APHA Awards Nomination Form

Nominating Form for APHA Annual Individual and Institutional Awards
Nominations

In 1976 the American Printing History Association established an annual award to be presented for "distinguished contribution to the study, recording, preservation or dissemination of printing history, in any specific area or in general terms."

In 1985 a second award was established for institutional achievement. These prestigious awards are presented each January in conjunction with Bibliography Week festivities.

Print and paper historians, collectors, educators, librarians and archivists, paper artists, printers, traditional papermakers, toolmakers, conservators and others, as well as college and university programs, nonprofits, social groups, and libraries and archives are all eligible for nomination.

Instructions

Nominations are accepted by the American Printing History Association (APHA) Awards Committee throughout the calendar year and may be submitted online at any time.

The closing date for 2025 nominations is August 7, 2025.

Nominators may compose their nomination text using whatever software they prefer but please cut and paste it into the nomination form.

To nominate someone, fill out this form and click SUBMIT. (Nominations via postal mail will not be accepted.)

Questions or concerns may be addressed to the committee by email at memberships@printinghistory.org.

Guidelines and Requirements
1. You do not have to be a member of APHA to nominate someone.
2. Nominations from APHA chapters are encouraged.
3. A nominee need not be a current member of APHA as long as their contribution to the field has been significant.
4. Posthumous nominations are encouraged.
5. Resubmitting a nomination from year to year is allowed.
6. Multiple nominations for the same individual(s) from different nominators are acceptable.
7. Multiple nominations for different individuals by the same nominator are acceptable.
8. Current Awards Committee members may not submit nominations, however, members of the APHA Board of Trustees may do so.
9. Current Awards Committee members or members of the Board may not be nominated.
10. No self-nominations, please.
11. Nominations from a previous year may be considered by the committee along with the pool of new nominations in the current year.
Procedure

The APHA Awards Committee reviews all nominations after the submission deadline, as well as any previously submitted nominations. The committee contacts nominees at this point, to ensure that they are willing to stand for nomination. The committee recommends honorees for the Board's approval at a meeting at least one month prior to the Annual meeting.

The field of nominations will include not only those received in this calendar year, but also all nominations received for the previous awards nominations processes (e.g., 2025 nominees will include other nominated parties for 2024). The awards committee will submit their recommendations to the APHA board no later than 30 days prior to the annual conference.

1. Choose the Award
Choose the Award*

Individual AwardInstitutional Award

2. Nominator Information
Your Name (Nominator)*

First NameLast Name
If you are nominating on behalf of an APHA chapter, please indicate the chapter here.
APHA Chapter
Your Email*
example@example.com
Your Contact Phone
Please enter a valid phone number in case we have questions. Your number will be kept private.

3. Nominee Information
Institution, Person(s), or Group Nominated for APHA Award*
(Free text - enter individual(s) name(s), group name (i.e. a social group), or institution name.)
Nominee Brief Description (required; 10 words or less)*
Please provide a BRIEF description of the nominee in a few words. Who are they?
Nominee's E-mail Address (optional)
Nominee Importance (100 - 300 words)*
Please provide a short explanation (100-300 words) of how you feel the person(s)/group/institution has/have made significant contributions to the field of print and works on paper. (Text formatting OK.)
Please indicate here if you have contacted the nominee and/or have consent to nominate *
APHA will make every effort to contact nominees and ensure consent. If you have not already contacted the nominee, please enter "N/A".
Resources or Documentation Supporting This Nomination (optional; citations or URLs)*
If you are aware of any books or articles, talks, or online photographs or other resources that help support the nomination please insert the citations or cut and paste the URLs here. (Rich text formatting.)
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Nominating Form for APHA Annual Individual and Institutional Awards

Nominations

Instructions

Guidelines and Requirements

Procedure