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The Kansas Museums Association (KMA) awards program honors institutions and individuals whose achievements are worthy of special recognition. Such recognition furthers the mission of KMA, which is to create, to foster, and to promote interest in, advancement of, and appreciation for museums in Kansas.
Award Categories:
The Award for Excellence recognizes outstanding achievements by Kansas museums. All institutional members are eligible who have not won an Award of Excellence in the last two years. Awards are given for specific one-time projects or programs (e.g. exhibit, educational program, collections management initiative, preservation project, public program, etc.) completed within 18 months prior to the nominations deadline. Ongoing programs are not eligible. Institutional members must be currently paid-up members at the time of application.
The Award for Distinguished Service recognizes individuals for outstanding service to KMA or to the Kansas museums community over a number of years. This is NOT intended to be an award for service to a single institution, as in a lifetime achievement type of award. Possible exceptions for awards for service to a single institution would be cases in which a museum has specifically asked for help from the Kansas Museums Association, or in which the KMA has requested help for a single museum. Individual members must be currently paid-up members at the time of nomination.
This category is open to individual members.
If your institution is interested in nominating a recent project or an individual for a KMA Award, please complete an application following the listed criteria. All nominations must be postmarked no later than September 30,2010 .
Required application materials include: 1) Six copies of the completed nomination form including the checklist of information in narrative form and 2) One copy of collateral materials (e.g. photos or slides, videos, press clippings, letters of commendation, etc.). Collateral materials should not exceed seven individual items.
For more information, read the letter by Awards Chair Georganne Wilcox White: Awards Letter
The Awards Committee will review all nominations and award winners will be notified two weeks before the 2010 Annual Meeting. A formal awards ceremony will be conducted during the meeting. If you have questions, please feel free to contact:
Georganne Wilcox White, Awards Chair
Geary County Historical Society
530 N. Adams / P.O. Box 1161
Junction City, KS 66441
(785) 238-1666
Email: georganne75@gmail.com
