Friend of History Award

The Friend of History Award is an award given by the Organization of American Historians (OAH). The award was first presented in 2005. It is not a monetary award and is granted annually.

Purpose
Friend of History Award "recognizes an individual, who is not a professional historian, or an institution or organization for outstanding support for the pursuit of historical research, for the public presentation of history, or for the work of the OAH."

Recipients
Source: Organization of American Historians


 * 2005: Seymour G. Sternberg, New York Life Insurance Company
 * 2005: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
 * 2006: Geoffrey C. Ward, Independent Scholar
 * 2007: Senator Robert C. Byrd
 * 2007: Libby O'Connell and The History Channel
 * 2008: Ruth J. Simmons, president, Brown University
 * 2009: Brian P. Lamb, founder and CEO, C-SPAN, host of Booknotes
 * 2010: Newberry Library
 * 2011: Jay S. Goodgold, Independent Investor
 * 2012: No award given
 * 2013: The almost 85,000 participants in the U.S. Department of Education's Teaching American History Program
 * 2014: Stephen A. Briganti, president and chief executive officer, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation
 * 2015: Colin G. Campbell, chairman emeritus, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
 * 2016: NASA Johnson Space Center History Office
 * 2017: Lonnie G. Bunch III, National Museum of African American History and Culture
 * 2018: Civil War Trust
 * 2019: Natasha Trethewey, Northwestern University
 * 2020: Ulysses S. Grant Association