The International Sports Heritage Association (ISHA) is pleased to announce its 2014 Communication Award winners. The 11 winners were presented the ISHY trophy Oct. 28 during the Evening of Champions dinner at the group’s annual conference hosted by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
“Every year ISHA member institutions submit examples of their success engaging their sport heritage community and the annual awards earn recognition as some of the best in our industry,” ISHA Awards Committee Chairperson Paula Homan said. “The 2014 Communication Award winners earn an ISHY trophy and the opportunity to leverage that win into some well-deserved attention within their market.”
The 2014 ISHY winners are:
- Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame for A Century of Sport in the Finnish Community of Thunder Bay
- The Paul W. Bryant Museum for Inside the Vault: The Paul W. Bryant Collection
- National College Baseball Hall of Fame for 2014 College Baseball Night of Champions Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Awards Show
- 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sport Museum for its Detailed Exhibition Report
- National College Baseball Hall of Fame for College Diamonds, the Official Magazine of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
- San Francisco 49ers for 49ers Alumni Magazine, 2014 edition
- Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame for its Visitor Guide Brochure
- Georgia Sports Hall of Fame for its Physical Education Curriculum
- Kentucky Derby Museum for It’s My Derby fundraising campaign
- USGA Museum for More than a Game, a short film video
- Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame for its website, www.sasksportshalloffame.com
- The Best in Show award went to the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame