The Anderson Prize is awarded on a regular basis to the person whom Council considers to have made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of the purposes of the Association. The prize was established by a bequest from Frank Maloy Anderson (1871–1961), a diplomatic and constitutional historian and a life member of the AHA, in honor of the memory of his son, a historian and public servant.
2011 |
James Billington, Library of Congress
For his twenty-four years as the Librarian of Congress, during which time AHA members have benefited abundantly from his leadership and contributions.
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2010 |
Arnita A. Jones, executive director emerita, American Historical Association
For service as AHA Executive Director (May 1999–August 2010), as a vigorous proponent for the community of historians in a wide range of institutions, and as first director of the National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History.
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2009 |
No prize awarded |
2008
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Anna Kasten Nelson, American University
In recognition of her efforts on behalf of public history.
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2007 |
Roy Rosenzweig*, George Mason University
For service as Vice President of the Research Division (2003–05).
*The Troyer Steele Anderson Prize was awarded to Roy Rosenzweig before he died on October 11, 2007. It was conferred posthumously at the annual meeting. |
2006 |
Linda Shopes, Pennsylvania Historical &
Museum Commission
For service on the Committee on Women Historians (1995–98), on Council (1999–2002), and co-chair of the Task Force on Public History (2002–06). |
2005 |
Stanley N. Katz, Princeton University
For service as vice president of the Research Division (1997–2000); on the Committee on International Historical Activities, and as chair of the AHA’s Task Force on Intellectual Property (2001—). |
2004 |
Albert
J. Beveridge III, AHA Legal Counsel
For service as pro bono legal counsel of the AHA, on the occasion of his 10th year.
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2000 |
Page Putnam Miller, National Coordinating
Committee for the Promotion of History
In recognition of 20 years as Executive Director of the National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History (now called the National Coalition for History).
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David Trask, Guilford Technical Community College
For service on Council and the Teaching Division (1995–98), as contributing editor to the "Teaching Column" in Perspectives (Sept. 1996–Sept. 1998), and as author of the "Statement on Excellent Classroom Teaching in History” (1998). |
1995 |
Joseph E. Harris, Howard University
For service as founding chair of the Committee on Minority Historians, created in 1990 largely upon his initiative (during his tenure, the Wesley-Logan Prize was created and funded and the Diversity Within America pamphlet series was initiated).
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1990 |
Willie Lee Rose, Johns Hopkins University
In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Rose Report (the informal name for the Ad Hoc Committee on the Status of Women in the profession, which documented widespread sex discrimination within history departments and within the AHA, and provided the impetus for the creation of the Committee on Women Historians; Rose was the primary author).
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1980 |
No prize awarded.
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1970 |
Boyd C. Shafer, AHA executive secretary and
managing editor, 1953–62
For service as AHA Executive Director and AHR Managing Editor.
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