Best Paper Awards

Those who present at the FCH annual meeting and publish in the FCH Annals are eligible to compete for three awards.  Faculty and independent scholars are eligible to compete for the Thomas M. Campbell Award, which is given to the best professional level paper published in the FCH Annals.  The Blaine Browne Award is given to the best graduate level paper, and the J. Calvitt Clarke III Award is given to the best undergraduate level paper.

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Thomas M. Campbell Award

The Thomas M. Campbell Award is given to the best professional level paper published in the FCH Annals.  Forty years ago, Dr. Thomas (Tom) M. Campbell proved the driving force behind the creation of the Florida Conference of Historians, initially called the Florida College Teachers of History. It was his personality and hard work that kept the conference moving forward. Indeed, he was the personification of the Conference in its formative years.  Tom was a professor of US diplomatic history at Florida State University and a fellow student and close colleague of noted historian George C. Herring, whose generous financial support has underwritten this award. Along with Professor Herring's support and Professor Campbell's many graduate students' support, the Florida Conference of Historians is proud to maintain this award in the memory of Dr. Campbell.

Winners of the Thomas M. Campbell Award
2017: Mike Davis, Ph.D., Northwest Florida State College
2016: Tom Aiello, Ph.D., Gordon State College
2015: Leslie K. Poole, Ph.D., Rollins College
2014: Michael D. Brooks, M.A. Candidate, University of Central Florida
2013: Andrew Fede, JD, Independent Scholar
2012: Christopher Williams, Ph.D., University of Warwick
2011: Frank Piccirillo, Florida Gulf Coast University
2010: Amy M. Porter, Ph.D., Georgia Southwestern University
2009: Christine Lutz, Ph.D., Georgia State University
2008: Vincent Intondi, ABD, American University
2007: Steve MacIsaac, Ph.D., Jacksonville University
2006: Dennis P. Halpin and Jared G. Toney, University of South Florida
2005: David Michel, Ph.D., Chicago Theological Seminary
2004: Robert L. Shearer, Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology
2002-3: J. Calvitt Clarke III, Ph.D., Jacksonville University
2000-1: J. Calvitt Clarke III, Ph.D., Jacksonville University
 
Campbell Award Committee Members
Dr. Julian Chambliss, Rollins College
Dr. David Harvey, New College of Florida
Patricia L. Farless, University of Central Florida

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Blaine T. Browne Award

The Blaine T. Browne Award is given to the best paper written by a graduate student, who presents at the annual meeting.  Dr. Browne earned a doctorate in American history at the University of Oklahoma in 1985.  He subsequently taught at several universities and colleges before joining the faculty at Broward College in 1988.  An active participant in the Florida Conference of Historians since 1994, Dr. Browne has presented at annual meetings and published in the Proceedings.  Now retired from Broward College, he has authored numerous articles, reviews, and six textbooks, including  Uncertain Order: The World in the Twentieth Century and Modern American Lives: Biographies in American History since 1945.

Winners of the Blaine Browne Award
2017: Brad Massey, Polk State College and University of Florida
2016: Khali Navarro, University of Central Florida
2015: Jenny Smith, Valdosta State University


Browne Award Committee Members
Dr. Blaine Browne, Broward College
Dr. Michael Butler, Flagler College
Dr. Rowena Hernández-Múzquiz, Broward College

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J. Calvitt Clarke III Award

The FCH also gives the J. Calvitt Clarke III Award for the best undergraduate paper presented at the annual meeting.  In 2012, Dr. Clarke, Professor Emeritus at Jacksonville University and a strong supporter of undergraduate research, graciously provided the seed funding for this important award.  A frequent contributor to the FCH Annals, he is the founding editor of its predecessor, the Selected Annual Proceedings of the Florida Conference of Historians.  In addition to numerous journal articles, Dr. Clarke has written chapters for several books and two monographs, Russia and Italy Against Hitler: The Bolshevik-Fascist Rapprochement of the 1930s and Alliance of the Colored Peoples: Ethiopia & Japan Before World War II.

Winners of the J. Calvitt Clarke III Award
2017: Frankie Bauer, Middle Georgia State University
2016: Kana Hummel, New College of Florida
2015: Tyler Campbell, University of Central Florida
2014: Michael Rodriguez, Florida Gulf Coast University
2013: Amy Denise Jackson, Wesleyan College

Clarke Award Committee Members
Dr. Jay Clarke, Emeritus, Jacksonville University
Dr. Mike Epple, Florida Gulf Coast University
Dr. Sean McMahon, Florida Gateway College

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Invited Tax Deductible Contributions

The FCH accepts tax deductible contributions to fund all the awards.  To donate, please go to the "Support the FCH" page, or contact: 

Dr. Jesse Hingson 
Treasurer, Florida Conference of Historians
Jacksonville University
Department of History
2800 University Boulevard North
Jacksonville, FL 32211
(904) 256-7215
jhingso@ju.edu