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The Friend of History Award is an award given by the Organization of American Historians. It "recognizes an individual, who is not a professional historian, or an institution or organization for outstanding support for the pursuit of historical research, for the public presentation of history, or for the work of the OAH."[1]

## Recipients[edit]

Source: Organization of American Historians

* 2005: Seymour G. Sternberg, New York Life Insurance Company
* 2005: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
* 2006: Geoffrey C. Ward, Independent Scholar
* 2007: Senator Robert C. Byrd
* 2007: Libby O'Connell and The History Channel
* 2008: Ruth J. Simmons, president, Brown University
* 2009: Brian P. Lamb, founder and CEO, C-SPAN, host of Booknotes
* 2010: Newberry Library
* 2011: Jay S. Goodgold, Independent Investor
* 2012: No award given
* 2013: The almost 85,000 participants in the U.S. Department of Education's Teaching American History Program
* 2014: Stephen A. Briganti, president and chief executive officer, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation
* 2015: Colin G. Campbell, chairman emeritus, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
* 2016: NASA Johnson Space Center History Office
* 2017: Lonnie G. Bunch III, National Museum of African American History and Culture
* 2018: Civil War Trust
* 2019: Natasha Trethewey, Northwestern University
* 2020: Ulysses S. Grant Association

## See also[edit]

* List of history awards

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Friend of History Award". The Organization of American Historians: Programs & Resources: OAH Awards and Prizes. The Organization of American Historians. Retrieved 2013-11-03.