James M. SoRelle History Department Sweepstakes Award
The James M. SoRelle History Department Sweepstakes Award is offered annually to the sponsor(s) of the competing school that accumulates the most points for first, second, and third place projects across all categories in each year’s fair competition. The award is named after Dr. Jim SoRelle, longtime professor in Baylor University’s Department of History and twenty-year member of the HOTRHF Board of Directors.
Congratulations to the 2024 winner: Paige Hooten from Lake Belton Middle School!
Past James M. Sorelle Award Winners
| Year | Name | School |
| 1995 | Syandra Ingram | Waco High 9th Grade School |
| 1997 | Cindy Britt | Lake Air Middle School |
| 1998 | Cindy Britt, Danna Miller, Yvonne Minor | Lake Air Middle School |
| 1999 | Cindy Britt | Lake Air Middle School |
| 2000 | Greg Blanchard | Lorena High School |
| 2002 | Jenice Long | Lake Air Middle School |
| 2003 | Greg Blanchard | Lorena Middle School |
| 2004 | Denise Bell, Sarah Riehl, Steve Spooner | Lake Air Middle School |
| 2005 | Karen Brown, Dan Pfleging, K. Alexander, S. Shelton | AJ Moore Academy |
| 2006 | Pat Browder, Larry Havard | Lorena Middle School |
| 2007 | Greg Blanchard | Lorena High School |
| 2008 | Sherry Mullins | Tennyson Middle School |
| 2009 | Sherry Mullins | Tennyson Middle School |
| 2010 | Courtney Copas | Waco High School |
| 2011 | Courtney Copas, Nick Davoust, Ken Heller, Neil Shanks | Waco High School |
| 2012 | Courtney Copas, Lyssa Davoust, Ken Heller, Neil Shanks | Waco High School |
| 2013 | Courtney Copas, Lyssa Davoust, Ken Heller | Waco High School |
| 2014 | Lyssa Davoust, Ken Heller | Waco High School |
| 2015 | Mary Duty, George Stonikinas, Earnest Garth | Atlas Academy |
| 2018 | Timothy Potts | Belton New Tech at Waskow |
| 2019 | Shea Ruggles, Shana Lyles, and Leslie Cannon | Atlas Academy |
| 2020 | Shea Ruggles, Kimberley Keele, and Leslie Cannon | Atlas Academy |
| 2021 | Timothy Potts | Belton New Tech at Waskow |
| 2022 | Diane Rogers | Robinson Junior High School |
| 2024 | Paige Hooten | Lake Belton Middle School |