The annual Heritage Preservation Month is capped by an awards ceremony.  In 2004, awards were presented to:

Bottomless Lake State Park—for the rehabilitation of the CCC Lea Lake Pavilion.

The Eklund Association, Inc.—for the rescue, rehabilitation and revitalization of the Eklund Hotel in Clayton.

Professor Jon Hunner, Ph.D.—for dynamic preservation leadership as director of NMSU’s Public History Program.

City of Las Vegas—for the rehabilitation of the city’s historic railroad station.

Ray Mann and Pat Wontorski—for the rehabilitation of the adobe home at 241 Irvine Street, Santa Fe.

Mike McCall and Jason Sanchez, PNM—for work removing the Norton-Hernandez Line from the sacred Black Mesa.

Route 66 Association and Johnny Meier—for the creation of a model partnership program for the preservation of the historic neon signs of Route 66.

Paul D. and the late Patti Merrill—for outstanding efforts to establish the Ramah Museum in the restored Bond House.

The Department of Transportation and the Museum of New Mexico—for 50 years of collaborating to protect and preserve New Mexico’s cultural resources.

Louise Waldron—for outstanding advocacy of local preservation and for her role in saving the Silva Site.

WCRM and AT&T. Peggy Womack, Josh Jones, Tom Lennon, Tim Kearns and Chuck Wheeler—for excellence in Southwestern archaeology.

J. Paul and Mary Daniels Taylor—The Lifetime Achievement Award for invaluable contributions to the field of historic preservation in New Mexico.

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