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Awards

General

Best Family Destination: Southern Living magazine readers choice award for one of the 10 best family destinations in America; 2009.

10 Places to See Before you are 10: Travel + Leisure names Colonial Williamsburg as one of 10 must-see destinations for grade schoolers to see before they are 10; 2008.

Best of the Road: Rand McNally Road Atlas names Colonial Williamsburg’s “Revolutionary City®” daily two-hour interactive dramatic presentation as Best of the Road™ Editor’s Pick; 2008.

Silver Award: Virginian-Pilot Reader’s Choice Award. Colonial Williamsburg honored with silver award in the Place for Family Fun category; 2005.

Best Historic Site: Southern Living magazine readers choice award for the South, seventh consecutive year; 1997-2003.

Production, Publications and Learning Ventures

“From Ear to Ear: the Passage of African Music through American Slavery”
Silver Award of Distinction, Communicator Awards; Music Recording category; 2008.

“Betwixt Folly and Fate”
Gold MUSE Award: American Association of Museums; Games category; 2008.

California History Social Science Textbook Series
(Written and produced in partnership with Pearson Scott Foresman)
Golden Lantern Award, finalist;
Distinguished Achievement Award, finalist: Association of Educational Publishers; 2007.

“A Day in the Life”
Communicator Award of Excellence: Gaming-related Content category; 2008.

Electronic Field Trips series
Gold Award, Online Technology Pre-K – 12 category, United States Distance Learning Association; 2008.
14th Annual Teachers Choice Awards for the Classroom: Learning Magazine; 2008, for 2006 – 2007 EFT series.
Approval Rating: Parents Choice Foundation, for 2006 – 2007 EFT series; and 2007 – 2008 EFT series.
Best Practices in Programming Award, Gold level: United States Distance Learning
Association; 2005.

“The Will of the People” 2008
Emmy Award Winner: Interactivity category; 2008.
Telly Award Winner: Bronze Telly, Education category; 2008.

“Treasure Keepers” 2008
Telly Award Winner: Silver Telly, Education category; 2008.
Award of Excellence: Communicator Awards, Education category; 2008.

“Making History Live” 2008
Telly Award Winner: Bronze Telly, Cultural Programming category; 2008

“Founders or Traitors?” 2007
Emmy Award Winner: Informational/Instructional – Feature/Segment category; 2008.
Telly Award Winner: Bronze Telly, Education category – online video; 2008.
Communicator Award of Excellence: Education category; 2008.
Telly Award Winner: Silver Telly; 2007.

“Jamestown Unearthed” 2007
Emmy Award Winner: Interactivity category; 2008.
Telly Award Winner: Silver Telly; 2007.

“Emissaries of Peace” and “Founders or Traitors” 2007.
Telly Award Winner for Trailers: Bronze Telly; 2007.

“Emissaries of Peace”
Emmy Award Winner: Audio Post Production category; 2008.
Honorable Mention: MUSE Award, American Association of Museums; Teaching and Outreach category; 2008.

“Yorktown” 2006
Emmy Award Nominee: Program/Special for Youths category; 2007.
Gold Award: Aurora Awards international film and video competition; 2007.
Gold Remi Award: Houston International Film Festival; 2007.
Telly Award Winner: Bronze Telly; 2007.
Chris Award Honorable Mention: Film Council of Greater Columbus; 2007.

“In Pursuit of Science” 2006
Emmy Award Nominee: Program/Special for Youths category; 2007.

“Remember the Ladies” 2006
Honorable Mention: MUSE Awards, American Association of Museums; 2007.

“Think Like a Historian” CD-ROM (Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6)
Teachers’ Choice Awards for the Family: Learning Magazine; 2006.
Portfolio Award: Media & Methods Magazine, Social Studies category; 2005.
Award of Excellence: Technology and Learning Magazine; 2005.

“Jefferson and Adams. A Stage Play”2005
Gold Award: Houston International Film Festival, Biography category; 2006.
Emmy Award Nominee: Arts/Entertainment category; 2005.

“The Industrious Tradesmen” 2005
Gold Award: History category, Houston International Film Festival; 2006.
Emmy Award Nominee: Program/Special for Youths category; 2005.

“No Master Over Me” 2005
Platinum Award: History category, Houston International Film Festival; 2006.
Film & Video Finalist: New York Film Festival; 2006.
Emmy Award Winner: National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Interactivity category; 2005.
Special Recognition MUSE Award: American Association of Museums, Two-way Communication and Telecollaboration category; 2005.

“The Rare Breeds” 2004
Telly Award Winner: Silver Telly; 2005.
Emmy Award Nominee: Children’s Programming; 2005.
Certificate of Merit: Chicago International Television Festival, (Hugos); 2005.

“A Publick Education” 2004
Emmy Award Nominee: Children’s Programming category; 2005.
Telly Award Finalist: Bronze Telly; 2005.

“Degrees of Latitude” 2004
Telly Award Finalist (Bronze Telly); 2005.
Best of Category Winner: Educational Television/Children category, (Platinum Remi). Worldfest/Houston International Television and Film Festival; 2005.

“Hostages of Two Worlds” 2001
Certificate of Merit: Chicago International Television Festival, (Hugos); 2005.

Web site

Gold Award for Creativity: www.history.org, International Academy of Visual Arts, W3 Awards Competition; cultural institutions category, 2009.

Silver Awards for Creativity: Past & Present Podcasts, www.history.org/media/podcasts.cfm, podcast category, 2009; www.iCitizenForum.com, activism category, 2009 International Academy of Visual Arts, W3 Awards Competition, 2009.

Gold Interactive Excellence: “Kids Zone,” www.history.org/kids; and “Colonial Williamsburg: Past & Present,” www.history.org/media/podcasts.cfm; Communicator Awards, 2009.

Silver Interactive Disctinction: www.iCitizenForum.com blog; Communicator Awards, 2009.

Outstanding Achievement Award: www.iCitizenForum.com blog; Interactive Media Award, 2008.

Silver Awards of Distinction: “Kids Zone,” www.history.org/kids; and “Colonial Williamsburg: Past & Present,” www.history.org/media/podcasts.cfm; Communicator Awards; Interactive category, 2008.

Gold Award for Creativity: www.history.org,International Academy of Visual Arts, W3 Awards Competition; cultural institutions category, 2008.

Gold Awards for Creativity: “Mapping Colonial America,” www.history.org/maps; “Kids Zone,” www.history.org/kids; “Tour the Town,” www.history.org/maps; and Web site home page, www.history.org; International Academy of Visual Arts, W3 Awards Competition; 2006.

Silver Awards for Creativity: “Coins & Currency in Colonial America,” www.history.org/history/museums/coinExhibit/; “Tour the Town,” www.history.org/maps; International Academy of Visual Arts, W3 Awards Competition, 2007; “Kids Zone,” www.history.org/kids; children category, 2008; Past & Present podcasts, www.history.org/media/podcasts, podcast category, 2008.

Outstanding Achievement Award: “Kids Zone,” www.history.org/kids; Interactive Media Award, 2007.

Official Honoree of Webby Awards: “Mapping Colonial America,” www.history.org/maps, International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences; 2006.

Top 100 Educational Web Sites of the Year: Colonial Williamsburg’s Electronic Field Trip Web site, www.history.org/history/teaching/eft.cfm; Homeschool.com; 2005, 2009.

Outstanding Web site WebAward: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Web site, www.history.org, Web Marketing Association WebAward Competition; 2005, 2006, 2007; “Tour the Town,” www.history.org/maps, 2006; “Mapping Colonial America,” www.history.org/maps; 2005.

Standard of Excellence WebAward: “Kids Zone,” www.history.org/kids, Web Marketing Association WebAward Competition; 2005.

Standards of Excellence Awards: “Coins & Currency in Colonial America,” www.history.org/history/museums/coinExhibit; “Tour the Town,” www.history.org/visit/tourTheTown; “Colonial Williamsburg: Past & Present,” www.history.org/media/podcasts.cfm; and “Kids Zone,” www.history.org/kids; Web Marketing Association nonprofit category, 2007.

Museums

Richard Martin Award for Excellence: DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, “The Language of Clothing” exhibition; Costume Society of America, Exhibition of Costume category; 2004.

Hotels

Condé Nast Traveler Gold List: Discriminating traveler’s guide to the best-of-the-best lists the Williamsburg Inn for the 15th year; January 2009. (The award has been in existence for 15 years, and the Inn has been on it every year. This year’s list includes 710 hotels, resorts, and cruise lines.Inn is one of only six hotels in Virginia on list.)

World’s Best Hotels: Forbes Traveler includes Williamsburg Inn on list of top 400 of the world’s best hotels. 2009.

Top U.S. Hotels: Williamsburg Inn, Colonial Houses – Historic Lodging and Williamsburg Lodge named to Zagat’s 30th anniversary survey; all three received four stars for rooms, service, dining and overall facilities; 2009.

Readers Choice Award: Condé Nast Traveler 100 Best. Top 100 United States Hotels, Williamsburg Inn and Colonial Houses; 2008.

Award of Excellence: Williamsburg Inn Regency Room, Wine Spectator; 2006, 2007, 2008.

Fine Dining Hall of Fame: Regency Dining Room. Nation’s Restaurant News; 2006.

Leading Hotels of the World Commitment to Quality Award: Williamsburg Inn named one of only two hotels in North America; 2007.

Readers Choice Gold Award: Williamsburg Inn, “Hotels” category, Daily Press; 2006, 2007.

Taste of Williamsburg Critic’s Choice Award: Colonial Williamsburg Resort Collection culinary staff, 2008.

Four Stars: Seventh consecutive, Mobil Travel Guide recognition awarded to the Williamsburg Inn for outstanding achievement in service, elegance, and quality.

Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRoNA) Award: Williamsburg Inn Regency Room included among best dining experiences in North America since 1992.

Portfolio Crystal Stem Five Glass Award: Williamsburg Inn Regency Room; 2005.

Travel & Leisure 500 Great Hotels in the World: The Williamsburg Inn named one of Virginia hotels on the list; 2009.

Leading Small Hotels of the World: The Williamsburg Inn selecteed for fifth consecutive year.

National Trust Historic Hotels of America: The Williamsburg Inn selected as a National Trust Historic Hotel of America for 15 consecutive years. (2007)

National Trust Historic Hotels of America: Colonial Houses – Historic Lodging selected as National Trust of Historic Historic Hotel of America for 10th consecutive year. (2007)

National Trust Historic Hotels of America: Williamsburg Lodge selected as National Trust Historic Hotel, making Colonial Williamsburg’s Resort Collection only one of two hotel groups with three properties in close proximity on the list. (2007)

American Automobile Association Four Diamond Rating: 16th award for the Williamsburg Inn and Regency Room.

Silver Award: Virginian-Pilot Reader’s Choice Award. Williamsburg Inn honored with silver award in the Fine Dining category; 2005.

Spa

Vanity Fair Top Global Spa List: Selected as one of top 10 spas in North America, 2009.

Condé Nast Traveler Hot List: Selected as one of 76 new spas wordwide and nine in the United States, 2008.

Top 10 Favorite Spa Managers: Kate Mearns, SpaFinder Readers Choice Award; 2008.

Golf Course

Top 100 You Can Play: Gold course, Golf Magazine; 1996 – 2008.

Best Courses Near You: Gold course #2 in Virginia, Green course #8, Golf magazine; 2008.

America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses: Gold course, Golf Digest; rated #32; 2009 – 2010. Listed since 2003.

State-by-State Public Access Courses – Virginia: Gold course, Golfweek Magazine; 2003 – 2008.

Best of Southern Golf: Golden Horseshoe Golf Club named to Southern Sports Journal’s inaugural list of favorite Southern courses; 2008.

Top Short Courses in America: Spotswood course, Golf Range Magazine; 2007, 2008.

America’s Top Golf Courses: Gold and Green courses, Zagat Survey®; 2003 – 2007.

Best of the Best Design: Gold course one of Robert Trent Jones Sr.’s top six designs worldwide; Golf Digest; 2004.

Top 500 Golf Holes in the World: Golden Horseshoe Gold course 16th; Golf Magazine; 2004.

Four and ½ Stars: Gold and Green course, Best Places to Play; Golf Digest, 2008 – 2009.

Five Stars: Gold course one of 16 nationally; Golf Digest; 2004.

Middle Atlantic’s 100 Must-play Courses: Gold and Green courses; Golfstyles Washington, 2007.

World’s Best: Gold course, Readers Survey, Travel + Leisure Golf; 2003.

Top 500 Golf Holes in the World: Gold course, 16th and 17th holes; Golf Magazine; 2000.

Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary: Commitment to environment; 2001 – 2007.

Best Golf Teacher: Golden Horseshoe Golf Club golf professional Del Snyder named as one of the best golf teachers in the state of Virginia, Golf Digest; 2005.

Silver Award: Virginian-Pilot Reader’s Choice Award. Golden Horseshoe Golf Club honored with silver award in the Golf Course category; 2005.

Golf Resort

Top Resort Golf Courses in U.S. Zagat’s 30th anniversary survey names Golden Horseshoe and Williamsburg Inn #4 in the nation; 2009.

Top 50 Resort Courses: Golf World magazine’s inaugural readers choice award ranks Golden Horseshoe #23; 2008.

Gold Medal Resort Award: Golf Magazine; 2004, 2006.

Platinum Places: The World’s Best Golf Destinations; “Best Destinations for Family Activities,” Golf Odyssey; 2008 – 2009.

Platinum Places: The World’s Best Golf Destinations; “Best Resorts for Family Foursomes,” Golf Odyssey; 2007 – 2008.

75 Best Golf Resorts in America: Golf Digest; 2002 – 2006.

Top 40 Golf Resorts: Golfweek Magazine; 2001, 2002.

Gold Medal Resort Award: Golf Magazine; 2006.

Top 100 Golf Resorts in the World: Condé Nast Traveler Magazine; 2003 – 2006.

Top 50 Golf Destinations in the World: Golf Digest (Greater Williamsburg summary);2000.

Gold List World’s Best 700 Places to Stay: Condé Nast Traveler Magazine; 2003-2005, 1995-2001.

500 Greatest Hotels in the World: The Williamsburg Inn, Travel + Leisure; 2003.

ACE Golf Meetings Award: Successful Meetings Magazine; 1999, 2001.

Apex Award: National Association of Golf Tournament Directors; 1999.

Conference Services

Gold Tee Award: Golden Horseshoe Golf Club was awarded the Gold Tee for overall excellence by Meetings and Conventions magazine for the eighth consecutive year.

Planners Best Bets Award: Meetings South readers, including national meeting planners throughout North America, recognized winners for best facilities, service elements and activities; 2005.

Planners’ Choice: Awarded to the Williamsburg Inn and Williamsburg Lodge by Meeting News magazine; 2000, 2002, 2004.

Gold Key Award: Meetings and Conventions readers poll recognized the Williamsburg Inn as a top meeting destination; 1996-2001, 2004, 2006.

Award of Excellence: Readers of Corporate and Incentive Travel magazine, made up of more than 40,000 meeting and incentive travel planners and key executives responsible for meeting decisions, selected the Williamsburg Inn as one of the facilities that best served their corporate meetings and/or incentive travel programs; 2000-2002, 2004.

Pinnacle Award: Successful Meetings magazine presented the Williamsburg Inn with the prestigious Pinnacle Award for 16 consecutive years. Colonial Williamsburg received the Pinnacle award every year since its inception in 1988 and thus was inducted into the publication’s first ever Bronze Circle, one of only 14 properties to achieve this status; 1988-2004.

Media Contact:
Barbara Brown
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6/2009