The St. Charles Heritage Center is proud to announce that their Educator, Natalie Gacek, is the 2007 recipient of the Illinois State Historical Society’s Malkovich Award for Young Museum Professionals.
The Malkovich Award is given in recognition of outstanding accomplishment of a full-time museum professional under the age of 30 who shows leadership in the field exemplified by holding office or serving on a committee of a professional organization; presentations at workshops or conferences; publications; contributions to research in an area of expertise; and creativity and vision as it relates to his or her current position. Natalie will be presented with her award at the Illinois State Historical Society’s Annual Awards Luncheon next month in Grafton Illinois.
Natalie has been at the Heritage Center since her graduation from Northern Illinois University in 2002. In her 4 ½ years here, Natalie has worked closely with the local schools to develop in-class and on-site programs that supplement the third grade local history unit, been involved with local museum organizations, and revived the Junior Historical Society – a group for youth interested in local history.
Natalie has been honored in the past with Awards of Excellence from the Illinois Association of Museum for her Junior Historical Society programs. She has also spoken about the Junior Historical Society at conferences and written an article for publication in a museum association newsletter. We congratulate Natalie on her latest accomplishment and look forward to her future successes.
