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:
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.

