The Friend of History Award is an award given by the Organization of American Historians (OAH). The award was first presented in 2005. It is not a monetary award and is granted annually. Purpose Friend of History Award "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."

Recipients Source: Organization of American Historians

2005: Seymour G. Sternberg, New York Life Insurance Company 2005: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 2006: Geoffrey C. Ward, Independent Scholar 2007: Senator Robert C. Byrd 2007: Libby O'Connell and The History Channel 2008: Ruth J. Simmons, president, Brown University 2009: Brian P. Lamb, founder and CEO, C-SPAN, host of Booknotes 2010: Newberry Library 2011: Jay S. Goodgold, Independent Investor 2012: No award given 2013: The almost 85,000 participants in the U.S. Department of Education's Teaching American History Program 2014: Stephen A. Briganti, president and chief executive officer, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation 2015: Colin G. Campbell, chairman emeritus, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2016: NASA Johnson Space Center History Office 2017: Lonnie G. Bunch III, National Museum of African American History and Culture 2018: Civil War Trust 2019: Natasha Trethewey, Northwestern University 2020: Ulysses S. Grant Association 2021: Refusing to Forget 2022: Made by History 2023: Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation 2024: National History Day 2025: John E. Pepper Jr.

See also

List of history awards

References