Gracy Award
  1. Purpose: SGA awards a $100 prize that recognizes a superior contribution for each issue of Provenance. Named for David B. Gracy II, founder and first editor of Georgia Archive, the award began in 1990 with volume VIII and is judged by the Provenance Editorial Board.
  2. Responsibilities:
    1. Promotes awareness of the Gracy Award among the members of the Society.
    2. Encourages selection for the Gracy Award from the editorial board.
    3. Reviews ballots and select the recipient of the Award.
    4. Notifies recipient and have award created.
    5. Presents award at Business Meeting at the Society's Annual Meeting.
  3. Procedures:
    1. Creates a ballot that will include all articles/authors for each issue of Provenance. The ballot will be sent to members of the Editorial Board who will vote on the article that best makes a contribution to archival literature.
    2. Communicates the decision of the Editorial Board to the Executive Board.
    3. Notifies the winner by mail and invite them to attend the annual meeting for the presentation of the award.
    4. Prepares a news article for submission to the Society's newsletter and other appropriate publications announcing the winner of the Gracy Award.
    5. A certificate and cash gift of $100 will be prepared and presented to the recipient. The Editor or his/her designee shall present the Award during the Business Meeting at the Society's Annual Meeting. If the recipient is not present, the Editor will attempt to make a presentation at another comparable event.
  4. Approved by the Executive Board: November 7, 2001