Celebrating the Humanities at Baylor University

Charles Guittard First Book Publishing Award

Nancy and I are pleased to announce that, in collaboration with Baylor Libraries Dean Jeffry Archer and A&S Development Managing Director Dusty Bedwell, we have just created the Charles Guittard First Book Publishing Award.

The purpose is to facilitate the publication by Baylor faculty teaching in the humanities of their first books as they work toward tenure. We hope that the new award will add meaningfully to Baylor's current efforts through the Library System and the Provost's office to highlight and support books by Baylor authors.

Guittard Family Support for Baylor Faculty

This new humanities award builds upon the Guittard family's long-standing support for Baylor University Faculty scholarship.

The first Guittard Book Award, established in 2013, is for a distinguished work of original scholarship in any area of history, written by a current or emeritus member of the faculty of the Baylor Department of History or by any graduate holding a degree in history from Baylor University.

The award was established in 2013 to accomplish a three-fold purpose. First, it recognizes the legacy of Dr. Francis Gevrier Guittard, who taught at Baylor University from 1902 until his death in 1950, serving as department chair from 1910 until 1948. Second, it seeks to recognize and celebrate the high quality of published scholarship in the field of history produced by Baylor faculty and graduates of the Department of History. Third, it acknowledges the ongoing support of the Guittard family to the Guittard History Fellowship Fund and to the Department of History at Baylor.

Our family is excited to continue supporting research and authorship within the Baylor University community.