The Mormon History Association will give its yearly awards for the best books, articles, theses and dissertations published or written on Mormon history during 2009 at its annual 2010 conference.

The Mormon History Association will give its yearly awards for the best books, articles, theses and dissertations published or written on Mormon history during 2009.at its annual 2010 conference which will be held in Independence, Missouri.  Submission deadline for the 2009 publications is February 15, 2010 (also check with chair). Books should be submitted in hard copy (the number specifically requested by chairs).  Electronic submissions must be sent as either “WordPefect,” “Word,” or “.pdf” document.  Any member of the Mormon History Association may submit or nominate a publication for consideration.  Publishers/editors/authors may submit up to five separate publications.  Send specific questions to the following sub-committee chairs:

MHA BEST BOOK AWARDS
Best Book Award
Ella Larsen Turner/Ella Ruth Turner Bergera Best Biography Award
Smith-Pettit Best First Book Award
Steven F. Christensen Best Documentary Book Award
(Submit 5 hardbound copies of each publication)
Linda Thatcher, Chair
MHA
10 West 100 South, Suite 610
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
mha_slc@msn.com

Thomas R. King Best Family/Community History Award
For the best Mormon family or community history.
(Submit 2 hardbound copies of each publication)
Ardis Parshall, Chair
 AEParshall@aol.com

Geraldine McBride Woodward Best Publication of International Mormon History Award
Presented for exceptional published scholarship exploring international Mormon history.
(Submit 3 hardbound copies of each publication)
Matthew Heiss
Church History Library
15 East North Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
801-240-5944

Lester E. Bush Best Theses Awards
and
Gerald E. Jones Best
Dissertation Award
For the best dissertation and theses dealing with Mormon history.
(Submit 1 electronic copy of each dissertation or theses).
Kent Powell
801-533-3500
kpowell@utah.gov

J. Talmage Jones Awards of Excellence (Articles)
and
T. Edgar Lyon Best Article Award

For the best published articles on Mormon history published in a journal.
(Submit 1 electronic copy  of each article)
(Do not submit to Michael Landon as was listed in the newsletter)
Thomas Alexander, Chair
(801) 240-0952
thomas_alexander@byu.edu

Juanita Brooks Awards for Best Undergraduate
and Best Graduate Papers

Students are eligible to submit one paper dealing with some aspect of Mormon history. NEW FOR THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION: “the winning graduate student essay will be published in the Journal of Mormon History, pending editorial review and appropriate revisions as determined by the Journal editor.” (Provided the winning entry has not been submitted elsewhere for publication). Submissions should include a cover sheet which includes: name, address, school, department, and undergraduate or graduate major, and biographical information.
 (Submit 1 electronic copy of each submission)
J. Spencer Fluhman, Chair
801-422-2372
fluhman@byu.edu

LEONARD J. ARRINGTON AWARD

The Leonard J. Arrington Award has been presented since 1999 for distinguished and meritorious service to the field of Mormon history to honor Arrington’s formative influence on the study of Mormon history.  This award is made annually to a scholar whose contributions are truly distinguished. Several cogent criteria are considered in assessing eligibility for this award, but no one criterion is determinative. The selection committee will consider the influence of certain individual works by nominees for this award, as well as their cumulative records of meritorious scholarship in general. (This award replaces the Grace Fort Arrington Award for Historical Excellence that was offered from 1981 through 1998, so winners of that award will not be eligible for the present one). Submit nominations with narrative to:
Armand L. Mauss, Chair
maussal@cox.net

 Thomas L. Kane Award

The Thomas L. Kane Award has been presented by MHA since 1998 to recognition a person[s] outside of the Mormon community who has made a significant contribution to Mormon history. The award is presented in the grand tradition of Thomas L. Kane, the Pennsylvania native who, in 1857, supported the Mormons in difficult times.  Any member of MHA can make a nomination for the award. Please send nominations along with a detailed explanation of the nominee's contribution(s), by email to:
J. Spencer Fluhman, Chair
fluhman@byu.edu