Annual Awards
Every year many volunteers all over the world show remarkable dedication and initiative in the IDA mission. IDA awards recognize a number of individuals who have greatly impacted our nightscape. Call for Nominations! Examine the list below to nominate a student, advocate, or building/complex for an IDA award. Nominations close on 1 April 2011 for Annual Meeting Awards.
Nominations for the European Awards are now open and close August 10, 2010. Please email ida@darksky.org for your nominations. 2010 Award Winners To be announced following the conclusion of the Darksky 2010 European Symposium
Past Award Winners 2009
Below is a short history and description of each award. For a full description click on the award name.
Dr. David L. Crawford Lifetime Achievement Award
Newly initiated in 2008, the Dr. David L. Crawford Lifetime Achievement Award commemorates IDA co-founder and former Executive Director Dave Crawford’s indelible mark on the preservation of the nighttime sky. It is presented to individuals, such as Dr. Crawford, who in their lifetime have contributed an extraordinary effort to light pollution abatement.
Galileo Award
The Galileo Award is given once per year by the the European region of the International Dark-Sky Association for outstanding achievements in combating light pollution in Europe. Nominees are selected by the European Community through an annual poll. The Award is presented at the annual European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky.
Past recipients include:
This award is given at the recommendation of the IDA board of directors to an individual who has been outstanding in educating governmental organizations, businesses, and the public about the merits of outdoor lighting control ordinances. The award is named in honor of two pioneers in outdoor lighting reform, Dr. Arthur Hoag and Mr. William Robinson.
Nominate an outstanding individual for the Hoag/Robinson Award by clicking here. (PDF)
George & Edythe Taylor Student Award
This award is given in honor of George and Edythe Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a lighting engineer recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) for his contributions to the field; he was also IESNA’s 54th President (1958–59). The award honors Mr. and Mrs. Taylor for their commitment to public education by encouraging students to explore the worldwide problem of light pollution through science, technology, society, and the environment.
Nominate a student for the George & Edythe Taylor Student Award by clicking here. (PDF)
Executive Director Special Award
These awards are given to individuals and organizations in appreciation for their efforts for the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) and its mission of preserving our night skies by promoting quality outdoor nighttime lighting. Many past awardees have led strong campaigns for public awareness and outdoor lighting laws. Awardees are selected by the board and managing directors; however, nominations and suggestions are accepted.
Nominate an outstanding individual or organization for the Executive Director Special Award by clicking here. (PDF)
The International Dark-Sky Association Lighting Design Award is given to designers and owners and/or managers of facilities in recognition of quality lighting. Each award includes a generous cash prize and a plaque for the designer and a certificate for the owner and/or manager of the facility. In determining award winners, IDA considers the following criteria for quality lighting: freedom from glare, rational lighting levels, energy efficiency, good nighttime ambience, minimal obtrusive light, and minimal contribution to sky glow. Winning lighting designs and installations are environmentally friendly and economically sensible.
Nominate a project for the Lighting Design Award by clicking here. (PDF)
The following is a full description of the Awards:
Lighting Design Award
The International Dark-Sky Association Lighting Design Award is given to designers and owners and/or managers of facilities in recognition of quality lighting. Each award includes a generous cash prize and a plaque for the designer and a certificate for the owner and/or manager of the facility. In determining award winners, IDA considers the following criteria for quality lighting: freedom from glare, rational lighting levels, energy efficiency, good nighttime ambience, minimal obtrusive light, and minimal contribution to sky glow. Winning lighting designs and installations are environmentally friendly and economically sensible.
Nominations IDA respectfully requests nominations for the Lighting Design Award. IDA considers nominations both for international and for regional or local quality lighting designs and installations. To nominate a facility designer and a facility owner/manager for an award, please complete our official nomination form.
Rules 1. Submissions Awards shall be for quality outdoor lighting of any kind and for any application. Any number of submissions may be made using the official nomination form.
2. Submitting parties While anyone may submit a lighting design and installation for consideration, the designer of the lighting system and the owner/manager of the facility in which the lighting system is installed must sign the official nomination form to indicate their agreement with the submission.
3. Statement Each submission must include a statement explaining the reason for the submission. Sufficient information and details must be included about the lighting design and installation to allow judges to assess the submission relative to IDA’s quality lighting precepts:
Entries without sufficient information and details to allow judges to assess the lighting design and installation will be rejected.
4. Photographs Each submission must include color slides (or unedited high-resolution CCD images)—taken both at night and during the day—of the lighting design and installation. These must include both general views (to assess the overall design) and detailed views of features of the lighting system. Photographs will not be returned. Nomination submission constitutes permission of submitting parties for IDA to use submitted images in order to publicize the awards and to promote quality outdoor lighting.
5. Judges Judges shall be an independent panel (not to include IDA staff or IDA board members) which shall assess each entry relative to IDA’s quality lighting precepts. Judges’ decisions will be final and no correspondence on the judging will be entertained.
6. Publicity IDA will arrange publicity about the awards and will work with nominators and nominees to publicize their nominations in their localities. Additional material or photographs may be requested after the awards are made to help with such publicity.
7. Awards
8. Deadline Deadlines to nominate for the 2011 award is April 1, 2011.
Nominate a project for the Lighting Design Award by clicking here. (PDF)
Hoag/Robinson Award
This award is given at the recommendation of the IDA board of directors to an individual who has been outstanding in educating governmental organizations, businesses, and the public about the merits of outdoor lighting control ordinances. The award is named in honor of two pioneers in outdoor lighting reform, Dr. Arthur Hoag and Mr. William Robinson.
Dr. Arthur Hoag, who received his Ph.D. in Astronomy from Harvard University in 1952, was one of the founders of the dark sky movement. Dr. Hoag led the cause against light pollution at Kitt Peak in the 1960s and early 1970s. His efforts, together with those of the astronomers he led, resulted in the adoption of an outdoor lighting ordinance in Tucson and Pima county in 1972.
Mr. William T. Robinson was a retired petroleum engineer experienced in technology and negotiation when he met Dave Crawford at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Shortly thereafter he came out of retirement to become a volunteer for dark sky preservation in southern Arizona. Passionate and tireless, Mr. Robinson was instrumental in the adoption of no less than 50 outdoor lighting control ordinances throughout Arizona, including for most incorporated communities, for all state counties, and for the state itself.
This award honors Dr. Hoag and Mr. Robinson for their work as dark sky pioneers. Their widows, Marge Hoag and Mary Robinson, have agreed to the use of their names for this award.
Nominations IDA welcomes nominations for the Hoag/Robinson Award. Please send your nomination to IDA by April 1, 2011.
Nominate an outstanding individual for the Hoag/Robinson Award by clicking here. (PDF)
Executive Director Special Award
These awards are given to individuals and organizations in appreciation for their efforts for the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) and its mission of preserving our night skies by promoting quality outdoor nighttime lighting. Many past awardees have led strong campaigns for public awareness and outdoor lighting laws. Awardees are selected by the IDA Board of Directors and the Managing Directors.
Nominations Nominations are considered for this award. Please send your nomination to IDA by April 1, 2011.
George & Edythe Taylor Student Award
This award is given in honor of George and Edythe Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a lighting engineer recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) for his contributions to the field; he was also IESNA’s 54th President (1958–59). The award honors Mr. and Mrs. Taylor for their commitment to public education by encouraging students to explore the worldwide problem of light pollution through science, technology, society, and the environment.
Donations IDA requests your donations in honor of George and Edythe Taylor for this award. Your donation is needed to continue and expand the program for students in the future. Donations are accepted year-round; please mark your donation as being “for the George and Edythe Taylor Student Award.” Your donation to IDA, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is tax deductible under U.S. law.
Rules 1. Submissions Awards shall be given to students in kindergarten through 12th grade for completion of projects related to light pollution. Submissions may be made using the official nomination form.
2. Submitting parties Only teachers may submit nominations for their students.
3. Statement Each entry should include two statements explaining the reason for the submission. One statement should be written by the student; the other statement should be written by his/her teacher. Please limit each statement to no more than 300 words.
4. Project descriptions Each entry should include a description of the light pollution project undertaken by the student. Acceptable formats for project descriptions are:
5. Judging Judges shall be an interdisciplinary, independent panel (not to include IDA staff or IDA board members) appointed by the IDA education working group. The panel shall assess each entry relative to the following criteria:
Judging shall be for three separate educational levels:
6. Awards
7. Deadline Deadlines to nominate for the 2011 IDA George & Edythe Taylor Student Award is April 1, 2011.
Nominate a student for the George & Edythe Taylor Student Award by clicking here. (PDF)
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