We Give Two Awards Each Year
The Beacon Award
Announced each January, the Beacon Award annually recognizes a project that has successfully introduced young people to the Sherlock Holmes stories. Beginning in 2011, the award consists of a certificate and a check for $221. Anyone can submit a nomination form to the Beacon Society, but you cannot nominate yourself. Nominations are accepted from 1 October to 1 November each year.
Beacon Award Winners
- 2004 Beacon Award: Jan Stauber
- Keeping the Memory Green (Being Sherlock Holmes) — Middle School
- 2005 Beacon Award: Myrtle T. Robinson and Dr Twyla Tuten with the Hansom Wheels of SC
- Hound of the Baskervilles Reading Project — Middle School
- 2006 Beacon Award: Lynn Beaulieu and Kim Bartolo of the Fayetteville Manlius School System, NY
- British Literature [Hound of the Baskervilles] Honors Class — High School
- 2007 Beacon Award: Judith Howell
- English Literature and Sherlock Holmes — Middle School (7th grade)
- 2007 Beacon Award: Peter Burkhart
- English Literature and Sherlock Holmes — Middle School (7th grade)
- 2008 Beacon Award: Watson’s Tin Box (scion society)
- Sherlock Holmes Essay Writing Contest — Middle School (7th grade)
- 2009 Beacon Winner: Dr Tracy J. Revels
- Humanities 101: Sherlock Holmes and Victorian England — College History
- 2010 Beacon Winner: Myrtle T. Robinson
- Appreciation for service to the Beacon Society — Program Committee Chair, retired
- 2011 Beacon Winner: Peggy Perdue of the Toronto Public Library
- Sherlock Holmes' Detective Class — Elementary Students
- 2012 Beacon Winner: William S. Dorn
- A Study Guide to Sherlock Holmes
The Jan Stauber Grant
Announced in the Spring, the Jan Stauber Grant provides up to $250 to fund a proposal that will introduce a number of young people to the Sherlock Holmes stories. The deadline for 2012 applications is March 1, 2012.
Jan Stauber Grant Winners
2009
- Karen T. Paulson, Westfield Area High School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. "Sherlock Holmes Unit of a Mystery Novels class"
2010
- Timothy Abney, Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri. “Sherlock Holmes Speaks Latin”
- Elizabeth Ketelle and Brad Mason, Golden Sierra High School, Garden Valley, California. “Sherlock Holmes, Critical Thinking and Forensic Science”
- Susan Singer, St. Aloysius Elementary School, Pewee Valley, Kentucky. “Sherlock Holmes Goes 21st Century”
- Matthew Stark, Maudrey J. Sommer School, rural Tanana, Alaska. “Sherlock Holmes and Me”
2011
- Susan Chambre, Somerville Elementary School, Ridgewood, New Jersey. "Sherlock Holmes Book Club" for grades 1-5
- Janelle Kelly, Big Stone City Middle School, Big Stone City, South Dakota. "Teen Read Week: focus on Sherlock Holmes" for grades 6-8
- Linda Marchisio, Bacon Academy, Colchester, Connecticut. "Forensics in Literature: Sherlock Holmes" for grades 11-12
- Susan Toole, Douglas Elementary School, Trenton, South Carolina. "Sherlock Holmes Audio/Reading Program" for grade 5