*** Due December 1st! ***

Good morning (or afternoon),

Awards nominations are open for the Society for American Archaeology awards
for 2021-2022. I strongly encourage you to apply for this award on
behalf of yourself or another who has done exemplary work in the field of
collections in archaeology. As we all know, collections-based work and
research is not often lauded, and professional staff working with those
collections receive little to no recognition. This is your opportunity to
create change in that area!

https://www.saa.org/career-practice/awards/awards-detail/award-for-excellence-in-collections-based-research-and-education

Please email [log in to unmask] with any questions, or feel free to
reply to this thread to get the conversation going.

*Award Description (Excellence in Curation and Collections Management)*

This award is given yearly to recognize excellence in curation and
collections management: including advances in collections intake,
documentation (including data basing), maintenance, conservation, and/or
accessibility.

Candidates may include individuals employed by repositories/museums;
federal, state, tribal, or local government agencies; academic departments;
and similar institutions that have advanced the curation and management of
archaeological collections during recovery in the field or during
acquisition, documentation, maintenance, conservation, and/or use within a
repository.
Award Description (Excellence in Collections-based Research and
Collections-based Education)

This award is given yearly to recognize excellence in collections-based
research, collections-based education, or work that combines both.  This
award recognizes advances in the use of existing collections to address
innovative research questions and/or research that enhances the potential
of these collections (including "legacy collections") for understanding the
past.  It also recognizes outstanding uses of existing collections for
innovative approaches to teaching (at any level) or for museum exhibitions.

Candidates may include individuals employed by repositories/museums;
federal, state, tribal, or local government agencies; academic departments;
and similar institutions that have advanced the curation and management of
archaeological collections during recovery in the field or during
acquisition, documentation, maintenance, conservation, and/or use within a
repository.

*Who Is Eligible to Submit Nominations or Apply for the Award*

Any SAA member may nominate an individual, institution, or other qualified
recipient or agency for these awards. Awardees must be members of the SAA
at the time of acceptance.

*Nomination/Submission Materials Required*

Nominators must submit: [1] a letter (3 pages maximum) that clearly
describes the nature, scope, and significance of the nominee's
contributions as they   are relevant to the award  [2] the nominee's
curriculum vita (or that of all members of a group being nominated); [3]
any links to online or social media information about the nominee's
accomplishments relevant to the nomination; and [4] letters of support from
other scholars, researchers, or collections managers/curators that
demonstrate how the nominee meets and/or exceeds the award criteria
(maximum of two letters). Please send submissions via email as a single
file (PDF preferred) to the committee chair.

*Other Special Requirements*

*Prior to any award recommendation being finalized and publicly announced,
anyone recommended for an award, scholarship, or grant will be required to
certify the following:*

*(a)  I am not and have not ever been the subject of a discrimination or
harassment lawsuit or related administrative complaint that resulted in an
adverse finding; and*

*(b)  I do not have and have not had a current or pending disciplinary
action such as suspension or termination of registration, resulting from a
Register of Professional Archaeologists’ grievance investigation.*



*Nature of Award (e.g. monetary, medal, symposium)*

The awardee is recognized by the SAA through a plaque presented during the
business meeting held at the Annual Meeting, a citation in *The SAA
Archaeological Record*, and acknowledgment on the awards page of the SAA
Website.
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