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Peg
Newton Smith Award
Members of the
Arkansas
museum community are invited to nominate individuals of distinction for the Peg
Newton Smith Award. The award will
be presented by the AMA Board at the 2007 October Annual Meeting in
Little Rock
in recognition of Arkansans whose lives have emulated the example of Peg Newton
Smith. (See bio below.)
Nominees may be either volunteers or paid staff, and must have made
significant and ongoing contributions to the preservation of
Arkansas
’ heritage through a lifelong involvement in the museum community and other
organizations. This award honors lifetime achievement and is therefore highly
selective. The AMA Board will review
the nominations and make the award as is deemed appropriate.
Nomination letters should be sent to the AMA Awards coordinator Barbara
Satterfield on or before June 1, 2007.
Submit by electronic file to barbaras@uca.edu
or by hard copy mailed to her attention at the Baum Gallery of Fine Art,
University of Central
Arkansas
,
201 Donaghey Ave.
,
Conway
,
AR
,
72035
.
Peg Newton Smith
At the 2003 annual meeting in
Little Rock
, the Arkansas Museums Association presented a special award to Mrs. George Rose
(Peg) Smith in recognition of her lifetime contributions to the museum community
in
Arkansas
and to preserving our state’s heritage. It was a fitting award, particularly
since she was involved in the early organization of the AMA.
In 1966, Arkansans involved with museums and other historical
organizations realized the need for a statewide association. Smith, who was then
serving as chair of
Little Rock
’s Quapaw Quarter Association, helped to organize a workshop at the old
Arsenal
Building
in
MacArthur
Park
at which representatives from various museums met. The Arkansas Museums
Association originated from those early meetings.
Throughout her life, Peg Smith remained steadfast in promoting
Arkansas
’ past and was known statewide for that commitment. Her name appeared on the
membership lists of such organizations as the
Old
State
House
Museum
, the Arkansas Historical Association, the Pulaski County Historical Society,
the Mt. Holly Cemetery Association, the
Butler
Center
for Arkansas Studies, and
Historic
Arkansas
Museum
.
Peg Smith died on July 20, 2003. In
recognition of her lifetime commitment to preserving
Arkansas
’ heritage, the Arkansas Museums Association Board created the Peg Newton
Smith Award to honor other worthy recipients.
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