<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<i>Forwarding by request: </i></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
On behalf of the Society of American Archivists Distinguished Service Award Committee, we invite you to submit nominations for the 2026 award. Please feel free to share this message with your organization and membership.</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Please see the following announcement for more information.</div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<b> </b></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<b>Society of American Archivists</b></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<b>Distinguished Service Award</b></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<b> </b></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Do you know of an organization or program that has made an outstanding contribution to the archival profession? Consider nominating them for the
<span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-service&source=gmail&ust=1769702838033000&usg=AOvVaw25WdZHKfjJYLWtSKhHOQ-X" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAbf85b987-f1f4-0292-2008-ef04c24b2c3b" target="_blank" href="https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-service">Society
of American Archivists Distinguished Service Award.</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an archival institution, education program, nonprofit organization, or government organization that has provided outstanding service to its public and has made an exemplary contribution to the archival profession.
The institution being nominated should have achieved distinction in one or more of the following ways:</div>
<ul style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">
Demonstrably contributing to archival theory and the development of new archival practice;</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">
Serving its constituency in an outstanding fashion;</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">
Showing extraordinary ingenuity and resourcefulness in improving efficiency of operations or methods of work;</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">
Going well beyond the normal performance requirements expected of an archival agency and thus providing a model for others; and/or</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">
Developing over a period of years an archives program of such depth and scope as to warrant special recognition.</li></ul>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<b>Eligibility:</b></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Any archival institution, archival organization, records center, or manuscript repository, archival education program, or nonprofit or government organization providing service or support to the archival community in North America.</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<b>Nomination Requirements</b></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
In addition to a completed nomination form, each nomination must include three letters of support, of which at least two are from SAA members, each representing a different institution. Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Click <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><b><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/43424-Society-Of-American-Archivists&source=gmail&ust=1769702838033000&usg=AOvVaw2K4RTdAyVEUaLGKYi3D0eQ" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAe41125dd-f96d-4a0f-2437-26ff5c0a11b8" target="_blank" href="https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/43424-Society-Of-American-Archivists">here</a></b></span> to
preview the nomination form and/or to start a nomination. All nominations must be submitted by
<b>February 28, 2026.</b> </div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Thank you!</div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Bridget Bihm-Manuel, Ph.D.</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Florida History Coordinator</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
George A Smathers Libraries</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Department of Special and Area Studies Collections</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
University of Florida</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="elementToProof">
<a style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAac20a740-e3ae-5620-c4a6-c2cc7872da5e" target="_blank" href="mailto:bmbm@ufl.edu">bmbm@ufl.edu</a></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
352-294-1052</div>
<div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof" id="Signature">
<div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>