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THE NORMAN NEUERBURG AWARD
In 1999, CMSA created the Norman Neuerburg Award to recognize outstanding contributions towards the study and preservation of California's missions, presidios, and ranchos. The award also serves to encourage and highlight current scholarship.
AWARD CRITERIA
The Norman Neuerburg award is to be conferred upon individuals or groups who have furthered goals of the California Mission Studies Association to preserve, advance, and promote California's Hispanic period historical, architectural, archaeological, museum and archival resources. The award serves to encourage and highlight current scholarship relevant to these goals.NOMINATION PROCEDURES
A three person Norman Neuerburg Award Selection Committee shall be selected by CMSA's Board of Directors and shall be composed of current directors. Letters of nomination outlining a candidate's qualifications shall be sent to the current Chair of the committee, Sasha Honig, P. O. Box 3357, Bakersfield, CA 93385-3357All CMSA members may nominate a candidate. At a minimum, the letter shall include: a brief history of the candidate's involvement with the study of California's Hispanic past, a summary of major contribution(s), and any other reasons that make the nominee exceptional in meeting the goals of CMSA. If only a small number of nominations are made, the committee may make additional suggestions.
CANDIDATE SELECTION
The award committee, along with the CMSA president, will select and recommend a candidate to the full Board of Directors. The Board may accept or decline the selected candidate. An award need not be given out every year.AWARD PRESENTATION
A plaque or framed certificate naming the award and the nominee will be created. Awards will be announced at the annual meeting banquet. Award presentations will be scheduled for a period of no more than 15 minutes. The current CMSA president will present the award to the recipient on behalf of the Association. Award presentations will summarize the recipient's major contribution(s) to the preservation and study of the Hispanic past. A longer announcement will appear in CMSA's newsletter and website.
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NEUERBURG AWARD RECIPIENTS
2007 Randall Milliken - 2006 Rose Marie Beebe and Robert Senkewicz
- 2005 Doyce B. Nunis, Jr. and Msgr. Francis J. Weber
- 2004 Robert L. Hoover
- 2003 Edna E. Kimbro
- 2002 Harry W. Crosby
- 2001 Jarrell C. Jackman
- 2000 John R. Johnson
In early 2006, CMSA's Executive Board decided that CMSA should have an award to recognize that, from its inception, CMSA's goals have been broad, interdisciplinary, and inclusive. CMSA charter member Edna Kimbro gave voice to the founders' aims in the inaugural issue of the CMSA Newsletter:
The Board also wanted a means of recognizing the energy and perserverance shown by members in pursuing their interests mission period studies. State Historic Preservation Officer Knox Mellon tells the story of a young woman, Edna Kimbro, who came into his office one day and said she wanted to study missions. This is the type of dedication the Board intended to recognize in establishing a new award.
What to name the new award? The Board concluded it is fitting that it be named for Edna, who helped get CMSA off to a lively start and who helped shape it into the vital, diverse organization it is today.
