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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">Call for Nominations: 2021 SOA Merit Award<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">The SOA
<a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/"><span style="color:black">Membership & Awards Committee</span></a> seeks nominations for the 2021
<b><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/"><span style="color:black">Society of Ohio Archivists Merit Award</span></a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">The award is given to individuals or organizations that have by excellence in deeds, actions, or initiatives
<i>improved the state of archives in Ohio over the past year</i>. The award will be presented at the SOA
<a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/"><span style="color:black">Annual Meeting</span></a>, which will be held virtually on June 7-8, 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">Applications are due by April 21, 2021.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Nominations should include the following information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Name of nominee;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Nominee's employer or institution;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Nominee's mailing address, phone number, and email address;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Brief reason for nomination;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
The nominator’s contact information so that the awards committee may contact you for additional information.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">See the
<a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/#awardees">
<span style="color:black">list of past awardees</span></a> on the <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/">
<span style="color:black">Merit Award page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="color:black">Applications and inquiries can be sent via email or mail to
<a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/"><span style="color:black">Membership & Awards Committee</span></a> Cochair
<a href="mailto:sshreffler1@udayton.edu"><span style="color:black">Stephanie Shreffler</span></a>, Roesch Library RM 304A, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-1360.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">See
<a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/call-for-nominations-2021-soa-merit-award/"><span style="color:black">blog post</span></a>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Janet Carleton & Amanda Rindler</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Cochairs, </span>
<span style="color:black"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/marketing/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Marketing and Communications Committee</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">,
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Society of Ohio Archivists</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">______________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Janet Carleton | <i>
Working from home</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Preservation and Digital Initiatives | University Libraries | Alden 333 | 1 Ohio University | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 |
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