Albany, NY -- The Board of Regents and the New York State Archives have selected Suffolk County to receive the 2007 William H. Kelly Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Local Government Archival Program Development.
The award will be presented to County Clerk Judith Pascale and County Archivist Sharon Pullen at a luncheon ceremony at the State Education Building in Albany on October 22, 2007. The award is named for William H. Kelly, the Mayor of Asharoken in Suffolk County, who has been a tireless champion for strengthening local government archival and records management programs.
This award recognizes Suffolk County for its impressive and comprehensive archival program that includes excellent storage in climate-controlled facilities, an aggressive program of digitizing and microfilming, an award winning website and a vigorous outreach program – all managed for a professional archivist. The award commends the county for the significant investment it has made in the program that has resulted in its being a model for others around the state.
Previous recipients of this annual award include Chautauqua County (2000), Oswego County (2001), Genesee County (2002), Ulster County (2003), Hudson River Park Trust (2004), Town of Victor (2005), and Saratoga County (2006).
The annual Archives Awards program recognizes outstanding efforts in archives and records management work in New York State by a broad range of individuals and organizations. A complete list of this year’s award recipients follows:
Excellence in Research Using the Holdings of the State Archives
Laura Wittern-Keller, University at Albany
Debra E. Bernhardt Award for Excellence in Documenting New York’s
History
Dominican Studies Institute, City College of New York
Program Excellence in a Historical Records Repository
Schenectady County Historical Society
William H. Kelly Award for Excellence in Local Government Archival
Program Development
Suffolk County
Cheryl Steinbach Award for Excellence in Local Government Records Management
Town of Lewisboro
Excellence in State Agency Records Management
New York State Thruway Authority and Canal Corporation
Excellence in the Educational Use of Local Government Records by a
Local Government
Town of Ithaca
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using
Historical Records, Grades 4–5
Fourth and Fifth Grade Students from the Stewart School, Garden City School
District
Dolores Volpe, Educator
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using
Historical Records, Grades 6–8
Emma Gugerty, Locust Valley Middle School, Locust Valley Central School District
Barbara LaBella, Educator
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using
Historical Records, Grades 9–12
Alexandra Rheinhardt, Cooperstown Central High School, Cooperstown Central School
District
Mary Beth Murdock, Educator