ATHENS, Ohio -- The final round of Ohio University's 55th Annual American History contest will take place Nov. 29 on the Athens campus. The first place winner will receive a four-year, full tuition Ohio University scholarship and $100. Other students will receive more than $600 in cash awards and more than $10,000 in scholarships.
More than 9,000 students from 300 Ohio high schools took the preliminary multiple- choice examination in October. In the preliminary round, James Falkoff, of Westerville North High School in Westerville and Alex Stefaniak, of Highland High School, Medina, were the top scorers, answering 69 of 80 questions correctly. Falkoff and Stefaniak will receive the Carl Gustavson Book Award, named in honor of an Ohio University Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History Carl Gustavson.
This year's book is "The People with No Name: Ireland's Ulster Scots, America's Scots Irish, and the Creation of a British Atlantic World, 1689-1764" by Ohio University Assistant Professor of History, Patrick Griffin.
In addition to the top scorer, those eligible for the final round's three-question essay examination include: the highest scorer in each of Ohio's 88 counties, and all county scores in the 99th percentile of scores for all entrants, or the second and third highest scorer from each county if ranked in at least the 95th percentile. For a full list of all of the county winners, check out the contest web site.
The second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-place winners will receive one-year Ohio University scholarships of $1,500. The sixth through 12th place winners will receive $1,250 Ohio University tuition scholarships. Thirteenth through 15th-place winners will receive $1,000 Ohio University tuition scholarships.
Outstanding High School Awards of $150 and $100 will go to the six schools with the largest number of winners in the two rounds. In addition, the schools will be able to nominate a student for an Ohio University scholarship.
Participants will receive exam results by Jan. 25, 2002. The contest is directed by Professor of History Marvin Fletcher and is sponsored by the Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of History and the Admissions Office.
