Call for Nominations: 2025 Merit Award

The SOA Membership & Awards Committee seeks nominations for the 2025 Society of Ohio Archivists Merit Award.

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. The award will be announced at the SOA Annual Meeting, which will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025 at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.

A fillable PDF Merit Award nomination form is available to download. The Merit Award rubric is available for your reference. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2025.

Nominations should include the following information:

  • Name of nominee;
  • Nominee’s employer or institution;
  • Nominee’s mailing address, phone number, and email address;
  • Brief reason for nomination;
  • The nominator’s contact information so that the awards committee may contact you for additional information.

See the list of past awardees on the Merit Award page.

Applications and inquiries can be emailed to Membership & Awards Committee co-chairs Stephanie Shreffler and Helen Conger.

Last Updated on January 30, 2025 by Emily Gainer