Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 223 - Historical Division › Chapter 21 - Membership in the Society › Rule 223-21.3 - Awards

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Purpose.
The society shall make annual awards to individuals,
			 government entities, groups, or organizations for the purposes of encouraging
			 and rewarding contributions to the fields of Iowa history, archaeology and
			 historic preservation; establishing an image of tradition and continuity;
			 creating greater public and academic visibility for the society; and promoting
			 high-quality rehabilitation of historic buildings.
(2)
Award programs.
Awards
			 may be made in nine programs.
a. William J.
			 Petersen/Edgar Harlan Award. This award recognizes an individual, government
			 entity, group, or organization that has made significant long-term or
			 continuing contributions to Iowa history. No more than one award may be made
			 annually.
b. Loren Horton Community
			 History Award. This award recognizes an individual, government entity, group,
			 or organization that has made a significant contribution to local history
			 through a local history project during the previous calendar year. No more than
			 one award may be given annually. One certificate of recognition may be awarded
			 in each of the following categories each year:
(1) Program or event;
(2) Volunteers;
(3) Project in museum, library, archives,
			 historic preservation, or education;
(4) Research or publications;
(5) Youth.
c. Mildred Throne/Charles Aldrich Award. This
			 award recognizes the author of the most significant article on Iowa history in
			 a professional history journal during the previous calendar year. The board may
			 give one award annually. Up to two certificates of recognition may be also
			 awarded.
d. George Mills/Louise
			 Noun Award. This award recognizes the author of the most significant
			 illustrated article on an Iowa history topic published in a popular history
			 periodical during the previous calendar year. The board may give one award
			 annually. Up to two certificates of recognition may also be awarded.
e. Benjamin F. Shambaugh Award. This award
			 recognizes the author of the most significant book published on Iowa history
			 during the previous calendar year. The board may give one award annually. Up to
			 two certificates of recognition may also be awarded.
f. Research Matters Award. This award
			 recognizes outstanding library, archives, historic site and museum service
			 provided to National History Day student researchers in Iowa during the
			 previous program year. The board may award up to two certificates of merit and
			 one certificate of achievement annually.
g. Preservation Projects of Merit Award. This
			 award recognizes historic preservation projects that exemplify the best of
			 preservation practices, meet the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for
			 Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, and utilize the state historic
			 preservation tax credit program. The board may give one award annually in each
			 of the following four categories.
(1) Judith
			 A. McClure Award. This award recognizes outstanding preservation of a
			 residential property using state historic preservation tax credit program
			 incentives. For purposes of this award, residential property shall be as
			 defined in rule 223-48.2 (303,404A).
(2) Adrian D. Anderson Award. This award
			 recognizes outstanding preservation of a small historic preservation project
			 using state historic preservation tax credit program incentives. For purposes
			 of this award, small projects are defined as those projects having total
			 qualified costs of $750,000 or less.
(3) Margaret Keyes Award. This award
			 recognizes outstanding preservation of a large historic preservation project
			 using state historic preservation tax credit program incentives. For purposes
			 of this award, large projects are defined as those projects having total
			 qualified costs of more than $750,000.
(4) William J. Wagner Award. This award
			 recognizes the historic preservation project which best exemplified use of the
			 U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic
			 Buildings while using state historic preservation tax credit program
			 incentives.
h. Excellence
			 in Archaeology and Historic Preservation Award. This award recognizes the best
			 archaeology or historic preservation project at the local or state level. The
			 board may give one award and one certificate of merit annually.
i. Dorothy Schwieder Excellence in Research
			 Award. This award recognizes on a biennial basis the most significant research
			 and contribution to the body of knowledge in Iowa history and is the top
			 research and writing award given by the board during the two-year
			 period.