Regions and Coordinators
The National History Day structure in Texas is divided into regional or district contests. Please check the list below to see if your school district holds a contest and contact your district's history day coordinator. If your school district is not listed, please contact the regional coordinator in your city or nearest to your community. If you are unsure which district or region you should contact or if you have questions about any aspect of the National History Day program, please contact the state coordinator for Texas History Day.
| DISTRICT CONTESTS AND COORDINATORS |
| REGIONAL CONTESTS AND COORDINATORS |
| North and East Texas |
| Northwest Texas |
| Houston and Gulf Coast |
| Central Texas |
| South Texas |
| West Texas |
| STATE CONTEST AND COORDINATOR |
| DISTRICT CONTESTS AND COORDINATORS | |
| Aldine Regional History Day (Aldine ISD only) | |
| Event Date: | February 22, 2013 |
| Location: | ASDC, Aldine ISD |
| Coordinator: | Deborah Johnson Program Director for Social Studies Aldine ISD 14909 Aldine Westfield Road Houston, Texas 77032 (281) 985-6409 (281) 985-6444 (fax) dljohnson@aldine.k12.tx.us |
| Shirley Worden Program Director Social Studies Aldine ISD Resource Center 14909 Aldine Westfield Road Houston, Texas 77032 (281) 985-6127 (281) 985-6444 (fax) sworden@aldine.k12.tx.us | |
| Houston Regional History Fair (Houston ISD only) | |
| Event Date: | February 23, 2013 |
| Location: | HISD Administration Building and HISD Doris Miller Center |
| Website: | www.hisdsocialstudies.org |
| Coordinators: | Angela Miller Social Studies Manager, Secondary Curriculum Department Houston ISD 4400 W 18th St Houston, Texas 77092-8501 (713) 556-6823 amiller2@houstonisd.org |
| Montra Rogers Secondary Social Studies Specialist Curriculum Department Houston ISD 4400 W 18th St Houston, Texas 77092-8501 713) 556-6823 mrogersw@houstonisd.org | |
| REGIONAL CONTESTS AND COORDINATORS | |
| North and East Texas | |
| Commerce and East Texas Regional History Fair | |
| Event Date: | March 29, 2013 |
| Location: | Student Center Texas A&M University-Commerce |
| Coordinator: | Dr. Ricky Dobbs |
| Dallas Area Regional History Day | |
| Event Date: | February 16, 2013 |
| Location: | J.J. Pearce High School |
| Website | http://www.region10.org/socialstudies/HistoryDay.html |
| Coordinators: | Laura A. Jablinski Please direct all inquiries about this contest to |
| Fort Worth and Arlington Regional History Day | |
| Event Date: | February 23, 2013 |
| Location: | University of Texas at Arlington |
| Coordinator: | Juliann Warner James Martin High School 4501 West Pleasant Ridge Arlington, Texas 76016 (682) 867-8779 jwarner@aisd.net jwarnercmc@yahoo.com |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Regional History Day | |
| Event Date: | February 21, 2013 |
| Location: | SFASU University Center |
| Website | http://www.sfasu.edu/historyday |
| Coordinator: | Paul Sandul Department of History, SFASU P. O. Box 13013 Nacogdoches TX 75962 (936) 468-2093 sandulpj@sfasu.edu |
| University of North Texas Regional History Day | |
| Event Date: | February 23, 2013 |
| Location: | University of North Texas |
| Coordinator: | Alex Mendoza |
| Northwest Texas | |
| McMurry University Regional History Day | |
| Event Date: | February 7, 2013 |
| Location: | McMurry University |
| Coordinator: | Stephen Hardin Department of History McMurry University McM Station Box 638 Abilene, TX 79697 hardin.stephen@mcm.edu |
| Panhandle-Plains Regional History Day | |
| Event Date: | February 23, 2013 |
| Location: | Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum |
| Coordinator: | Elaina Cunningham Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum WTAMU Box 60967 Canyon, TX 79016 (806) 651-2258 ecunningham@pphm.wtamu.edu |
| Red River Regional History Day | |
| Event Date: | TBA |
| Location: | TBA |
| Coordinator: | TBA |
| South Plains Regional History Day | |
| Event Date: | March 2, 2013 |
| Location: | National Ranching Heritage Center |
| Coordinator: | Emily Arellano Manager, Education Programs National Ranching Heritage Center 3121 4th Street Box 43200 Lubbock, TX 79409-3200 806-742-0498 emily.arellano@ttu.edu |
| Houston and Gulf Coast | |
| Lee College Regional History Day | |
| Event Date: | March 22-23, 2013 |
| Location: | Lee College |
| Coordinators: | John Britt Lee College P.O. Box 818 Baytown, Texas 77522 (281) 425-6375 jbritt@lee.edu |
Taunya Breaux | |
| Lamar University Regional History Day | |
Event Date: | February 14, 2013 |
| Location: | Lamar University |
| Coordinators: | Carol Atmar Lamar University Department of History P.O. Box 10048 Beaumont, Texas 77710 (409) 880-2253 ceatmar@lamar.edu |
| Fort Bend Regional History Fair | |
| Event Date: | March 2, 2013 |
| Location: | Sartartia Middle School |
| Coordinator: | Susan Voradakis Social Studies Coordinator Fort Bend ISD 16431 Lexington Boulevard Sugar Land, Texas 77479 (281) 634-1267 susan.voradakis@fortbend.k12.tx.us |
| Lone Star College-Montgomery | |
| Event Date: | February 9, 2013 |
| Location: | Lone Star College-Montgomery |
| Coordinator: | Betsy Powers 3200 College Park Drive Conroe, TX 77384 (936) 273-7036 betsy.j.powers@lonestar.edu |
| Central Texas | |
| Cen-Tex History Fair | |
| Event Date: | February 16, 2013 |
| Location: | LBJ Library and Museum |
| Website: | http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu /johnson/education.hom/education-main.shtm |
| Coordinator: | Marsha Sharp Education Specialist LBJ Library and Museum 2313 Red River Austin, Texas 78705 (512) 721-0195 marsha@lbjlibrary.net |
| San Antonio Regional History Fair | |
| Event Date: | February 22-23, 2013 |
| Location: | G.W. Brackenridge High School |
| Website: | |
| Coordinator: | Barbara Parisher Social Studies Specialist, Elementary Northside ISD 5900 Evers San Antonio, TX 78238 (210) 397-8664 barbara.parisher@nisd.net |
| Brazos Valley Regional History Fair | |
| Event Date: | February 8, 2013 |
| Location: | Star of the Republic Museum |
| Coordinator: | Anne McGaugh Curator of Education P.O. Box 317 Washington, TX 77880 (936) 878-2461 ext. 237 (936) 878-2462 (fax) amcgaugh@blinn.edu |
| Event Date: | February 14-15, 2013 |
| Location: | Bill Daniel Student Center Baylor University |
| Website: | www.baylor.edu/historyfair |
| Coordinators: | Dr. Stephen Sloan, President |
| Dena Martin Heart of Texas Regional History Fair Baylor University One Bear Place #97203 Waco, Texas 76798 (254) 753-3251 (254) 753-3209 (fax) Dena_Martin@baylor.edu | |
| South Texas | |
| Rio Grande Valley Regional History Fair | |
| Event Date: | February 16, 2013 |
| Location: | University of Texas-Pan American Student Union |
| Coordinator: | Michael Faubion University of Texas-Pan American Department of History and Philosophy SBS 309 1201 West University Edinburg, Texas 78539 (956) 381-3561 mfc83b@panam.edu |
| Coastal Bend Regional History Fair | |
| Event Date: | March 2, 2013 |
| Location: | Texas A&M University-Kingsville Student Union |
| Coordinator: | Lois Jaimes Brenda Canizalez |
| West Texas | |
| Big Bend Regional History Fair | |
| Event Date: | February 28, 2013 |
| Location: | Sul Ross University |
| Coordinator: | Caroline Fox Alpine High School 300 E. Hendryx Drive Alpine, Texas 79831 (915) 837-7720 cfox@alpine.esc18.net |
| El Paso History Day | |
| Event Date: | February 16, 2013 |
| Location: | Union Building -- University of Texas at El Paso |
| Coordinator: | Charles Martin Department of History Liberal Arts Bldg., Room 328 University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas 79968 (915) 747-7055 mcharles@utep.edu |
| Midland and Permian Basin History Fair | |
| Event Date: | TBA |
| Location: | TBA |
| Coordinator: | TBA |
| STATE CONTEST AND COORDINATORS | |
| Texas History Day | |
| Event Date: | May 3-4, 2013 |
| Location: | Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum & The University of Texas at Austin |
| K-12 Student Programs Coordinator: | Kate Hopfer Texas State Historical Association 1155 Union Circle #311580 Denton, Texas 76203 (940) 369-5245 (940) 369-5248 (fax) KateHopfer@TSHAonline.org |
| Director of Educational Services: | Stephen S. Cure |
