2001 Distinguished Service Award Recipients:
David Horn and D. Gregory Sanford
Horn Receives NEA Distinguished Service Award
- January 2002
New Haven, Ct. - David Horn has been voted the latest recipient of New England Archivists' Distinguished Service Award. Horn is the ninth person to receive the award, which recognizes exemplary service to the archival profession and archives in New England.
Horn, a resident of Natick, MA, has long been recognized as a major figure in the fields of archives and records management in New England. He has served as head librarian for archives and manuscripts at the John J. Burns Library at Boston College since March. Prior to Boston College, he was corporate records manager and corporate archivist at NSTAR Inc., assistant manager of office systems and services at Faxon Company in Westwood, MA, as well as positions in archives at DePauw University, Montana State University, the University of Oregon and at Newman Preparatory School in Boston.
During his career Horn has been active in the profession through writing on and serving in numerous capacities at the local, state, regional and national levels. His work has helped to bring the fields of records management and archives closer. He has chaired committees for the Society of American Archivists, most notably the Code of Ethics Committee. He has served as a board member and treasurer of the Boston chapter of the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) and as president of the Society of Indiana Archivists.
Horn has also made significant contributions to records management and archival practices through his writings and by serving as a mentor to students. For 20 years he taught basic workshops in archives for SAA and has been a frequent speaker at local, regional and national meetings. He has produced articles for American Archivist and Library Journal in addition to occasional columns, articles and editorials. Previously he was honored by the Boston ARMA chapter as its Member of the Year in 1993 and by its Distinguished Service Award in 1998. He has also served as a mentor to a large number of students as well as beginning archivists and records managers.
"I am delighted to receive this award from the New England Archivists. The NEA is an outstanding organization; its members have made and continue to make significant contributions to the identification, retention and use of historically valuable documents. I have been a member of the NEA for twenty years, and I have enjoyed contributing to and benefiting from its many activities," Horn said.
Horn received an A.B. from St. Anselm's College, Manchester, NH, an M.A. in history from Boston University, and an MLS with a concentration in archives from the University of Oregon. He is both a Certified Archivist and a Certified Records Manager and has earned the Master of Information Technologies Designation from the Association for Information and Image Management.
New England Archivists serves the interests of archives and archivists throughout New England. Members represent a wide variety of backgrounds and institutions. NEA sponsors meetings, educational programs, and services for members.
Sanford Receives NEA Distinguished Service Award
- January 2002
New Haven, Ct. - D. Gregory Sanford recently became the latest recipient of New England Archivists' Distinguished Service Award. Sanford is the eighth person to receive the award, which recognizes exemplary service to the archival profession and archives in New England.
Sanford, a resident of Marshfield, Vt., has long been recognized as a major figure in the archives and public records community in New England. He has served as state archivist of Vermont since 1982. During that time he has been active in the profession through writing on Vermont history and serving in numerous capacities at the state and regional levels. Sanford is a member of a number of archival, and historical organizations and has contributed to, or authored a number of publications centering on the history of Vermont.
As state archivist, Sanford has been a driving force behind historical records programs, having participated in or directed a number of major public records projects in Vermont. His efforts have also involved service on the executive committee and editorial board of the Center for Research on Vermont, the editorial board of the Vermont Historical Society and on the executive board of the Vermont Statehood Bicentennial Commission, He has also been director of the Vermont Historical Records Advisory Board and chairman of the state's Public Records Advisory Board. He has been twice recognized (1975 and 1985) for the best article appearing in Vermont History and in 1989 received an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History.
"I was surprised, pleased and humbled to receive the New England Archivists' Distinguished Service Award. The NEA has long served the region's archivists with outstanding service; to be, in turn, recognized by the NEA is an honor not only for myself, but for my staff. That we, one of the smallest state archives in the country, have received such recognition is a tribute to the staff's professionalism, dedication and creativity in finding ways to promote archival management despite limited resources. The Distinguished Service Award is a wonderful example of how the New England Archivists, as a regional organization, can offer recognition to individuals, and archives, who might otherwise go unnoted.
"The DSA provides more than peer recognition; it also gives weight to our on-going efforts to promote the archives as an important tool for the effective management of government and for providing context to our public dialogues. To the extent that the DSA recognizes our efforts to link records of continuing value to the continuing issues of government and governance, it contributes to the broader understanding and appreciation of archival management," he said.
Sanford received a B.A. from Washington College in Chestertown MD, and a master of arts in history from the University of Vermont. He has also served the profession through his work on numerous committees and in appointed and elected positions. Sanford has served on the executive committee for New England Archivists from 1984-1990, including terms as vice-president in 1987-1988 and president in 1988-1989.
New England Archivists serves the interests of archives and archivists throughout New England. Members represent a wide variety of backgrounds and institutions. NEA sponsors meetings, educational programs, and services for members. For more information about the Vermont State Archives, see its home page at http://vermont-archives.org.
D. Gregory Sanford has since been the Plenary Speaker at the April 2003 NEA Spring Meeting.
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