THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORIANS
RICHARD SCHARCHBURG STUDENT PAPER AWARD, 2015
In order to encourage
research and writing effort among university students in the area of automotive
history, the Society confers its annual award for the best student paper in the
auto history field. The award is named
for Richard Scharchburg, the late Professor of History at Kettering University,
eminent automotive historian, and past vice president of the Society of
Automotive Historians. Persons submitting papers must be enrolled at
educational institutions (upper-class undergraduate or graduate level) at the
time of submission. This competition is
international in scope, but papers must be in the English language. Papers already published or scheduled for
publication will not be accepted.
Manuscripts should not exceed
10,000 words, and should be double-spaced.
An abstract is requested. Judging
criteria include clear statement of purpose and testable hypothesis, accuracy
and thoroughness of research, originality of the research, documentation,
quality and extent of bibliographic resources, and writing style. Diagrams, graphs, or photographs may be
included. Submissions are to be
electronic, in Word 1997-2003 format or pdf files only, to the e-mail address
below.
Possible subjects include but
are not limited to historical aspects of automobile companies and their
leaders, regulation of the auto industry, financial and economic aspects of the
industry, the social effects of the automobile, highway development, environmental
matters, and automotive marketing, design, engineering and safety.
A cover letter should be
included stating the student’s address, school, program, advisor, and stage in
studies. The student should indicate how
the paper submitted will relate to his or her professional future. Submissions must e-mail dated by June 10,
2015. All papers submitted will be
acknowledged.
Recent Previous Award
Winners:
2014 – Sarah Seo, Princeton
University and Amanda N. Johnson, Utah State University
2013 -- John Emerson Mohr,
Auburn University
2012—Samuel Kling,
Northwestern University
2011 – Andrew Mabon, James
Madison University
2010 – No award
2009 – Peter Cajka, Marquette
University
Upon recommendation of the
judges, the winning paper will considered for publication in the Society’s Automotive
History Review. The award consists of a plaque and a cash
prize of $500.00.
Submissions should be sent
to: John A. Heitmann, Ph.D, Chair, Student Awards Committee
Department
of History
University
of Dayton Tel: 937-229-2803
300
College Park
Fax: 937-229-2816
Dayton,
OH 45469-1540 e-mail: jheitmann1@udayton.edu
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