NYS Department of Taxation and Finance Wins State Archives Award
October 28, 2011
Albany, NY -- The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust have selected the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to receive the 2011 Annual Archives Award for Excellence in State Agency Records Management Programs. This award is presented annually to recognize a state agency’s major accomplishments relating to records management.
The award was presented to Records Management Officer Mary Ellen Nagengast at a luncheon ceremony at the Cultural Education Center in Albany on October 25, 2011.
This year’s award recognizes the Department of Taxation and Finance for its model imaging production policy and procedures, its effective records management procedures and its active participation in state records management activities including the General Schedule Information Classification working group, which worked to develop guidelines for assigning security classifications to types of records for state agencies.
“We are pleased to recognize the Department of Taxation and Finance for their outstanding efforts to manage and ultimately preserve the records of state government,” said State Archivist Christine Ward. “This agency was selected from among all state agencies as having the finest program in the state in 2011. But the real winner is not this agency; rather it is the people of the State of New York. We commend all involved in this winning program and wish them continued success in the years ahead.”
Previous award winners include (2010) State University of New York, (2009) NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, (2008) NYS Consumer Protection Board, (2007) NYS Thruway Authority and Canal Corporation, (2006) NYS Emergency Management Office, (2005) NYS Department of Civil Service, and (2004) NYS Insurance Department.
The annual Archives Awards program recognizes outstanding efforts in archives and records management work in New York State by a broad range of individuals and organizations. A complete list of this year’s award recipients follows:
William Hoyt Annual Archives Award for Advocacy
William Josephson, Of Counsel at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP
Lifetime Achievement for Services in Support of New York State History and Archives
Laurence M. Hauptman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History, State University of New York, New Paltz
Program Excellence in a Historical Records Repository
Local History/Genealogy Department of Archives of Central Library, Onondaga County Public Library
William H. Kelly Award for Excellence in Local Government Archival Program Development
Town of Russia
Cheryl Steinbach Award for Excellence in Local Government Records Management
Ontario County
Excellence in State Agency Records Management
Department of Taxation and Finance
Excellence in the Educational Use of Local Government Records by a Local Government
Clifton Park/Halfmoon Public Library
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 4-5
Grant Tucker, Murray Avenue School, Mamaroneck Union Free School District,
Teacher: Pamela Tanenbaum
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 6-8
Sarah Jones, Farnsworth Middle School, Guilderland Central School District,
Teacher: Deborah Escobar
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Grades 9-12
Cody Nager, North Salem High School, North Salem Central School District,
Teacher: Michael Valenti
