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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> OHIOARCHIVISTS <ohioarchivists-bounces@lists.oplin.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Emily Gainer via OHIOARCHIVISTS<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 23, 2026 7:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ohioarchivists@lists.oplin.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] [SOA] Call for Nominations for the 2026 Merit Award<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The SOA Membership & Awards Committee seeks nominations for the 2026 <b><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/" id="OWAd0d42455-5338-655f-f9ad-d723fe25a836"><span style="color:#21759B">Society
of Ohio Archivists Merit Award</span></a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">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. </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The award will be announced at the SOA and MAC Joint <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/" id="OWA5252edae-4a0d-b666-0aeb-3f34df49769d"><span style="color:#21759B">Annual
Meeting</span></a>, which will be held on May 14-16, 2026, at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">A fillable PDF <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-MeritAwardNomination.docx.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWAe2f993ba-9e01-3cf8-5588-3910d0737f34"><span style="color:#21759B">Merit
Award nomination form</span></a> is available to download. The <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_Rubric_SOAMeritAward.docx.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWAa795b5b2-7a90-0346-cc31-5165ccb36f3d"><span style="color:#21759B">Merit
Award rubric</span></a> is available for your reference. <b>Deadline to apply is March 13, 2026.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Nominations should include the following information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nominee’s employer or institution;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;margin:2.57143rem">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nominee’s mailing address, phone number, and email address;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;margin:2.57143rem">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brief reason for nomination;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;margin:2.57143rem">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The nominator’s contact information so that the awards committee may contact you for additional information.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">See the <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/#awardees" id="OWAd5dee99e-d3c0-e88a-4511-dbb0c37bb98d"><span style="color:#21759B">list
of past awardees</span></a> on the <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/merit_award/" id="OWA36b8b92f-2f1f-5107-9333-690aea09085b"><span style="color:#21759B">Merit Award page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Applications and inquiries can be emailed to Membership & Awards Committee co-chairs <a href="mailto:sshreffler1@udayton.edu" id="OWA562fe4d3-1e28-e709-2282-23e269eb2cc3"><span style="color:#21759B">Stephanie
Shreffler</span></a> and <a href="mailto:julia.teran@case.edu" id="OWAb6da557d-562c-c56c-2fc4-a1be65306b15"><span style="color:#21759B">Julia Teran</span></a>.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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