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The SOA Membership & Awards Committee seeks nominations for the 2026 <b><a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAd0d42455-5338-655f-f9ad-d723fe25a836" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/">Society
of Ohio Archivists Merit Award</a></b>.</div>
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The award is 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. The award will be announced at the SOA and MAC Joint <a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA5252edae-4a0d-b666-0aeb-3f34df49769d" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/">Annual
Meeting</a>, which will be held on May 14-16, 2026, at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.</div>
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A fillable PDF <a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" rel="noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAe2f993ba-9e01-3cf8-5588-3910d0737f34" target="_blank" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-MeritAwardNomination.docx.pdf">Merit
Award nomination form</a> is available to download. The <a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" rel="noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAa795b5b2-7a90-0346-cc31-5165ccb36f3d" target="_blank" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_Rubric_SOAMeritAward.docx.pdf">Merit
Award rubric</a> is available for your reference. <b>Deadline to apply is March 13, 2026.</b></div>
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Nominations should include the following information:</div>
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Name of nominee;</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
Nominee’s employer or institution;</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
Nominee’s mailing address, phone number, and email address;</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
Brief reason for nomination;</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
The nominator’s contact information so that the awards committee may contact you for additional information.</li></ul>
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See the <a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAd5dee99e-d3c0-e88a-4511-dbb0c37bb98d" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/#awardees">list of past awardees</a> on the <a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA36b8b92f-2f1f-5107-9333-690aea09085b" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/">Merit
Award page</a>.</div>
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<i>Applications and inquiries can be emailed to Membership & Awards Committee co-chairs <a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA562fe4d3-1e28-e709-2282-23e269eb2cc3" href="mailto:sshreffler1@udayton.edu">Stephanie Shreffler</a> and <a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAb6da557d-562c-c56c-2fc4-a1be65306b15" href="mailto:julia.teran@case.edu">Julia
Teran</a>.</i></div>
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