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<p class="ydp15b703dcyiv8027613642MsoNormal">We should start getting the word out about the Spotlight Award. The nominations are due February 28th so we should start encouraging nominations via listservs by early February. Let's make February 1 our deadline for posting the following announcement. </p></div>
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<div>Best, </div></div><div><br></div><div>Cristina Horak</div>
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<p class="ydp15b703dcyiv8027613642MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p class="ydp15b703dcyiv8027613642MsoNormal">The
<a href="https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-spotlight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SAA Spotlight Award</a> Subcommittee invites nominations for the 2018 Spotlight Award. This award "recognizes the contributions of individuals who work for the good of the archives
profession and of archival collections, and whose work would not typically receive public recognition." Nominees do not have to be members of SAA. Please share this message as you think appropriate. I hope you will consider recognizing a colleague (or yourself!)
in this way. Additional information about the criteria and process is found below. </p>
<p class="ydp15b703dcyiv8027613642MsoNormal"><b>Purpose and Criteria for Selection:</b> Established in 2005, the Spotlight Award recognizes the contributions of individuals who work for the good of the archives profession
and of archival collections, and whose work would not typically receive public recognition. The nominee(s) should have achieved distinction in one or more of the following ways:</p><p class="ydp15b703dcyiv8027613642MsoNormal">
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* Participating in special projects.<br>
* Exhibiting tireless committee or advocacy work.<br>
* Responding effectively to an unforeseen or pressing need or emergency.<br>
* Contributing innovative or creative ideas to the profession.<br>
* Performing extraordinary volunteerism.<br>
* Quietly but effectively promoting the profession.<br>
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<b>Eligibility:</b> Awarded to an individual archivist or a group of up to five archivists who have collaborated on a project. Preference is given to archivists working in smaller repositories, especially those without institutional support for professional
activities.<br>
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<b>Prize:</b> A certificate and complimentary registration for the individual recipient or group (of up to five individuals) to the SAA Annual Meeting occurring in the year in which the award is presented.<br>
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<b>Submission Deadline and Nomination Form:</b> <b>Deadline: February 28, 2018.</b> Please complete the nomination form (<a href="https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45541-Society-Of-American-Archivists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45541-Society-Of-American-Archivists</a>).</p>
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<p class="ydp15b703dcyiv8027613642MsoNormal">Best regards,<br>
Greta Kuriger Suiter, Chair</p>
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