Nominations are being accepted until Feb. 21 for the 2022 South Dakota History Teacher of the Year, one of the Governor’s Awards for History, coordinated by the South Dakota State Historical Society. Nominees may be an elementary or secondary teacher of history or social studies in public or private schools in South Dakota. They must be teaching at least half time during a school year and have a minimum of three years teaching experience in history, social studies, or a related field.

Nomination forms can be found on the State Historical Society’s website. Each nominee will be sent an application packet which must be completed and returned for review by March 17. For more information, contact Jeff Mammenga, awards coordinator, at Jeff.Mammenga@state.sd.us or 605-773-6000.

The winner will be announced at this year’s State Historical Society History Conference, being held April 22-23 in Pierre.