Secretary of Interior Historic Preservation Award Announced: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today presented the first annual Secretary of the Interior Historic Preservation Awards to four government and tribal employees at the department's Washington headquarters.

"These awards are the equivalent of an Emmy award in the field of historic preservation," Secretary Kempthorne said at the ceremony in his office. "The ingenuity and dedication of these individuals are inspiring. The first-ever winners include Deborah Corbett, a Fish and Wildlife Service archeologist covering a territory of 78 million often-frozen acres in Alaska; Kelly Jackson, the tribal historic preservation officer for the Lac du Flambeau band in Wisconsin; William Morgan, a consensus builder who staffs the Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation Commission in Muncie, Indiana; and Calder Loth, Senior Architectural Historian for the state of Virginia."

The Secretary of the Interior historic preservation annual award program was created to recognize the outstanding contributions of the employees of Federal, State, and Tribal Preservation Offices and Certified Local Governments in the area of historic preservation.

Secretary Kempthorne established the award to implement a longstanding statutory mandate for a cabinet level of recognition in Section 110(h) of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Secretary's award is distinguished from other historic preservation award programs in that it focuses on the accomplishments of individual employees and not on programs or projects. The award also recognizes the contributions of employees at multiple levels of government.

Award winners are individuals whose contributions surpass the expected scope of their positions, and whose creativity and expertise have significantly fostered the overall goals of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Participating in the ceremony along with the Secretary were Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett as Master of Ceremonies and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar.

The Federal Preservation Institute is pleased to bring you this compilation of newsletters from a variety of federal partners in preservation. 

National Park Service: Heritage News

Department of Defense: Cultural Resources Update

Fish & Wildlife Service: Historical Happenings

NPS Archeology Program: EGram

APT Washington, DC Chapter: Newsletter

Department of Energy: Partners in Preservation

Alliance of National Heritage Areas: Alliance Update