The John E. Dolibois History Prize
The 2008 John E. Dolibois History Prizewinner is Susan Eisenhower. The prize will be awarded in April, 2008, in Parrish Auditorium. The exact date is yet to be announced.
The Michael J. Colligan History Project of
Miami University Hamilton, in association with
the Hamilton Community Foundation, confers the annual John E. Dolibois History Prize.
The Prize is given for substantial and sustained
efforts to promote the teaching of and learning
about history in the community and throughout
the nation. The first two recipients of this
prize were Ambassador John E. Dolibois himself and former Miami University President Phillip R. Shriver.
The prize consists of a citation and an engraved
glass sculpture depicting the torch of the Statue
of Liberty.
2002: John E. Dolibois
2003: Phillip R. Shriver
2004: Christopher Browning
2005:
James H. Billington
2006: Douglas Brinkley
2007: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Image of prizewinners from 2002-2007, left (clockwise from top), Ambassador John E. Dolibois with Philiip R. Shriver , James H. Billington, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Christopher Browning, and Douglas Brinkley.
