Past Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award Winners
Announced each January, the Susan Z. Diamond 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. Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award nominations are open for submission all year with the closing date November 15 of each calendar year set for evaluations and voting.
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2020 Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award Winner:
David Fakes Tulpehocken Junior High school, Bernville, PA -- 9th grade Language Arts Curriculum 2019 Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award Winner: Derrick Belanger Horizon High School, Thorton, CO; "The Irregular Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" -- High School Special Education 2018 Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award Winner: Mike McClure Chester, IL; "Cartwright's Companions" -- Middle School (7th grade) 2017 Beacon Award Winner: Robert Nunn Albert Cassens Elementary School, Edwardsville, IL; “Introducing Sherlock Holmes” - Elementary School (5th grade) 2016 Beacon Award Winner: Helen Cauley Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; “Curious Scholars” - College Writing 2015 Beacon Award Winner: Dr. Michael Brady Heritage Middle School, Thompson Station/Spring Hill, TN; “The Case of the Missing Bridge” - Adolescents and College Students 2014 Beacon Award Winner: Shannon Carlisle Moore Elementary, Franklin, TN; “Mrs. Carlisle: Chief Sherlockian” - Elementary School (4th grade) 2013 Beacon Award Winner: Tim Greer Memphis University School, Memphis, TN; “Detective Fiction” - High School (12th grade) 2012 Beacon Award Winner: William S. Dorn University of Denver, Denver, CO; “A Study Guide to Sherlock Holmes” - College Students 2011 Beacon Award Winner: Peggy Perdue Toronto Public Library, Toronto ON; “Sherlock Holmes' Detective Class” - Elementary Students 2010 Beacon Award Winner: Myrtle T. Robinson Columbia, SC; Appreciation for service to the Beacon Society - Program Committee Chair, retired 2009 Beacon Award Winner: Dr Tracy J. Revels Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC; “Humanities 101: Sherlock Holmes and Victorian England” - College History 2008 Beacon Award Winner: Watson’s Tin Box (scion society) Ellicott City, MD; “Sherlock Holmes Essay Writing Contest” - Middle School (7th grade) 2007 Beacon Award Winner: Judith Howell “English Literature and Sherlock Holmes” - High School (12th grade) 2006 Beacon Award Winner: Lynn Beaulieu and Kim Bartolo Fayetteville Manlius School System, NY; “British Literature Honors Class” - High School 2005 Beacon Award Winner: Myrtle T. Robinson and Dr Twyla Tuten The Hansom Wheels of SC; “Hound of the Baskerville Reading Project” - Middle School 2004 Beacon Award Winner: Jan Stauber Verona, NJ; “Keeping the Memory Green (Being Sherlock Holmes)” - Middle School |
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