Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award
Purpose and Criteria for Selection:
Created in 1974, this award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of religious archives. Selection criteria include:
- Involvement and work in the Archivists of Religious Collections Section of the Society of American Archivists.
- Contributions to archival literature that relates to religious archives.
- Participation and leadership in religious archives organizations.
- Evidence of leadership in a specific religious archives.
Eligibility:
Individual archivists only.
Nomination Requirements:
A completed nomination form.
Sponsor and Funding:
The Society of American Archivists Foundation, in conjunction with the Society of Southwest Archivists, in honor of Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., the first professionally trained archivist at the Catholic Archives of Texas in Austin, who served there from 1960 until her death in 1974.
Prize:
A certificate awarded by the SAA Foundation and a cash prize provided by the Society of Southwest Archivists.
First Awarded:
1974
Selection Committee:
The Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award Subcommittee of the SAA Awards Committee is composed of four members of the Society of American Archivists, at least one of whom is also a member of the Society of Southwest Archivists (SSA). In addition, one of the co-chairs of the SAA Awards Committee serves ex officio on the subcommittee. The SAA President-elect shall appoint one member of the subcommittee each year for a term of three years after having solicited nominations from the president of the SSA and from the Awards Committee co-chairs. The senior member of the subcommittee in years of service shall serve as its chair. The SSA representative shall present the award during the Awards Ceremony at the SAA Annual Meeting.
Submission Deadline and Nomination Form:
All nominations shall be submitted to SAA by February 28 of each year. Download the nomination form as a PDF or RTF. Send 6 copies of the completed form and supplementary documentation to:
Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award Subcommittee
Society of American Archivists
17 North State Street, Suite 1425
Chicago, IL 60602-3315
Electronic submissions also are acceptable and should be sent to awards[at]archivists.org. Please indicate "Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award" in the email subject line. Use standard file applications such as Word, Excel, or Adobe; attachments should not exceed 5MB.
Questions should be directed to the Chair of the Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award Subcommittee.
Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award Recipients:
1974: Melvin Gingerich
1975: Eleanore Cammack
1976: August Sueflow
1977: V. Nelle Bellamy
1978: Lynn May and William Miller
1979: Sister Felicitas Powers, RSM
1980: Sister Evangeline Thomas, CSJ
1981: Not awarded
1982: Barbara Smith
1983: Not awarded
1984: Rev. Norbert Brockman
1985: Rev. Charles Rehkopf
1986: James M. O'Toole
1987: Robert Shuster
1988: Brother Denis Sennett, Franciscan Friars of Atonement
1989: Not awarded
1990: Thomas Wilsted
1991: Elizabeth Yakel
1992: Sister Mary Linus Bax, CPPS
1993: Peter Wosh
1994: Sister Emma Cecilia Busam, OSU
1995: Brother Roy Godwin, CFA
1996: Sister Blaithin Sullivan, CSJ
1997: Not awarded
1998: Charles Nolan
1999: Not awarded
2000: Not awarded
2001: Kinga Perzynska
2002: Not awarded
2003: Theresa (Terry) Thompson
2004: John (Jac) Treanor
2005: William Sumners
2006: Not awarded
2007: Roger M. Dahl
2008: Mark Thiel
2009: Robert Johnson-Lally
2010: Sister Jane Aucoin, CSJ
2011: Malachy R. McCarthy
