Student Essay Scharchburg Award, Society of Automotive Historians (SAH)
THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORIANS
RICHARD SCHARCHBURG
STUDENT PAPER AWARD, 2012
In order to encourage research and writing effort among
university students in the area of automotive history, the Society confers its
annual award for the best student paper in the auto history field.
The award is named for Richard Scharchburg, the late
Professor of History at Kettering University, eminent automotive historian, and
past president of the Society of Automotive Historians. Persons submitting
papers must be enrolled at educational institutions (upper-class undergraduate
or graduate level) at the time of submission.
This competition is international in scope, but papers must be in the
English language. Papers already
published or scheduled for publication will not be accepted.
Manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words, and should be
double-spaced. An abstract is
requested. Judging criteria include
clear statement of purpose and testable hypothesis, accuracy and thoroughness
of research, originality of the research, documentation, quality and extent of
bibliographic resources, and writing style.
Diagrams, graphs, or photographs may be included. Submissions are to be electronic, in Word
1997-2003 format or pdf files only, to the e-mail address below.
Possible subjects include but are not limited to
historical aspects of automobile companies and their leaders, regulation of the
auto industry, financial and economic aspects of the industry, the social
effects of the automobile, highway development, environmental matters, and
automotive marketing, design, engineering and safety.
school, program, advisor, and stage in studies. The student should indicate how the paper
submitted will relate to his or her professional future. Submissions must e-mail dated by June 11,
2012.
All papers submitted will be acknowledged.
Upon recommendation of the judges, the winning paper will
considered
award consists of a plaque and a cash prize of $500.00.
Submissions should be sent to: John A. Heitmann, Ph.D, Chair, Student
Awards Committee
Department of
History
University of
Dayton Tel:
937-229-2803
300 College
Park
Fax: 937-229-2816
Dayton, OH
45469-1540 e-mail:
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John Heitmann, Ph.D
Vice-President, Society of Automotive Historians (SAH)
Professor of History University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469
Phone: 937-229-2803
FAX: 937-229-4400
"The modern motor car represents an astonishing feat
of human ingenuity. Consider the number
of them out on the roads and the extraordinarily few accidents due to any fault
in the vehicle itself.
If we were one half as clever in the matters that lie far
outside machinery as we are about machinery itself, what people we should be
and what a world we should leave our children.
If life were only an internal combustion engine." -- J.B.
Priestley, English Journey (London, 1934).