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Kentucky Association of Teachers of History

KATH Awards for Student Papers

George C. Herring Graduate Student Writing Award

The George C. Herring Graduate Student Writing Award is awarded annually to an outstanding paper written by a graduate student attending a Kentucky university. The essay may be on any historical topic. It should be article length, double-spaced, 12 pt. type, and conform to the rules of The Chicago Manual of Style in regard to bibliography, footnotes/endnotes, and other grammatical and stylistic matters. The amount of the award is $100.

All entries must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the supervising history professor or, if unavailable, the chair of the department. The student's permanent mailing address should appear on the title page of the paper. The deadline is June 1st.

Send three (3) copies of each paper to the Chair of the Herring Prize Committee:

Melanie Beal Goans
University of Kentucky
History Dept., Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
mlbeal0@uky.edu
859-271-9455

Thomas D. Clark Prizes

      The winner for the best undergraduate research paper in history at a Kentucky college or university written during that academic year will receive a $100 prize and a certificate.
      All entries must be accompanied by a letter from the supervising history professor or, if unavailable, the chair of the department, recommending the paper and certifying that the paper was written for an undergraduate class and completed in the academic year in which the award is given. The student's permanent mailing address should appear on the title page of the paper.
      Manuscripts, excluding endnotes and appendices, must not exceed twenty-five (25) typed pages in length and should conform to the rules of A Manual of Style (Chicago: University of Chicago Press), in regard to bibliography, footnotes and other grammatical and stylistic matters.
      A student shall NOT enter more than ONE paper.
      Entries must meet the guidelines and be postmarked on or before June 1st for consideration by a panel of historians. Send three (3) copies of each paper to the Chair of the Clark Prizes Committee,

Terri Anderson
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Leestown Campus, 164 Opportunity Way
Lexington, KY 40511
terrid.anderson@kctcs.edu
859-246-6693

Annual Anita Sanford Tolson High School Writing Award

The Kentucky Association of Teachers of History (KATH) invites teachers to submit papers written by high school students on history-related topics. A certificate and cash award of $100 will be granted to the winning student. The final deadline for papers is the last Friday of May of each year, with the winner and individual teacher being notified during the summer months. The winner will be honored at the annual KATH conference held in September.

Guidelines

The paper's topic will be determined by the writer.
The paper's length will be 1,500 to 2,500 words, exclusive of bibliography and supplemental material.
The paper's bibliography will include a minimum of eight (8) references (excluding standard encyclopedia), some of which must be primary sources. Citations -- footnotes, endnotes, or internal documentation -- are required.
Papers will be evaluated on the following criteria (in the order of their importance):
- Overall quality;
- Depth of research;
- Analysis and interpretation of information;
- Effectiveness of topic development; and
- Length.

The paper's cover page will include the following information:

of writer	of school
name and grade	name of teacher sponsor
permanent address	name of school
phone number	address and phone number
date of submission

Send three (3) copies of each paper to the Chair of the Tolson Award Committee,

Kate Hesseldenz
Kentucky Historical Society
100 W. Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40602-1792
Kate.Hesseldenz@ky.gov
502-564-1792, ext. 4477; FAX 502-564-1909

For more information on how to research and write a good history research paper,
see the tips at the National History Day website's Research Roadmap.

KATH Site Index

Posted November 12, 1997; revised March 9, 2008
http://www.KyHistoryTeachers.org/awards.html