Maryland History Day 1999

Contact:
Maryland's History Day Coordinator
Maryland's History Day Program
Phone: 410-837-5296
Fax: 410-837-5336

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Special Subject Awards


[ Business ] [ Ethical Issues ] [ Labor and Work ] [ Media ] [ Transportation ]
[ Maritime ] [ Maryland ] [ Newspaper in Historical Research ] [ Urban ]

Business History

sponsored by First Mariner Bank

Junior Division

"From Dream to Reality: The Legacy of Madam C.J. Walker"
Shannon Thomas
Teacher: Julia Van Hook
School: Southwest Academy, Baltimore County


Senior Division

"The Effects of New Industrial Technologies during the Gilded Age"
Hallet Brazelton, David Harris
Teacher: Brian Adkins
School: Oxon Hill High School, Prince George's County


Ethical Issues in History

sponsored by Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics, University of Baltimore

Junior Division

"Bombs Away: The Atom Bomb & The Manhattan Project"
Jason Fair
Teacher: Tara Kelly
School: Southwest Academy, Baltimore County


Senior Division

"The Hollerith Machine"
Caitlin Vaughn, Jennifer Gasperson, Eric Paz, Marcus Appelbaum, Lauren Hall
Teacher: Patricia Carballo
School: Laurel High School, Prince George's County


History of Labor and Work

sponsored by the Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO

Junior Division

"The Impact of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin"
Marisa McNatt
Teacher: Mary-Clare McNatt
School: The Calverton School, Calvert County


Senior Division

"The Lowell Mill Experience"
Erica Voss, Kristin Coffey, Katie Voss
Teacher: J. Scott McComb
School: Calvert High School, Calvert County


History of Media

sponsored by WNUV-TV, A Glencairn Ltd. Co.

Junior Division

"Spellbound in Darkness: The Invention of the Motion Picture"
Nathan Bowen
Teacher: Rachel Younkers
School: Plum Point Middle School, Calvert County


Senior Division

"Vietnam: What Are We Fighting For?"
Melissa Osborn, Megan Sauvager
Teacher: Shelley Terry
School: Bowie High School, Prince George's County


History of Transportation

sponsored by the B&O Railroad Museum

Junior Division

"Ties That Bound a Nation"
Timothy George
Teacher: Mary Ellen Fallica
School: Plum Point Middle School, Calvert County


Senior Division

"A Leg Up: The Impact of the Invention of the Stirrup on Warfare"
Colin Clarke
Teacher: Tim Horsmon
School: Calvert High School, Calvert County


Maritime History

sponsored by the Steamship Historical Society of America

Junior Division

"The Aqua Lung: Key to the Silent World"
Larkin Jones, Stephen Demedis
Teacher: Rachel Younkers
School: Plum Point Middle School, Calvert County


Senior Division

"The Development of Radar and Its Impact on the Outcome of WWII"
David Freiman
Teacher: Ruth Frey
School: Pikesville High School, Baltimore County


Maryland History

sponsored by the Maryland Historical Society

Junior Division

"Rachel Carson: A Woman Who Made a Difference"
Courtney Dantone
Teacher: Andrea Thomas
School: Kenmoor Middle School, Prince George's County


Senior Division

"Steamboats on the Chesapeake: A New Way of Life"
Danica Neddenien, Julie Boucher, Catherine Rosetti
Teacher: Kaye Oliver
School: Calvert High School, Calvert County


Newspaper in Historical Research

sponsored by the New York Times Corporation

Junior Division

"Impact of the Atomic Bomb in History"
Gregg McClendon, Christian Baer
Teacher: Kathy Cooke
School: St. Peter's School, Charles County


Urban History

sponsored by the Baltimore History Alliance

Junior Division

"Acid Rain and Its Effects on Monuments"
Shawna Murray
Teacher: Sharon Moten
School: Southwest Academy, Baltimore County


Senior Division

"The Science of Race"
Angela Terry, Quina Murphy
Teacher: Doug Dolan
School: Friendly High School, Prince George's County


National History Day 1999 Award:

World History

sponsored by the World History Association

"A Leg Up: The Impact of the Invention of the Stirrup on War
Colin Clarke
Teacher: Tim Horsmon
School: Calvert High School, Calvert County



National History Day 1999:

Maryland Outstanding Entry-Senior

"The AH-1 Cobra in Vietnam"
Leamon Tuttle
Teacher: Peter Adams
School: Laurel High School, Prince George's County



National History Day 1999:

Maryland Outstanding Entry-Junior

"Dynamic Dynamite"
Krista Waldhauser, Carissa Morency, Amy Huggins, Diane Krainak, Alicia DeNardis
Teacher: Linda Sprenkle
School: Holy Family School, Baltimore County




Congratulations Everyone!
and
Thanks to All of Our Sponsors!



Maryland's History Day Program