NEWS FROM THE NEW NETHERLAND INSTITUTE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nominations are invited for the New Netherland Institute's Alice P. Kenney Award April 4 is the nomination deadline Individuals and organizations are invited to submit nominations for the Alice P. Kenney Award given by the New Netherland Institute (NNI). The annual award of $1,000 is supported by the Alice P. Kenney Memorial Trust Fund. The deadline is April 4. The recipient may be a person or a group that has made a significant contribution in the form of research, teaching, writing, and speaking or in other pursuits of any aspect of Dutch colonial life in North America. Emphasis is on those activities which reach a broad, popular audience in the same way that Dr. Kenney's activities did. Nominations should be in the form of a letter or statement one to two pages long that answers the following questions: How do you know the nominee? Which activities have led to the nomination? How do the activities qualify for the award? What is the potential impact of those activities? In support of the nomination, illustrative materials may be included, such as maps, brochures and photographs of exhibits. Up to three one-page letters of support from other persons may also be sent. Three copies of all material must be submitted. More information about the nominating process is available by emailing [email protected], by calling the NNI office at (518) 486-4815, or by writing to: The Alice P. Kenney Award Selection Committee New Netherland Institute P.O. Box 2536, Empire State Plaza Station Albany, NY 12220-0536 The award will be presented at the annual meeting and luncheon of the New Netherland Institute on Saturday, May 19, in Albany. Alice P. Kenney Alice P. Kenney, Ph.D., (1938 - 1985) associate professor of history at Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pa., was one of the early scholars who were keenly interested in the Dutch-American experience. A descendant of 17th-century Dutch settlers, among them the colorful Anneke Jans, she grew up in Schenectady, N.Y. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Middlebury College and her master's degree and doctorate from Columbia University. Dr. Kenney's books include "The Gansevoorts of Albany" and "Stubborn for Liberty." She also wrote a bicentennial history of the Revolution in Albany, a survey of Dutch artifacts in Hudson Valley museums and many journal articles. Previous winners of the Kenney award include Robert Sullivan, Schenectady County Public Library reference librarian; Karen Hartgen and Charles Fisher, archeologists; Russell Shorto, author of "Island at the Center of the World"; L. F. (Len) Tantillo, history artist; Peter G. Rose, historian and author of "Food, Drink and Celebrations of the Hudson Valley Dutch"; The Horlepiepdansers, Schenectady; Shirley W. Dunn, historian of East Greenbush, N.Y.; and Dr. Susan Staffa, historian and author of "Schenectady Genesis." The New Netherland Institute (NNI) is an independent nonprofit organization supporting research and education in Dutch-American history. For more than three decades, the NNI and its predecessor organization, the Friends of New Netherland, have supported the translation of New York's Dutch era documents. Through a three-year matching grant from the State of the Netherlands, the NNI undertakes financial and programmatic support of the New Netherland Research Center, relying heavily on NNI members to fulfill this mission. More information is available from the website www.nnp.org. The Annual Hendricks Award The NNI also offers the Annual Hendricks Award, given for the best book or book-length manuscript relating to any aspect of the Dutch colonial experience in North America. The award, given by Dr. Andrew A. Hendricks, carries a prize of $5,000 as well as a framed print of a painting by Len Tantillo. The deadline for the Hendricks Award is March 15. The award is presented at the annual New Netherland Seminar, held in September. end