MAC Presidents' Award
Purpose
The MAC Presidents' Award was established in 1986 as a means for MAC to recognize significant contributions to the archival profession by individuals, institutions, and organizations not directly involved in archival work but knowledgeable about its purpose and value. Recipients are chosen by a committee comprising the three most recent past presidents of MAC from nominations submitted by committees in each of the 13 states in the MAC region. At the state level, nominations may be made by contacting the state chair directly, or through solicitation of nominations by the chair or members of the state committee. Each state committee may put forward only one nomination per year. As many as three awards may be presented each year. Recipients are invited to attend the members' meeting held at MAC's annual meeting in the spring to receive their certificates.
Presidents' Award Guidelines
The Presidents' Award committee is also responsible for collecting nominations and passing recommendations to Council for the MAC Distinguished Service Award, which is presented at the Awards Luncheon at the spring meeting.
Download the nomination form to nominate an individual for the Presidents' Award. Send nomination forms to your state chair. If your state does not currently have a chair, reach out to Jennifer Johnson at [email protected].
ILLINOIS
Eric Willey, Illinois State University (2020-2022)
[email protected]
INDIANA
Neal Harmeyer, Purdue University (2019-2021)
[email protected]
IOWA
Vacant
KANSAS
Ryan Leimkuehler, Kansas State University (2019-2021)
[email protected]
KENTUCKY
Heather Fox, University of Louisville (2019-2021)
[email protected]
MICHIGAN
Aprille McKay, University of Michigan (2019-2021)
[email protected]
MINNESOTA
Vacant
MISSOURI
Lindy Smith (2019-2021)
[email protected]
NEBRASKA
Claire du Laney, University of Nebraska Omaha (2019-2021)
[email protected]
NORTH DAKOTA
Daniel Sauerwin, State Historical Society of North Dakota (2019-2021)
[email protected]
OHIO
Collette McDonough, Kettering Foundation (2020-2022)
[email protected]
SOUTH DAKOTA
Michele Christian, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University (2020-2022)
[email protected]
WISCONSIN
Greg Kochen, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (2020-2022)
[email protected]
For more information, please contact:
Jennifer Johnson
Cargill
[email protected]
Previous Winners of the MAC Presidents' Award
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2020
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Dr. Janice W. Fernheimer, Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Jewish Studies and Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies at the University of Kentucky
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2017
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The Chancellors of the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Joseph Kueppers and Susan Mulheron |
| 2016 |
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Ability Center of Greater Toledo (Executive Director Tim Harrington and Special Projects Director Dan Wilkins) |
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Phillip Obermiller, Michael Maloney and Thomas Wagner (founders of the Urban Appalachian Council) |
| 2015 |
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No Award |
| 2014 |
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Jack Pitzer, National FFA Organization |
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John M. Preis, YMCA Retirement Fund |
| 2013 |
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Landsat Science Team |
| 2012 |
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Prairie Public Broadcasting, Radio Division
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National History Day
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| 2011 |
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Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. of Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| 2009 |
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Nancy Kraft, University of Iowa Libraries |
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Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation |
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Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning |
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Wisconsin Small Jewish Communities History Project |
| 2008 |
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Ramona (Moni) Hourt, Maria Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center |
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Dr. James C. Klotter, State Historian, Commonwealth of Kentucky |
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Grant Price, Archives of Iowa Broadcasting |
| 2007 |
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Ada Woodson Adams, President, Multicultural Genealogical Center |
| 2006 |
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Studs Terkel, Author and Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, Chicago Historical Society |
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Fred DeLap, Edgar County (Illinois) Genealogical Society |
| 2005 |
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Ralph DuPae, Steamboat Photograph Collection, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Department of Special Collections |
| 2004 |
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No recipient |
| 2003 |
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National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive Advisory Committee |
| 2002 |
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Prof. Clarke Chambers, Social Welfare History Archives |
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Katherine Lederer, Ozarks African-American History Collection |
| 2001 |
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Rev. Lowell G. Almen, Evangelical Church of America |
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Robert L. Payton, Philanthropic Studies Collection |
| 2000 |
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Prof. Emeritus John J. Baughman, Indiana |
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Kermit B. Karns for his role in indexing N.D. Germans records |
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Neal W. Moore, Ozarks Labor History Society |
| 1999 |
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U.S. Congressman Sidney Yates, Illinois |
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Dr. Elton J. Bruins, Jt. Archives of Holland |
| 1998 |
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Sheldon F. Reese Foundation and Margaret Reese |
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Friends of the Center Alliance Ltd. (FOCAL) |
| 1997 |
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3M Corporation |
| 1996 |
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Stewart S. Howe Foundation, Illinois |
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Richard L. D. Morse, Consumer Movement Archives |
| 1995 |
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Abraham Lincoln Association |
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Brooks McCormick, Chief CEO (retired), Navistar International Transportation Company |
| 1994 |
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Louise Noun and Mary Louise Smith, Iowa Women's Archives founders |
| 1993 |
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Gerry Ray, Helped establish the only Kansas county archives |
| 1992 |
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The United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Workers of America |
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Minnesota State Senator Allan H. Spear and Representative Steve Trimble, Minnesota |
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Adolf E. and Rebecca B. Schroeder |
| 1991 |
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Curt Teich Foundation |
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Cleveland Foundation |
| 1990 |
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Shirley Herd and Virtea Downey, Indianapolis teachers |
| 1989 |
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Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago |
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Minnesota Future Resources Commission |
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and Santa Fe Southern Pacific Foundation |
| 1988 |
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U.S. Senator Thomas Eagleton, Missouri |
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Iowa Federation of Labor |
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