Dugan (M.A., 2025) Brings Home the Accolades

Congratulations to Caroline Dugan (M.A., Public History concentration, 2025), who capped an outstanding graduate career in the department with a series of Spring 2025 honors. 

Dugan and her work earned the following: The Allen Family Award for Public History, presented annually to two students, one undergraduate and one graduate, who have done outstanding work in the field of Public History; the Charles B. Allen Memorial Award for Service to Phi Alpha Theta and the Department of History, Geography, & Philosophy, presented annually to the undergraduate or graduate student in History who most exemplifies the mission of Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society, and provides outstanding service to the department; the Jefferson Caffery Research Award, which recognizes outstanding scholarly research using primary source materials held in the Special Collections areas of Dupré Library; and the Richard G. Neiheisel Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Award for the highest academic accomplishments in a classical arts and science master’s degree at UL.

The UL Lafayette Alumni Association’s also recognized Dugan as a finalist for the Spring 2025 Outstanding Master's Graduate Award. She was one of only six finalists—out of a total of 285 master's graduates—from across the university. The finalists for this award represent the highest achievement in leadership, scholarship, service, and research across all UL graduate programs.

We are proud to call Caroline Dugan one of our own and look forward to her bright future!