Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center Director Wins John Cotton Dana Award
Eve Schaenen, Executive Director for the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center Executive Director, has been honored with the 2024 John Cotton Dana Award.
The prestigious Dana Award is awarded to an individual who advances museum service to the region, demonstrates visionary and innovative leadership, and epitomizes the highest standards of professional commitment, as exemplified by museum pioneer and founder of the Newark Museum, John Cotton Dana (1856 -1929).
Schaenen was given the honor at the New Jersey Association of Museums annual meeting on June 12, which was held at the Historical Society of Princeton’s Updike Farmstead.
“Eve Schaenen’s visionary leadership has transformed the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center during her tenure as Executive Director,” said NJAM Board President Louise Barrett.
“Her uniquely creative ability to connect community around the values that made Yogi Berra a national treasure – respect, teamwork, determination and excellence – has allowed the Museum to extend its reach far beyond the baseball world, leveraging every aspect of Yogi Berra’s Hall of Fame life and our national pastime to engage new audiences and create a more inclusive space.”
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