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<p style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">REMINDER:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444"> Nominations
for the SOA Merit Award are due on Monday, March 18.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">Since 1994, the Society of Ohio Archivists Merit Award is awarded to individuals or organizations that have by excellence in
deeds, actions, or initiatives </span><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">improved the state of archives in Ohio over the past year.</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444"> The <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/"><span style="color:#21759B;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Membership
& Awards Committee</span></a> is responsible for soliciting nominations and submitting recommendations to Council. Awards are announced and presented at the <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/"><span style="color:#21759B;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Annual
Meeting</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Merit Award</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444"> Criteria<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">This award shall be given to individuals or organizations that have by excellence in deeds, actions, or initiatives improved the state of archives in Ohio over the past year.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;margin:2.57143rem">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The Merit Awards shall not be limited to any one scope of endeavor that benefits the work of archivists in Ohio or limited in the number of awards that may be presented each year.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;margin:2.57143rem">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The sole criteria for this award shall be excellence in the furtherance of the purposes of SOA as stated in part 2 of its <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/constitution_bylaws/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#21759B;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Constitution
and Bylaws</span></a> in any manner considered appropriate by the Council of the Society of Ohio Archivists.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;margin:2.57143rem">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Council will encourage the membership of SOA to nominate individuals for the Merit Awards and these nominations will be the basis for the council’s action in designating recipients.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">How to Nominate for the Award<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">Nominations should include the following information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Name of nominee;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;margin:2.57143rem">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Nominee’s employer or institution;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;margin:2.57143rem">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Nominee’s mailing address, phone number, and email address;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;margin:2.57143rem">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Brief reason for nomination;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;margin:2.57143rem">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">The nominator’s contact information so that the awards committee may contact you for additional information.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Applications and inquiries can be emailed to Membership & Awards Committee co-chairs <a href="mailto:jmoreha@bgsu.edu"><span style="color:#21759B">Jennifer
Long Morehart</span></a> and <a href="mailto:helen.conger@case.edu"><span style="color:#21759B">Helen Conger</span></a>. </span></em><strong><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Due
March 18, 2024.</span></i></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">Download the <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-SOA-Merit-Award-Application-Announcement.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#21759B;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Merit
Award nomination PDF</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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