Awards Program

2010 OMA Awards Program

Museums large and small strive to engage their communities and meet their missions through programs, publications and exhibits.  The OMA Awards Program honors the excellence and quality of projects accomplished by institutional members. Also, the program recognizes individuals and groups whose contributions have impacted Oklahoma museums and the museum profession. OMA takes great pride in honoring the quality projects and dedicated individuals that make Oklahoma museums shine. 

OMA is currently accepting 2010 Award Program entries.  The form can be downloaded here.
Award entries are due in the Oklahoma Museums Association office by 5:00pm on June 24, 2010.  OMA is not responsible for entries arriving after the June 24 deadline.

For more information, contact the OMA office at 405.424.7757 or sodaniel@okmuseums.org
 

2009 OMA Award Winners presented on September 25, 2009

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
$100,000 - $499,999 – Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock and Roll Exhibit, Oklahoma Museum of History, Oklahoma History Center