The following award winners showed outstanding professional dedication and willingness to serve the museum field through the Museum Assessment and Accreditation programs in 2008:

Alex Barker
Director
Museum of Art & Archaeology
University of Missouri- Columbia
Columbia, MO

James Duff
CEO and Executive Director
Brandywine River Museum
Chadds Ford, PA

Kit Matthew
Product Manager
Blackbaud, Inc.
Charleston, SC

Edward Pershey
VP Museums & Historic Properties
Western Reserve Historical Society
Cleveland, OH 

Deborah Smith
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

Kay Williams
Director
Tryon Palace Commission
New Bern, NC