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Society of American Archivists Awards for Excellence SAA’s subcommittees for Awards for Excellence: Contributions to the Archives Profession invite nominations for their 2021 awards. Brief descriptions are provided below. Click on the links for additional information about the criteria and process for each award. Deadline: February 28, 2021 Distinguished Service Award <https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-service>: Recognizes an archival institution, education program, nonprofit organization, or government organization that has provided outstanding service to its public and has made an exemplary contribution to the archives profession. Eligibility: Any archival institution, archival organization, records center, or manuscript repository, archival education program, or nonprofit or government organization providing service or support to the archives community in North America. nomination form <https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/43424-Society-Of-American-Archivists> Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award <https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-lane>: Recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of religious archives. Eligibility: individual archivists only. nomination form <https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45534-Society-Of-American-Archivists> Spotlight Award <https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-spotlight>: Recognizes the contributions of individuals who work for the good of the archives profession and of archival collections, and whose work would not typically receive public recognition. Eligibility: An individual archivist or a group of up to five archivists who have collaborated on a project. Preference is given to archivists working in smaller repositories, especially those without institutional support for professional activities. nomination form <https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45541-Society-Of-American-Archivists> Diversity Award <https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-diversity>: Recognizes an individual, group, or institution for outstanding contributions in advancing diversity within the archives profession, SAA, or the archival record. Nominees will have demonstrated significant achievement in the form of activism, education, outreach, publication, service, or other initiatives in the archives field. The award is given based on the long-term impact on improving and promoting diversity as defined in the SAA Statement on Diversity and Inclusion. Eligibility: An individual, group, or organization. nomination form <https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45545-Society-Of-American-Archivists> Archival Innovator Award <https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-innovators>: Recognizes an archivist, a group of archivists, a repository, or an organization that demonstrates the greatest overall current impact on the profession or their communities. Eligibility: The work should be undertaken within the past three years—it need not be completed, but it must be sufficiently advanced to demonstrate results. nomination form <https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45851-Society-Of-American-Archivists> Mark A. Greene Emerging Leader Award <https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-emerging-leader>: Celebrates and encourages early-career archivists who have completed archival work of broad merit, demonstrated significant promise of leadership, and/or performed commendable service to the archives profession. The award is given based on the total experience of the awardee, including knowledge, leadership, participation, and/or achievements in the profession. Eligibility: Nominees must be SAA members with more than two years and less than ten years of professional archives experience. nomination form <https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45673-Society-Of-American-Archivists> -- Jillian Ewalt she, her, hers Librarian for Visual Resources/Associate Professor Marian Library University of Dayton 300 College Park, Dayton OH 45469-1360 [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~