Rudenstine and Radice receive
2009 Heritage Defender Award

Heritage Preservation is pleased to announce that its highest honor, the Heritage Defender Award, has been given to Angelica Rudenstine, Program Officer for Museums and Art Conservation at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The Heritage Defender Award is presented to individuals whose nationally significant contributions to preserving cultural heritage are extraordinary. It is not an annual award, but one that is presented only when merited. It is the first time in three years that it has been bestowed. In March of 2010, both recipients will be leaving the positions where they have done so much good for our nation’s heritage.

NEH Chairman, Jim Leach; Chairperson of the Heritage Preservation Board of Directors and Chief of Conservation at the National Gallery of Art, Mervin Richard; Angelica Rudenstine; and Heritage Preservation President, Larry Reger

Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education & Chairperson, Art Conservation Department at the University of Delaware, Debra Hess Norris; Anne-Imelda Radice; and Heritage Preservation President, Larry Reger

To learn more about the award and the 2009 recipients, please click here.