2010 Awards of Excellence

ETHS is seeking nominations from across East Tennessee for awards of excellence in the field of history. Each year, the society recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the preservation, promotion, and interpretation of the region’s history. This year's deadline for nominations is April 10, 2010. Winners will be recognized at the Society’s Annual Meeting in Knoxville on May 4.

Awards for which we seek nominations are in four categories:

The Award of Distinction; recognizes a special project, such as publications, building preservation, or special programming, including a conference, heritage event, lecture series, or other event.

History in the Media Award is presented to someone in the field of television, radio, newspaper, magazine, or Internet for outstanding contributions to the promotion of our region’s history.

Teaching Excellence Award is for outstanding or innovative teaching of history at any level, grade 1 through adult education.

The Society’s most prestigious recognition is the Ramsey Award for Lifetime Achievement. This award is reserved for one who, over the course of a lifetime, has made outstanding contributions to the understanding and preservation of East Tennessee history. It is named for ETHS founder and early historian, Dr. J.G.M. Ramsey, author of "The Annals of East Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century."

For more information about the History Awards Program please call ETHS at 865-215-8824.