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Awards And Honours

Australian Society for Sports History

 

CONTENTS

ASSH Book Awards

ASSH Postgraduate Essay 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 Douglas Booth (Interim Chair) and Murray Phillips.

Over a two-year period there will be four formal awards/honours that may be awarded. Each of the prizes are awarded biennially. Winners of the four biennial awards will be announced at the Sporting Traditions Conference dinner. The four awards/honours are:

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

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

Please note that as of 2010, the ASSH Honours Award has been superseded by the ASSH Postgraduate Essay Award. Honours graduates should condense their dissertations into a summary paper of 7000 words (max) and submit for consideration.


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 2011 award, books published in 2009 and 2010 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 (2011): Daryl Adair, Douglas Booth (Chair), Charlotte MacDonald, Greg Ryan and Holly Thorpe.
Submission process: One copy needs to be sent directly to each member of the judging panel.
Due Date: 31 January 2011

Addresses to send submissions:

Douglas Booth (Chair)
School of Physical Education
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin, 9054
New Zealand

Daryl Adair
School of Leisure, Sport & Tourism
University of Technology Sydney
PO Box 222
Lindfield NSW 2070
Australia

Charlotte MacDonald
School of History Philosophy Political Science and International Relations
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington 6140
New Zealand

Greg Ryan
Faculty of Environment, Society & Design
Lincoln University
P O Box 84
Lincoln 7647
Christchurch
New Zealand

Holly Thorpe
Department of Sport and Leisure Studies
University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240
New Zealand


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 2011 award, books published in 2009 and 2010 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 (2011):
Daryl Adair, Douglas Booth (Chair), Charlotte MacDonald, Greg Ryan and Holly Thorpe.
Submission process: One copy needs to be sent directly to each member of the judging panel.
Due Date: 31 January 2011

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 during 2010/2011 in full or part-time Honours (post bachelor), 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 electronically submit a max 7000 word (including notes), previously unpublished paper for consideration.

Judging Panel (2011): Matthew Klugman (Chair) and Geoff Kohe
Submission process: Submit an emailed copy to each of the judges.
Due Date: 31 January 2011

Geoff Kohe
Institute of Sport and Exercise Science
University of Worcester
g.kohe@worc.ac.uk

Matthew Klugman
School of Sport and Exercise Science

Victoria University
Matthew.Klugman@vu.edu.au


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 max 500 word citation outlining the contribution and impact the nominee has had on sports history scholarship, and a list of key publications.

Judging Panel: To be determined.
Submission process: Nominations should be emailed to Douglas Booth.
Due Date: 31 May 2011


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 Douglas Booth

 

Judging Panel: To be determined.
Submission process: Nominations should be emailed to Douglas Booth.
Due Date: 31 May 2011

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