The Award is named in honor of the founder of the Pioneer America Society: Association for the Preservation of Artifacts & Landscapes, Mr. Henry H. Douglas, and is given to an individual who has made significant contributions over the years in furthering the Society’s goals through service, teaching, publications, and/or the promotion of historic preservation. Previous winners include Fred Kniffen, Henry Glassie, Karl Raitz, and Allen Noble. In this high award, service defined broadly in order to encompass all conceivable ways of contributing to the study of pioneer and pre-modern material culture, and may include (a) research and publications, (b) teaching, (c) development of curriculum materials, (d) grantpersonship, (e) lobbying on behalf of historic preservation, (f) administrative work involving material culture, and (g) administrative, editorial, or other work in service to the Pioneer America Society: Association for the Preservation of Artifacts and Landscapes. No single criterion is considered preeminent, and it is not expected that the awardee will excel in all criteria. In selecting a recipient, emphasis will be placed upon the quality of the contributions of the nominees. Those nominated do not have to be members of the PAS:APAL.
The Awards Committee
Charles F. Calkins, Chair
Dawn S. Bowen
Alexander T. Bobersky
Award Presentation
The Douglas Award is presented at the annual meeting of the Pioneer America Society, held in October or November of each calendar year.
Deadline for Nominations
The deadline for submitting nominations, accompanied by supporting materials, is July 30th of each year. Please submit nominations to the chairperson of the Awards Review Committee.
Contact
For more information, contact Charles F. Calkins | wibooks@yahoo.com
Recipients of the H.H. Douglas Distinguished Service Award
2011 Artimus Keiffer
2010 Philippe Oszuscik
2009 Dawn S. Bowen
2008 Marshall McLennan
2007 Charles F. Calkins
2006 Robert F. Ensminger
2005 Marty Perkins
2004 John Jakle
2003 W. Frank Ainsley
2002 No Award given.
2001 No Award given.
2000 Keith A. Sculle
1999 Marshall Bowen
1998 Karl Raitz
1997 William D. Walters, Jr.
1996 Hubert Wilhelm
1995 William H. Tishler
1994 Thomas J. Schlereth
1993 Henry Glassie
1992 H. Wayne Price
1991 Warren E. Roberts
1990 Fred B. Kniffen
1989 Allen G. Noble
1988 No Award given.
1987 Henry H. Douglas