The Center for Great Lakes Culture 2004 Annual Website Award

Pursuant to its goals the Center has established the Center for Great Lakes Culture Annual Website Award for the best world wide website devoted to the history and culture of the Great Lakes region. In particular, the Center will seek outstanding Great Lakes cultural and historical content that embraces new media and is therefore noteworthy for cultural importance, exceptional quality, and effective design. Last year's winner was "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses of the Western Great Lakes."

Criteria for this year's award:

1. The site should support the mission of the Center for Great Lakes Culture: to understand and interpret the cultural history and expressions of the diverse peoples, traditions, and customs of the Great Lakes region and the region's interactions with the world.

2. The site must be constructed as an enduring resource for teachers, scholars, researchers, students, or the interested public.

Judging process:

1. A call for nominations will be placed on the CGLC this website. Nominations will also be solicited from the Regional and Faculty Advisors of the Center for Great Lakes Culture and individuals on the Center listservs.

2. Nominations should be sent to Peter Knupfer or using the CGLC Awards Nomination Form.

3. The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2005. The nominations should include an accurate URL for the site's home page, a statement of support describing the site's value to understanding the history and culture of the Great Lakes region and a description of its intended audience and uses.

4. A panel selected from the Center Steering Committee and Advisory committees will review nominations and make their recommendations for the winner.

5. The winner will be announced at the Center for Great Lakes Culture conference (TBA) next Spring.

6. The webmaster and sponsor of the winning site will receive plaques from the Center signifying their award. The Center will also provide a click-through graphic award symbol for posting at the winning site.