This scholarship was established by the family and friends of Richard A. Caulk, a brilliant historian of Ethiopia and a member of the Rutgers–Camden Department of History from 1979 to 1983 who lost his life in the pursuit of knowledge. The scholarship amounts to a substantial portion of the cost of tuition, to be awarded each fall by the history department to a history major for use in the senior year. Financial need may be taken into account, but the primary criterion will be a demonstrated desire to strive for the intellectual excellence that Dr. Caulk displayed in his own career.
