Nomination Criteria
The award recognizes a specific achievement that has benefited either the honoree’s home institution or the museum field in general. The cited achievement may be in any area of a museum’s operation: administration, exhibitions, education, public relations, registration, collections management, or development. Alternatively, the accomplishment may benefit the museum field generally (for instance, a development plan, membership plan, exhibition design, or collection policy that can serve as a model for other museums). Nominees for this award shall have less than ten years in the museum field.
Nomination Instructions
The nomination must be submitted by the nominee’s director or by a trustee if the nominee is a director. Individuals cannot self-nominate.
Nominations shall be made via the nomination form by answering the following questions, in the space provided on the form:
1) Justification for receiving the Nancy Hanks award.
2) Describe the scope of the institution, its collection, programs and services.
3) Describe the nominee’s position and responsibilities.
On separate sheets, describe the nominee’s outstanding contribution to the institution or museum field and its impact. Please keep the description to no more than 5 double-spaced typewritten pages.
A vita on the candidate must be included with the application form. The application may include sample copies of work, which support the nomination as well as a bibliography of published work. 
