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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Announcement: Scharchburg Student Paper Award, Society of Automotive Historians, 2015

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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