2008
Award Winners 2008
Award Winners
Annual Conference
in
Eureka Springs 
Lifetime Achievement Award - Curtis Sykes
Linda McDowell receiving award for Curtis Sykes's familyDiamond Award - Tom Dillard
For his many years of dedicated leadership in promoting the teaching of Arkansas history in the state's schools.Diamond Award - Arkansas Heritage SITES
At Arkansas State University for its efforts in restoring, preserving, and promoting the heritage of some of Arkansas's most significant historic sites, including the Hemingway-Pfeiffer House in Piggott, the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union Museum in Tyronza, and Lake port Plantation in Chicot County.Award of Merit - John Scott
Pea Ridge National Military ParkJ. G. Ragsdale Book Award - Tony A. Freyer
Little Rock on Trial - Cooper v. Aaron and School DesegregationJ. H. Atkinson Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Arkansas History - George West
Central High School, Little RockWalter L. Brown Award for Best County or Local Journal - The Journal
Carole Barger receiving award for
Fort Smith Historical SocietyWalter L. Brown Award Honorable Mention for next Best County or Local Journal - The Record
Elizabeth Robbins receiving award for The Record
Garland County Historical SocietyWalter L. Brown Award Best Use of Graphics - The Journal
Carole Barger receiving award for The Journal
Fort Smith Historical SocietyWalter L. Brown Award for Best Article - Melanie Speer Wiggins
"Escape to America "
The Journal
Fort Smith Historical SocietyWalter L. Brown Award for Best Family History - Lynda Childers Suffridge
"Descendants of Reuben Searcy and Isabella McDonald "
The Arkansas Family Historian
Arkansas Genealogical SocietyWalter L. Brown Award for Best Biography, Autobiography, or Memoir - Orville Bittle
"A World War II Veterean's Story"
The Journal
Fort Smith Historical SocietyWalter L. Brown Award for Best School History - Elizabeth Robbins
"Garland County Rural Schools "
The Record
Garland County Historical SocietyWalter L. Brown Award for Best Business History - John W. Cover
"The Rice Paddy Motel and Restaurant, 1957-2007 "
Grand Prairie Historical Society Bulletin
Grand Prairie Historical SocietyWalter L. Brown Award for Best Edited Documents - George Lankford
"C.F.M. Noland's 'Early Settlers of Arkansas'"
Independence County Chronicle
Independence County Historical SocietyWalter L. Brown Award for Best Church History - Dr. Bernes K. Selph (submitted by Eddie Landreth)
"History of the First Baptist Church, Benton, Arkansas April 2, 1836-April 6, 1958"
The Saline
Saline County History and Heritage Society, Inc.Walter L. Brown Award for Best Community History - Jane A. Wilkerson (no picture)
"Hamblen's Arch: Conflict, Controversy, and Central Avenue "
The Record
Garland County Historical Societyphotos by Timothy G. Nutt
