Nominations are now being accepted for the *NDSA <https://ndsa.org/> 2025
Excellence Awards! <https://ndsa.org//groups/excellence-awards/>*

The biennial NDSA Excellence Awards were established to recognize and
encourage exemplary achievement in the field of digital preservation at a
level of national or international importance. Seeking to highlight and
commend all forms of creative and meaningful contributions in the field of
digital preservation, this working group accepts nominations for
individuals, educators, future stewards, organizations, projects, and
sustainability activities.

Acknowledging that exemplary digital stewardship can take many forms,
eligibility for these awards has been left purposefully broad. Anyone, any
institution, or any project acting in the context of the categories listed
below can be nominated for an award. No NDSA membership or affiliation is
required. Self-nomination is accepted and encouraged, as are submissions
reflecting the needs and accomplishments of historically marginalized and
underrepresented communities.

Awards categories are:

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   Individual Award: Recognizing those individuals making a significant
   contribution to the digital preservation community through advances in
   theory or practice.
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   Educator Award: Recognizing academics, trainers, and curricular
   endeavors promoting effective and inventive approaches to digital
   preservation education through academic programs, partnerships,
   professional development opportunities, and curriculum development.
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   Future Steward Award: Recognizing students and early-career
   professionals making an impact on advancing knowledge and practice of
   digital preservation stewardship.
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   Organization Award: Recognizing those organizations providing support,
   guidance, advocacy, or leadership for the digital preservation community.
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   Project Award: Recognizing those activities whose goals or outcomes make
   a significant contribution or strategic or conceptual understanding
   necessary for successful digital preservation stewardship.
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   Sustainability Award: Recognizing those activities whose goals or
   outcomes make a significant contribution to operational trustworthiness,
   monitoring, maintenance, or intervention necessary for sustainable digital
   preservation stewardship.

We encourage you to help us highlight and reward distinctive approaches to
digital preservation practice.* Please submit nominations here: **2025 NDSA
Excellence Awards Nominations form.
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6XejadOy4SUkgRa02_Ryd3j26VAcdgeOGx3tcLaDKnB2d-Q/viewform?usp=header>*
For more information and details on awards from previous years, please
visit our webpage <https://ndsa.org/groups/excellence-awards/>.

Nominations will be accepted until Monday, June 23, 2025. Awards will be
presented at the NDSA Digital Preservation 2025 conference this fall.

Questions can be sent to the Excellence Awards working group co-chairs:
Jessica Venlet ([log in to unmask]) and Matt Mceniry (
[log in to unmask]).

Thank you!


-- 
Jessica Venlet
Project Manager for Digital Repository Technology
University of Michigan Library