Victoria Irons Walch Leadership Award

Named for CoSA's first executive director, the Victoria Irons Walch Leadership Award recognizes the sustained leadership and outstanding contributions of an individual or institution to the development of state and territorial archives or to CoSA. Criteria include:

• Creatively and effectively meeting challenges and opportunities,
• Demonstrating collaborative and innovative approaches,
• Serving its constituency in an exemplary way, and
• Exceeding normal expectations as a model for others.

The recipient will receive a custom-designed award.

• Online Nomination Form. Within the form you will be asked to submit basic information on the nominee and the individual making the nomination (if different). You'll also upload the following documents:
  • Brief Bio (up to one page) addressing the accomplishments and ongoing work of the nominee. Include any CoSA-related involvement.
  • Letter of Support from one person (CoSA member or other) familiar with the nominee’s work.
  • 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 the online form.
• 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.

Any questions may be directed to awards@statearchivists.org

May 17, 2024: Deadline for nominations - 11:59pm Eastern Time

June 14, 2024: Notification of award recipients

September 18, 2024: Awards presented at CoSA Annual Meeting

Award Recipients