November 6, 2014 – The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced the 2015 Numismatic Art Award for Excellence in Medallic Sculpture (NAAEMS). The award, which honors artists whose cumulative lifetime achievements in the field of medallic sculpture have been of the highest order, has a long history of almost 50 years.
Nominations should include the name of the nominee, address, contact information, a list of numismatic accomplishments, a brief biography and photographs of at least five medals – or Internet addresses where they can be viewed.
Nominators should include their addresses and contact information; artists may nominate themselves.
Nominations must be received by noon on January 15, 2015.
Nominations should be submitted to
Ann Rahn, Project Liaison Coordinator
The American Numismatic Association
818 N. Cascade Ave.
Colorado Springs
CO 80903
arahn@money.org
Or to Mel Wacks
Head of NAAEMS Committee,
5189 Jeffdale Ave.
Woodland Hills
CA 91364
numismel@aol.com
More information about the award and the ANA on the ANA website.
Past Recipients By Year
1966 Paul Vincze
1967 Gilroy Roberts
1968 Frank Gasparro
1969 Edward R. Grove
1970 C. Paul Jennewein
1971 Ralph Menconi
1972 Elizabeth Jones
1973 Gertrude Lathrop
1974 Abram Belskie
1975 Robert Weinman
1977 Karen Worth
1978 Miko Kaufman
1979 Donald De Lue
1980 Bruno Mankowski
1981 Joseph Kiselewski
1982 Adlai S. Hardin
1983 No Recipient
1984 Anthony T. Jones
1985 Philip R. Nathan
1986 No Recipient
1987 Marcel Jovine
1988 John Cook
1989 Marika Somogyi
1990 Alex Shagin
1991 Eugene Daub
1992 Dora de Pedery-Hunt
1993 Chester Martin
1994 Don Everhart II
1995 Patricia Verani
1996 Edward Z. Steever IV
1997 Virginia Janssen
1998 Gerta Ries Wiener
1999 Hal Reed
2000 Thomas D. Rogers, Sr.
2001 John M. Mercanti
2002 T. James Ferrell
2003 Ron Landis
2004 No Recipient
2005 Garrett Burke
2006 Leonda Finke
2007 Jeanne L. Stevens-Sollman
2008 Jim Licaretz
2009 Merlin Szasz
2010 Ivanka Mincheva
2011 Michael Meszaros
2012 Mashiko Nakashima
2013 James MaloneBeach
2014 Ron Dutton