Career Achievement Award
Award Description and Criteria
The Career Achievement Award recognizes outstanding careers in California archives. Nominees must have contributed in significant ways to the profession, such as establishing archives, teaching, and/or writing in the archival field. Nominees should meet as many of the following criteria as possible:
- Creativity or innovation in approaching one's professional work
- Development of archives, teaching, and/or writing in the archival field that has an impact on a community
- Commitment to the advancement of the archival enterprise and/or professional knowledge through traditional or emerging methods of information sharing
- Establishment or significant contribution to a professional archival program
Additionally, nominees must embrace the values of fostering a welcoming, diverse, and professional community, and approaching one’s work in a thoughtful and respectful manner, as advocated by the SCA Code of Conduct.
Nomination Form -- The nominating period for 2025 is now closed.
(Form ALERT: download and SAVE form before filling out, then fill out and submit via email. Do NOT fill out form in web browser.)
Complete documentation on this award is available from the SCA Handbook, Section 3-3-2
Career Achievement Award Recipients
2025 James Eason
2023 Nancy Zimmelman Lenoil
2022 Brian Tingle
2021 Gabriele Carey
Catherine Powell
2019 Jim Hofer
2017 Peter Blodgett
2016 Lynn Downey
2014 Chuck Wilson
2013 Larry Burgess
2011 Dave Smith (initial award)
To contact the Awards Committee, please email the Committee Chair at awards@calarchivists.org