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Historical Society of New Mexico - Awards

    The Historical Society of New Mexico (HSNM) recognizes the outstanding work by students, professional and avocation historians and organization through various annual HSNM Awards. The awards are announced and presented at the Annual Meeting and Conference, in the Spring. You may view the 2004 -2011 recipients click here. 

   Nominations are currently sought for awards to be presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting, May 3-5, 2012 at the Santa Fe Convention Center.  To be eligible for consideration, nominations must be submitted for receipt by February 1, 2012 to the address listed below.  Although nominations are usually for specific awards, the committee reserves the right to consider a nomination for a different award from that proposed by the nominator. Winners will be notified within two months of this deadline.  For more information, please contact HSNM Awards Chair, Nancy Owen Lewis.

•  Book and publication awards. To be eligible for a 2012 award, a 2011 publication date is required.  To submit a nomination, please send two copies of the publication together with a brief letter of nomination to the HSNM Awards Chair. The letter should include a brief description of why this publication is worthy of an award, contact information for both yourself and the author, and the award for which it is being nominated.  Please review the description of awards listed below. If you are not certain of the most appropriate category, the awards committee will make the decision based on available criteria.

• Distinguished contributions and service awards.  To nominate an individual or organization for an award, please submit a letter describing the individual or organization, the award under consideration (select from list below), the contributions or service performed in 2011, and why that individual or group is worthy of recognition.  Please include contact information for both yourself and for the individual or organization under consideration.

 Send nominations to: 

          Dr. Nancy Owen Lewis, HSNM Awards Chair

          c/o School for Advanced Research

          PO Box 2188

          Santa Fe, NM 87504-2188

           Email:  lewis@sarsf.org

          For overnight delivery:

          660 Garcia Street

Santa Fe, NM 87505

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