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THE FOUNDER'S AWARD TOPIC FOR 2026
The 2026 Founder's Award topic is “Abraham Lincoln: the Man and the Legend.”
The Founder's Award is given at the International Convention each year in honor of Jessie Elizabeth Bardens. This is the highest honor for research conferred on Questers members by their fellow members.
Founder's Award papers are prepared following the same guidelines as study papers.
The Quester author's name and address, chapter name and number should appear only on the title page. Submissions should be at least 12-point type, for ease of reading.
Entries should be sent to International Headquarters, postmarked by March 1, if sent via USPS, or received by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 1, if emailed. Entries that are sent hard copy (via mail) should be addressed to: Founder's Award Entry, The Questers, 210 Quince Street, Philadelphia, PA 10107-5534. Electronic copies (.docx or .pdf format) can be attached to an email and submitted to the Headquarters Administrator at questers210@questers1944.org. The Headquarters Administrator will review each entry, remove all indications of the author's identity, and give each entry a code before sending it to the Founder's Award Committee Chairman. The Reading Committee (a group of anonymous members) then begins the task of selecting the winning papers under the direction of the Founder's Award Chairman, who is appointed by the International President and ratified by the Board.
The winners are kept secret until they are announced at the International Convention. Besides the framed certificate and engraved silver plate, the author’s name and the title of the winning paper is entered (in calligraphy) in a leather-bound book at Headquarters for all visitors to see.
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THE QUESTERS IS LOOKING FOR A VOLUNTEER COMPUTER PROGRAMMER TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN OUR MEMBERSHIP DATABASE ON AZURE. MARK McPHERSON HAS ABLY ASSUMED THIS ROLE AS A VOLUNTEER FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND WANTS TO RETIRE. FOR THE QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY PLEASE EMAIL questers210@questers1944.org