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1717 Church Street
AASLH Nashville, 3-320991
Phone: 615/ 5/3200-3203
Fax: 615/327-9013
American Association membership@aaslh.org
for State and Local History www.aaslh.org
June 5, 2009
Ms. Anne Boykin
Heritage Programs, Parks and Recreadon Department, City of College Station
College Station Conference Center, Room #107
1300 George Bush Dr.
College Station, TX 77840
Dear Ms. Boykin:
On behalf of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), I am
delighted to inform you that the Project HOLD and Heritage Program were selected as a 2009
Award of Merit winner by the Leadership in History awards committee. The AASLH
Leadership in History Awards is the nation's most prestigious competition for recognidon of
achievement in state and local history. We congratulate you for the work that has brought
this honor.
The 2009 awards will be presented at a special banquet on Saturday, August 29 from 6:00 to
9:00 p.m., as part of the AASLH annual meeting mi Indianapolis, Indiana. We cordially invite
you to attend this presentation to receive your award. The enclosed material provides details
regarding this event.
Thanks to a generous donation from the History Channel, one ticket to the awards banquet
for your organization is covered. If you would like to bring guests to the banquet, you may
purchase additional tickets at $55 each.
In addition to your award, AASLH would like to invite you to attend one day of the annual
meeting as our guest. To obtain your complimentary day pass for attendance on Saturday,
August 29, complete the enclosed award winner registration form and mail it to AASLH,
1717 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203. You are also welcome to register for an additional
day or for the whole meeting. Enclosed is a copy of the 2009 Annual Meeting Program
Guide.
You can receive the "early bird" rate for the meeting by registering before July 6, 2009.
Otherwise, regular registration will be accepted until July 27. You must make hotel
reservations by July 31 to receive the annual meeting discount. See page 27 of the program
guide for hotel information, or go to www.aaslh.org.
If you plan to join us in Indianapolis, please send us an image representing your award-
winning project to include in a presentation at the banquet. You can send these images to
Bethany Hawkins in the AASLH office at hawkins@aaslh.org.
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If you cannot attend the presentation in Indianapolis, AASLH will arrange for the delivery of
your award later. If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please contact
Bethany Hawkins in the AASLH office at hawkins&aaslh.org or 615-320-3203.
By mid June, AASLH will contact national media with information about the 2009 awards.
We will email you a copy of the press release announcing your award-winning project by the
end of June. Since this is such a prestigious award, we encourage you to send this release to
your local media, convention and visitors' bureau, and state and local government.
Again, on behalf of the officers, Council, staff, and membership of AASLH, I offer my
sincere congratulations on this recognition of your achievement and your excellent work.
I look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis and expressing my best wishes in person!
Siolent Y,
T Davis
Pand CEO
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enclosures
cc: Don Zuris, Chair, 2009 AASLH Awards Committee
Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate