Governor’s Humanities Awards Calls For Nomination Submissions

Humanities Montana is inviting the public to submit nominations for the 2021 Governor’s Humanities Awards. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that demonstrate excellence in the public humanities. Leaders in the public humanities engage their communities in reflecting on diverse cultures, traditions, histories and their relevance to current conditions of life. Past awards have recognized historians, novelists, tribal elders, philosophers, librarians, teachers and other cultural leaders.

On the importance of public humanities, Humanities Montana Executive Director Randi Lynn Tanglen stated, “The public needs the humanities— and a reason to celebrate—now more than ever. I look forward to honoring Montanans who have used their lives, leadership and voices to bring the traditions and hope of the humanities to our communities.”

There are no formal award categories or prerequisite accomplishments required. Nominees will be evaluated on their contributions to public-facing humanities programming, innovation, scholarship, and outreach. Nominators are permitted to nominate themselves.

Access the nomination form and a full list of past awardees at humanitiesmontana. org The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. on November 12.

If you have questions about the nomination process, please contact Sara Stout at sara.stout@humanitiesmontana. org.

Humanities Montana is Montana’s state humanities council with a mission to serve communities through stories and conversation. According to their website, the group offers experiences that “nurture imagination and ideas by speaking to Montanans’ diverse history, literature and philosophy.”