Save Outdoor Sculpture! was awarded the fourth International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC) Keck Award at its 18^th International Congress in Melbourne, Australia.

The award is presented to the individual or group "adjudged by the IIC Council to have made the most significant contribution toward promoting public understanding and appreciation of the accomplishments of the conservation profession," according to the IIC Bulletin. A check for 1,000 pounds and a commemorative certificate were received on behalf of SOS! by IIC President John Winter, who will convey them to SOS! staff in Washington, DC.

Joyce Hill Stoner, former Heritage Preservation board member, nominated SOS! for the award. Delegates at the Congress saw slides and a video of SOS!’s campaign, and according to David Bomford, Secretary General of IIC, "all were agreed that Heritage Preservation is a worthy winner of this prestigious award."

SOS! Program Director Susan Nichols said, "We are thrilled with the IIC award. This affirmation of the international conservation community honors all the community leaders and U.S. conservation professionals who have generously, creatively, and vigorously worked to extend the lives of our public sculpture, to glimpse the power of public sculpture as a teaching tool, and to bring public sculpture into community dialogue about preservation."

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