IAM AWARDS 2021

Congratulations to the award winners for 2021! Thank you for sharing your amazing work with us.

You can watch the awards ceremony by CLICKING HERE. Passcode is: F#xud7D&.

Exhibits

Award of Merit
History Center of Lake Forest – Lake Bluff

Award of Excellence
Champaign County History Museum
G.A.R. Memorial Museum – Aurora
Korean Cultural Center of Chicago and The Raupp Museum
The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum
DuPage County Historical Museum
Children’s Discovery Museum of Normal
DeKalb County History Center

Award of Superior Achievement
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
DuPage Children’s Museum

Anniversary Awards

Jurica – Suchy Nature Museum at Benedictine University – 50 Years
Champaign County History Museum – 50 years

Special Projects

Award of Excellence
Paul Findley Congressional Office Museum at Illinois College

Building-Site Preservation

Award of Excellence
Wheels O’ Time Museum

Collections/Conservation

Award of Excellence
Champaign County History Museum

Award of Superior Achievement
Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum at Benedictine University

Virtual Materials

Award of Excellence
1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House
Lombard Historical Society
National Museum of the American Sailor

Community Partnerships

Award of Excellence
Champaign County History Museum
Elmhurst History Museum

Award of Superior Achievement
McLean County Museum of History

Volunteer of the Year

Geoff Bender, National Museum of the American Sailor

Small institution of the Year

Champaign County History Museum

Museum Professional of the Year

Therese Gonzales, National Museum of the American Sailor