William J. Petersen & Edgar R. Harlan Lifetime Achievement Award
- Roger Natte
- Fort Dodge, Iowa
Fort Dodge's local historian, Natte is the keeper and organizer of the Webster County Historical Society's archive of historic photos, articles, books and more. He has also written more than two dozen articles related to Iowa History and has served on several history related boards and commissions.
Loren Horton Community History Award
- Manning Historic Preservation Commission
- Manning, Iowa
Manning's Colorful History, a collection of local history narratives printed in a coloring distributed free at Hausbarn Heritage Park and several other establishments
- Pella Historical Society and Wallace Winkie Foundation (Certificate of Recognition)
- Pella, Iowa and Belle Plaine, Iowa
Collaboration on the orginal play Tombstone Trial: The Iowa Connection
- Iowa Jewish Historical Society (Certificate of Recognition)
- Waukee, Iowa
A series of six programs in Iowa featuring Auschwitz Survivor and Schindlerjuden Celina Karp Biniaz
George Mills & Louise Noun Popular History Award
- Shelbi Thomas
- Iowa City, Iowa
Center of the Universe - Iowa Alumni Magazine, September 2017
- Josh O’Leary (Honorable Mention)
- Iowa City, Iowa
Depth of Field - Iowa Alumni Magazine, May/June 2017
- Josh O’Leary (Honorable Mention)
- Iowa City, Iowa
The Forgotten Hawks - Iowa Alumni Magazine, November 2017
Mildred Throne & Charles Aldrich Academic History Award
- Nathaniel Otjen
- Eugene, Oregon
Creating a Barrio in Iowa City, 1916-1936: Mexican Section Laborers and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company - The Annals of Iowa, Fall 2017
- Keith Orejel (Honorable Mention)
- Wilmington, Ohio
The Origins of the Iowa Development Commission: Agricultural Transformation and Industrial Development in Mid-Twentieth Century Iowa - The Annals of Iowa, Winter 2017
- Jerry Harrington ((Honorable Mention))
- Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa's Last Liquor Battle: Governor Harold E. Hughes and the Liquor-by-the-Drink Conflict - The Annals of Iowa, Winter 2017
Benjamin F. Shambaugh Published Book Award
- Matthew Walsh
- Waukee, Iowa
The Good Governor: Robert Ray and the Indochinese Refugees of Iowa
- Bruce Kuklick (Certificate of Merit)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Fighting Sullivans: How Hollywood and the Military Make Heroes
- Jerry Harrington (Certificate of Merit)
- Iowa City, Iowa
Crusading Iowa Journalist Verne Marshall: Exposing Graft and the 1936 Pulitzer Prize
- Derek Oden ((Certificate of Merit) )
- Corpus Christi, Texas
Harvest of Hazards: Family Farming, Accidents, and Expertise in the Corn Belt, 1940–1975
Judith A. McClure Award
- Daniel and Margaret Wild House (2016)
- Cedar Falls
Adrian D. Anderson Award
- La Poste - Perry Post Office (2015)
- Perry
- Blair House (2016)
- Washington
Margaret Keyes Award
- 5th Street Lofts (Sieg Iron Company) (2015)
- Davenport
- St. Mary’s Church (2016)
- Remsen
William J. Wagner Award
- American Republic Insurance Company (2016)
- Des Moines
