AWARDS
Henry Ford Heritage Association has the opportunity to present one book award to the newly published book we feel best embodies Henry Ford’s story. Candidate books can center on Henry Ford, his family, or his accomplishments. The award is presented at our annual dinner in July and the author is encouraged to be present and to offer the book for signing and sale. The author or publisher is permitted to use our logo and year of the award as part of their advertising and on the cover of the book. If you are interested in submitting a book to be considered for this award please download the HFHA – Book Award Application and follow the instructions.
2024
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Michael Maher
BOOK AWARD: American Journey – Author: Wes Davis
SERVICE AWARD: Brenda Buiskool
2023
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Joe Sarich
BOOK AWARD: Tractor Wars Author: Neil Dahlstrom
SERVICE AWARD: Julie Petschler
2022
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Isamay Addis Osborne
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Mel Printing
BOOK AWARD: Electric City: The Lost History of Ford and Edison’s American Utopia Author: Thomas Hager
SERVICE AWARD: Jackie & Jerry Niesen
2021
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Frank Scheidt
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Ford Rouge Factory Tour – Then Henry Ford
BOOK AWARD: No Book Award this year
SERVICE AWARD: Jim Guibord
2020
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Steve Shotwell
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Berry College
BOOK AWARD: Peggy Thomas – Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car
SERVICE AWARD: Todd Bryan
2019
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Henry (Hank) Czerwick Jr.
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Friends of Highland Recreation Area – Haven Hill
BOOK AWARD: Randy Hotton, Michael W.R. Davis – Willow Run – Images of Aviation
SERVICE AWARD: Phyllis and Bill Romanski
2018
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Kathleen Mullins
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: The Yankee Air Museum & The Willow Run Bomber Plant
BOOK AWARD: Donn Werling & Rick Meader – Landscape Architect for the Fords.&You
SERVICE AWARD: Robert Degenhart & Edward Maurus
2017
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Nancy Darga
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: The Richmond Hill Historical Society and Convention & Visitors Bureau
BOOK AWARD: Chris Pendleton, Mike Cosden & Brent Newman – Edison and Ford in Florida
SERVICE AWARD: Tom and Harriet Cole
2016
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Richard Kughn
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: The MotorCities National Heritage Area
BOOK AWARD: A. J. Baime – The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
SERVICE AWARD: Joe and Carrie Adams
2015
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Rick Lindner
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Edison and Ford Winter Estates
BOOK AWARD: Dr. Jessie Swigger – “History Is Bunk”: Assembling the Past at Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village
2015 HFHA Awards Press Release
2014
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Charles Davis Jr.
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Early Ford V8 Foundation & Museum
BOOK AWARD: Joan Schultz – An Unheralded Education: Learning by Doing in Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village Schools
SERVICE AWARD: Ruth & Richard Gatza
2014 HFHA Awards Press Release
2013
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD:: Robert C. Kreipke – Ford Motor Company Historian
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
BOOK AWARD: Michele Wehrwein Albion –The Quotable Henry Ford
Service Award: Ruth Bruce
2012
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Peggy Campbell – Great Niece of Clara Bryant Ford
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
BOOK AWARD: Jennifer Czerwick-Ganem –Dearborn Inn (Images of America)
Service Award: Dennis Schwecke
2011
INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Dr. Frank Gasiorek
ORGANIZATION FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: The Benson Ford Research Center
BOOK AWARD: Phillip W. Stewart for Henry Ford’s Moving Picture Show Volume One
Service Award: Louise Dudy
2010
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Jack Demmer
BOOK AWARD: Tim O’Callaghan – Ford in the Service of America: Mass Production for the Military During the World Wars
SERVICE AWARD: Anna Kopcha
2009
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Bruce H. Simpson
ARTICLE AWARD: Sheryl James
BOOK AWARD: Howard Seagal
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD: George DeAngelis
2008
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Michael Skinner
BOOK AWARD: Wayne State University Press
LITERARY AWARD: The HFHA Literary Award was not presented in 2008
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD: Linda Leggit – For her many years of service as the Legend Editor
2007
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Ford Motor Company Fund
BOOK AWARD: The HFHA Book Award was not presented in 2007
LITERARY AWARD: The HFHA Literary Award was not presented in 2007
2006
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Joe O’Neil
BOOK AWARD: The HFHA Book Award was not presented in 2006
LITERARY AWARD: Steven Watts – The People’s Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century
2005
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Bill Vicary
BOOK AWARD: Mr. Joe Cabadas (rt) , recipient of the 2005 HFHA Book Award for his book:
River Rouge: Ford’s Industrial Colossus
2004
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Mr. Tim O’Callaghan, recipient of the 2004 HFHA Friend of Ford Award. Presented for significant contributions to the preservation of the legacy left us by Henry Ford.
LITERARY AWARD: Crain’s Detroit Business , recipient of the 2004 HFHA Literary Award, for coverage of Ford Motor Company’s 100 years. Accepted by Keith Crain.
BOOK AWARD: Mr. Douglas Brinkley , recipient of the 2004 HFHA Book Award for his book:
Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress
2003
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Mr. Edsel Ford II. Presented for significant contributions to the preservation of the legacy left us by Henry Ford.
LITERARY AWARD: The HFHA Literary Award was not presented in 2003
BOOK AWARD: Mr. Ford R. Bryan, for his sixth book: Friends, Families & Forays: Scenes from the Life and Times of Henry Ford
2002
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Mr. Dick Folsom, Ford historian and past President of the Henry Ford Heritage Association
LITERARY AWARD: Mr. Thomas McCarthy for his article entitled, Henry Ford, Industrial Ecologist or Industrial Conservationist? Waste Reduction and Recycling at the Rouge.
Published in the Fall 2001 issue of the MICHIGAN HISTORICAL REVIEW.
BOOK AWARD: Tim O’Callaghan, for his book entitled: The Aviation Legacy of Henry & Edsel Ford. published in 2000
2001
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Mr. Dick Duncan founder Jerome Duncan Ford, Sterling Heights , Michigan and the Ford “Memories” museum.
LITERARY AWARD: Mr. Phil Llewellin, Oswestry, England for his article entitled, After Henry: Touring Michigan In Search of reminders of Henry Ford, His Work and His Family. Special supplement to AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE- ELEVEN JOURNEYS IN SEARCH OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY’S PAST.
2000
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Donn Werling – Director of the Henry Ford Estate – Fair Lane from 1983 to 2002
1999
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Marilyn & Dr. Jerald Mitchell – Owners of the Ford Edison Avenue home
1998
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Dr. F. Leslie Long – Author of The Henry Ford Era at Richmond Hill Georgia
1997
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Dr. David Lewis – THE expert on Henry Ford with over 3,000,000 words published
1996
FRIEND OF FORD AWARD: Ford Richardson Bryan – Author of 8 Ford related books