Nominees in education sought for history prize The New Jersey Historical Commis­sion, Department of State, is now accept­ing nomina­tions for its 2004 Mildred Barry Garvin Prize. The Garvin Prize is an award of $1,000 given for exceptional ef­forts in making students aware of and in­terested in African-American history. Garvin (1926-1992) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly and the His­torical Commission, and her legisla­tion estab­lished the Commission’s Afro-American His­tory Program in 1984. Nominees should be a teacher, coun­selor or school librarian who has helped students learn about the African-American past and how it re­lated to New Jersey. Nominees may be en­gaged in K-12 educa­tion in a public, private, parochial or char­ter school. Nominations must be post­marked by Oct. 1. For details, call Giles R. Wright at (609) 984-3464; fax (609) 633-8168; or e-mail giles.wright@sos.state.nj.us.