[Calclg-l] 2008 GOVERNOR'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

[Nelson, Marie]

2008 AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
You are invited to participate in celebrating the preservation of
California's heritage by nominating organizations, firms, or agencies
you believe are deserving of the Governor's Historic Preservation Award.
Recipients of this year's awards will be announced at the State
Historical Resources Commission's meeting on November 7, 2008.
Presentation of the awards will take place in Sacramento in
mid-November. 

ELIGIBILITY:
* Any group, firm, organization, or local, state, or federal agency
involved in historic preservation is eligible to be nominated for a
Governor's Historic Preservation Award.  Individuals are not eligible.
* Public agencies submitting applications shall clearly demonstrate how
the project or activity submitted is distinguished from a project or
activity which would normally fall within its mandate to execute.
* Firms submitting projects shall clearly demonstrate involvement beyond
contractual scope.
* Nominees shall have completed the project or activity (or a
substantial portion of a large-scale, phased project) within the last
three years and not later than January 31, 2008.

Nominations must be postmarked no later than 5:00 PM on Friday, May 30,
2008. For more information, visit OHP's webpage at
http://www.ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24513 , or contact Diane Thompson,
Coordinator of the 2008 Governor's Historic Preservation Awards, at
(916) 653-0877 or dthompson at parks.ca.gov .