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Ada Margaret Smith Award

NOTE: This award is open to students in grades 6-12.

The Ada Margaret Smith Award is named in memory of a long-time Cameron teacher and historian because of her love for and commitment to students and history. This award is presented to the most promising young historian at HOTRHF. Each sponsor is allowed to nominate one student for this award. The student must be registered under the teacher to qualify.

  • Student’s first and last name
  • Sponsor's email address
  • Student’s project division and category
  • Student’s project title
  • Name of school
  • Name of history fair sponsor
  • A brief statement on why this student is a promising historian (1-2 paragraphs)

Nominate a student for the Ada Margaret Smith Award here

Nominations for the award will be screened by HOTRHF representatives. The top nominees will be invited to an interview. Arrangements for an interview will be made at this time.

The award recipient will receive a plaque and a prize. The winner will be announced at the annual Heart of Texas Regional History Fair Awards Ceremony.


Past Ada Margaret Smith Award Winners

YearNameSchool
1989Ronald MeadorWest High School
1990 Stephanie Brown  St. Louis School
1992 Luke Barbin  St. Louis School
1993  Carrie TriceLorena High School
1995Wylie DeWaltReicher High School
1996Matt HartleySt. Louis School
1997Greg BorchardtLorena Middle School
1998Branson HeinzLorena Middle School
1999Karen PetreeLake Air Middle School
2000Chris LemleyLorena High School
2001

Corley Sims

Nicholas Steger

Lake Air Middle School

Midway Middle School

2002Whitney BrewtonLorena High School
2003Brittany AndersonA. J. Moore Academy
2005Stevie Walker-WebbA. J. Moore Academy
2006Lindsay LilesC.H. Yoe High School
2007Whitney GaffordLorena High School
2008Karl LockhartMidway High School
2009

Taylor Gersbach

Katherine Parker  

Waco High School

Tennyson Middle School

2010Corey RobertsWaco High School
2011Josh ConatserWaco High School
2012Reed CooperWaco High School
2013Nathan WellsWaco High School
2014  Tarean StottsWaco High School
2015  Bennett JohnsonWaco High School
2016 James Ackerman Atlas Academy
2018 Truman Cunningham Quinn Middle School Annex-Rapoport Academy
2019Caroline MoehlebrockBelton New Tech @ Waskow
2020Hannah WoodNorth Belton Middle School
2021Fiona FultonLorena High School
2022Carrie-Ann KeaneRobinson Junior High
2023Jacob BellMcGregor High School
2024Lena Cook

Belton High School

2025Alexandra BuiLake Belton High School

 

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Heart of Texas Regional History Fair
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One Bear Place #97186
Waco, TX 76798-7186

hotfair@baylor.edu
(254) 710-3783
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