President’s Award

TAM’s President’s Award is given annually by the TAM Executive Committee at its discretion to an individual, institution, or “partner” organization or foundation that has done significantly impactful work over the past year within the Texas museum community.

Eligibility

Impactful work must have been accomplished within the past year.
Must be a TAM institutional member to submit. All entries must be produced or commissioned by the museum and must relate directly to its program.
Any entry deemed not to meet these criteria will be disqualified and entry fee will be forfeited.

Policies

There is a limit of 1 submission of this Award type per person. Nominees may self-nominate.

Submission Guidelines 

The TAM President's Award is selected by the TAM Executive Committee in collaboration with the Local Host Committee. If you would like to nominate someone for this award, please contact admin@texasmuseums.org with the subject line "TAM President's Award Nomination" by February 1, 2024. Please include a narrative summary of the nominee's contribution not to exceed 250 words. Letters of support are welcome but not required. 

The TAM President's Award is presented each year at the TAM Annual Meeting - TAM 2024 will be in Lubbock, April 14-17. The recipient will be notified in advance and invited to the meeting.

• Visit San Antonio
  Marc Anderson
  2023 | San Antonio
• Cooper Foundation
  2022 | Waco
• Bexar County 
  Judge Nelson W. Wolff
  2021 | San Antonio Virtual
• Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture
  Margie Reese
  2020 | College Station Virtual 
• CASETA
  Howard Taylor and Sara Beth Wilson
  2019 | El Paso
• Humanities Texas
  2018 | Houston
• The Summerlee Foundation
  John W. Crain, President
  (Gary N. Smith, Texas History Program Director)
  2017 | Abilene
• Petroleum Museum
  Kathy Shannon, Executive Director
  2016 | Corpus Christi
• Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
  Victoria Ramirez, Executive Director
  2015 | Fort Worth
• Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum
  Robert L. Oliver, Chairman, Board of Directors
  2014 | Lubbock
• Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
  Rick Stryker, Director
  2013 | Beaumont