Dorothy Schwieder Excellence in Research Award
- Joe L. Anderson
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Capitalist Pigs: Pigs, Pork, and Power in America
Excellence in Archaeology and Historic Preservation Award
- Horace Mann Elementary School
- Iowa City, Iowa
Owner: Iowa City Community School District
Architects: Rohrbach Associates (Iowa City, Iowa) & BCDM Architects (Omaha, Nebraska)
- State Capitol Dome Restoration (Honorable Mention)
- Des Moines, Iowa
Owner: State of Iowa Capitol Complex
Architect: OPN Architects (Des Moines, Iowa)
William J. Petersen & Edgar R. Harlan Lifetime Achievement Award
- Bonnie and John Smola | Donna and Steve Story (2021)
- Monona, Iowa | Hawkeye, Iowa
Throughout five decades, these two sisters and their late husbands championed numerous local history projects, including revitalizing the 1896 pipe organ (which Steve Story often played) at the Union Sunday School in Clermont, caring for artifacts at the Clermont Museum and nearby Montauk Historic Site, contributing expertise to displays at the Meskwaki Cultural Center in Tama, and preserving several pioneer cemeteries.
- Michael Gibson (2020)
- Dubuque, Iowa
Michael Gibson has served as the Director of the Loras College Center of Dubuque History from 1983 through 2020. Over his 37 year career, he has built the Center into a vital repository of Dubuque and Loras College history. Gibson’s determined, strong measure of persistence and commitment to developing personal contacts earned him well-deserved trust and made him the “go-to guy” for local history questions.
Loren Horton Community History Award
- Linn County Conservation Department (2021)
- Marion, Iowa
The Linn County Conservation Department for its successful effort to rename the county park at the junction of Iowa Highways 13 and 100 in Marion. The new name, Wanatee Park, honors the late Adeline Wanatee (1910-1996), an advocate for Native American and women’s rights.
- LGBTQ Iowa Archives & Library (Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Project related to Museum, Library, Archives, Historic Preservation, or Education)
- Iowa City, Iowa
LGBTQ Iowa Archives & Library in Iowa City.
- Dick De Angelis and Fair Field Productions (Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Program or Event)
- Fairfield, Iowa
“A Place to Grow,” a documentary about the evolution of agriculture.
- Katy Swalwell (Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Research or Publication)
- Des Moines, Iowa
Her books “Amazing Iowa Women” and “Amazing Iowa Athletes.”
George Mills & Louise Noun Popular History Award
- Josh O’Leary
- Iowa City, Iowa
“If You Write It: The University of Iowa Author Who Inspired the Field of Dreams” (Iowa Magazine, summer 2020)
- Rachelle Chase (Certificate of Recognition)
- Ottumwa, Iowa
“Buxton: A Coal Mining Town Ahead of Its Time” (Iowa History Journal, January/February 2020)
- Brian Button (Honorable Mention)
- West Des Moines, Iowa
“Early Park History: The Long, Noisy Road to Places of Quiet Beauty” (Iowa Outdoors, summer 2020)
Mildred Throne & Charles Aldrich Academic History Award
- Szabolcs Laszlo (2021)
- Budapest, Hungary
“The Shock of Seeing the Freedom of American Life: The Iowa International Writing Program as Cultural Diplomacy during the Cold War”
The Annals of Iowa, spring 2020
- Jason Shurley (Certificate of Recognition)
- Wales, Wisconsin
“How about Some Muscle?: C. H. McCloy and Strength Training Research at the University of Iowa, 1940-1959”
The Annals of Iowa, winter 2020
- Emily Prifogle (Certificate of Recognition)
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
“Winks, Whispers, and Prosecutorial Discretion in Rural Iowa, 1925-1928”
The Annals of Iowa, summer 2020
Benjamin F. Shambaugh Published Book Award
- H. Roger Grant (2021)
- Clemson, South Carolina
“A Mighty Fine Road: A History of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company”
Indiana University Press
- Kenneth Lyftogt (Certificate of Merit)
- Cedar Falls, Iowa
“Iowa and the Civil War, Volume 2: From Iuka to Red River, 1862-1864”
Camp Pope Publishing
- Sue Taylor (Certificate of Merit)
- Portland, Oregon
“Grant Wood's Secrets”
University of Delaware Press
Judith A. McClure Award
- John and Josephine Kuba House (Frankie House) (2020)
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- William H. Meek House (2019)
- Des Moines, Iowa
Adrian D. Anderson Award
- Paulson Barn (2020)
- Ogden, Iowa
- IOOF-Erickson Building (2019)
- Northwood, Iowa
Margaret Keyes Award
- Monroe Elementary School (2020)
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids Milk Condensing Building (2019)
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
William J. Wagner Award
- Fort Des Moines Historic Buildings 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 81, 83, and 86 (2020)
- Des Moines, Iowa
- John Deere C-2 Building (2019)
- Waterloo, Iowa
