History Department faculty have won many awards over the years. Some of these awards have been for teaching, others for publishing, some awards have come from students or administration, others have been awarded by outside agencies.

Congratulations to our hard-working faculty!

H. Lawrence Bond

• I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor, 1979-1981

Jeffrey Bortz

• Guggenheim Fellowship, 2009
• Appalachian State University Excellence in Teaching Award, 2009
• Appalachian State University, The Graduate School, The 100 Scholars Award, 2007
• Appalachian State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Academy of Outstanding Teachers, 2004
• Appalachian State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Donald W. Sink Outstanding Scholar Award, 2001.
• Southeastern Council on Latin American Studies (SECOLAS) Sturgis Leavitt Prize 2001 (best article of the year) for “The Revolution, the Labor Regime, and Conditions of Work in the Cotton Textile Industry in Mexico, 1910-1927,” Journal of Latin American Studies, October 2000.
• Appalachian State University, Student Government Association, Excellence in Advising Award, 1999
• NEH Fellowship for College Teachers and Independent Scholars, 1994-1995
• Social Science Research Council, Advanced Research Grant, 1993-1994.

Rennie Brantz

• Jimmy Smith Outstanding Service Award, 2005
• Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2002
• Outstanding Freshman Advocate Award, 1997 (National award presented by National Resource Center for the Freshman
• Year Experience, U. of South Carolina.
• I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor, 1991-1993
• Teacher of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences, 1991
• Student Government Association Outstanding Teacher Award for College of Arts and Sciences, 1990
• Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, 1988

Judkin Browning

• William C. Strickland Outstanding Young Faculty Award, College of Arts and Sciences, ASU, 2008

Kenneth Chauvin

• Outstanding Part-time Teacher, 1999-2000

Jari Eloranta

• William C. Strickland Outstanding Young Faculty Award, College of Arts and Sciences, ASU, 2007

Richard H. Haunton

• I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor, 1985-1987

Amy Hudnall

• Part-Time Teacher of the Year, 2004-2005

Anatoly Isaenko

• UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007
• College of Arts and Sciences Academy of Outstanding Teachers, 2004-2005
• Mongolian Government's Excellence in Teaching and Training Specialists of Highest Qualifications Award, 1989

Scott Jessee

• College of Arts and Sciences' Academy of Outstanding Teachers, 2002-2003

Winston Kinsey

• Arts and Sciences Academy of Outstanding Teacher, 1998-1999

Michael Krenn

• I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor, 2005-2007

Myra Pennell

• College of Arts and Sciences Academy of Outstanding Teachers, 2005

Peter Petschauer

• Board of Governor's Teaching Award for College of Arts and Sciences, 2002
• College of Arts and Sciences Academy of Outstanding Teachers, 2002
• Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member, 1996
• I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor, 1987-1989
• Outstanding Teaching Award, 1974

Sheila Phipps

• College of Arts and Sciences Academy of Outstanding Teachers, 2006

Timothy Silver

• Donald W. Sink Outstanding Scholar Award, 2004-2005
• The Wachovia Award for Environmental Research Achievement, 2003-04
• The Appalachian Outstanding Faculty Book Award, 2003-04
• Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment, given by the Southern Environmental Law Center in the book category, 2004
• Ragan Old North State Award of the North Carlonina Literary and Historical Association for the year's best work of non-fiction, 2003
• I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor, 1997-1999

Mary A. Valante

• Irish Chiefs' Prize in History, 1997

Mike Wade

• Best Paper Award, Southwestern Historical Association, 1981
• Albert J. Beveridge Research Grant, American Historical Association, 1984
• C. K. Chamberlain Award, Best Article, East Texas Historical Association, 1984
• ASU Board of Trustees Travel Grant (France), 1989
• President’s Memorial Award, Best Article, Louisiana Historical Association, 1999
• I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor, 2001-2003
• Fellow, Louisiana Historical Association, 2006

David White

• Board of Governors' Appalachian State University School/College Award, 2000-2001
• I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor, 1993-1995

John Alexander Williams

• Weatherford Award for the best book published on the Appalachian region, 2002
• I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor, 1999-2001

Jim Winders

• 2006 “100 Scholars Award,” Graduate School, Appalachian State University
• 2004-2005 National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship
• I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor, 2003-2005
• College of Arts and Sciences Donald W. Sink Outstanding Scholar Award, 2001-2002
• Board of Governors' Appalachian State University School/College Award, 1998-1999