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Nevada Humanities is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Nevada Humanities Awards for outstanding achievement in and contributions to the humanities. Every other year, the statewide organization presents four awards recognizing individuals and organizations that foster cultural enrichment and deepen our understanding of the human experience by facilitating opportunities for Nevadans to engage with the humanities. In addition to the Judith Winzeler Award for Excellence in the Humanities, Nevada Humanities adjudicates awards to honor outstanding humanities advocacy, teaching, and public programming. Awardees will be honored at a special ceremony in Carson City on March 26, 2015.

“We encourage people from all across Nevada to identify people in their communities who have enriched their lives with literature, history, culture, outstanding teaching, and all elements of the humanities,” commented Christina Barr, Executive Director, Nevada Humanities. “It is the important work and legacies of these people that we want to honor with these awards.”

2015 Nevada Humanities Awards:
The Judith Winzeler Award for Excellence in the Humanities recognizes an individual, organization, or business that has made an outstanding and lasting contribution by using the tools of the humanities to strengthen and enhance the lives of Nevadans. The Friend and Champion of the Humanities Award recognizes a business, organization, foundation, or individual for exemplary service in helping to advance the humanities in Nevada through partnership, funding, sponsorship, policy making, or other activities. The Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award recognizes a Nevada educator, administrator, school district, or education program for excellence and innovation in humanities teaching at any level (early childhood, K-12, higher education, lifelong learning). The Outstanding Humanities Project Award honors an outstanding humanities project made possible by a Nevada Humanities grant or partnership for projects that took place between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014.

Nominations may be made by any individual or organization, but only the Outstanding Humanities Project Award can be nominated by the project’s sponsoring organization. All other nominations must come from a third party (individual or organization). Multiple nominations may be submitted in the same or different award categories. Award recipients are selected by members of the Nevada Humanities Board of Trustees. Awardees will be notified in early February 2015. The awards will be presented in a special ceremony in Carson City on March 26, 2015. All awardees must be present to receive their awards.

The postmark deadline for nominations in each award category is January 9, 2015. Complete nomination instructions and nomination cover sheet are available at: http://nevadahumanities.org/programs/nevada-humanities-awards. For a list of past Humanities Awardees visit: http://www.nevadahumanities.org/nevada-humanities-awards/nevada-humanities-awards-past-awardees. For more information contact Nevada Humanities at 775-784-6587 or visit nevadahumanities.org.

Nevada Humanities is one of 56 state and territorial humanities councils affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. With offices in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada Humanities creates public programs and supports public projects statewide that define the Nevada experience and facilitate the exploration of issues that matter to Nevadans and their communities. For more information about Nevada Humanities visit nevadahumanities.org.