The OAH Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award is presented each year to an individual or individuals whose contributions have significantly enriched our understanding and appreciation of American history. Beginning in 2008, the award is named in memory of Roy Rosenzweig, who was the Mark and Barbara Fried Chair and founding director of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Rosenzweig, a pioneer in the field of digital humanities, was actively involved in OAH for more than fifteen years, serving on its nominating board, program committees, executive board, and was an OAH Distinguished Lecturer. In 2011, George Mason University renamed the Center for History and New Media to honor his memory. Rosenzweig passed away in 2007 at the age of 57.

Those eligible for this award include scholars, teachers, writers, public historians and officeholders who have shaped or deepened our sensitivity to the past.

The selection committee is composed of the four outgoing Executive Board members. Recipients will be selected from nominations that should include a CV and a statement describing the nominee’s distinguished contributions of no more than five pages each. The nomination packet also may contain up to ten additional pages of supporting materials that document the nominee’s distinguished service or letters that support the nomination. Nominations will remain active for two years.

Please indicate “2013 Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award” in the subject line and send materials in Microsoft Word format by midnight (EST) on October 10, 2012 to: prizes at oah.org. If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation that your application has been received within three (3) days of sending, please contact the OAH Committee Coordinator at khamm at oah.org/812-855-9650.

Past Winners

2012 Ira Berlin

2011 Robert Griffith

2010 William H. Chafe

2009 Joyce Appleby, Susan Armeny, Stanley N. Katz

2008 David Thelen

2007 David M. Kennedy, Roy Rosenzweig

2006 Lawrence W. Levine

2005 Dwight T. Pitcaithley

2004 Gwendolyn Midlo Hall

2003 Gary B. Nash

2002 John Hope Franklin, Gerda Lerner, Anne Firor Scott

2001 Richard S. Kirkendall, Maeva Marcus

2000 Al Young

1999 Samuel P. Hays, Sidney R. Yates

1997 Henry May

1996 Edmund S. Morgan

1995 John Hope Franklin

1993 Kenneth Stampp

1992 Richard W. Leopold

1990 Willie Lee Rose

1989 C. Vann Woodward

1984 Thomas D. Clark

1983 Thomas Bailey, John Caughey, Thomas Cochran

1982 Elmer Ellis, Paul Gates

1981 Ralph P. Bieber, Merle Curti