[Ohiodig] FW: Call for Nominations for the 2026 SOA Merit Award

[Carleton, Janet (she/her)]

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Sent: Friday, January 23, 2026 7:52 AM
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Subject: [External] [SOA] Call for Nominations for the 2026 Merit Award

The SOA Membership & Awards Committee seeks nominations for the 2026 Society of Ohio Archivists Merit Award<https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/>.

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 Annual Meeting<https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/>, which will be held on May 14-16, 2026, at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

A fillable PDF Merit Award nomination form<https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-MeritAwardNomination.docx.pdf> is available to download. The Merit Award rubric<https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_Rubric_SOAMeritAward.docx.pdf> is available for your reference. Deadline to apply is March 13, 2026.

Nominations should include the following information:

  *   Name of nominee;
  *   Nominee's employer or institution;
  *   Nominee's mailing address, phone number, and email address;
  *   Brief reason for nomination;
  *   The nominator's contact information so that the awards committee may contact you for additional information.
See the list of past awardees<https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/#awardees> on the Merit Award page<https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/>.

Applications and inquiries can be emailed to Membership & Awards Committee co-chairs Stephanie Shreffler<mailto:sshreffler1 at udayton.edu> and Julia Teran<mailto:julia.teran at case.edu>.


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