East Texas Historical Association Awards

The East Texas Historical Association annually recognizes excellence in teaching, publishing, and research, as well as service to the East Texas historical community, through the following awards:

The Ralph W. Steen Award is conferred at the Spring meeting for outstanding service to historical efforts in East Texas.

The Lucille Terry Historic Preservation Award is also presented at the Spring meeting, and recognizes outstanding efforts to preserve historical landmarks in East Texas.

The C.K. Chamberlain Award is conferred at the Association's Fall meeting to honor the best article appearing in the preceding volume of the East Texas Historical Journal.

The Ottis Lock Endowment Awards are awarded annually in the Fall for excellence in teaching and publishing. In addition, Ottis Lock Research Grants provide support for continued scholarship in East Texas history.

The Bob and Doris Bowman Best of East Texas Award is presented annually to an individual who best exemplifies the unique character of East Texas and for lifetime achievement in teaching, writing, or service to the region's history.

Fellows of the East Texas Historical Association are those members who publish East Texas history of outstanding quality and interest. Limited to twenty individuals at any given time, this is the highest honor that the members of the ETHA bestow upon their peers.