National Association of Automobile Museums
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR AUTOMOBILE AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
 
 

NAAMY Awards for 2008 and 2009

Rebecca Bonham presided and furnished the following report on NAAMY winners selected from 51 entries for 2008 and 2009.

NAAMY AWARDS PRESENTED AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN TUPELO, MS

At the 8th Annual Biennial Conference of Automotive History, held in Tupelo, MS March 24-27, 2010, NAAMY Awards of Excellence were presented for 2008 and 2009.

NAAMY Awards competition honors the work of nonprofit automotive transportation museums to promote professionalism in managerial, curatorial, educational, and promotional work. The awards recognize automotive transportation museum industry leaders for achievement, professionalism, and creativity.

NAAMY Awards are presented in seven categories in two divisions for 2008 and 2009. Division I is for museums with an annual budget less than $300,000 per year and Division II for over $300,000. The categories are: Collateral Materials, Newsletters and Magazines, Web Design, Film and Video, Interpretive Exhibits, Educational Programs, Event and Public Promotions, and Books and Exhibit Catalogs.

Winners in Division I for 2008 are:

Collage of NAAMY Award Winners Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum & Research Center
  First Place for Collateral Materials

William E. Swigart, Jr. Automobile Museum
  First Place for Web Design

Wills Sainte Claire Automobile Museum
  First Place for Event & Public Promotions
  First Place for Newsletters and Magazines
  Second Place for Web Design

Winners in Division II for 2008 are:

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
  First Place for Collateral Materials
  First Place for Newsletters and Magazines
  First Place for Interpretive Exhibits
  Second Place for Films and Videos
  Third Place for Interpretive Exhibits

National Automotive Museum (The Harrah Collection)
  First Place for Books and Catalogs
  First Place for Web Design
  Second Place for Collateral Materials
  Second Place for Newsletters and Magazines
  Second Place for Educational Programs

NHRA Motorsports Museum
  Third Place for Collateral Materials

Petersen Automotive Museum
  First Place for Event and Public Promotions
  Third Place for Newsletters and Magazines
  Third Place for Educational Programs

Reynolds-Alberta Museum
  First Place for Films and Videos
  Second Place for Interpretive Exhibits

The Henry Ford
  First Place for Educational Programs

Winners in Division I for 2009 are:

Cadillac and LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center
  First Place for Collateral Materials
  Second Place for Collateral Materials

Wills Sainte Claire Automobile Museum
  First Place for Newsletters and Magazines
  First Place for Event and Public Promotions

Winners in Division II for 2009 are:

America on Wheels
Third Place for Web Design

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
First Place for Educational Programs
First Place for Films and Video
First Place for Web Design

Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
First Place for Event and Public Promotions
Second Place for Web Design
Third Place for Collateral Materials
Third Place for Newsletters and Magazines

Gilmore Car Museum
Second Place for Event and Public Promotions
Second Place for Educational Programs
Second Place for Films and Videos
Second Place for Interpretive Exhibits

National Corvette Museum
First Place for Collateral Materials
First Place for Newsletters and Magazines
Third Place for Films and Videos

Peterson Automotive Museum
Second Place for Newsletters and Magazines
Third Place for Interpretive Exhibits

Saratoga Automobile Museum
First Place for Interpretive Exhibits
Second Place for Collateral Materials
Third Place for Educational Programs

Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
First Place for Books and Exhibit Catalogs
Third Place for Event and Public Promotions

Studebaker National Museum
Second Place for Books and Exhibit Catalogs

 

For additional information about winners or about the application process for NAAMYs, contact Rebecca Bonham at the Studebaker National Museum at 888-391-5600.

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PAST PRESIDENT
Laura Brinkman
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum
P.O. Box 271
1600 S. Wayne St.
Auburn, IN 46706
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PRESIDENT
Michael Spezia
Gilmore Car Museum
6865 Hickory Rd.
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
269-671-5089


PRESIDENT ELECT
Jackie Frady
National Automobile Museum
The Harrah Collection
10 S. Lake St.
Reno, NV 89501
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TREASURER
Susan Sanborn
Toyota USA Automobile Museum
19001 S. Western Ave.
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Torrance, CA 90501
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SECRETARY
Susan Lane


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Gary Pelger
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