Details about these awards, each of which is named after a former Professor of History at Florida State University, are available from the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies.
Past recipients
| Year | Wright Research Award (Ph.D.) | Wright Research Award (M.A.) | Richardson Teaching Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Noah Cole, Huaqing Shi | Megan Groninger, Randy Smookler | |
| 2021 | Noah Cole (Alice Zhang, Honorable Mention) | Ellie McQuaig (Dean Michel, Honorable Mention) | Brandon Bernick, Randy Smookler |
| 2020 | Chelsi Arellano | William Oaks (Jenna Pope, Honorable Mention) | Benjamin Goff, Erik Braeden Lewis |
| 2019 | Justine Carre Miller (Megan Groninger, runner up) | Lauren Owens | Zachary Stoltzfus, Justin Vos |
| 2018 | Megan Groninger | Daniel Arenas | Richard Siegler |
| 2016 | Richard Siegler (Jan Mills, runner up) | Logan Edwards | |
| 2015 | Kent Peacock (Katie Beasley, runner up) | Richard Siegler | Rebecca Shriver |
| 2014 | Jonathan Shipe (Lauren Thompson, runner up) | Jerry Fisher | Abe Gibson |
| 2013 | Scott Shubitz | Matthew Burkhalter | Cindy Ermus, Abe Gibson, Lauren Thompson |
| 2012 | Anna Amundson | Matthew Burkhalter | Sami Samanta, Bryan Banks |
| 2011 | Katy Boche | Kevin Uhler | Benjamin Harper |
| 2010 | Joseph Horan (Abraham Gibson, runner up) | Jonathan Engel | Amy Carney (Liz Morgenstern, runner up) |
| 2009 | Kevin Kokomoor | Sarah Burns | Amy Carney |
| 2008 | Jonathan Weber (Sterling Coleman, runner up) | none | Whitney Bendeck, Victoria Penziner |
| 2007 | Sterling Coleman, Daniel Hutchinson | Christopher Griffin | Darron Darby, Kelly Elliot |
| 2006 | Tamara Spike (Dave Nelson, runner up) | Bob Holliday (Matt Brackett, 2nd place) | Vincent Mikkelsen (Lee Willis, runner up) |