Dr. Jean Steckle Award

This award for excellence in heritage education is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership in heritage education through teaching, writing or by example, and who has encouraged and mentored others in the understanding and appreciation of the natural or cultural heritage of Waterloo Region.

Eligibility

• Award winners may be acknowledged posthumously.
• No serving member of the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation is eligible.

Deadline

• Please note that the window for award nominations has now closed. The Foundation is not currently accepting any nominations.

Nomination Procedure

• The nomination application may simply be a letter signed by the nominator(s) that clearly details why the nominee is worthy of an award or a completed copy of the Foundation nomination form (found here or by contacting wrhf@regionofwaterloo.ca).
• Ensure that the application notes the specific award for which the application is being submitted.
• Clearly describe the outstanding achievement in enough detail to inform members of the Heritage Foundation who may not know the work of the nominee.
• Include supporting documentation such as photographs, drawings, written descriptions, reference letters, and a brief biography/background to the individual/organization.
• Additional letters of support, and/or supporting documentation such as newspaper articles describing the individual or the project, photographs, books or articles written by the nominee, conference proceedings, works of art, websites, reports or testimonials are encouraged.
• A list of the individual's contributions may also be appropriate.
• All nominations will be received in confidence and supporting documentation will be returned if requested.