Philip W. and Maria Powell Prize
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The Philip W. and Maria Powell Prize is awarded to a History graduate student who has made a distinguished contribution to Latin American and Iberian studies at UCSB. It is given in memory of Philip W. Powell, a founding member and first chair of the department, who was Professor of History from 1948 to 1981.
Present and previous recipients:
2009 Rafaela Acevedo-Field
2008 Ricardo Caton
2007 Kevin Paul Smith
2006 Hugo Hernandez
2005 Jason Hyrum Dormady
2004 John Patrick Lyons
2003 Anil Mukerjee, Vanessa Ziegler
2001 David Burden
2001 Alistair Hattingh
2000 Paul Simoes de Carvalho
1999 Alistair Hattingh
1998 Kevin Chambers
1997 Ron Morgan
1996 Monica Orozco
1995 David Espinosa
1994 Joseph Cotter
1992 Karen Mead
1991 Karen Mead
1990 Karen Mead