Colonel Stewart Boone McCarty Award
The Colonel Stewart Boone McCarty Award is presented to the compatriot who furthered the preservation of U.S. history and its traditional teaching in our schools.
Applications may be submitted at the state or chapter level by May 1st of each year.
Applications are to be sent to the Vice Chair of the History Committee for judging, Roger S. Williams, roger@princetonsar.org 609-389-5657.
A judging panel will consist of at least three and no more than five members of the History Committee as appointed by the Historian General at the Spring Trustees Meeting. The results of the competition will be consolidated by the Vice Chair of the History Committee and submitted to the Chair of the History Committee. The Chair will approve the judging and forward the Committee’s recommendation to the Historian General for final approval and forwarding to the National Society Executive Director no later than 1 June.
National Society Certificate Titled: Colonel Stewart Boone McCarty Award; with the Name and Society of the Winner and the Year Awarded. To be presented at the Annual Congress Awards Presentation.
The judging criteria are:
Which nominee “furthered the preservation of U.S. history and its traditional teaching in our schools”?
Which nominee made the best use of new or known source documents?
Which nominee reached the largest audience?
Any questions should be directed to History Committee Chair; Jeff Thomas, (703) 449-1157, jthomas4sar@gmail.com
COL Stewart Boone McCarty Award Application
NOTE: Colonel Stewart Boone McCarty Award is a national award. The New Jersey Society is hosting the form as a service to the Historian General