Awards and Recognitions 

Uncrowned Queens is the recipient of the following awards for its work in the community.  In addition, the Uncrowned Queens Web site has been recognized by noted Web site evaluators and awarded for its design and content. 

2008

Uncrowned Queens Cofounders receive Justice Award On April 30, 2008, Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold and Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram will receive the Justice Award from the Bar Association of Erie County (NY). Read about the award on page 4 of the Bar Association's April 2008 Newsletter.

2006

Nevergold Receives the New York State Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Senior Award Uncrowned Queen co-founder, Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold is one of two recipients in the state, who received this award at the 78th birthday celebration in Dr. King’s memory. “The Dr. King Humanitarian Award was established as one of the Empire State’s highest honors for human service. There are three categories: Youth, Adult and Senior. These achievement awards pay tribute to special New Yorkers who have made major contributions to human and civil rights.” The presentation was made on Monday, January 15, 2006, at the Albany Convention Center.

2003

The Rose Awards: Silver "The Purpose of The Rose Awards program is to reward those web designers who are the "best of the best" -- whether they are professionals or self-taught amateurs, their talents far exceed those of the average webmaster/mistress, and they have mastered the art of web design!" "Your site provides the Internet community with a wonderful educational experience, as you seek to educate viewers on these great ladies who helped to build New York; your site also provides a sense of "a job well done" as you also *honor* these wonderful ladies for all of their accomplishments !  .... I found your web site well-designed with excellent site content, navigational system was good, page load times were fast, the content was family-friendly, and the site showed good choices in backgrounds/headings/colors/fonts .... For all of those reasons, you should be proud of your web site." Donna O'Smollain-MacDhadhoc Evaluator The Rose Awards Award Date: April 28, 2003

The American Association of Webmasters - Silver Award The AAWM Award Program was "designed to supply formal recognition and acknowledge the hard work and dedication that each applicant has put into constructing their web sites using their own brand of style creativity, and content....[it] was also created for those Webmasters and Designers who obviously spend a lot of time building and creating their sites, not just to benefit themselves, but to also make a positive contribution to the World Wide Web Community by Bringing The World Closer To Us."  The awards committee had the following to say about the Uncrowned Queens Web site: "Great Site with nice graphics, layout, design and appearance. We are very impressed with the quality and content your website presents." Award Date: April 28, 2003

Women of Excellence Award Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold and Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram were awarded, along with ten other women, the Women of Excellence Award from Gamma Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at the sorority's Founder's Day program.  In addition to the Uncrowned Queens founders, the honorees included Uncrowned Queens, Lillion Batchelor, Constance Eve, Sundra Ryce, Barbara Miller-Williams, Nellie B. King, Sharon Thomas, Hon. Shirley Troutman, Dr. Lillian Williams, Johnnie Mayo and Yvonne Hargrave. Award Date:  March 30, 2003

2002

Buffalo Urban League 2002 Community Service Award Peggy Brooks-Bertram and Barbara Seals Nevergold are recipients of the 2002 Buffalo Urban League Community Service Award. This award is given annually to recognize outstanding organizations in the Buffalo community. "Uncrowned Queens is an exemplary organization as reflected in its culture, values, and commitment to the community."  Award Date:  November 9, 2002

Service Excellence Award Uncrowned Queens co-chairs Barbara Seals Nevergold and Peggy Brooks-Bertram and Webmaster Lisa C. Francescone received a Service Excellence award from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York in recognition of their work to "advance the basic mission of University Services".  During the Summer of 2001, Uncrowned Queens placed a public display of African American community builders of Western New York on the first floor of the Oscar A. Silverman Undergraduate Library.    Award Date:  June 11, 2002

Education Award Uncrowned Queens co-chairs Barbara Seals Nevergold and Peggy Brooks-Bertram received the Education Award from Xi Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. during the organization's annual Founders' Day Luncheon.  The award is in recognition of the co-chairs' contributions and commitment to excellence in enhancing the quality of life for others through the Uncrowned Queens project.  Award Date:  February 24, 2002

Mary B. Talbert Civic and Cultural Club Community Service Award The Mary B. Talbert Civic and Cultural Club hosted its twenty-eighth Annual Banquet and fund-raiser.  During the banquet, Peggy Brooks-Bertram and Barbara Seals Nevergold were the 2002 recipients of the Community Service Award for their "creativity, hard work and commitment to the Uncrowned Queens project." Though your many accomplishments have distinguished you far beyond Buffalo and Western New York, the Uncrowned Queens project is wonderfully special because it is all about 'us.' - women of our community making individual and collective contributions day by day, that might otherwise have gone unnoticed. We congratulate and applaud you for this tremendous undertaking! Sylvia Wright, President Mary B. Talbert Club Mary Burnette Talbert (1866-1923) was a resident of Buffalo, NY and a pioneer on an international platform for civil rights and social justice. The Mary B. Talbert Civic and Cultural Club was founded in 1974 to preserve her noble ideals and perpetuate her legacy of service in the local community. Award Date:  February 23, 2002

Groundzero Design Award "The Groundzero Design Award is presented to websites that demonstrate high innovative design in a webpage environment...the award was created to showcase good websites that combine a nice mix of flow, creativity and content." Award Date: January 12, 2002

Elite Web Awards - Bronze Crowned Achievement Award The content of a website is the core, the heart, the meat of the website. That is what the judges of Elite Web Awards seek to award."  Elite Web Awards had this to say about the Uncrowned Queens Web site:   "...is easy to navigate...fast loading and professionally designed. Elite Web Awards is glad to award [Uncrowned Queens] for [its] integral part in helping make the internet more than just a place of stale information."  Award Date:  January 9, 2002

2001

Red Stag Awards - Silver Award  A group of highly experienced Internet developers and Web designers serve as evaluators for the Red Stag Awards which "honor those who represent the very best on the Web.and pose a challenge for others to improve."   The Red Stag Evaluation Team noted the following about the Uncrowned Queens Web site: "Truly outstanding work here with an easy-to-navigate layout, and tons of interesting content that can be referred to over and over." Award Date:  December 30, 2001

42nd Street - Silver Award  Only creative sites that have great layout and original content win this award.  According to 42nd Street evaluators, Uncrowned Queens  possesses "unique presentation and ease of navigation" and "is an asset to the World Wide Web".   Award Date:  December 3, 2001

University at Buffalo Star Award Co-chairs Peggy Brooks-Bertram and Barbara Seals Nevergold received the UB Star Award for their work on the Uncrowned Queens project.  "UB Star Awards recognize individuals or groups who have made outstanding contributions to UB through their time, talent, and service.  This recognition, given at the discretion of the president in consultation with senior administration, honors efforts that embody the ideals of UB and enhance life in the university community." Award Date:  October 4, 2001

William Wells Brown Award The William Wells Brown Award was Presented to Peggy Brooks-Bertram and Barbara Seals Nevergold by the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Inc. for their work in the preservation of African American History through Uncrowned Queens. Award Date:  May 4, 2001

Uncrowned Queens Day Uncrowned Queens received proclamations from the City of Buffalo, Buffalo Common Council and Erie County Legislation making February 15, 2001, Uncrowned Queens Day in the City of Buffalo and County of Erie. Award Date:  February 15, 2001