C. Vann Woodward Dissertation Prize
The Southern Historical Association invites
submissions for the C. Vann Woodward Dissertation Prize for
2008 to be presented for the best dissertation in southern history
completed and defended in 2007.
The prize consists of a $3,000 stipend, and is funded by the
Woodward Fund, based on a very generous bequest left to the
SHA by C. Vann Woodward.Author should submit four copies of
the following by May 1, 2008, to the SHA Office:
> cover letter with full contact information
> title page, abstract, and table of contents of the dissertation
> sample chapter of the dissertation
> letter of support from the dissertation advisor
The full dissertation should not be submitted.
Based on the materials described above, the prize committee
will decide which candidates will be invited to submit the full
dissertation for further consideration. Any inquiries regarding
the prize and its guidelines should be addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer
Send submissions to:
The Southern Historical Association
Department of History
111 LeConte Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-1602
2008 COMMITTEE
Dr. Bobby Donaldson
University of South Carolina
Dr. Lesley J. Gordon
Akron University
Dr. Michael Honey, committee chair
University of Washington Tacoma
Dr. Alex Lichenstein
Florida International University
2007 C. Vann Woodward Award Winner
Bethany E. Moreton's, The Soul of the Service Economy: Wal-Mart and the Making of Christian
Free Enterprise, 1929-1994, Yale University, 2006.
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