The Texas United Methodist Historical Society announces an award of $250 for the best article written by an undergraduate or graduate student on some aspect of the history of Methodism in Texas.

Eligibility requires that the essay, ranging from 10 to 14 pages in length, be written by a student enrolled in a college, university or seminary and be sponsored by a faculty member of that institution. A nominating letter from the sponsoring faculty member and a one-page abstract of the paper must accompany the submitted manuscript.

The winning essay will be included on the program of the annual meeting of the Society and will be published in the Heritage Journal, the Society’s historical publication. The winner will be awarded a grant to help defray travel expenses to attend the meeting.

Style: The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition (2003) is the style sheet. The manuscript and endnotes which should be double spaced must be submitted on a computer disk in the Microsoft Word or Word Perfect format, by email or in a typed quality that can be scanned into the computer.

Criteria for judging are the following: 1) readability and style of the presentation; 2) use of primary source research materials; 3) overall conception; and 4) contribution to the history of Methodism in Texas.

Entries should be sent to Dr. Garry L. Nall, TUMHS Student Essay Chair, 7206 Versailles Drive, Amarillo, Texas 79121 or gnall@alumni.utexas.net

Deadline for submission: January 31, 2008