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*Please forgive cross-posting* Dear Colleagues, The Society of American Archivists is accepting nominations--including self-nominations--for its annual Awards for Excellence through February 28th. If you've accomplished a professional goal, or if you're in awe of the work of a colleague, please consider submitting a nomination. I especially want to plug nominations for the *Mark A. Greene Emerging Leader Award* <https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-emerging-leader>, which is directed for those with between 2-10 years of professional archives experience. If you have ideas or would like to discuss a nomination packet, please reach out to me at [log in to unmask] Thanks! Sincerely, Angela Stanley, Chair Mark A. Greene Emerging Leader Award Society of American Archivists Celebrate leaders and advocates in the profession! Submit your nominations by February 28. Don't Miss the Nomination Deadline! View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/archivists/2024-awards-leadership-1217107?e=e5d8b5fde2> <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=49ec17ff49&e=e5d8b5fde2> Awards Spotlight: Excellence in Leadership The Society of American Archivists is in search of excellence <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=e24bffa624&e=e5d8b5fde2>! The eight awards below celebrate leaders and advocates in the archives field who have made a lasting impact on the profession. Be it increasing awareness of collections, creating greater public understanding of archives, or advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the profession, each of these awards highlights the importance of leaders in archives. Do you know an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the archives profession? Someone who has promoted greater public awareness of archives? Consider nominating them for one of the awards below! Nominations are due *February 28*. Submit a Nomination <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=0124e11466&e=e5d8b5fde2> *Distinguished Service Award* The Distinguished Service Award <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=6d253aaa06&e=e5d8b5fde2> recognizes an archival institution, education program, nonprofit organization, or government organization that has provided outstanding service to its public and made an exemplary contribution to the archives profession. Any archival institution, archival organization, records center, or manuscript repository, archival education program, or nonprofit or government organization providing service or support to the archives community in North America is eligible. Check out the most recent recipients <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=540d9d5704&e=e5d8b5fde2> and consider nominating <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=9ce6aa27c4&e=e5d8b5fde2>! *Archival Innovator Award* The Archival Innovator Award <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=16a847cd89&e=e5d8b5fde2> recognizes an archivist, a group of archivists, a repository, or an organization that demonstrates the greatest overall current impact on the profession or their communities. The work should have been undertaken within the past three years—it need not be completed, but it must be sufficiently advanced to demonstrate results. Check out the most recent recipients <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=a091f234a3&e=e5d8b5fde2> and consider nominating <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=8472b6921a&e=e5d8b5fde2>! *Diversity Award* The Diversity Award <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=5645145be2&e=e5d8b5fde2> recognizes an individual, group, or institution for outstanding contributions in advancing diversity within the archives profession, SAA, or the archival record. The award is given based on the longer-term impact to improve and promote diversity as defined in the SAA Statement on Diversity and Inclusion <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=9c1d685b9c&e=e5d8b5fde2> . Check out the most recent recipients <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=d2723539d2&e=e5d8b5fde2> and consider nominating <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=71040efa01&e=e5d8b5fde2>! *Mark A. Greene Emerging Leader Award* The Mark A. Greene Emerging Leader Award <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=5ebaba7efa&e=e5d8b5fde2> celebrates and encourages early-career archivists who have completed archival work of broad merit, demonstrated significant promise of leadership, and/or performed commendable service to the archives profession. Nominees must be SAA members with more than two and less than ten years of professional archives experience. Check out the most recent recipients <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=1743a7f829&e=e5d8b5fde2> and consider nominating <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=caf8d75a21&e=e5d8b5fde2>! *Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award* The Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=6c9af81634&e=e5d8b5fde2> recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of religious archives. Nominees must be involved with the Archivists of Religious Collections Section of SAA. Check out the most recent recipients <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=389678c0e5&e=e5d8b5fde2> and consider nominating <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=458ab9a69c&e=e5d8b5fde2>! *Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award* The Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=6ba4770dc5&e=e5d8b5fde2> recognizes an archivist, editor, group of individuals, or institution that has increased public awareness of a specific body of documents—which can be a specific archival collection or thematic aggregation. This award is open to nominees within and outside the US and is not limited to SAA members. Check out the most recent recipients <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=cb0e5e304f&e=e5d8b5fde2> and consider nominating <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=7579013dba&e=e5d8b5fde2>! *J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award* The J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award <https://archivists.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c4cfbec1ee5b2a284e7e9d6&id=f0d6471cb2&e=e5d8b5fde2> honors an individual, institution, or organization that promotes greater public awareness, appreciation, or support of archival activities or programs. Contributions should have broad, long-term impacts at the regional level or beyond. Nominees must be from outside the archives profession. 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