MPMA Awards recognize the best of MPMA Region’s creative and leadership efforts Mountain-Plains Museums Association is now accepting submissions for its 2007 Annual Awards The deadline for entries is April 30, 2007. Through these awards, MPMA celebrates the best and brightest of the region’s creative thinkers and leaders. The MPMA awards honor excellence in leadership and cultivate the highest creative standards at the regional level for the museum community in MPMA region of ten states. MPMA Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the following awards: the Hugo G. Rodeck Award for Excellence, the Excellence in Publication Award, and the Museum Leadership Award. You may nominate yourself, a colleague or a friend as well as your own museum. SUBMISSION: E-mailed or fax submissions must be followed by a mailed signed copy of nominating cover letter. Questions? Call Kathy Dickson at 405-521-2491. Nominations and supporting materials for all awards should be sent to the MPMA Awards Chairman: Kathy Dickson at Oklahoma Historical Society / 2100 N. Lincoln Blvd / Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Contact her by Phone 405-521-2491/ Fax 405-521-2492 / or email: [log in to unmask] Awards form and information are available at MPMA’s website: _www.mpma.net_ (http://www.mpma.net/) AWARD CATEGORIES Hugo G. Rodeck Award for Excellence The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual member of MPMA who has contributed significant service to the museum field within the MPMA region and to MPMA. It is given infrequently and only in recognition of long and very distinguished service. Recipients are noted for their contributions to the field of state, provincial and local history, art, anthropology or natural history and are recognized nationally as leaders in the profession. Excellence in Publication Award The publication award recognizes an individual or institution in the MPMA region for outstanding work on an exhibit catalog dealing with a Mountain-Plains region-related topic. Museum Leadership Award The leadership award recognizes a MPMA member institution for its leadership or significant contribution to the museum field within the MPMA region. MPMA's Annual Conference in 2007 is in Fargo, North Dakota, September 10-14th. Come learn the latest trends in technology for Museums. And hear phases like Ya, sure ya betcha. Uff da. MPMA: A Ten-state museum network MPMA is the professional service provider to museums in ten states: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. For more information _Click here: Mountain-Plains Museums Association (MPMA)_ (http://www.mountplainsmuseums.org/index.php) Mountain-Plains Museums Association 7110 West David Drive Littleton, Colorado 80128-5404 303-979-9358 / fax 303-979-3553 _http://www.mpma.net/_ (http://www.mpma.net/) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).