Friend of History Award
Encyclopedia
The Friend of History Award is an award
given by the Organization of American Historians
. It "recognizes an individual, who is not a professional historian
, or an institution or organization for outstanding support for the pursuit of historical research, for the public presentation of history, or for the work of the OAH."
Award
An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...
given by the Organization of American Historians
Organization of American Historians
The Organization of American Historians , formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history. OAH's members in the U.S...
. It "recognizes an individual, who is not a professional historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, or an institution or organization for outstanding support for the pursuit of historical research, for the public presentation of history, or for the work of the OAH."
Recipients
- 2005: Seymour G. SternbergSeymour G. SternbergSeymour G. "Sy" Sternberg is Chairman and former CEO of New York Life Insurance Company. He retired as CEO on June 30, 2008. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the United States Chamber of Commerce , Northeastern University , CIT Group Incorporated , and the .Sternberg is of Lithuanian and...
, New York Life Insurance CompanyNew York Life Insurance CompanyThe New York Life Insurance Company is one of the largest mutual life-insurance companies in the United States, and one of the largest life insurers in the world, with about $287 billion in total assets under management, and more than $15 billion in surplus and AVR... - 2005: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryGilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, founded in New York by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman in 1994, was set up to promote the study and love of American history.The Institute serves teachers, students, scholars, and the general public...
- 2006: Geoffrey C. Ward, Independent Scholar
- 2007: Senator Robert C. Byrd
- 2007: Libby O'Connell and The History ChannelThe History ChannelHistory, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.-...
- 2008: Ruth J. Simmons, President, Brown UniversityBrown UniversityBrown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
- 2009: Brian P. LambBrian LambBrian Patrick Lamb is the founder and chief executive officer of C-SPAN, a television network dedicated to coverage of government proceedings and public affairs. Born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, Lamb earned a degree from Purdue University before joining the United States Navy...
, Founder and CEO, C-SPANC-SPANC-SPAN , an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable television network that offers coverage of federal government proceedings and other public affairs programming via its three television channels , one radio station and a group of websites that provide streaming...
, host of BooknotesBooknotesBooknotes is an American television series on the C-SPAN network hosted by Brian Lamb, which originally aired from 1989 to 2004. The format of the show is a one-hour, one-on-one interview with a non-fiction author. The series was broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern Time each Sunday night, and was the... - 2010: Newberry LibraryNewberry LibraryThe Newberry Library is a privately endowed, independent research library for the humanities and social sciences in Chicago, Illinois. Although it is private, non-circulating library, the Newberry Library is free and open to the public...