Department History

Use the links below to explore both the earliest and the most recent chapters in the department's history.  You can also click here to view a complete list of undergraduate senior theses completed in the department.

	Early history of the department, 1891-1918	Doctoral dissertations, 1891-1979
	Arrivals of the current faculty, 1979-present	Doctoral dissertations, 1979-present

A number of departmental prizes and funds are named after former faculty members.  You can read about these endeavors and their honorands by clicking on their names, below.  To learn more about giving to one of these funds or about starting a new one, click here.

	The McGuire-Peebles Scholarship Endowment	The Virgil S. Crisafulli Memorial Scholarship Fund
	The Dr. Bernard M. Peebles Memorial Fund	The Margaret H. Gardiner Endowment
	New funds in progress	The Peebles and Siefert Book Prizes