The winners will be announced at the 2001 AZA Annual Conference in St. Louis. Award checks will be issued in mid-October. An independent review board of seven members has agreed to review each application and evaluate it based on pre-selected criteria. Institutions with representatives on the review board are not eligible until their representatives rotate off the board. The exhibit must be less than three years old as of 1 May 2001.
Older exhibits are eligible if they have undergone major renovations within the past three years.
Entries must be received by 1 May 2001. Announcement of the winning institutions will be made at the Awards Ceremony during the AZA Annual Conference. Checks will be issued in mid-October. Captions are acceptable. The narrative must identify the audience, give a description of how the audience is being reached and summarize the exhibit's conservation message.