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Summarized by Kent Larsen
Mormon History Association Awards Announced
LAYTON, UTAH -- The Mormon History Association announced the annual
MHA awards at its recent conference, held this year in Copenhagen,
Denmark. The awards represent the best work in the study of Mormon
History in the past year.
List of Awards:
Juanita Brooks Award for the best undergraduate student paper: David
P. Charles for his paper "' You had the Alps, but We had the Mount of
Olives': Mormon Missionary Travel in the Middle East, 1884-1928."
Juanita Brooks Award for the best graduate student paper: David C.
Nelson for his paper "The Hubener Syndrome: How Mormons Remember
Church History in Nazi Germany"
T. Edgar Lyon Award of Excellence: Alexander L. Baugh for his article
"Parting the Veil: The Visions of Joseph Smith" published in BYU
Studies 38 (1999)1:22-69.
T. Edgar Lyon Award of Excellence: Kahlile Mehr for his article "An
LDS International Trio, 1974-1999" published in Journal of Mormon
History 25 (Fall 1999)2:101-120.
T. Edgar Lyon Award for the Best Article: Brian Q. Cannon for his
article "Mormons and the New Deal: The 1936 Presidential Election in
Utah" published in Utah Historical Quarterly 67 (Winter 1999)1:4-22.
Special Citation for Work in the Field of Mormon History: G . Kevin
Jones for his dedicated work for the organization.
Special Citation for Work in the Field of Mormon History: Utah State
Historical Society for the editing and publication of the 29-volume
Utah Centennial County History Series
Thomas L. Kane Award: Janusz Wolinski.
Award for the Best First Book in Mormon History: Scott R. Christensen
for his book Sagwitch: Shoshone Chieftan, Mormon Elder, 1822-1887
published by Utah State University Press
Steven F. Christensen Award for the Best Documentary: William B.
Smart and Donna T. Smart for their book Over the Rim: The Parley P.
Pratt Exploring Expedition to Southern Utah by Utah State University
Press.
Ella Larsen Turner Award for the Best Biography: Newell G. Bringhurst
for his book Fawn McKay Brodie: A Biographer's Life published by
University of Oklahoma Press.
Award for the Best Book in Mormon History: Davis Bitton for his book
George Q. Cannon: A Biography published by Deseret Book.
The Leonard J. Arrington Award: Larry Porter for his distinctive
contribution to the cause of Mormon History.
Source:
Mormon History Association Awards Announced
Mormon History Association Press Release 27Jul00 A4
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