Oklahoma Museums To Be Honored at Awards Luncheon

The Oklahoma Museums Association has announced the winners of its 2009 Annual Awards Program. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by museums and individuals throughout the state during the past year. Award categories include exhibitions, promotional piece, publication, web site, newsletters, conservation projects and education programs. The competition is divided into four budget categories. In addition, certificates of recognition honor the contributions of an individual, group, or business to Oklahoma museums or a specific museum or community. 

2009 Oklahoma Museums Association Award Winners:

Certificate of Recognition:
Dr. Betty S. Gerber, Broken Arrow Historical Society
Richard “Dick” Sharp, Oklahoma Museum of History, Oklahoma History Center

Interpretive Exhibit:
$0 - $24,999 – Spiro Mounds New Gallery, Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
$25,000 - $99,999 – A Moment in Time: The Pastime Puzzles of Jane Phillips, Frank Phillips Home
$500,000 and over – Unconquered: Allen Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family, Oklahoma Museum of History, Oklahoma History Center 

Newsletter:
$25,000 - $99,999 – Prairie Wind, Chisholm Trail Heritage Center

Outreach or Education Program:
$0 - $24,999 – Holiday Historic Homes & Churches Tour of Silk Stocking Row & Lincoln County Authors’ Reception, Lincoln County Historical Society Museum of Pioneer History
$100,000 - $499,999 – Phillips 66er Booklet, Phillips Petroleum Company Museum
$500,000 and over – Taking History on the Road: Proactive Museum Education, Oklahoma Museum of History, Oklahoma History Center

Promotional Piece:
$0 - $24,999 – Muskogee Museums Brochure, Muskogee Museums Association
$25,000 - $99,999 – Chisholm Trail Heritage Center’s media kit/flash drive, Chisholm Trail Heritage Center
$100,000 - $499,999 – Press Kit, Phillips Petroleum Company Museum
$500,000 and over – Celebrating Josephine Wapp – TV Commercial, Comanche National Museum & Cultural Center

Publication:
$25,000 - $99,999 – The Civilian Conservation Corps of McCurtain County, Oklahoma Forest Heritage Center
$500,000 and over – Exhibition Catalogue for Spirit Red: Visions of Native American Artists from the Rennard Strickland Collection, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma

Web Site:
$25,000 - $99,999 – www.sapulpahistoricalsociety.com, Sapulpa Historical Society
$500,000 and over – Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock and Roll Exhibit, Oklahoma Museum of History, Oklahoma History Center

Award recipients will be honored at a luncheon on September 25 at the Lawton Best Western Hotel and Convention Center at noon. The luncheon is part of the Oklahoma Museums Association’s annual statewide conference.  Tickets for the awards luncheon are $30 and can be purchased online at https://payments.auctionpay.com/ver3/?id=W035896 or by calling the OMA office at 405.424.7757.  The reservation deadline is September 9.