Welcome Awards

• Cambridge Natural History Museum
• Standin' Proud Veterans Tribute Museum

    Anniversary Awards

• Staley Museum - 10 Years
• Grayslake Historical Society - 50 Years
• Addison Historical Museum - 50 Years
• Swedish American Museum - 50 Years

    Volunteer Service Award

• Sue Jamrose – Village of Orland Park Heritage Sites – 10 Years
• Glenn Winters – Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum - 12 Years
• Dave Anderson and Tim Sleep – Warrenville Historical Society - 15 years
• Amy Mullane 1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House – 20 years
• Jeffrey L Stern – Highland Park Historical Society – 25 Years
• Dr. Michael Sawdey – GAR Military Museum – 25 Years
• Carol Straka – McClean County Museum of History – 30 Years
• Hal Balbach – Champaign County History Museum – 30 Years
• Neville Carr – Wauconda Township Historical Society – 50 Years
• Pat Cederoth – Downers Grove Museum – Lifetime

    Innovation Awards

• 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House

• Village of Orland Park Heritage Sites

• Gaylord Building Historic Site

• Abraham Lincoln Public Library and Museum

• Fischer Farm

• McClean County History Museum

• History Center of Lake Forest – Lake Bluff

• Naper Settlement

• Elgin History Museum

    Exhibits

Award of Excellence

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

• Arlington Heights Historical Museum

• Downers Grove Museum

• Batavia Depot Museum

• Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie

• Gaylord Building Historic Site

Award of Superior Achievement

• Champaign County History Museum

• Aurora Regional Fire Museum

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

    Special Projects

Award of Superior Achievement

• Downers Grove Museum

    Educational Programming

Award of Excellence

• GAR Military Museum

    Printed Materials

Award of Merit

• Ellwood House Museum

Award of Excellence

• Elmhurst History Museum

• GAR Military Museum

    Community Partnerships

Award of Merit

• Arlington Heights History Museum

• Addison Historical Museum

• GAR Military Museum

Award of Superior Achievement

• Illinois State Museum

    Conservation/Collections Care

Award of Excellence

• Raupp Museum

    Visual Materials

Award of Excellence

• Addison Historical Museum

• Ellwood House Museum

• Elmhurst History Museum

    Awards of Distinction

Museum Volunteer of the Year

• Janet McBride - Wauconda Township Historical Society

Unsung Hero Award

• Rich Lisy – Arlington Heights Historical Museum

Museum Professional of the Year

• Jessica Meis – Batavia Depot Museum

Small Institution of the Year

• Aurora Regional Fire Museum

View the 2026 IAM Awards Ceremony Presentation Here: