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2013 History Fair Awards 
Natalia Ginsburg (University of Chicago Lab School), “The Hidden History of Jane”—5th in the nation in the Senior Paper category and won the Special Award for Women’s History. Grace Kleinaitis and Gillian Miller (Lincoln Elementary School), “Welcome to the Jungle”—6th for Junior Group Exhibit and was selected for exhibition at the National Museum of American History. Michael Lally, Lucas Levine, Evan Montgomery, Stephen Cernek, and Jeffrey Tang (Lincoln Park High School), “Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson: Changing the Face of Jazz”—9th for Senior Group Performance. Joceline Cervantes, Aleksandra Gicala, and Karolina Ptaszek (Edwards Elementary), “Holodomor—The Deadly Secret of the Soviet Union”—14th for Junior Group website. Kshama Shah (Independent Scholar, Conant High School), “Dropping the Nitrogen Mustard Bomb on the Emperor of Maladies,” won a four-year scholarship from Case Western Reserve University. Melusine Velde and Beatrice Farb (Lincoln Elementary School), “Blizzard 1979: Bilandic vs. Byrne” was named Outstanding Junior Project for Illinois. Bridget Oleksy (Maine South High School), “1963 Loyola University Chicago Basketball” was named Outstanding Senior Project for Illinois.
History Fair Awards Ceremony Prize Winners
Arthur Anderson Memorial for Superior History "Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Changing the Face of Jazz" Stephan Cernek, Lucas Levine, Michael Lally, Evan Montgomery, and Jeffrey Tang Lincoln Park High School
Berrier Crabgrass Award for Suburban History "The Forgotten Air Disaster" Luke Urbane Maine West High School
Bill of Rights History Award "Elijah Lovejoy" Akanksha Shah Stevenson High School
Bill of Rights History Award "Lincoln Douglas Debates" Sophie Tupper Lincoln Park High School
Richard Brown Award for Superior Local History "Waukegan: Rags to Industrial Riches" Cameron Crombie, Michael Dudley, and David Martinez Waukegan High School
Burnham Award for Exceptional Research on the History of City Planning "The Burnham Plan of Chicago: How Improvement of Transportation and Preservation of Nature Changed the World" Nikola Bosnjak Mt. Carmel High School
Burnham Award for Exceptional Research on the History of City Planning "Plan of Chicago: A Turning Point in Urban Architecture" Michael Stubna and Thomas Stubna Lincoln Park High School
Cantigny Award for Excellence in Military History "Waukegan in Uniform" Hwangchan Yu and Adriana Gonzalez Waukegan High School
Cantigny Award for Excellence in Military History "The Black Hawk War: Avoidable Genocide or Turning Point in Illinois?" Monica Magdaraog, Christopher Rohrbeck, and Michael Vernon Von Steuben High School
Prize for Excellence in Women’s History "Vivian Harsh" Amuary Saulsberry and Cambri Bryant Bronzeville Scholastic Institute
Prize for Excellence in Women’s History "HERS" Aneta Przywara Chicago Academy High School
Center for New Deal Studies Award for Excellence in New Deal History "When Panda-monium is the Cure for Depression" Jordyn Harrison Providence-St. Mel High School
Center for New Deal Studies Award for Excellence in New Deal History "The First Lady to Take a Stand: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Advancement of Civil Liberties in Chicago" Jamie Schlacter Stevenson High School
ComEd Award for the History of Science and Technology "Dropping the Nitrogen Mustard Bomb on the Emperor of All Maladies" Kshama Shah Independent Student
ComEd Award for the History of Science and Technology "Turning Point: Flight 191" Richard Fordon Mt. Carmel High School
ComEd Award for the History of Science and Technology "Telephone: The Voice in the Wire" Sean Smart Grayslake North High School
ComEd Award for the History of Science and Technology "You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet" Meredith Sonnefeldt Payton College Prep High School
ComEd Award for the History of Science and Technology "Electricity in Chicago" Miranda Garfinkle University of Chicago Lab Schools High School
ComEd Award for the History of Science and Technology "First Nuclear Chain Reactor: A Catalyst for Global Change" Valentina Gallon University of Chicago Lab Schools High School
Chicago Teachers Union Prize for Excellence in History "The Influenza Epidemic" Stacy Lam Von Steuben High School
Chicago Teachers Union Prize for Excellence in History "Bud Billiken Club" Kandis Sullivan Brooks College Prep
Chicago Teachers Union Prize for Excellence in History "Mental Asylums" Samantha Martinez Westinghouse College Prep
The John D’Emilio Prize for LGBT History "Daniel Sotomayer" Ana Villa, Ana Martinez, and Karine Saucedo Juarez Community Academy
Alderman Leon Despres Award for Superior Political History "Shakman v. Patronage" Charles Herrera and Brandon Gasparas Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences
Family Business History Award "William Wrigley, Jr.: The Pioneer of Consumer Advertising" Lauren Wajda and Lindsay Zasadinski Nazareth Academy
Chicago-Irish History Prize "The Irish Effect on the Nation's Largest Catholic School System" Edward Smith St. Laurence High School
Prize for Superior Asian-American History "The Chicago Chinese Community's Reaction to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882" Linnea Rohrsen Nazareth Academy
Hull House History Prize "Alice Hamilton and Industrial Disease" Quinn Kelley Independent Student
Hull House History Prize "Jane Addams: The Change Chicago Needed" Adriana Rios Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville
Prize for Excellence in Hyde Park Township History "Janet Rowley: the World's Spokeswoman for Cancer Genetics" Margarete Wallner Payton College Prep High School
Prize for Excellence in Hyde Park Township History "The Columbian Exposition 1893: The Women's Building" Kerry Kilcoyne, Megan O’Kane, and Caitlyn Degnan Nazareth Academy
Les Orear Award for Superior Labor History "Meat Me in the Back of the Yards" Brigid McKeon and Andie Linker Payton College Prep High School
Prize for Immigrant History in Chicago "Red Cross to the Rescue" Chrissy Turek Nazareth Academy
George Javaras Memorial Award for Superior History "Jazz: Instrument of Change" Anikka Villegas Payton College Prep High School
George Javaras Memorial Award for Superior History "Hidden History of Jane: Chicago's Forgotten Underground Abortion Service and Roe v Wade" Natalia Ginsburg University of Chicago Lab Schools High School
Javaras History of the Arts Award "Ruth Page: Dancer, Feminist, Revolutionary" Shana Laski and Sierra Lai Payton College Prep High School
Javaras History of the Arts Award "Poetry: A Magazine of Verse Shines Light on the Humblest of all the Arts" Jacquie Skokna Nazareth Academy
Early History of Chicago Award "The Foundation of Chicago" Aaron Kamel Payton College Prep High School
Award for Superior Latino History "Waukegan and the Rootless" Janedelie Romero, Jocelyn Hernandez, Margarita Uriostegui, Leslie Guzman, and Andrea Flores Waukegan High School
Award for Superior Latino History "Young Lords: Fight for Human Rights" Jochelle De Leon Maine West High School
Prize for Legal History "Hansberry v. Lee" Lashaunda Puckett, Myeshia Brown, and Kayla White Bronzeville Scholastic Institute
Urban History Prize "Here's Harold: The Impact of the Minority Vote" Claire Williamson and Peter Williamson Payton College Prep High School
Make Chicago Proud Prize "Chess Records" Caryl Agsalud Chicago Academy High School
Make Chicago Proud Prize "The $9 Billion Dollar Man" Daniel Josefchak Meliora High School
Manaaki Make History Award "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" Jackie Lawson Chicago Academy High School
Manaaki Make History Award "Jack Cooper: Setting the Standard for Black Radio" Anthony Greer Bronzeville Scholastic Institute
Manaaki Make History Award "Rube Foster: Founder of African American Baseball" Peter Llamas Hancock High School
Mayflower Society of Illinois Award for Superior History "Riverview: Sharp Turns, Sharp Changes" Joey Marella, Brett Straessle, and Zach Brown Maine West High School Mayflower Society of Illinois Award for Superior History "Child Labor: The Fuel Behind the Industrial Revolution" Samir Hadzic, Myriam Driss, and Sabrina Pineda Lincoln Park High School
Margaret Cross Norton Award for the Best Use of Primary Source Documents "The American Medical Association" DJ Smith and Maddie Rafkin University of Chicago Lab Schools High School
Obenshain Award for Excellence in Architectural History "The Home Insurance Building: Turning a City Inside Out" Nadia Arzola Maine West High School
Obenshain Award for Excellence in Architectural History "Steel Frame Structure" Roujia Wen Payton College Prep High School
Paul Barrett Memorial Award "If We Can Do It, Then We Should: The Chicago Algebra Project as an Outcome of Chicago Education Reform" Daniel Hayes Mt. Carmel High School
Paul Barrett Memorial Award "Designing History: Bauhaus Chicago" Caeley Harihara Payton College Prep High School
Ravenswood-Lake View History Prize "Evolution of Chicago Mass Transit" Alyssa Xavier Prosser Career Academy
Rush Public Health History Prize "Cook County Hospital" Rachel Conley University of Chicago Lab Schools High School
Rush Public Health History Prize "Baby Tents" Ara Rodriguez and Maury Barajas Prosser Career Academy
Exemplary History Research Award "The Waukegan Carnegie Library" Kenneth Weidner, Bradley Howard, and Kathryn Voight Waukegan High School
Exemplary History Research Award "Finding a Cure" Bianca Ortiz Juarez Community Academy
Exemplary History Research Award "Rosie the Riveter" Haley Rose New Tech High at Zion-Benton East
Studs Terkel Center for Oral History Prize "Breaking Boundaries: The Waukegan Story" Ayana Bankston, Alyssa Canda, and Rosa Martinez Waukegan High School
Timuel Black Award for African-American History "Chicago's Black Eden: Idlewild" LeAsia Williams, Summer Braxton, and Hannah Modjeski Chicago Academy High School
Raymond and Janice Trembacki Award for Excellence in History "Living Death--The Dialpainters of the 1920s" Kira Galancy and Madeleine Tomasic Payton College Prep High School
Working Class History Award "Radium Girls" Blanca Aguillon, Ariana Palma, Noemi Figueroa, and Michael Solis Juarez Community Academy
Young Scholars Prize "Pullman Town" Brittany Bradley Ogden International High School
Young Scholars Prize "Trapped! The Iroquois Theatre Fire" Luke Micek, Sergio Gutierrez, and Joseph Jarvis Taft High School
Young Scholars Prize "Frank Lloyd Wright: Architectural Turning Point" Endre Roman, Justin Ellison, Luz Villeda, Florencia Mino, and Martin Torres Lincoln Park High School
Young Scholars Prize "The Shock of Recognition" Keneesha Davis and Chapreda White Bronzeville Scholastic Institute
Young Scholars Prize "Chicago Race Riot 1919" Daisy Lopez World Language High School
Young Scholars Prize "Let’s 'Clean' Up Chicago" Marine Military Academy Ivan Montero
Illinois Press Association Elijah P. Lovejoy Award Claudia Hinsdale Nettelhorst Elementary School “Tokyo Rose: How Media and Circumstances Can Ruin a Life”
Illinois Organization of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Award Joanne Lee, Anna Pasek, and Jessica Salmi Taft Academic Center “Title IX”
Illinois Organization of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Award Alison Wasselewski St. Louise de Marrillac “Grace Trout: The Woman Who Never Failed”
Illinois & Michigan Canal Award Kristen Rigsby Taft Academic Center “Building Illinois: The Legacy of the Illinois & Michigan Canal”
Illinois & Michigan Canal Award Aaron Kamel Payton College Prep High School The Foundation of Chicago: The Illinois & Michigan Canal”
Illinois Labor History Society Award Christina Lee Lane Tech Academic Center “Glowing in the Grave: The Radium Dial Painters and Occupational Disease”
Illinois Labor History Society Award Rose Jacobs Catherine Cook School “Pullman: Journey for a Union”
Illinois Labor History Society Award Kira Galancy and Madeleine Tomasic Payton College Prep High School “Living Death--The Dialpainters of the 1920s”
Illinois Labor History Society Award Quinn Kelley Independent Student “Alice Hamilton & Occupational Disease”
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