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 winner will also receive a complimentary full registration to the 2026 annual meeting in Fairhope, April 9-11. The recipient will receive the award at the awards banquet on Friday, April 10.
History (or other academic) departments are encouraged to support travel costs for the student to the meeting.
Complete the online application at aub.ie/coleyaward. Online award applications must be completed by December 31, 2025 in order to be eligible.

For more information, contact Dr. Shari Williams, Committee Chair at contact@digtheridge.com.

Past Recipients

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"