News and Events!
From the Federated Department of History at NJIT
MAY 2026
2026 Federated Department of History Student Award Winners!
Congratulations!
NJIT AWARDS:
Outstanding Academic Achievement in History: Jay Bengu
Outstanding Academic Achievement in LTC: Bilal Syed
Department Service Award: Amanda Montero and Alexis Aguilar
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK AWARDS:
David Robert Friedlander Memorial Award: Rahaf Atyieh, Jay D'Alessandro, and Raquel Goncalves
Edward H. Zabriskie Memorial Award: Donald Mason
Sydney Zebel Award: Nathaniel Atwan and Ciera Calderin Vargas
Outstanding Achievement Award: Jonathan Hansell and Payton Peterson
Graduate Award: Pierfrancesco Giannini and Batughan Tatar
NJIT PRE-LAW SOCIETY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES:
Students: Alexis Aguilar and William Soares Faculty: Mary Mitchell
PHI ALPHA THETA INITIATES - National History Honor Society:
ALPHA NU ALPHA Chapter (NJIT): Suyash Adhikari, Devin Armstrong, Melany Caceres, Jasmine Cetin, Matthew Jacob Dressner, Fatima Fardos, Emma Fernandes-Santinho, Gibson Graham, Mlak Hassan, Sunni Hinnawi, Stephen A. Kotarsky, Avelinn Kraft, Mia LoRé, Christina Owens, Vincent Prado, Aleen Riaz, Anastasiia Volynska
IOTA KAPPA Chapter (Rutgers-Newark): Ahmed Adel Ali Abdelrahman, Rahaf Atyieh, Amelia Blanco, Ciera Calderin Vargas, Jay Daniel D'Alessandro, James Macon Evans III, Philomena Erica Cuadra Fernan, Raquel Gonçalves, Jeovanni Horvath, Donald Mason, Yazmine Mohamady, Christopher Joshua Pares, Alba Rodriguez, Julia Rodriguez, Paige Alexandra Rodríguez-Haines, Javiera Ignacio Soto Gonzalez, Cengiz Demir Tetik, Leo Turnberg, Saifa Aaliyah Valencia, Cristina Veras, Vivian Xie
2026 Jordan Hu CSLA Award Winners!
Congratulations to the following award winners from the Federated Department of History and the Law, Technology, and Culture Program!
Excellence in Teaching Award – Adjunct Faculty: Deborah Morrison-Santana
Outstanding Undergraduate Student: Bilal Syed
Spirit of "Doc" Award: Bilal Syed
Rising Star Alum: Mary Henshaw (B.S. Chemical Engineering, Minor in Legal Studies '18)
Distinguished Alum: Zachary D. Wellbrock (B.A. History '07)