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 congratulates the following and takes great pride in honoring the quality projects and dedicated individuals that make Oklahoma museums shine.
2014 Oklahoma Museums Association Award Winners
Certificate of Recognition
Diana Collinsworth, Oklahoma History Center
Laura McDonagh Streich Award for Service to the Profession
Daniel Provo, Oklahoma History Center
Sherri Scarth Vance, Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, ZooZeum
Conservation or Preservation
Budget $5,001 – $15,000
Martha Jane Starr Digital Preservation Project, Bartlesville Area History Museum
Exhibit
Budget $0 – $5,000
The Life & Death of an American Outlaw: The Story of Elmer McCurdy, Oklahoma Territorial Museum
Budget $5,001 – $15,000
Black Cowboys on the Chisholm Trail, Chisholm Trail Heritage Center
Budget $15,001 and over
Steamboat Heroine, Oklahoma History Center
Outreach or Education Program
Budget $0 – $5,000
Pioneer Life: Homesteading the Cherokee Outlet, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
Budget $5,001 – $15,000
How Oklahoma Began, Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History and Oklahoma WONDERtorium
Promotional Piece
Budget $0 – $5,000
Medicine Park Aquarium website, Medicine Park Aquarium & Natural Sciences Center
Budget $15,001 and over
Comanche Code of Honor TV Special, Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center
Publication
Budget $0 – $5,000
Osage Hills Detective Stories, Oklahoma Territorial Museum
Budget $5,001 – $15,000
Writing in Response to Art, Chisholm Trail Heritage Center
Technology Media
Budget $0 – $5,000
Bacon Beans & Limousines: Will Rogers Memorial Museum Podcast, Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Budget $5,001 – $15,000
Nu Mihimia – “My War Journey”, Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center
Purchase OMA Award Luncheon Tickets Here
The OMA awards luncheon will be held Friday, September 26, 2014 at the Museum of the Red River in Idabel, Oklahoma. The luncheon will be held from noon-2:00pm. The keynote speakers will be Taos artists, Jeralynn Lujan Lucero and Ray Wiger. Tickets are $35 each. Purchase Award Luncheon Tickets Here
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OMA Conference Press Release
OMA Awards Press Release