Annual Meetings:  Awards

 

Awards

The W. O. Carver Distinguished Service Award

The W. O. Carver Award Service Award recognizes and pays tribute to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the cause of Baptist history. Recipients have exhibited rare and unusual dedication to the cause of Baptist history through writing, teaching, denominational service, archival and library development, historical center and society work on national and state levels, communicating Baptist heritage, and interpreting the history of Baptists.

Previous Recipients*

2009    Richard V. Pierard
2008    Edwin S. Gaustad
2007    Bill J. Leonard
2006    Bill Pitts
2005    Rosalie Beck
2004    R. Quinn Pugh (posthumously)
2003    William J. Reynolds
2002    Claude L. Howe, Jr.                                                    
2001    Walter B. Shurden
2000    Slayden A. Yarbrough
1999    J. Wayne Flynt
1998    E. Earl Joiner (posthumously)
1997    Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
1996    Carolyn D. Blevins
1995    Charles W. Deweese
1994    William R. Estep, Jr.
 

 

 

 

1993    W. Morgan Patterson
1992    Lee Norcross Allen
1991    C. Penrose St. Amant
1990    F. Wilbur Helmbold (posthumously)
1989    H. Leon McBeth
1988    John S. Moore
1987    William L. Lumpkin
1986    Robert G. Gardner
1985    J. M. Gaskin
1984    Loulie Latimer Owens
1983    Leo T. Crismon
1982    Robert A. Baker

*The Distinguished Service Award was presented by the Southern Baptist Historical  Commission from in 1982-1997, by the Southern Baptist Historical Society® in 1998-2000, and by the Baptist History and Heritage Society in 2001-present.

 

The Norman W. Cox Award for the Best Article Published in Baptist History and Heritage

Norman W. Cox served as the first executive secretary-treasurer of the Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1951 to 1959. In his honor, the Historical Commission established the Norman W. Cox Award in April 1975. The endowment for the award was transferred to the Southern Baptist Historical Society® prior to the dissolution of the Historical Commission in June 1997. The purpose of the award is to encourage the writing of high-quality articles in Baptist history. Presented by the editor during the annual meeting of the Baptist History and Heritage Society, the award goes to the person judged to

 

 

 

have written the best article published in Baptist History and Heritage in the preceding calendar year.

Previous Recipients and Their Winning Articles*

2009    Doug Weaver

2008    Pamela A. Smoot, "African American Baptist Women:
Making a Way Out of No Way," BH&H,
Summer/Fall 2007

2007    Bonnie Oliver, "The Life and Times of Barbara Jordan: A
Twentieth-Century Baptist and Political Pioneer," BH&H,
Summer/Fall 2006

2006    Bruce Gourley, "John Leland: Evolving Views of Slavery,
1789-1839," BH&H, Winter 2005

2005    Richard Pierard, "Baptist Historiography in a New Century:
What Themes Should We Be Addressing" BH&H, Summer/Fall 2004

2004    William H. Brackney, "The Frontier of Free Exchange of Ideas: The Baptist Congress as a Forum for Baptist Concerns, 1881-1913," BH&H, Summer/Fall 2003

2003    Glenn Jonas, “Albert Henry Newman,” BH&H, Winter 2002

2002    Alan Neely, “Religious Pluralism in the United States and Other Lands: A Challenge for Baptists and Other Christians in the 21^st Century,” BH&H, Winter/Spring 2001

 

 

 

 

2001    Carol Crawford Holcomb, “The Kingdom at Hand: The Social Gospel and the Personal Service Department of Woman’s Missionary Union, Auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention,” BH&H, Spring 2000

2000    Jerry L. Faught II, “The Ralph Elliott Controversy: Competing Philosophies of Southern Baptist Seminary Education,” BH&H, Summer/Fall 1999

1999    Glen Harold Stassen, “Revisioning Baptist Identity by Naming Our Origin and Character Rightly,” BH&H, Spring 1998

1998    Daniel Stowell, “The Ways of Providence: Baptist Nationalism and Dissent in the Civil War,” BH&H, July/October 1997

1997    Karen O’Dell Bullock, “Southern Baptist Identity: Shaped by Convention Action,” BH&H, October 1996

1996    Marty G. Bell, “The Beginnings of the Southern Baptist
            Convention,”  BH&H, July 1995

1995    Rosalie Beck, “Community of Visible Saints: A Historical Overview of Lay Ministries,” BH&H, July 1994

1994    Carolyn D. Blevins, “Baptist State Papers: Shapers or Reflectors of Southern Baptist Thought?” BH&H, July 1993

1993    Robert Parham, “A. C. Miller: The Bible Speaks on Race,”
            BH&H, January 1992

 

 

 

 

 

1992    Bryan Thomas Ross, “Rouse! Stand! And Take the Alarm!
            Baptist Justifications for the American Revolution,” BH&H,
            October 1991

1991    Bill J. Leonard, “Varieties of Freedom in the Baptist
            Experience,” BH&H, January 1990

1990    Myron D. Dillow, “James Smith: Baptist Trailblazer in Illinois,”
            BH&H, April 1989

1989    Slayden A. Yarbrough, “The Origins of Baptist Associations Among the English Particular Baptists,” BH&H, April 1988

1988    G. Hugh Wamble, “History of Messengers to Baptist
            Denominational Bodies,” BH&H, April 1987

1987    Ronald B. Poythress, “Lemuel Burkitt: Calvinistic Baptist Leader in Eastern North Carolina,” BH&H, October 1986

1986    Albert McClellan, “The Southern Baptist Convention, 1965
            1985,” BH&H, October 1985

1985    John E. Steely, “Biblical Authority and Baptists in Historical
            Perspective,” BH&H, July 1984

1984    Bill Sumners, “Southern Baptists and the Liquor Question,
            1910-1920,” QR, April 1983

1983    Doyle L. Young, “Andrew Fuller and the Modern Mission
            Movement,” BH&H, October 1982

 

 

 

 

1982    J. Wayne Flynt, “Southern Baptists: Rural to Urban Transition,”
            BH&H, January 1981

1981    Bobbie Sorrill, “The History of the Week of Prayer for
            Foreign Missions,” BH&H, October 1980

1980    David W. Music, “The Introduction of Musical Instruments into Baptist Churches in America,” QR, October 1979

1979    Claude L. Howe, Jr., “The Charismatic Movement in Southern
            Baptist Life,” BH&H, July 1978

1978    H. Leon McBeth, “The Role of Women in Southern Baptist
            History,” BH&H, January 1977

1977    Thomas R. McKibbens, Jr., “The Life, Writings, and Influence of Morgan Edwards,” QR, January 1976

1976    James E. Tull, “The Landmark Movement: An Historical and Theological Appraisal,” BH&H, January 1975

1975    Ira V. (Jack) Birdwhistell, “The Continental Anabaptists and the Early English Baptists: A Review and Analysis of Research,” QR, January 1974

*Award presented by the SBC Historical Commission in 1975-1977, by the Southern Baptist Historical Society® in 1978-2000, and by the Baptist History and Heritage Society in 2001-present. Publications in which articles appeared: BH&H =Baptist History and Heritage; QR=The Quarterly Review

 

 

 

 

The Davis C. Woolley Award for Outstanding Achievement in Assessing and Preserving Baptist History

Davis C. Woolley served as the second executive secretary-treasurer of the Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1959 to 1971. In his honor, the Historical Commission established the Davis C. Woolley Award in 1991. The purpose of the award is to encourage creativity and excellence in state Baptist history programs, including all organizations involved in assessing and preserving Baptist history.

Presented by the president of the Society during the annual meeting of the Baptist History and Heritage Society, the award is given to an individual or a state program that demonstrated great progress and achievements during the preceding calendar year.  

Previous Recipients*

2009    Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives

2008    The Center for Baptist Studies of Mercer University

2007    The North American Baptist Heritage Commission

2006    Virginia Baptist Historical Society/Center for Baptist Heritage
            and Studies

2005    Texas Baptist Historical Collection

2004    South Carolina Baptist Historical Collection

 

 

 

 

 

2003    Nelda Kent, Curator/Archivist, Arizona Baptist Historical
            Commission

2002    Virginia Baptist Historical Society/Center for Baptist Heritage
            and Studies

2001    Alabama Baptist Historical Commission

2000    Florida Baptist Historical Society

1999    Georgia Baptist Historical Society/Collection

1998    Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission

1997    Max Daley/Northwest Baptist Historical Society

1996    J. M. Gaskin/Oklahoma Baptist Historical Commission

1995    Alan Lefever/Texas Baptist Historical Collection

1994    Betty Danielson/New Mexico Baptist Collection

1993    Adrian Lamkin/Partee Center for Baptist Historical Studies at
            William Jewell College

1992    John F. Loftis/Alabama Baptist Historical Commission

1991    Fred Anderson/Virginia Baptist Historical Society

 

 

 

 

 

*Award presented by the Southern Baptist Historical Commission in 1991-1997, by the Southern Baptist Historical Society® in 1998-2000, and by the Baptist History and Heritage Society in 2001-present.

 

The Carolyn Blevins Meritorious Service Award

The Carolyn Blevins Meritorious Service Award is presented by the Baptist History and Heritage Society during its annual meeting to an individual or organization considered to have provided commendable and exemplary service to the society and is an expression of the organization’s genuine appreciation for contributions made to the success of the society in its ministry and service. Any member of the society may recommend a person or organization to receive this special recognition.

Previous Recipients*

2009    Wayne and Sally Hannah

2008    Bill Underwood, Macon, GA
            Richard V. Swindle, Atlanta, GA

2007    James M. Porch, Brentwood, TN

2006    Michael E. Williams, Sr., Dallas, TX

2005    Bruce Gourley, Macon, GA

 

 

 

 

 

2004    Northwest Baptist Convention and Northwest Baptist Historical Society

2003    James E. Taulman, Franklin, TN

2002    Merrill M. Hawkins, Jr., Jefferson City, TN

2001    Toni Moore Clevenger and Dorothy R. Maddox, Pensacola, FL

2000    Nelda Kent, Glendale, AZ, and Albert W. Wardin, Jr., Nashville, TN

1999    Slayden and Janis Yarbrough, Shawnee, OK

1998    Alan Lefever, Forth Worth, TX

*Award was presented by the Southern Baptist Historical Society® in 1999-2000 and by the Baptist History and Heritage Society in 2001-present.

 Call for Nominations

Nominations are accepted for the Distinguished Service Award and the Meritorious Service Award. Nominations should be sent by letter to the

Society office and should include the name and address of the nominee along with a name, address, and phone number of the nominator.  The letter should include a list of positions held by the nominee, biographical information about the nominee, and a brief description of the nominee’s achievements and contributions in the area of Baptist history. Nominations must be received by March 1.