Rising Star Awards

These awards acknowledge outstanding contributions by individual staff.

The recipient will receive a certificate.

Nominations must consist of the following, submitted as a single pdf file:

1. Awards Program Nomination Form
2. Brief Bio (up to one page) addressing the accomplishments and ongoing work of the nominee. Include any CoSA-related involvement.
3. Letter of Support from one person (CoSA member or other) familiar with the nominee’s work.
4. Supporting materials (optional) could include nominee’s resume or fuller biography; illustrations of work products or promotional materials; press releases; or other materials. All such additional should be carefully selected and be directly related to the nomination.

• Any organization or individual is invited to nominate person(s), organization(s), or program(s) for any of CoSA’s awards.
• Nomination of oneself or one’s organization is permissible and encouraged.
• All nominations are submitted via email, combining the nomination form and additional materials into a single pdf.
• An Awards Committee, appointed by the CoSA president and chaired by the CoSA Immediate Past President, will review the nominations and select the recipients.
• The number of awards for each category is at the discretion of the Awards Committee, and they reserve the right to make no awards.
• Award recipients will be announced by May 9, 2023 with presentation of the awards taking place at the CoSA Annual Meeting.

Any questions may be directed to awards@statearchivists.org

April 4, 2023: Deadline for nominations - Midnight Eastern Time

May 9, 2023: Notification of award recipients

July 2023: Awards presented at CoSA Annual Meeting

Award Recipients