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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">SHPO ACCEPTING AWARDS NOMINATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Oklahoma Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), is now accepting nominations for its 2018 awards program. Individuals, businesses, government agencies, and organizations contribute to the preservation of Oklahoma's
heritage through rehabilitation/restoration projects, archeological site protection, field and archival research, publications, and public programming. Previous award recipients are featured on the SHPO's website at http://www.okhistory.org/shpo/shpoawards.htm.
Submit a nomination and help the SHPO celebrate accomplishments like these and the many ways the National Historic Preservation Act impacts communities of all sizes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The SHPO's awards program includes the Shirk Memorial Award for Historic Preservation and the SHPO's Citation of Merit. The deadline for nominations is 5:00pm, Friday, December 1, 2017, and nomination sponsors and award recipients will
receive notice of the results of the selection process in February 2018. The awards will be presented at the banquet during Oklahoma's 30th Annual Statewide Preservation Conference in Tulsa (June 6-8, 2018).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Shirk Memorial Award for Historic Preservation recognizes historic preservation programs or activities that have had statewide impact. The SHPO's Citation of Merit highlights noteworthy accomplishments in historic preservation at the
state or local level.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The SHPO accepts nominations in either electronic or hard copy format. Obtain the nomination forms and instructions from the SHPO's website at http://www.okhistory.org/shpo/shpoawards.htm. To request nomination forms and instructions or
to ask questions, call the SHPO at 405/521-6249 or email jmatthews@okhistory.org.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve, and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Lynda S. Ozan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Architectural Historian/NR Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">State Historic Preservation Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Oklahoma Historical Society<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Oklahoma History Center <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Oklahoma City, OK 73105<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">405-522-4478<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#44546A">The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve, and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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