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Named for a
long-time member of the Association and one of the leader’s in the region’s
avocational shipwreck archaeology movement, the Joyce S. Hayward Award for
Historic Interpretation is given annually to an individual who has made a
major contribution to the interpretation of Great Lakes maritime history,
in furtherance of the goals of the Association. The honoree is recognized
at our Annual Maritime History Conference in September, and the Association
will pay for the lodging and conference registration fee of the award
recipient and his/her guest.
Please review the
award criteria below and submit your nomination by e-mail to Bob O’Donnell,
chair of the Association’s Awards Committee, at odonnell521@aol.com or
print out the paper nomination form
and mail it to the address shown on the form. Nominations are accepted
throughout the year.
Nomination Criteria
1. Nominees may be either paid professionals or volunteers
of an institutional member of the Association or an individual member of
the Association.
2. Nominees are evaluated based on their personal
contributions to an institution, several institutions, and/or the field of
Great Lakes maritime history.
3. Contributions to be recognized can be made in such areas
as exhibits that result in new or unique interpretations of Great Lakes
maritime history, programs that have a major educational impact in a
community or region, or to promote inter-institution collaboration on
exhibits or educational programs, etc.
4. Nominees should be recognized for contributions made over
a period of five years or more.
Nomination Guidelines
1. Nominations must be made by the executive director or a
board member of an institutional Association member, or an individual
Association member.
2. Nominators must complete a nomination form that includes
specific examples of the nominee's contributions to historic
interpretation.
3. Completed nominations should be submitted or mailed to
the chair of the Awards Committee and postmarked or submitted no later than
May 28th.
Judging Process
1. A three-person committee, selected by the Association’s
Board of Directors, will judge the nominations and make their recommendations
to the board prior to the annual meeting.
2. A short profile of the
award winner will be published in the annual meeting issue of the
Association's newsletter and on its website.
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