Cliff Kuhn Postsecondary Teaching Award

About this program

The Oral History Association awards the biannual Cliff Kuhn Postsecondary Teaching Award to a distinguished postsecondary educator who has exemplary integrated oral history into undergraduate, graduate, continuing, or professional education; the next award will be presented at OHA’s 2026 annual meeting and includes a plaque, one-year OHA membership, $500, and complimentary meeting registration. Applicants must demonstrate innovative or successfully implemented oral history pedagogy that serves as a model for education, show familiarity with relevant scholarship, adhere to standards for research, interviewing, preservation, and presentation, and include a civic or community component. Nominations may be submitted by the educator or by colleagues, students, administrators, or community members and must include a 2–3 page statement of the educator’s philosophy and project/curriculum details, supporting materials (syllabi, assignments, transcripts, press materials, publications, media, etc.), a nominating/supporting letter, and the nominee’s CV or resume.