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 under the sponsorship of the Kansas Historical Society. The Historical Society continued to sponsor the program until 2009. The program continues in Kansas today. More information can be found at the National History Day-Kansas affiliate website.
The national finals contest 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| 2009
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 Fuqu, 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 and 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 and Tiffany Kuras - Burlington, Kansas
Junior Historical Paper: Bronze Medal
Laurel Steichen - Manhattan, Kansas
1998
Junior Group Performance: Bronze Medal
Brad Binns and 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, and Heather Jurgensen - Uniontown, Kansas
1999
Senior Group Exhibit: Bronze Medal
Angie Rietcheck, Courtney Baalman, Hoxie, Kansas
2000
Junior Group Performance: Bronze Medal
Rachel Buck, Asona Lui, Kopp and Shruti Challa, Nationals Jr. group performance, 3rd place
2001
Junior Group Performance: Gold Medal
Sarah Bellows-Blakely, Asona Lui, Rachel Buck, and 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)
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 and Mulligan Greenwell, Lawrence, Kansas
2003
Junior Group Performance: Gold Medal
David Wittig, Atima Lui, and Chase Hamilton, Topeka, Kansas
Senior Individual Documentary: Gold Medal
Kelci Williams, Uniontown, Kansas
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
Sjobor Hammer and Anna Hamilton, 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 and Sjobor Hammer, Topeka, Kansas
2007
Senior Individual Documentary: Gold Medal
Samuel Huneke, Lawrence, Kansas
2008
Junior Group Performance: Gold Medal
Shelby Carpenter, Nyalia Lui, and Soren Lamb, Topeka, Kansas
Senior Individual Documentary: Gold Medal
Sjobor Hammer, Topeka, Kansas
2009
Junior Individual Exhibit: Silver Medal
Cooper Self, Topeka, Kansas
Sjobor Hammer, Topeka, Kansas, (recipient of the Case Western Reserve University Scholarship)
