Instructions: This nomination form is intended for the annual Awards of Excellence presented each year in June, at the Annual General Meeting of the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation.
Please check the applicable award category below and fill in the sections for the candidate’s contact information, their general background and their contributions to heritage preservation and awareness. Use as much space as required. Please ensure that the application describes the outstanding achievement in enough detail to inform members of the Heritage Foundation who may not know the work of the nominee.
Include supporting documentation such as photographs, drawings, written descriptions, reference letters, and a brief biography/background to the individual/organization. This material will be returned upon request.
Award Catagories
Award of Excellence - The Awards of Excellence are intended to recognize outstanding contributions by individuals, institutions and organizations to heritage preservation in Waterloo Region, in such areas as archaeological, archival, cultural, education, genealogical, historical, individual, literary, media, natural, other. The program began in 1983.
Sally Thorsen Award of Excellence - This award of excellence was created in 1998 in honor of the former commissioner of the Planning and Culture Department for the Region of Waterloo. This award may be presented to only one person in a year who has demonstrated, in the course of at least ten years of their professional lives, an outstanding level of commitment to heritage concerns.
Dr. Jean Steckle Award for Heritage Education - This award for excellence in heritage education is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership in heritage education through teaching, writing or by example, and who has encouraged and mentored others in the understanding and appreciation of the natural or cultural heritage of Waterloo Region.
For questions, please call 519 575-4793, or email to: wrhf@regionofwaterloo.ca
