2022 Special Prize Winners

African American Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: The Jensen Family)

Emerson Fredley, Mia Bruno Lodwig
The Virginia Slavery Debate 1831-1832
St. Barnabas Episcopal School
Teacher: Teresa Umberger

American History Innovation Award
(Sponsored by: In memory of Norman Schroeder)

Emma Lee
The American National Exhibition of 1959: A Showcase of US-Soviet Political Debate and Cultural Diplomacy
Stanton College Preparatory
Teacher: Amanda Hohne

American Revolution Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, Inc.)

Alethea Lohse
Debate and Diplomacy in Action: The Repeal of the Stamp Act
Orange Park Junior High School
Teacher: Cynthia Cheatwood

Best Use of Primary Sources: Junior Division
(Sponsored by: Society of Florida Archivists)

       Tyler Howell
      "Prelude to Pearl Harbor": Japanese and American Diplomacy on the Road to World War ll
       Breakfast Point Academy
       Teacher: Christine Sermons

Best Use of Primary Sources: Senior Division
(Sponsored by: Society of Florida Archivists)

Abdullah Mubarak
The Annexation of Hawaii: Debate over American Diplomatic Policy in the 1800s
Rutherford High School
Teacher: Courtney Powell

Celebrate Freedom Award
(Sponsored by: James Madison Institute)

Melisa Tatarevic- Pelak
The Darkest Days of 1992: The Bosnian Genocide
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom

Colonial Americas Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Council for History Education and La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas)

Brianna Chin, Meghan Chin
The Debate on Ratification: The New United States Constitution
Pembroke Pines Charter Westl
Teacher: Deanne Reynolds

Economic Freedom Award
(Sponsored by: James Madison Institute)

Maya Jos
Separated by Walls, United by Hope: The Berlin Wall
Pembroke Pines Charter West Campus
Teacher: Deanne Reynolds

Florida Archival Research Award
(Sponsored by: State Archives of Florida)

        Isabela Jantac, Jade Medel-Ho
        Adding Some Sunshine to the United States: The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819
        Dunedin Highland Middle School
        Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom

Florida Digital History Award
(Sponsored by: State Archives of Florida)

Kayla Mendoza
The Debate Over Segregated City Buses: The 1956 Tallahassee Bus Boycott
Cypress Creek Middle Schooll
Teacher: Lauren Miley

Florida Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Historical Society)

Morgan Hefffner
Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Everglades Diplomat
Orange Park Junior High School
Teacher: Cynthia Cheatwood

Florida Historic Preservation Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources)

Kayla Rivera
An Act to Save, Protect, and Restore: The Everglades Forever Act
Charles S. Rushe Middle School
Teacher: Danielle Smith

Frederick Cubberly Florida History Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Historical Society)

Jahmari Muhqueed

Controversy Over a State-Splitting Canal: The Cross Florida Barge Canal
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom

Hispanic Heritage Award 

Victoria Garduno
The Crisis in the Caribbean
Sarasota Middle School
Teacher: Jennifer Jaso

Holocaust Education Award
(Sponsored by: DOE Commissioner’s Task Force on Holocaust Education)

Zoe Ruggiero
The London Agreement: The Diplomatic Solution for Charging War Criminals
North Broward Preparatory School
Teacher: Michelle Henne

Mapping History Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Geographic Alliance)

Abigail Asprodites
Deal with the Devil: The Failure of British Diplomacy and the Munich Agreement with Hitler
Breakfast Point Academy
Teacher: Christine Sermons

Military Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Vietnam Veterans of America, Florida State Council)

Sophia Phongsackdy
Vietnam's Struggle for Independence: The First Indochina War of 1946
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom

Native American Heritage Award

        Benjamin Kenny, Kaea Charfauros, Krisha Shah
        Relocation or Banishment: The Indian Removal Act of 1830
        Creekside High School
        Teacher: Laura Bagby

Science Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Tallahassee Scientific Society)

Jesielle Rosenberg
Washing Debate Away: How Ignaz Semmelwies Faced Success, Failures, and Consequences in his Medical Career
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom

Sports Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Specialty Sportswear and Promotions, Inc.)

Austin Wu, Christopher Simpson
Mao and Nixon's Historic Actions: The Ping Pong Diplomacy
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School
Teacher: Stephanie Anderson

Women’s Heritage Award

Grace Williams
Rachel Carson: The Impact One Scientist Had From Her Book, Silent Spring, on The Environmental Movement
Pensacola High School
Teacher: James Michael Jones

World War II Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Florida State University’s Institute for World War II and the Human Experience)

Zoe Ruggiero
The London Agreement: The Diplomatic Solution for Charging War Criminals
North Broward Preparatory School
Teacher: Michelle Henne