Frazine Taylor Research Grant
In honor and memory of past president Frazine Taylor and her contributions to the Alabama history community, this $1,000 grant is open to any graduate student conducting research on an Alabama topic. Graduate students studying Alabama history in other disciplines may apply (e.g. anthropology, literature, political science), but preference will be given to students from departments of history. The next award will be given in 2028.
Past Recipients
2026: Tanner Corley, University of Alabama
2024: Allie Lopez, Baylor University
2022: Christa Elise Kieffer, University of Kentucky
2019: Tammy Blue, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Joshua Shiver, Auburn University
Spencer York, University of Alabama
Justin Zimlich, University of South Alabama
2017: Anna Hrom, Duke University
Topic: “Fraud Heaven, Tort Hell: Tort Law as a Tool for Consumer Protection in Alabama, From 1970 to the Present”
2015: Hayden McDaniel, University of Southern Mississippi
Topic: "From Carver to Carter: The Political Economy of Peanut Cultivation in the South, 1920-1976"
Emilie Connolly, New York University
Topic: "Indian Trust Funds and the Routes of American Capitalism, 1795-1865"
2013: Jeffrey Thomas Perry, Purdue University
Topic: "From 'Disturbers' to Protectors of the Peace: Baptist Church Discipline and Legalities on the Trans-Appalachian Frontier, 1780-1865"
2011: Thomas Chase Hagood, University of Georgia
Topic: "Rewriting the Frontier: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1816-1916"
2009: Scotty Kirkland, University of South Alabama
Topic: Gessner McCorvey and restricting the Black vote in Mobile
2007: Jennifer Newman, Auburn University
Topic: Religious beliefs and identity of Alabama and Georgia women during the Civil War
2005: Anthony Donaldson, Auburn University
Topic: "Goal Posts and Ivory Towers: The University of Alabama and Auburn University, 1871-1941: A Study of the Relationship Between Traditional Universities and Land-Grant Colleges"