News & Notices
USITT Awards Nominations Close July 1
Moderators and panel members who participated in 2015 Distinguished Achievers in Conversation at the 55th Annual Conference & Stage Expo.
June is nomination month for USITT Distinguished Achievement and Special Awards. Members can make nominations June 1 to July 1.
Distinguished Achievement awards may be given to anyone who has established an admirable body of work or contribution to a specific field of design or technology throughout their career. The nominees do not have to be USITT members.
These awards usually fall under one or more of the disciplines represented by USITT’s Commissions: Sound Design & Technology, Lighting Design & Technology, Scene Design & Technology, Costume Design & Technology, Education, Safety & Health, Architecture, and Management.
Nominate here for 2016 Distinguished Achievement Awards.
USITT also offers five different Special Achievement Awards that are open for nominations through July 1.
The USITT Award, the Institute’s highest honor, recognizes a lifetime of outstanding contribution to the performing arts or entertainment community. The Joel E. Rubin Founder’s Award recognizes remarkable and continued service to the Institute. The Honorary Lifetime Member Award bestows free lifetime membership to select individuals who have devoted much of their lives to USITT.
The Thomas DeGaetani Award honors an important contributor to the arts in the vicinity of that year’s Annual Conference & Stage Expo. The 2016 event will be in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Special Citations may also be given to an individual or organization for outstanding achievement in any of the performing arts.
Nominate here for 2016 Special Achievement Awards.
Anyone with questions about the nomination process may contact Kevin Rigdon, Chair of the Awards & Resolutions Committee, at kevin.rigdon@me.com
