AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
2025 Awards for Excellence Announced!
Click here to read the press release
Click here to read the press release
Greater Hudson Heritage Network’s Awards For Excellence program seeks to recognize and commend exceptional efforts among GHHN members. Awards are made to projects that exemplify creativity and professional vision resulting in a contribution to the preservation and interpretation of the historic scene, material culture, and diversity of the region.
NOMINATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
Awards may be made to organizations or individuals in the following areas:
Nominations reflecting work in creative re-interpretation of collections are strongly encouraged; nominations of collaborative or regionally focused projects are especially welcome. Awards will be presented at the 2025 New York Statewide Preservation Conference, held at the Hilton DoubleTree in Poughkeepsie, May 6-8. As a reminder, this year, the Conference is presented in partnership by the Landmark Society of Western NY, GHHN, the Preservation League of New York State, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, and the City of Poughkeepsie. GHHN is excited to partner in this Conference for the first time and this will act as our Annual Conference for 2025. The GHHN Awards for Excellence awards ceremony will be held on the morning of May 7 and the poster session will be held later that same day. ELIGIBILITY
Any GHHN member (organizational or individual) can be nominated for projects completed in the last 12 months prior to April 2025 (projects conducted from April 2024 through April 2025). Nominations previously submitted for the 2024 Awards for Excellence may not be resubmitted. Projects not yet completed must have reached a point sufficient to permit judgment of merit. Nominations may be made by anyone (GHHN member or non-member), but the nominee must be a GHHN member. You are encouraged to nominate your own organization. Not a GHHN Member? Click here to become one! POSTER SESSION
We will again feature our awardees in a poster session. Should your nomination be selected for an award, we will ask you to participate in the poster session at the Conference on May 7. |
NOMINATION PROCESS
Please note that this is a paperless nomination process. The link to the nomination portal is located on this webpage in the left sidebar. The portal will open on Monday, March 3 and will remain open until 11:59 PM on Tuesday, April 1. All materials must be submitted online by that time. You may fill out your nomination at any point during that date range. Once signed in to your Submittable account, you may save a draft of your nomination online and come back to it as often as you wish. However, once your nomination has been submitted, you cannot make any edits or changes. Incomplete nominations will not be considered.
To begin your nomination process, you must create a FREE Submittable account. You will fill out a form with your name, email address, and a password. If you already have a Submittable account (either from our Conservation Treatment Grant , Preservation Supplies Grant or Site Assessment Grant, or from any other grant programs), you should use that username and password to log in. You will need to be logged in to complete and submit your nomination. Once you have logged in, you will be able to access the nomination form.
Some parts of the nomination will be filled out in fields in the portal, and other parts of the nomination will need to be uploaded.
The nomination consists of the following 15 questions:
1. Nomination Name
2. Nominee Address
3. Nominee Phone Number
4. Nominee Email Address
5. Area of Achievement
6. Nominated For (50 words or less to describe what the nomination is for)
7. Is the Nominee a GHHN Member? (Nominees MUST be GHHN Members. Not sure if your Nominee is? Call 914.592.6726)
8. Nominator Name
9. Nominator Address
10. Nominator Phone Number
11. Nominator Email Address
12. Narrative: To be uploaded as Word or PDF
14. Additional Supporting Documentation: To be uploaded
2199 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
ATTN: 2025 Awards for Excellence
Please note that this is a paperless nomination process. The link to the nomination portal is located on this webpage in the left sidebar. The portal will open on Monday, March 3 and will remain open until 11:59 PM on Tuesday, April 1. All materials must be submitted online by that time. You may fill out your nomination at any point during that date range. Once signed in to your Submittable account, you may save a draft of your nomination online and come back to it as often as you wish. However, once your nomination has been submitted, you cannot make any edits or changes. Incomplete nominations will not be considered.
To begin your nomination process, you must create a FREE Submittable account. You will fill out a form with your name, email address, and a password. If you already have a Submittable account (either from our Conservation Treatment Grant , Preservation Supplies Grant or Site Assessment Grant, or from any other grant programs), you should use that username and password to log in. You will need to be logged in to complete and submit your nomination. Once you have logged in, you will be able to access the nomination form.
Some parts of the nomination will be filled out in fields in the portal, and other parts of the nomination will need to be uploaded.
The nomination consists of the following 15 questions:
1. Nomination Name
2. Nominee Address
3. Nominee Phone Number
4. Nominee Email Address
5. Area of Achievement
6. Nominated For (50 words or less to describe what the nomination is for)
7. Is the Nominee a GHHN Member? (Nominees MUST be GHHN Members. Not sure if your Nominee is? Call 914.592.6726)
8. Nominator Name
9. Nominator Address
10. Nominator Phone Number
11. Nominator Email Address
12. Narrative: To be uploaded as Word or PDF
- In an uploaded narrative of one page (Word or PDF), summarize concisely why you think this nominee merits an award. Indicate what was accomplished, how it served the organization’s mission, and/or how the project contributed to preservation and interpretation of the historic scene, material culture studies, public awareness, enjoyment, and/or diversity of New York State.
14. Additional Supporting Documentation: To be uploaded
- We highly encourage you to include any support materials that document and enhance the nomination as a secondary attachment. Files can be uploaded as a multi-paged Word or PDF file (Maximum of 5 pages, no page limit for submission of publication); individual image files as JPG, TIFF, or PNG; Audio as MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA; or Video as MP4, MOV, or WMV. If available, please include supporting publicity: newspaper articles, photos, reviews, etc. of the nominated work. Please include photographic, audio, or video documentation. Exhibitions are encouraged to provide example copies of labels and floor plans. Web sites should simply include the Web address in the narrative. If you are nominating a publication, you may submit copies of the publication electronically or to the GHHN offices. If sending in hard copies, you must include six (6) copies of the publication. Important change: submitted materials will NOT be returned. For educational programs, please include a copy of the program (lesson plans, scripts, or other related documentation.) Any award to celebrate Individual/Staff achievement should include examples of accomplishments or testimonials from individuals (not the nominator or nominee)
- If your nomination includes a publication or book, and are choosing to send in physical materials (instead of submitting an electronic version of the publication), please send SIX copies of the publication to the GHHN offices postmarked by April 1, 2025 . All other collateral materials may be uploaded as a PDF.
2199 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
ATTN: 2025 Awards for Excellence
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
Nominations will be judged on the evidence of quality, creative use of resources, and long term significance by a peer jury of professionals, representing the history, museum, archives, and academic fields.
Nominations will be judged on the evidence of quality, creative use of resources, and long term significance by a peer jury of professionals, representing the history, museum, archives, and academic fields.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Submitted collateral materials will NOT be returned. If you have received Awards for Excellence for the last three years, we ask that you step out for a year to give your colleagues a chance to be recognized.
Questions? Any questions concerning the nomination process should be addressed to Priscilla Brendler, Executive Director at 914-592-6726 or email [email protected]. Any technical questions about Submittable or the online submission process should be addressed to Kerry Sclafani, Program Director at 914-582-3353 or e-mail [email protected]. Good Luck!
Questions? Any questions concerning the nomination process should be addressed to Priscilla Brendler, Executive Director at 914-592-6726 or email [email protected]. Any technical questions about Submittable or the online submission process should be addressed to Kerry Sclafani, Program Director at 914-582-3353 or e-mail [email protected]. Good Luck!