VIRGINIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 1900 Byrd Avenue, Suite 105 Richmond, Virginia 23230-3033 Telephone: (804) 285-8954 Facsimile: (804) 285-0394 AWARDS PROGRAM The Virginia Genealogical Society's Awards Program recognizes individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the genealogical community. Awards, as described in the enclosed nomination forms, are offered in the following categories: the "Fellow of the Virginia Genealogical Society," the "Virginia Records Award," the "Commonwealth Award (CA)," and the "Volunteer Award (VA)." Nominators please note that these are not necessarily anual awards, but will be presented when merited by a nominee. ELIGIBILITY AND NOMINATION CRITERIA 1. Current VGS board members are not eligible for awards 2. membership in VGS is not required of a nominator or nominee 3. awards can be given posthumously 4. a nominator may not submit a nominee for more than one award 5. a nominator may submit multiple nominees for a given award 6. a nominator may submit nominees for all three categories REQUESTED INFORMATION 1. name, address, and telephone number of the nominator 2. name and address of the nominee 3. supporting information; brief, yet detailed 4. additional documentation, such as a list of publications 5. if award is posthumously, provide additional information SELECTION AND PRESENTATION 1. nomination forms must be postmarked no later than February 1st 2. the VGS Awards Committee will review applications 3. selected nominees will be notified by mid-March 4. awards will be presented during the annual spring conference (rev. 9/07) [see next page] VIRGINIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Awards Program Nomination for Fellow of the Virginia Genealogical Society The Fellow of the Virginia Genealogical Society (FVGS) Award recognizes individuals for their long-term contributions in a given area, long-term contributions in more than one area, and exemplary service in the promotion of study of genealogy and family history in Virginia. Nominator: _____________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________ Telephone: ________________________ Date: ____________________ Nominee: _____________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________ JUSTIFICATION AND CITATION DATA List specific examples which justify this award. Achievement #1. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Achievement #2. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Achievement #3. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ PROPOSED CITATION On a separate sheet, in 100 words or less, submit a citation that highlights the significance of this nominee's achievements. Please return this form and related information, postmarked no later than August 1, to: Virginia Genealogical Society telephone: (804) 285-8954 1900 Byrd Avenue, Suite 104 E-mail: mail@vgs.org Richmond, VA 22320-3033 Internet: http://www.vgs.org (rev. 9/07) VIRGINIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Awards Program Nomination for the Commonwealth Award The Commonwealth Award recognizes other societies or organizations within Virginia for performing outstanding service in the promotion of genealogical study. Achievements in this area would include preserving local records, improving genealogical education through special projects, maintaining a genealogical research library, producing high-quality publications, and compiling widely-accessible electronic databases. Nominator: _____________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________ Telephone: ________________________ Date: ____________________ Nominee: _____________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________ JUSTIFICATION AND CITATION DATA List specific examples which justify this award. Achievement #1. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Achievement #2. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Achievement #3. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ PROPOSED CITATION On a separate sheet, in 100 words or less, submit a citation that highlights the significance of this nominee's achievements. Please return this form and related information, postmarked no later than August 1, to: Virginia Genealogical Society telephone: (804) 285-8954 1900 Byrd Avenue, Suite 104 E-mail: mail@vgs.org Richmond, VA 22320-3033 Internet: http://www.vgs.org (rev. 9/07) VIRGINIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Awards Program Nomination for the Virginia Records Award The Virginia Records Award recognizes outstanding contributions in making more records available to researchers through publication. Individuals who have excelled in the areas of publishing, writing, or editing Virginia genealogical source materials, have produced quality reference books, or have worked in a difficult research area, such as burned record counties, fall into this catetory. Nominator: _____________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________ Telephone: ________________________ Date: ____________________ Nominee: _____________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________ JUSTIFICATION AND CITATION DATA List specific examples which justify this award. Achievement #1. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Achievement #2. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Achievement #3. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ PROPOSED CITATION On a separate sheet, in 100 words or less, submit a citation that highlights the significance of this nominee's achievements. Please return this form and related information, postmarked no later than August 1, to: Virginia Genealogical Society telephone: (804) 285-8954 1900 Byrd Avenue, Suite 104 E-mail: mail@vgs.org Richmond, VA 22320-3033 Internet: http://www.vgs.org (rev. 9/07)