THE MAX KELE AWARD The award is named for Professor Max Kele (1936-1996) of Bradley University, a longtime and active member of the Section and a dedicated patron of the profession of history in the South. Professor Kele earned the Ph.D. from Tulane University and taught at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Bradley University. The award offers a one-year Section and affiliate membership to superior graduate students. Eligible students include M.A. students, Ph.D. candidates, new Ph.Ds, and post-doctoral fellows from Southern colleges and universities. Each university may nominate up to three candidates. The Secretary-Treasurer approves the nominations in the limits of available monies. Nominations are sought from graduate studies directors through the European History Section Newsletter and by the Membership Committee. Graduate directors may contact the chair of the Membership Committee to recommend eligible students no later than April 30.
THE JOHN L. SNELL MEMORIAL PRIZE The John L. Snell memorial Prize is named for Professor John L. Snell (1923-1972) who was a distinguished scholar and diplomatic historian and the founder of the European History Section. A bomber pilot during World War II, he taught at Tulane University, University of Pennsylvania, and UNC Chapel Hill, where he received the Ph.D. in 1950. It is given annually to the graduate student with the best seminar paper in European history. “European” is defined as encompassing the entire continent, including Russia, from pre-history to the present. The Prize carries a certificate, a cash value of $ 150, and a one-year complimentary membership in the Section. The competition is open to graduate students of any member of the European Section. Eligible individuals and/or their advisers may contact the chair of the Snell Prize Committee no later than August 1.
2010 Winners for the Snell Prize First Place: Christopher Tirono, University of Central Florida, "Italian experienceon the Eastern Front during WWII," directed by Professor VladimirSolonari of Central Florida.
Jill Abney, University of Kentucky, "Juvenile Offenders in the Courtsof London, 1790-1815" directed by Professor James Albisetti of Kentucky
Honorable Mention: Ralph Patrello, University of Florida, "Familiar relations:Maintaining Roman gender codes in the Codex Eurici," directed byProfessor Bonnie Effros of Florida
Jonathan Coleman, University of Kentucky, "'The Most Hideous Type':Same-Sex Prostitution and the London Press, directed by ProfessorJames Albisetti of Kentucky.
THE PARKER-SCHMITT AWARD The Parker Schmitt Award was created in 2005 and is named for two outstanding scholars in European History, Professor Harold Parker and Professor Hans Schmitt. Professor Harold Parker (1908-2002) was a specialist of 19th century European History who taught at Duke University from 1939 until his retirement in 1980. Professor Hans A. Schmitt (1921-2006), a founding father of the European History Section, and 20th century German History specialist, taught at the University of Oklahoma, Tulane University, New York University, and the University of Virginia. The award is given by the European History Section of the Southern Historical Association for the best Ph.D. Dissertation in European history. “Southern” is defined as including the states of the Confederacy plus Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Oklahoma. “Southern” is defined as including the states of the Confederacy plus Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Oklahoma, Washington, D.C. and Delaware. The first award was given in 2008 The award is given in even years and carries a cash value of $ 150. Doctoral theses defended between August 1 of the year the award was previously given and July 31 of the year the award is to be given are eligible for consideration. Criteria for selection include quality and originality of research, new and stimulating interpretations and insights, and literary quality. Eligible theses may be recommended to the chair of the Parker-Schmitt-Simpson Committee by their authors or by any member of the Section. The person making the recommendation is responsible for ensuring that each committee member receives a copy no later than June 1 of the year the award is given.
2010 Winner of the Parker-Schmitt-Simpson Award Megan Brandow-Faller for her GeorgetownUniversity dissertation, “An Art of Their Own: ReinventingFrauenkunst in the Female Academies and Artist Leagues ofLate-Imperial and First Republic Austria, 1900-1930.”
Hononable Mention: Mary Louise Sanderson for her Vanderbilt University dissertation“Our Own Catholic Countrymen’: Religion, Loyalism, and Subjecthood in Britain and its Empire, 1755-1829.”
THE SIMPSON AWARD The Simpson Award is named for Professor Amos E. Simpson who was the Frank A. Godchaux Professor of History at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, which is now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he taught and was an administrator from 1956 until his retirement in 1995. The Award is given by the European History Section of the Southern Historical Association for the best paper read at the European sessions of the annual SHA meeting. “European” is defined as encompassing the entire continent, including Russia, from pre-history to the present. “Southern” is defined as including the states of the Confederacy plus Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Oklahoma, Washington D.C. and Delaware The award is given in odd years and carries a cash value of $ 150. Papers read at the two annual meetings preceding the year the award is given are eligible for consideration. The papers are gathered by the chair of the Parker-Schmitt-Simpson Committee from past EHS panel chairs and sent to members of the Award Committee who read all submissions and choose the winning paper. Criteria for selection include quality and originality of research, new and stimulating interpretations and insights, and literary quality. Eligible panelists may contact the chair of the Parker-Schmitt-Simpson Committee. The person making the recommendation is responsible for ensuring that each committee member receives a copy by June 1 of the year the award is given.
THE BAKER-BURTON AWARD The Baker-Burton Award was created in 2005 and is named for two distinguished scholars, Professor Vaughan Baker Simpson of the University of Louisiana Lafayette, and University of Akron Professor Emerita June K. Burton. The Award is given by the European History Section of the Southern Historical Association for the best first book in European history by a member of the Section or a graduate student or a faculty member of a Southern college or university. “European” is defined as encompassing the entire continent, including Russia, from pre-history to the present. “Southern” is defined as including the states of the Confederacy plus Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The Award is given in odd years and carries a cash value of $ 150. The first award will be given in 2007. Books published between August 1 of the year the award was previously given and July 31 of the year the award is to be given are eligible for consideration. Criteria for selection include quality and originality of research, new and stimulating interpretations and insights, and literary quality. Eligible books may be recommended to the chair of the Baker-Burton-Smith Committee by their authors or by any member of the Section. The person making the recommendation is responsible for ensuring that each committee member receives a copy no later than August 1 of the year the award is given.
BAKER- BURTON AWARD, 2011
GIVEN BY THE EUROPEAN SECTION, SOUTHERN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
FOR THE BEST FIRST BOOK IN THE FIELD OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
The European Section of the Southern Historical Association will award the Baker-Burton Award this year for the best first book in the field of European history by a member of the Section or a graduate student or faculty member of a Southern college or university. The term "European" encompasses the entire continent, including Russia, from pre-history to the present. The term "Southern" applies to the states of the Confederacy plus Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The Award is given in odd-numbered years and carries a cash value of $150.
Books published between August 1 of 2009 and July 31 of 2011 are eligible. The criteria for selection include quality and originality of research, new and stimulating interpretations and insights, and literary quality.
Eligible books may be recommended by the Chair of the Baker-Burton-Smith Committee, by their authors, or by any member of the Section. The person making the recommendation is responsible for ensuring that each Committee member receives a copy no later than August 1, 2011. The members and their addresses are:
Professor Ann T. Allen, Chair Department of History University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292
Professor Wayne H. Bowen Department of History, MS2960 1 University Plaza Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Professor Hermann Beck Department of History, P.O. Box 248107 University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 22314-4662.
THE SMITH AWARD The Smith Award, named for Professor Charles E. Smith (1906-1959), who taught ancient, medieval, English History, and Renaissance and Reformation at Louisiana State University and served as Dean from 1934 until his untimely death in 1959. The Award is given by the European History Section of the Southern Historical Association for the best book published in European history by a member of the Section or a faculty member of a Southern college or university, or by a Southern press. “European” is defined as encompassing the entire continent, including Russia, from pre-history to the present. “Southern” is defined as including the states of the Confederacy plus Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The award is given in even years. The award includes the sum of $ 150. Books published between August 1 of the year the award was previously given and July 31 of the year the award is to be given are eligible for consideration. Criteria for selection include quality and originality of research, new and stimulating interpretations and insights, and literary quality. Eligible books may be recommended to the chair of the Baker-Burton-Smith Committee by their authors or publishers or by any member of the Section. The person making the recommendation is responsible for ensuring that each committee member receives a copy by August 1 of the year the award is given.
2010 Winner of the Charles Smith Award Professor Fraser H.Harbutt for his book YALTA 1945: EUROPE AND AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS (Cambridge University Press, 2010). Professor Harbutt is a member of the History Department of Emory University
THE ENNO E. KRAEHE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD This special service award was created in 1985 and carries a handsome wall plaque presented at the annual European History Section luncheon. The award may not be given in some years because it recognizes a lifetime of service to the organization. The Executive Committee of the Section places names in nomination where they remain for at least one year, and perhaps for several years, until the year a subsequent committee votes to make the timely award. The first recipient was Professor Enno E. Kraehe (1921 - ). Professor Kraehe held the Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and taught at the University of Kentucky (1946-1964), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1964-1968), and the University of Virginia (1968-1991), here he was Commonwealth Professor and William W. Corcoran Professor and Professor Emeritus. A diplomatic historian and a specialist of Metternich, Professor Kraehe was a longtime and active member of the Section and a dedicated patron of the profession of history in the South. European History Section members may submit nominations to the Executive Committee prior to the annual meeting.
