District Coordinators
Contact your district coordinator in the fall to ensure that you will receive contest registration materials and notices.
National History Day in Iowa Coordinators and Contest Dates
AEA 1
Dixie Opperman
Keystone AEA
1400 2nd Street NW
Elkader, IA 52043
800-632-5918
dopperman@aea1.k12.ia.us
Shirley Kirby
skirby@aea1.k12.ia.us
Saturday, March 15
AEA 267 North
(Clear Lake Region)
Millie Frese
NHD in Iowa
600 E. Locust
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-6860
millie.frese@iowa.gov
Dr. Jeff Pilz
641-422-4321
pilzjeff@niacc.cc.ia.us
Saturday, March 1
AEA 267 West
(Marshalltown Region)
Susan Fritzell
Marshalltown High School
1602 S 2nd Avenue
Marshalltown, IA 50158
641-754-1130
sfritzell@marshalltown.k12.ia.us
Millie Frese
641-328-4101
jrfrese5@mac.com
Monday, March 31
AEA 267 East
(Cedar Falls Region)
Laurie Creery
Grout Museum District
503 South Street
Waterloo, IA 50701
319-234-6357
laurie.creery@gmdistrict.org
Thursday, March 27 (Sr)
Friday, March 28 (Jr)
AEA 8-Junior Division
Linda Linn
Prairie Lakes AEA
23 East 7th Street
Spencer, IA 51301
866-540-3860
llinn@aea8.k12.ia.us
Saturday, March 8
AEA 8-Senior Division
Dr. Dixee Bartholomew-Feis
Buena Vista University
610 W. 4th Street
Storm Lake, IA 50588
712-749-2208
bartholomew@bvu.edu
Thursday, March 13
AEA 9
Erin Siebers
St. Ambrose University
518 W. Locust Street
Davenport, IA 52803
esiebers@gmail.com
Monday, March 10
AEA 10
Kathrine Moermond
Old Capitol Museum
24 Old Capitol
University of Iowa
Iowa, City, IA 52242
319-335-0548
kathrine-moermond@uiowa.edu
Saturday, March 29
AEA 11 West/Central*
Kathy Paul
Johnston Middle School
6207 NW 62nd Ave.
Johnston, IA 50131
515-278-0476
kpaul@johnston.k12.ia.us
Tuesday, April 1
AEA 11 East*
Dr. Lori Witt
Central College
812 University
Pella, IA 50219
641-628-5212
wittl@central.edu
Wednesday, March 26
AEA 13
Connie Richardson
Loess Hills AEA
1213 5th Avenue
Shenandoah, IA 51601
1-800-886-1716
712-246-1716
crichardson@aea13.org
Saturday, March 15
AEA 14
Dr. John Franklin
Graceland University
Professional Studies
1 University Place
Lamoni, IA 50140
641-784-5352
jkfrankl@graceland.edu
Wednesday, March 12
Great Prairie AEA
Anne Michel
Great Prairie AEA
2814 N. Court Street
Ottumwa, IA 52501
1-800-622-0027 ext. 5336
anne.michel@gpaea.k12.ia.us
Shannon Johnson
1-800-382-8970 ext 1136
shannon.johnson@gpaea.k12.ia.us
Monday, March 18
Northwest AEA
Dr. Judy Sweetman
Northwest AEA
Sioux City, IA 51106
712-274-6000 Ext. 6088
sweetman@nwaea.com
Friday, March 9
State Coordinator
Millie Frese
State Historical Society of Iowa
600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-6860, millie.frese@iowa.gov
Junior Division: Monday, April 28
Senior and Youth Division: Monday, May 5
* The NHD district defined by Heartland AEA 11 boundaries has been divided between two sponsoring institutions. To determine the appropriate coordinator and contest date, please contact the state NHD office.
Important Notes:
You should contact your district coordinator immediately to make sure that you receive all updates and registration information relevant to your region.
Youth Division Teachers should contact the NHD in Iowa state office directly for program information.
This list is subject to change at any time. District coordinators in some regions change regularly. If you cannot reach your district coordinator, contact the NHD in Iowa state office.
Students need to meet the necessary deadlines and must be registered with the district coordinators in order to participate in the contest cycle.
