Spring
Meeting
The OAH Spring Meeting will be held April 16–17, 2004 at Heidelberg College. For more information, please contact the coordinator of local arrangements: David G. Hogan, Department of History, Heidelberg College, 310 East Market St., Tiffin, Ohio, 44883-2462; (419) 448-2218; dhogan@heidelberg.edu.
CALL FOR PAPERS
CALL FOR OFFICER NOMINATIONS
CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
Call for Papers
The Ohio Academy of History Program Committee invites you to submit proposals for panels and papers for its annual meeting. We welcome proposals from all historians, whatever the nature of their employment and whatever their field of specialization. One need not be a member of the Ohio Academy of History to submit a proposal for this annual state wide conference.
1. Proposals for entire sessions are encouraged; single paper proposals will be considered.
2. Panels and papers may deal with subjects in any field or any time period of history, including, but not limited to, historiography, methodology, pedagogy, public history, and research reports. The Program Committee is eager to construct a balanced program, incorporating both world and U.S. history. It encourages presenters with non-U.S. topics to propose either individual papers or, preferably, entire panels.
3. Proposals are to include title of panel, abstract for panel, 150-word abstract for each paper, full names of participants (including moderator and commentator), institutional affiliations (if any), and addresses (U.S. mail and email, and phone numbers for all participants. Include a short biography of each proposed participant.
4. Also, historians willing to serve as moderators and commentators should forward their names to the Program Chair with an indication of their special areas of interest.
5. Proposals are due no later than November 1, 2003 to Scott C. Martin, Department of History, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 43403; phone (419) 372-8767; fax (419) 372-7208; e-mail smartin@bgnet.bgsu.edu.
Nominations are solicited for the following officers to be elected at the 2004 Spring Meeting. Self-nominations are in order.
Vice-President/President-Elect
This year, if possible, candidates for this
office should be from a large state university.
Two Members of the Executive Council
The Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees from private colleges/universities
and from public history institutions. (One member from a college/university
and one member from a public history institution are to be elected.)
Please submit nominees to the Nominating Committee by November 1, 2003.
The Nominating Committee members are:
John E. Douglass, Department of History
Raymond Walters College, 9555 Plainfield Road
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236, John.Douglass@uc.edu
Donald G. Schilling, Department of History
Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 43023
schilling@denison.edu
James E. Cebula, Department of History
Raymond Walters College, 9555 Plainfield Road
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236, James.Cebula@uc.edu
The Ohio Academy of History gives awards at its annual Spring Meeting in five areas. Those interested in nominating someone can find more information on the Website. We are now soliciting nominations for the following 2004 awards:
DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD — Due November 1, 2003
The Academy will give this award to one dissertation completed at an Ohio institution during the 2002–03 academic year. Each institution may nominate one dissertation for this award. A letter of nomination from the Department Chair is required. All information should be in the selection committee’s hands by that date. Each member of the selection committee should receive a copy of each nominated dissertation. The committee members are:
David Steigerwald, Chair, Ohio State University-Marion,
1465 Mt. Vernon Ave., Marion, Ohio, 43302
steigerwald.2@osu.edu
Tammy Proctor, Dept. of History, Wittenberg University,
Springfield, Ohio, 45501, tproctor@wittenberg.edu
Sarah K. Fatherly, Department of History and Political
Science,
Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 43081
SFatherly@otterbein.edu
OUTSTANDING PUBLICATION AWARD — Due November 1, 2003
Scholarly monographs published by members of the
Academy within the past year (November 1, 2002–
October 31, 2003) are eligible; the books of previous winners may be considered,
although no individual may win the award more than twice. Nominees should
send one copy of the book directly to each of the committee members listed
below. The copy sent to the committee chair should also include a brief
descriptive blurb of the book.
David Hoffmann, Chair, Dept. of History,
Ohio State University, 230 W. 17th Avenue,
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, hoffmann.218@osu.edu
Constance Bouchard, Dept. of History, University
of Akron,
Akron, Ohio, 44325
Wayne Durrill, Dept. of History, University of Cincinnati,
P. O. Box 210373, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45221
Mary Ann Heiss, ex officio, Dept. of History, Kent
State University,
Kent, Ohio, 44242
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD — Due November 1, 2003
The committee requests nominations of individuals who have actively contributed to the Ohio Academy of History through specific achievement or through long-time distinguished service. Each recipient of the award is granted an Honorary Life Membership in the Academy. A person who has received the award in the past is ineliČible to receive it a second time. Please send nominations to the committee chair, Elizabeth MacLean, Dept. of History, One Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 43081; e-mail EMacLean@otterbein.edu.
PUBLIC HISTORY PROJECT AWARD — Due December 13, 2003
This award recognizes meritorious achievement in the area of research and interpretation for public audiences. Eligible nominations include, but are not limited to, exhibits, audio-visual presentations, oral history projects, historic preservation, education programs, archival projects, public programs such as lectureship series and symposia and public history publications such as exhibit catalogs, technical manuals, and journals. The purpose of the awards program is to encourage the dissemination of historical scholarship beyond the walls of academe. All historians, whether employed by an academic or public institution, are encouraged to submit nominations.
All nominations must be submitted in writing and must have originated and taken place within the state of Ohio. Nominations must have historical content, have been accomplished within the previous two years, and completed by December 13, 2003. For more information regarding submissions please contact Beth Weinhardt, Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St., Westerville, Ohio 43081, phone (614) 882-7277 ext. 160, or e-mail bweinhar@westervillelibrary.org.
TEACHING AWARD — Due November 1, 2003
The documentation supporting the nomination for this award should be in the form of a teaching portfolio, which would include course syllabi, examination questions, papers, student evaluations, peer evaluations, and any other evidence of a sustained record of impact on students. To nominate a member, please send three copies of the teaching portfolio to the chair of the committee: John K. Alexander, Dept. of History, University of Cincinnati, Mail Loc. 0373, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45221-0373. If you have questions, please contact Prof. Alexander via e-mail at john.k.alexander@uc.edu.