Deadline Extended: Submit Your Hall of Honor Nominations by July 20!

We are currently accepting nominations for 2016 Hall of Honor inductees. Nominations are due by July 20 and our annual banquet will be on November 6, 2016, beginning at 6pm at the Women’s Club. If you would like to nominate someone for this honor please fill out and return the nomination form:

Hall of Honor Nominations

The El Paso County Historical Society accepts nominations from the general public as well as from Society members for the Hall of Honor. A minimum of one living and one deceased persons will be remembered and honored at the Society’s annual banquet in November. Nominations may be made for one or both categories. Nominees must be (1) outstanding men or women of character, vision, courage and creative spirit who have lived in what is presently El Paso County, (2) who have consistently done the unusual which deserves to be written or recorded, or who have created that which deserves to be read, heard, or seen, and who have made El Paso County better for their having lived in it; and (3) who have influenced over a period of years the course of history of El Paso, or by their singular achievements have brought honor and recognition to the El Paso community, and (4) who have directed us toward worthy goals and merit being remembered by all El Pasoans as an exemplary guide to our future.

All nominations must be accompanied by a biographical resume that include pertinent information about the nominee and the reasons for nominating him or her. Please include the nominee’s address and phone number if living, date of death if deceased, date and place of birth, years of residence in El Paso County, profession, and name and address of nearest known relative(s). The person making the nomination must give his or her name and phone number and mail all information to Chairman, Hall of Honor Selection Committee, El Paso County Historical Society, P.O. Box 28, El Paso, Texas, 79940.

HALL OF HONOR NOMINATION FORM

LIVING NOMINEE:

Name_________________________________________________________________________

Address (including zip code)________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

Birthplace_____________________Years Residence in El Paso_______Profession_____________

Nearest Relative________________Address___________________________________________

DECEASED NOMINEE:

Name_________________________________________________________________________

Address (including zip code)________________________________________________________

Birthplace_____________________Years Residence in El Paso_______Profession_____________

Nearest Relative________________Address___________________________________________

NOMINATOR:

Name_________________________________________________________________________

Phone No.____________________________________Date______________________________

Since 1954 the El Paso County Historical Society has been a driving force in the historic scene of El Paso. EPCHS strives to foster research into the history of the El Paso area; acquire and make available to the public historic materials; publish and encourage historical writing pertaining to the area; and to develop public consciousness of our rich heritage.