Help recognize those making a difference in our field! National Council on Public History awards recognize excellence in the diverse ways public historians apply their skills to the world around us. The award program promotes professionalism and best practices among public historians and raises awareness about their activities. Recipients will be honored during the annual meeting, March 16-19, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. Guidelines and current and past recipients are listed on the NCPH website: http://ncph.org/cms/awards/ Excellence in Consulting Award Up to two $500 awards for outstanding work and contributions by consultants or contractors. Outstanding Public History Project Award $1,000 recognizing a project-digital, print, film, exhibit, etc.-that contributes to a broader public reflection and appreciation of the past or that serves as a model of professional public history practice. NCPH Book Award A $1,000 award for the best book about or "growing out of" public history published within the previous two calendar years (2014 and 2015). Robert Kelley Memorial Award This $500 award honors distinguished achievements by individuals, institutions, or nonprofit or corporate entities for making history relevant to individual lives or ordinary people outside of academia. New Professional Award Two $500 travel grants to encourage new professionals, practicing public history for no more than three years, to attend the 2016 Annual Meeting. Student Project Award A $500 travel grant to attend the 2016 Annual Meeting, recognizing the contributions of student work to the field of public history. Graduate Student Travel Award Five travel grants of up to $300 each for graduate students presenting (session, poster session, or working group) at the 2016 Annual Meeting. We hope to see nominations for your own work, or the work of your colleagues. Nominations for the book and Kelley awards are due November 1, 2015 and for all other awards, nominations are due December 1, 2015. See our website for submission guidelines: http://ncph.org/cms/awards/ Join us in celebrating the winners at the 2016 NCPH and Society for History in the Federal Government Joint Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, March 16-19! http://ncph.org/cms/conferences/2016-annual-meeting/ Stephanie Rowe Interim Executive Director National Council on Public History 127 Cavanaugh - IUPUI 425 University Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46202 317.274.2729<tel:317.274.2729> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.ncph.org<http://www.ncph.org/> Visit the NCPH blog "History@Work": http://publichistorycommons.org/ ========================================================= 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).