• Barry M. Goldwater Award - Best Convention Paper on Arizona History
  • Melanie Sturgeon - "Where There's Smoke There's Fire: The Secret Life of David J. Boleyn"

• Collegiate Award - Best Convention Paper on an Arizona Topic by a College Student

  • Jill A. Horohoe - "'Yes, It can Be Done': Cesar Chavez's Impact on Hispanic Activism in Arizona"

• Don Bufkin Prize - Best Convention Paper dealing with the Territorial Period of Arizona History. Papers dealing with Arizona Geography, broadly defined, or Cartography are particularly encouraged.

  • Stan Brown - "The Mighty Mazatzals: From Indian Trade Route to Modern Highway"

• Friends of Arizona Archives (FAzA) Award - Award for the Best Paper that Demonstrates the Best Use of Archival Research.

  • Mike Speelman - "Samuel Bostick: African american Pioneer in Tucson, Arizona Territory, 1869-1874"

• McFarland Student Papers - Best Student Paper on any Subject Pertaining to the History of Arizona or the Far Southwest in Association with National History Day Competition in Arizona
  • Senior Category
    • 1st Place - Sarah Sacco, "Communicating Educational Excellence in Arizona"
    • 2nd Place - Leigh Harris, "Arizona: Searching for Statehood"
  • Junior Category
    • 1st Place - Alyssa Chauncey, "Kachinas: Communicating the Hopi Way"
    • 2nd Place - Leara Thompson and Lizzy Sim kins, "Navajo Code Talkers: Their Journey"

• Arizona Historical Society C. L. Sonnichsen Award for Best Journal of Arizona History Article

  • Larry D. Ball - "Tom Horn and the 'Talking Boy' Controversy" (Winter 2004)

  • James F. Elliott II Award for Best Journal of Arizona History Article by a Non-Professional Historian

    • Erik Berg - "The Eagle and the Anasazi: The Lindberghs' 1929 Aerial Survey of Prehistoric Sites in Arizona and New Mexico" (Spring 2004)

• Arizona Historical Society

  • Al Merito Award - Given to an individual who has made a valuable contribution to the preservation, understanding and awareness of Arizona and its History.

    • Melvin Van Vorst
    • Melissa Ruffner