FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Georgia Historical Society: Brandy Mai
University of Georgia Press: Amanda E. Sharp
John C. Inscoe, the Albert W. Saye Professor
and University Professor of History at the University of Georgia, has received
awards for two separate books, both of which were published by the University
of Georgia Press in association with the Georgia Humanities Council.
Inscoe received the Georgia Historical Society’s 2012 Malcolm Bell, Jr., and Muriel Barrow Bell Award for the best
book in Georgia history for WRITING THE SOUTH THROUGH THE SELF: EXPLORATIONS IN SOUTHERN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Drawing on
two decades of teaching a college-level course on southern history as viewed
through autobiography and memoir, Inscoe explores the southern experience as
reflected in the life stories of those who lived it. The Society announced the
award at the 173rd Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at its statewide
headquarters in Savannah.
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Accepting the Malcolm Bell, Jr. and Muriel Barrow
Bell Award for Writing the South Through
the Self were UGA Press executive editor Nancy Grayson, on behalf of the
Georgia Humanities Council, UGA Press director Lisa Bayer, and UGA professor
and author John Inscoe. The award was presented by Georgia Historical Society
president and CEO Dr. W. Todd Groce (second from left).
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“The Press’s longstanding relationship with the
Georgia Humanities Council has always yielded important projects that benefit
teachers, students, and citizens of the state and beyond. We are honored to
receive the Bell Award along with the Council for John Inscoe’s latest
contribution to Georgia letters,” said Lisa Bayer, Director of UGA Press.
The American Association for State and Local
History (AASLH) recognized THE CIVIL WAR IN GEORGIA: A NEW GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA COMPANION with the national
Leadership in History Award of Merit presented for excellence in history
programs and projects. Inscoe selected articles from the New Georgia
Encyclopedia, of which he is general editor, for use in The Civil War in Georgia. Inscoe will receive his award on October
5 at the 67th AASLH Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. This book was also
published in association with the University System of Georgia/GALILEO.
“We are so pleased that THE CIVIL WAR IN GEORGIA has received this national recognition
from AASLH. We are grateful to John Inscoe and the New Georgia Encyclopedia
staff for their excellent work as they continue to establish new models for
digital and traditional publishing,” said Jamil Zainaldin, President of the
Georgia Humanities Council.
