made by the Honors Committee in March. A public lecture and reception is then hosted in May.
From 2009 onward, this award will be officiated by a different committee and this webpage will no longer be updated.
Past Recipients of the Award
| Marita Cardinal | 2008 | ||
| Eduardo González-Viaña | 2006 | Gavin Keulks | 2007 |
| Lonnie Guralnick | 2004 | Rob Winningham | 2005 |
| Richard A. Davis | 2002 | Sarah Boomer | 2003 |
| H. Del Schalock (tie) | 2000 | Victor Savicki | 2001 |
| Ed Dover (tie) | 2000 | Marion Schrock | 1999 |
| Dennis Eddings | 1998 | Kim Hoffman | 1997 |
| Peter Callero | 1996 | Thomas Ferte | 1995 |
| Richard Meyer | 1994 | Diane Baxter | 1993 |
| Narasingha Sil | 1992 | Eric J. Cooley (tie) | 1991 |
| Ross R. Cotroneo | 1990 | Robert R. Ayres (tie) | 1991 |
| David V. McCorkle | 1988 | Kenneth Holmes | 1989 |
| Dale W. Cannon | 1986 | Donald H. White | 1987 |
| Neal R. Bandick | 1984 | James T. Mattingly | 1985 |
| A. Laurence Lyon (tie) | 1982 | Lloyd T. Hansen | 1983 |
| C. David Jennings | 1982 | Ruth Milton | 1981 |
| Erhard Dortmund | 1980 | J. Morris Johnson | 1979 |