Special Prize Winners
Architectural History Award
sponsored by the Preservation Trust of Vermont
- No prize awarded
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Prize
sponsored by the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation
- Ava Witt
The Phonograph: An Exploration of Its Impact on the Music Industry and Society as a Whole, 1878-1930
Long Trail School - Mackenzie Hunter, Teacher
Deborah Pickman Clifford Vermont Women’s History Prize
sponsored by the Vermont Commission on Women, Education and Research Foundation
- Violet Haight
Suzy Chapstick Chaffee
Green Mountain Union High School - Suzette Chivers, Teacher
Freedom and Unity Civics Prize
sponsored by the Friends of the Vermont State House
- Junior Division - Annie McGovern
Horace Greeley: Using Communication to Influence Public Opinion
Poultney Elementary School- Keith Harrington, Teacher - Senior Division - Otis Loga
The History of American Sign Language
U-32 - Kara Rosenberg, Teacher
George F. Edmunds Memorial Prize
sponsored by the Vermont Historical Society through the George F. Edmunds Fund
- Ian Carpenter
Freedom and Unity Puppetry
Bellows Free Academy – St. Albans - Kasia Bilodeau, Teacher
The Horace Greeley Foundation American Freedom Award
sponsored by The Horace Greeley Foundation
- Vanessa Kusel
The Demonization of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through the FBI's Communication with the Media
Long Trail School - Mackenzie Hunter, Teacher
International Studies Award
sponsored by Terry Buehner
- 1st Place Junior - Campbell Rea and Gardner Rea
Braille: A Revolution in Communication
Main Street Middle School - Don Taylor, Teacher - 2nd Place Junior - Ainsley Kendall
How Aviation Changed Communication
Home School - Clarissa Kendall, Teacher - 1st Place Senior - Maya Elliot
Florence Nightingale: Revolutionizing the Medical Field Through Communication
U-32 - Kara Rosenberg, Teacher - 2nd Place Senior - Abagail Hunter
Edith Eger, The Ballerina of Auschwitz: How Her Lifelong Journey Used Communication to Conquer Tragedy, Forgive Herself and Heal Others
Poultney High School - Keith Harrington, Teacher
Labor History Prize
sponsored by the Vermont Labor History Society
- No prize awarded
Military History Prize
Anonymous
- Christopher Cummiskey and Matthew Fiaschetti
Morris "Moe" Berg: The Catcher Turned Spy
Harwood Union Middle School - Sarah Ibson, Teacher
Mollie Beattie Memorial Environmental Prize
Anonymous
- Leonie Fournier and Lily Woodard
Jane Goodall: Communication with Chimpanzees
Main Street Middle School - Don Taylor, Teacher
Vermont History Award
sponsored by the Vermont Historical Society
- Junior Division - Ekaterina Synkova
From New Deal Reforestation to Helping Hikers Discover Nature: Vermont's Firetowers in Communication
Main Street Middle School - Talia Shabanian, Teacher - Senior Division - Chestina Terry
Communication of Andover Vt. Throughout History
Green Mountain Union High School - Suzette Chivers, Teacher
Vermont State Archives Award for Outstanding Use of Primary Sources
sponsored by the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, Secretary of State
- 1st Place - Lloyd George
How the Breaking of Enigma Changed History
Long Trail School - Julia Craig, Teacher - 2nd Place - Taylor Smith
Tragedy Through the Eyes of Children
Home School - Sheri Smith, Teacher
Women's History Award
sponsored by Patricia Passmore Alley in memory of Helen Vrooman Passmore
- Tully Dube, Asa Rosenberg, and Marie Voisin
1848: The Spark That Lit The Fire
Main Street Middle School - Don Taylor, Teacher
Shelburne Museum Award
sponsored by the Shelburne Museum
- Eli Rosenberg - Main Street Middle School
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Teacher Award
sponsored by the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation
- Suzette Chivers - Green Mountain Union High School
Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award Winner
sponsored by National History Day
- Junior Division: Kathleen Forrestal – Lyndon Town School
- Senior Division: Mackenzie Hunter – Long Trail School
