Awards
The Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) is accepting nominations for the 2013 Awards for the following categories: Distinguished Service Award, Promising Leadership
Award, Distinguished Career Award and the Best Practices Award. Awards will be presented at the 2013 AMM Conference, which is scheduled for July 14-17 at the
Concourse Hotel in downtown Madison, Wisconsin.
The AMM Distinguished Service Award is given annually to a single individual. The award recognizes long-term career service to a
museum professional with distinguished service to the museum community, particularly to AMM.
The AMM Distinguished Career Award is given annually to a museum professional who has a distinguished career and who has made
significant contributions to the museum field.
The AMM Promising Leadership Award is given annually to individuals who have worked or volunteered for a museum or museum
association for 10 years or less and provided exceptional service or shown outstanding commitment to the museum field. Prior service to AMM is not a
requirement.
The AMM Best Practices Award is presented annually to a museum or cultural institution that has demonstrated leadership in the
field through distinguished museum practices and/or innovative programming.
All recipients must be AMM members and must be present at the AMM annual conference to accept their award.
The dead line for submitting nominations is
May 15, 2013. To nominate yourself or someone else, please complete and submit the
Nomination Form and a letter detailing the nominee's history and qualifications (and resume or CV, if
available) to: Association of Midwest Museums Awards Committee, P.O. Box 11940, St. Louis, MO 63112. You may also forward an electronic copy of the nomination form
to Brian Bray, AMM Executive Director, at
bbray@midwestmuseums.org.