Once again, members are invited to submit nominations for the prestigious John Cotton Dana Award. Mr. Dana, who founded the Newark Museum in 1909, was a pioneer in his belief that museums should strive to become a stronger and more enriching presence in people’s lives. His progressive philosophy regarding the educational and community service roles of museums still holds true today.
Since the inception of the Dana Award in 1989, the list of its recipients has come to represent New Jersey’s outstanding professionals who have made significant contributions to the growth and development of its museums. Any individual working as a paid professional in an institution within the state of New Jersey which meets the criteria of NJAM of a Museum, an Art Center, an Historic Site, a Science Center, a Children’s Museum, a Zoo, an Aquarium, an Arboretum, or Botanical Gardens as defined by the American Association of Museums, the Association of Science-Technology Centers, the Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, or any agency that administers museums or historic sites is eligible to be the recipient of the John Cotton Dana Award.
The Dana Award is presented at NJAM’s Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 1, 2015, at Grounds for Sculpture with special guest, Seward Johnson.
The Dana Award is a unique opportunity to collectively recognize the outstanding professionalism of its honorees. I ask you to review the criteria listed on the attached document and submit your nominations on the enclosed form. Submissions must be received no later than Friday, May 1, 2015, and may be sent to: NJAM, c/o Katie Witzig, GlassRoots, 10 Bleeker Street, Newark, NJ 07102 or emailed to kwitzig@glassroots.org.
Your participation will ensure that those museum professionals who work to preserve the quality of New Jersey’s museums receive the recognition they so richly deserve.
Other nomination rules and the nomination form can be found here.
From: New Jersey Association of Museums (NJAM)