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Awards And Honours

Australian Society for Sports History

 

CONTENTS

ASSH Book Award

ASSH Postgraduate Essay Prize

ASSH Honours Dissertation Prize

ASSH Fellowship

ASSH Service Award

 


 

The Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) offers a range of Awards and Honours to recognise service, contribution and achievement within sports history. The Awards and Honours are coordinated by the Awards Committee, a Subcommittee of the Executive which is chaired by a former President and two Executive members. This Committee currently consists of Richard Cashman (Chair), Douglas Booth (Awards Officer) and Murray Phillips.

Over a two-year period there will be five formal awards/honours that may be awarded. Four of the five awards/prizes are awarded biennially while the ASSH Honours Dissertation Prize is awarded annually. Winners of the four biennial awards will be announced at the ASSH conference dinner. The five awards/honours are:

1. ASSH Book Award
2. ASSH Postgraduate Essay Prize
3. ASSH Honours Dissertation Prize
4. ASSH Fellowship
5. ASSH Service Award

For a list of previous winners of these awards, please click here.


ASSH BOOK AWARD (MONOGRAPH)

The ASSH Book Award (Monograph) recognises outstanding scholarship in sports history. Eligible books for the award include all sports history monographs written by ASSH members and all sports history monographs (including by non-members) that have an Australian and/or New Zealand focus. Monographs must have been published in the previous two calendar years prior to the year of the award (for the 2009 award, books published in 2007 and 2008 are eligible). The ASSH Book Award (Monograph) recipient receives a prize of $1000 and a certificate.

A copy of books nominated for the ASSH Book Award (Monograph) should be sent directly to each of the members of the Book Award Sub-Committee.

ASSH members, authors or publishers may submit books for consideration for the ASSH Book Award (Monograph).

Judging Panel (2009): Daryl Adair, Doug Booth, Charlotte MacDonald and Bill Murray.
Submission process: One copy needs to be sent directly to each member of the judging panel.
Due Date: 31 January 2009

Addresses to send submissions:

Daryl Adair

School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism

University of Technology, Sydney

P.O. Box 222 Lindfield

NSW 2070

 

Douglas Booth

Dean, School of Physical Education
University of Otago
PO Box 56, Dunedin
NEW ZEALAND

 

Charlotte Macdonald

Room 416, Old Kirk Building

Victoria University of Wellington,

Kelborn Parade, Wellington

NEW ZEALAND

 

William Murray

31 Stanhope Street

Eltham

VIC. 3095

 


ASSH BOOK AWARD (EDITED)

The ASSH Book Award (Edited) recognises outstanding scholarship in sports history. To be eligible for the award, the collection must:

  • be edited by an ASSH member or ASSH members (contributors may include non-members)

  • have an Australian and/or New Zealand focus

  • comprise predominantly original pieces of work that have not been published elsewhere

Edited books must have been published in the previous two calendar years prior to the year of the award (for the 2009 award, books published in 2007 and 2008 are eligible). The ASSH Book Award (Edited) recipient received a prize of $1,000 (TBC) and a certificate.

A copy of books nominated for the ASSH Book Award (Edited) should be sent directly to each of the members of the Book Award Sub-Committee.

ASSH members, authors or publishers may submit books for consideration for the ASSH Book Award (edited).

Judging Panel (2009): Daryl Adair, Doug Booth, Charlotte MacDonald and Bill Murray.
Submission process: One copy needs to be sent directly to each member of the judging panel.
Due Date: 31 January 2009

Addresses for submission, as above for the ASSH Book Award (Monograph)


ASSH POSTGRADUATE ESSAY PRIZE

 
The ASSH Postgraduate Essay Prize is presented to best postgraduate student essay. This prize is restricted to students enrolled at the time of submission in full or part-time Master’s or PhD programs only. Submissions for either the ASSH Postgraduate Essay Prize should deal with the historical, economic, political, social, legal or philosophical significance of sporting activity.

The ASSH Postgraduate Essay Prize recipient receives a certificate, a one-year membership to ASSH and travel, accommodation and registration costs to attend the ASSH Conference to present the essay as a lunchtime presentation.
ASSH retains the right of first option on publishing the winning entry in Sporting Traditions. Postgraduate students or their supervisors may nominate for the ASSH Postgraduate Essay Prize.

Applicants for the Postgraduate Essay Prize should submit three hard copies of a 7000 word (including notes), previously unpublished paper for consideration.

Judging Panel (2009): Murray Phillips (chair), TBC
Submission process: Submit three copies to Murray Phillips
Due Date: 31 January 2009

Dr Murray Phillips
School of Human Movement Studies
The University of Queensland
St Lucia, Qld 4072
 


ASSH HONOURS DISSERTATION PRIZE

The ASSH Honours Dissertation Prize is awarded annually to the best Honours thesis in the field of sports history completed in the previous year. The ASSH Honours Dissertation Prize is restricted to students enrolled in a full or part-time Honours degrees. (This award specifically excludes Master’s and PhD candidates).

The ASSH Honours Dissertation Prize recipient receives a certificate, a one-year membership to ASSH and a $500 prize. ASSH retains the right of first option to publish the winning entry in an ASSH Studies.

Honours students or their supervisors may nominate for the Honours Dissertation Prize.

Three hard copies of an Honours Dissertation (maximum of 20,000 words) should be submitted with the appropriate nomination form for consideration for the ASSH Honours Dissertation Prize.

Judging Panel: Richard Cashman (chair), TBC
Submission process: Submit three copies to Richard Cashman
Due Date: 31 January 2009

Professor Richard Cashman

P.O. Box 717

Petersham NSW 2049
 


ASSH FELLOWSHIP

The ASSH Fellowship is presented to members and non-members who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of sports history, either in Australia or internationally. It is presented in recognition of the leading role that the recipient has played in developing and furthering the research interests of sports history. Any sports history scholar is eligible to receive the ASSH Fellowship.

The ASSH Fellow receives a plaque as well as an Honorary Life Membership of ASSH, which are formally presented at the ASSH Conference Banquet.

Any ASSH member may nominate candidate(s) for an ASSH Fellow Award. Nominations for the ASSH Fellowship must be made on the nomination form, and include a 500 word citation outlining the contribution and impact the nominee has had on sports history scholarship, and a list of key publications.

Nominations for the ASSH Service Award must be made on a nomination form and include a 500 word citation outlining the contribution the nominee has made to the organisational development of the Society, including positions held and years of service.

Judging Panel: To be determined.
Submission process: Nominations should be sent to Richard Cashman.
Due Date:

 

Professor Richard Cashman

P.O. Box 717

Petersham NSW 2049

 


ASSH SERVICE AWARD


The ASSH Service Award is presented to ASSH members who have made a sustained and outstanding contribution to the organisational development of ASSH. Any ASSH member who has served the Society in a formal or informal capacity is eligible to receive the ASSH Service Award. Any ASSH member may nominate candidate(s) for an ASSH Service Award.

ASSH Service Award recipients receive a certificate and an Honorary Life Membership of ASSH, which are formally presented at the ASSH Conference Banquet. Nominations for the ASSH Service Award must be made on the nomination form and sent to Richard Cashman (see address below).

Judging Panel: To be determined.
Submission process: Nominations should be sent to Richard Cashman.
Due Date:
 

Professor Richard Cashman

P.O. Box 717

Petersham NSW 2049


r.cashman@uts.edu.au

 

 

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