Dr. John Rison Jones Award for Southern History
The Dr. John Rison Jones Award for Southern History Presented by the Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society is a yearly scholarship given to a student who most exemplifies Dr. Jones’s commitment to history.
Eligibility:
Students of a college history program (undergraduate or graduate)
High School-aged students, with an enthusiasm for history
Criteria:
All criteria are outlined in the submission form.
Download the form.
Paper topics:
Content should focus on Southern history, with an emphasis on local impact.
Papers may be a previous school assignment or a brand new work product.
Examples:
- city/county/regional history
- biographic information of citizens
- Institutional/organization/ business history
- contextual interpretation
- transcripts of oral history interviews
- book reviews of scholarly work
- historically accurate narrative storytelling
Prizes
Top finalist:
Cash prize
Top two finalists:
publication in the Huntsville Historical Review
Top three finalists:
Membership in HMCHS
Previous Recipients:
2025 – Merritt Fisk
2023 – Caroline Herron
2016 – Jake Nelson
2015 – Tish Cates
2014 – John O’Brien
2013 – James Xiques
2012 – Matthew Menarcheck
2011 – Charity Ethridge
2010 – Whitney Reid
2009 – Joseph Richardson