ASEH Awards

Each year, the ASEH awards the following four prizes for outstanding published work in the field of environmental history:

• George Perkins Marsh Prize for Best Book in Environmental History
• Leopold-Hidy Prize for Best Article in Environmental History (with Forest History Society)
• Alice Hamilton Prize or Best Article Outside Environmental History
• Rachel Carson Prize for Best Dissertation in Environmental History

The deadline for submissions for the best book, article, and dissertation awards for 2009 has passed. The next deadline will be November 12, 2010, and submission instructions will be available on this website during the summer of 2010. Environmental history books, articles, and dissertations completed between Nov. 1, 2009 and Oct. 31, 2010 will be eligible for consideration.

The ASEH also presents Distinguished Scholar and Distinguished Service awards. The Distinguished Scholar Award is given every two years to an individual who has contributed significantly to environmental history scholarship; membership in ASEH is not required. The Distinguished Service Award is given every two years to an individual who has contributed significantly to the development of ASEH as an organizaiton; membership in ASEH is required. Anyone can nominate candidates for these awards, and ASEH's executive committee selects the recipients. Click here for a list of past recipients. Please send suggestions, along with a brief explanation, to director@aseh.net