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Monmouth County Clerk Seeks Nominations for
2021 CLAYTON AND FRENCH AWARDS
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is seeking
nominations for the Monmouth County Jane G. Clayton Award
and for the M. Claire French Award for Leadership in Historic
Preservation, given to individuals or organizations that have gone above
and beyond to preserve the history of Monmouth County.
The winners will be presented at the Annual Archives and History
Day event. Hanlon said, “These awards are a great way to say, ‘Thank you’
to the outstanding individuals who have shown a true passion and dedication
to Monmouth County history.”
Created in 1997, the Jane G. Clayton Archives Award honors individuals
who have made outstanding contributions to the awareness, understanding
or preservation of Monmouth County’s history. The award is
named after former Monmouth County Clerk Jane G. Clayton, who was
responsible for the formation of the Monmouth County Archives.
Prior Clayton Award winners include Alice Wikoff, John A. Savolaine,
Kevin Coyne, John Belding, Margaret W. Dellinger, Joseph W. Hammond,
Angel and Jack Jeandron, Cheryl A. Cook, Wayne T. Bell, Joseph
G. Bilby, Edward J. Raser, Garry Wheeler Stone, Lydia Wikoff, Karen L.
Adelberg, Gail L. Hunton, Douglas F. Foulks, Wesley Banse, J. Louise Jost,
Mary Lou Strong and George H. Moss.
In 2015, Hanlon established the M. Claire French Award for Leader-
employee, public servant or civic organization’s outstanding achievements
to support historic preservation in Monmouth County through
education, development, planning, rehabilitation, advocacy, community
leadership or other means.
The M. Claire French Award is named after Clerk Hanlon’s predecessor,
who served as Monmouth County clerk from 1997 until her retirement
in 2015. During her 18-year tenure, French oversaw a moderniza-
records and the electronic reporting of election results in addition to
The Parker Homestead 1665, Patricia “Pat” Butch, the Preservation
Alliance of Spring Lake, the Hon. Gerry P. Scharfenberger, Ph.D., Fred
Carl, and the Hon. Lillian G. Burry are previous French Award recipients.
Nomination are due by Friday, July 30, and the nomination forms
can be found at MonmouthCountyClerk.com/Archives. You can also request
a nomination form by calling 732-308-3771, ext. 3776 or emailing
Shelagh.Reilly@co.monmouth.nj.us.
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