Preservation Awards Nomination Form

Blue Grass Trust Preservation Awards

Each year, the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation hosts our Preservation Awards, recognizing the positive, far-reaching impact that preservation plays in Central Kentucky and honoring the individuals and organizations that make preservation possible.

The Blue Grass Trust encourages nominations for projects, organizations, and individuals who promote the value of historic preservation within the Central Kentucky region.

Nomination Details:

Nominations must exemplify the promotion, awareness, or practice of historic preservation within the Central Kentucky region.

  • Self-nominations are encouraged

  • An individual may submit multiple nominations

  • The nomination deadline is 5:00 pm EST Friday, March 29, 2024

  • The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation does not accept late entries or consider incomplete nominations

  • The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation reserves the right to disqualify any nomination not meeting minimum requirements, as determined by staff or the Community Preservation and Education Committee and Board

For each nomination, please include a full set of the listed items here:

 

  1. A completed nomination form, providing information on the nominee, nominator, and award category.

  2. Descriptive narrative explaining how the nominee meets the award category criteria. The descriptive narrative should not exceed two pages.

  3. Supporting materials, such as photographs, flyers, articles, or other materials documenting the project or person's work. Supporting materials will not be returned.

  4. Digital photograph of the nominee to be used during the award ceremony, if selected.

  5. If you are nominating a publication, nominations must include a copy of the work.

  6. Optional: You may submit up to three letters of support for the nomination.

Nominations may be submitted by completing the following digital form and emailing the required attachments to josborne@bluegrasstrust.org.

Nominations will also be accepted by mail or in-person drop off.

 

For mail-in entries and drop-off entries, please click the button below to download the nomination form. All digital material must be submitted on a USB drive.

Please send/deliver all materials to:

The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation

Attn: Jackson Osborne

201 North Mill Street

Lexington, KY 40507

 
 

All award recipients will be notified by email by the end of April. Award recipients should plan to attend the Blue Grass Trust Preservation Awards on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at the Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan House in Lexington, KY. If a recipient cannot attend to accept the award, a representative should be sent in their place. Questions? Contact Jackson Osborne at josborne@bluegrasstrust.org.

2024 Preservation Awards Nomination Form

Please make sure to submit / upload the following supporting documentation:

1. Nomination form.

2. Descriptive narrative not to exceed more than two pages.

3. Supporting materials specific to the award category.

4. Digital photograph of the nominee. Please send digital images as a .JPG or .PNG with a minimum resolution of 300dpi.

5. Digital photograph(s) of the nominated project, program, or publication demonstrating the contributions of the individual or group.

6. Optional: Up to three letters of support.