Kansas Medalists at National History Day

Kansans have been competing successful in the National History Day program for many years. In 1980 History Day became a national program, sponsored by colleges, universities, local historical societies, and high schools in nineteen states. Kansas became involved in the program in 1982. Today the program is held each year in June at the University of Maryland in College Park, and draws thousands of students nationwide. Kansas students received medals these years at the National History Day program.

1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
1990 | 1991 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996| 1997 | 1998 | 1999
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006
2007| 2008

1982

Senior Group Project: Silver Medal--
Cleo Reed, Mel Williams, Gayle Poteet, Laurie Hargio, Shelley Scott, Galena, Kansas

1983

Senior Media: Gold Medal--
Merrie A. Cline, James Cline, Patricia Albrecht, Nickerson, Kansas

1984

Senior Individual Performance: Gold Medal--
Avis E. Johnson, Junction City, Kansas

1985

Junior Group Project: Gold Medal--
Timothy Lair, Rajes Padmanabhan, Holly Perry, Mike Flesher, Wichita, Kansas

1986

Junior Group Project: Gold Medal--
Scott Miller, Dawn Blue, Stephanie Fuqua, Whitney Baker, Wichita, Kansas

Junior Group Project: Bronze Medal--
Bobby Wacker, Christine Sadiq, Chris Doyle, Sarah Deer, Wichita, Kansas

Senior Individual Performance: Silver Medal--
Deanna Sheffield, Topeka, Kansas

Senior Media: Silver Medal--Scott Gilchrist, Phillip Gloyer, Topeka, Kansas

1987

Junior Historical Paper: Silver Medal--
Francine D. Graves, Wichita, Kansas

Junior Individual Project: Silver Medal--
Julie L. Baker, Wichita, Kansas

Junior Group Project: Silver Medal--
Chris E. Doyle, Sarah E. Deer, Robert S. Wacker, Allison C. Bradshaw, Wichita, Kansas

Senior Group Project: Gold Medal--
Whitney S. Baker, Suzanne C. Bell, Dawn M. Blue, Alex F. Hill, Keil Hubert, Wichita, Kansas

1988

Junior Individual Performance: Silver Medal--
Caisha Williams, Hutchinson, Kansas

Senior Group Project: Gold Medal--
Robert Wacker, Paul Kletchka, Wichita, Kansas

Senior Group Project: Silver Medal--
Laura Lansdowne, Laura Gleason, Wichita, Kansas

Senior Individual Performance: Bronze Medal--
Sarah Deer, Wichita, Kansas

Senior Individual Media: Silver Medal--
Carrick Williams, Hutchinson, Kansas

1989

Senior Group Performance: Bronze Medal--
Shalaunda Stevenson, Jacqueline Harley, Lashawn Smith, Carlos Vontress, Sam Townsend, Wichita, Kansas

Senior Individual Media: Silver Medal--
Carrick Williams, Buhler, Kansas (recipient of the Case Western Reserve University Scholarship)

1990

Junior Group Project: Bronze Medal--
Jeanine McCullough, Kristina McReynolds, Osawatomie, Kansas

Junior Individual Performance: Silver Medal--
Scott Ferree, McPherson, Kansas

1991

Junior Individual Media: Silver Medal--
Jenny Leon, Quinter, Kansas

Senior Individual Media: Bronze Medal--
Jeff Handlin, Quinter, Kansas

1994

Junior Individual Project: Bronze Medal--
Ruth Anne French, Hutchinson, Kansas

1995

Junior Historical Paper: Bronze Medal--
Cameron Ellis, Topeka, Kansas

Junior Individual Project: Gold Medal--
Ashleigh Pitts, Topeka, Kansas

Junior Individual Performance: Silver Medal--
Jason Jones, Topeka, Kansas

Senior Individual Performance: Bronze Medal--
Summer Schippers, Hoxie, Kansas

1996

Junior Individual Performance: Silver Medal--
John Freeman, Topeka, Kansas

Senior Individual Performance: Gold Medal--
Amma Ghartey-Tagoe, Manhattan, Kansas (recipient of the Case Western Reserve University Scholarship)

Senior Individual Media: Silver Medal--
Sonya Cooper, Hoxie, Kansas

1997

Junior Individual Performance: Gold Medal--
John Freeman, Topeka, Kansas

Junior Group Media: Bronze Medal--
Laura McMurray, Tiffany Kuras, Burlington, Kansas

Junior Historical Paper: Bronze Medal--
Laurel Steichen, Manhattan, Kansas

1998

Junior Group Performance: Bronze Medal--
Brad Binns, Jenna Huston, Hutchinson, Kansas

Junior Group Media: Silver Medal--
Adam Meyers, Darci Watts, Justine Sterling, Stephanie Bahr, Hardtner, Kansas

Senior Individual Media: Gold Medal--
G. G. Launchbaugh, Hoxie, Kansas

Senior Group Media: Bronze Medal--
Jonathan Fewins, Jeremiah Johnston, Joanna Fewins, Heather Jurgensen, Uniontown, Kansas

1999

Senior Group Exhibit: Bronze Medal--
Angie Rietcheck, Courtney Baalman, Hoxie, Kansas

2000

Junior Group Performance: Bronze Medal--
Becky Kopp, Rachel Buck, Shruti Challa, Asona Lui, Topeka, Kansas

2001

Junior Group Performance: Gold Medal--
Asona Lui, Sarah Bellows-Blakely, Rachel Buck, Shruti Challa, Topeka, Kansas

Senior Historical Paper: Bronze Medal--
John David Parsons, Manhattan, Kansas

Senior Individual Performance: Gold Medal--
John Freeman, Topeka, Kansas (recipient of the Case Western Reserve University Scholarship)

Sarah Bellows-Blakely, Asona Lui, Rachel Buck, Shruti Challa, 2001

2002

Junior Individual Exhibit: Gold Medal--
Kayla Westfahl, Haven, Kansas

Junior Group Exhibit: Gold Medal--
Amber Comstock, Bailey Gray, Lauren Troutman, Fort Scott, Kansas

Junior Group Performance: Bronze Medal--
Brenna Daldorph, Mulligan Greenwell, Lawrence, Kansas

Brenna Daldorph, Mulligan Greenwell, 2002

2003

Junior Group Performance: Gold Medal--
Chase Hamilton, Atima Lui, Davis Wittig, Topeka, Kansas

Senior Individual Documentary: Gold Medal--
Kelci Williams, Uniontown, Kansas

Davis Wittig, Atima Lui, Chase Hamilton, 2003

2004

Junior Individual Exhibit: Bronze Medal--
Erin Schmidt, Haven, Kansas

Junior Individual Performance: Gold Medal--
Atima Lui, Topeka, Kansas

Junior Group Documentary: Bronze Medal--
Hannah Frydman, Mulligan Greenwell, Lawrence, Kansas

2005

Junior Group Documentary: Silver Medal--
Anna Hamilton, Sjobor Hammer, Topeka, Kansas

Elaine Hope Murray, Topeka, Kansas, (recipient of the Case Western Reserve University Scholarship)

Margaret Tran, Derby, Kansas, (recipient of the University of Maryland scholarship)

2006

Junior Historical Paper: Gold Medal--
Alex Rankin, Topeka, Kansas

Senior Individual Performance: Gold Medal--
Timmia Hearn-Feldman, Lawrence, Kansas

Junior Group Documentary: Gold Medal--
Anna Hamilton, Sjobor Hammer, Topeka, Kansas

National contest

State co-coordinators, Karen Ridder, 785-272-8681, ext. 438;
Letha Johnson, 785-272-8681, ext. 306, historyday@kshs.org.

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