NATIONAL HISTORY DAY IN INDIANA SPECIAL PRIZES

In 2018, educators whose learners win any of the special prizes below will be awarded a $50 prize.

Prizes will be announced to Indiana learners and educators at the NHDI State Contest. Learners do not have to place in first, second or third to receive a special prize. Cash prizes will be awarded upon receipt of appropriate documentation by June 30, 2018.

$100 CASH PRIZE

Geeslin Hoosier President Prize
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project on America’s Hoosier President, Benjamin Harrison.
Sponsored in honor of retired president and CEO of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, Phyllis Geeslin, by her friends and admirers

Gene Stratton-Porter Prize
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project on Indiana environmentalist and author Gene Stratton Porter.
Sponsored by Janet McCabe and Jon Laramore in memory of
Evelyn McCabe

$250 CASH PRIZE

The Bill Curran Memorial Prize for Irish Heritage
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project that features Indiana’s Irish-American heritage.
Sponsored by Patti Curran

Crown Hill Heritage Foundation Prize for Notable Hoosiers
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project about a notable Hoosier buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Sponsored by the Crown Hill Heritage Foundation

Eiteljorg Museum Prize for Native Americans
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project on Indiana’s Native Americans.
Sponsored by the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

Indiana Local History Prize
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project focused on local Indiana history.
Sponsored by the Heritage Support Grant Program

Indiana Pioneers Prize for Early Indiana (pre-1840)
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project related to pre-1840, pioneer-era Indiana.
Sponsored by the Society of Indiana Pioneers

Italian-American Heritage Prize for Italian-American History
Given to a student who creates an outstanding presentation or project that features Indiana’s rich Italian-American heritage.
Sponsored by the Italian Heritage Society of Indiana

New Harmony Project Prize
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project about New Harmony, Indiana.
Sponsored by Historic New Harmony, University of Southern Indiana

Patti Curran Prize for Fashion Design in Indiana
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project that features an Indiana fashion designer or designers.
Sponsored by Patti Curran

Roy F. Stringer Memorial Prize for Labor Unions in Indiana
Awarded to student or group of students who create an outstanding project that explores the history of Labor Unions in Indiana.
Sponsored by Andrew Halter and Joshua Rogers

Sallie Rowland Prize for Furniture Design
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project related to the history of Furniture Design in Indiana.
Sponsored by Sallie Rowland

Women’s History in Indiana Prize
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project on Women’s History in Indiana.
Sponsored by the Women’s History Association

$500 CASH PRIZE

The Cole Porter Prize for Indiana Musical Heritage
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project on the life and legacy of Cole Porter.
Sponsored by Steve and Mag Russell

Daughters of the American Revolution Prize for George Rogers Clark and the Northwestern Campaign
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project related to George Rogers Clark’s Northwestern Campaign during the American Revolution.
Sponsored by the Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution

The Indiana National Guard Heritage Project Prize
Awarded to a student of group of students who create an outstanding project on the history of the National Guard in Indiana.
Sponsored by the Indiana National Guard

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation Prize
Given to a student or group of students who create an outstanding presentation or project that features Indiana automotive history.
Sponsored by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation

Kennedy King Memorial Initiative Award
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project about the April 4, 1968, speech in Indianapolis by Robert F. Kennedy announcing the death of Martin Luther King Jr.
Sponsored by the Kennedy King Memorial Initiative

Nancy Ayres Prize for Commerce in Indiana
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project related to the history of commerce in Indiana.
Sponsored by Nancy Ayres

Nancy Ayres Prize for Indiana Architecture
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project related to the history of Indiana architecture.
Sponsored by Nancy Ayres

Nancy Ayres Prize for Indiana Transportation
Awarded to a student or group of students who create an outstanding project related to the history of transportation in Indiana.
Sponsored by Nancy Ayres

The Richard W. and Irene Rooker Family Foundation Prize
Awarded to a student or students who have participated in NHDI over multiple years and shown growth as a result of their participation.
Sponsored by the Rooker Family Foundation

More prizes may be added throughout the year.