Awards/Honors

Vulcan is proud to have received the following awards.

Restoration Efforts - Awards and Honors

• National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award 2006
• Alabama Historical Commission Distinguished Service Award 2006
• George G. Seibels, Jr. Jefferson County Beautification Award 2004
• Thomas Jefferson Award for Historic Preservation 2004
• Keep Birmingham Beautiful Mayor's Award 2003-2004
• Save America's Treasures Grant Recipient 2001
• Save Outdoor Sculpture! Conservation Assessment Award 1999 / Conservation Treatment Award 2000
• Listed in the Historic American Engineering Record 1994
• Named as a Historic Site of Jefferson County 1976
• Listed in the National Register for Historic Places 1976

Excellence in Construction - Industry Awards and Honors

• Illumination Engineering Society / International Association of Lighting Designers Award of Merit 2006 - Presented to CRS Engineering for Vulcan Park and Museum Renovation
• ABC Excellence in Construction National Eagle Award 2004 - Presented to Brice Building Company and Vulcan Park and Museum
• Birmingham Business Journal 2010 – Vulcan Park and Museum Named in Top Ten Commercial Real Estate Deals of the Decade; 2003 – Vulcan Park and Museum Named Commercial Real Estate Deal of the Year
• George Campbell Award from the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) 2010 – Presented to Vulcan Painters, Inc and Vulcan park and Museum for outstanding achievement in the completion of a difficult or complex industrial project

Vulcan Park and Museum Accolades

• Birmingham Business Journal Inaugural Top CEO Award in Nonprofit 2010 - Presented to Darlene Negrotto, President and CEO, Vulcan Park and Museum
• Birmingham Business Journal Best in Business in Non-Profit 2009 - Vulcan Park and Museum named a  “finalist”
• Birmingham News Readers Choice Awards 2009 – 2004 - Must See Spot for Visitors and Best View
• Birmingham News City Guide 2005 - #1 Place to Visit
• Birmingham Parent Magazine Readers Choice Awards 2007 - Runner-up: "Favorite Place to Spend the Afternoon"
• Birmingham Magazine's Best of Birmingham 2010 -  Best View, First Place to Take Out-of-Town Visitors; 2008 - Best Collaboration for Arts and Entertainment; 2007 - Tourist Attraction, Free Wi-Fi Hotspot, Best Local History Lesson
• Cox Media Group Best in Minority Business Award 2010 – Nonprofit Leadership Finalist Award Presented to Darlene Negrotto, President and CEO, Vulcan Park and Museum 
• Rand McNally Best of the Road 2006 - Listed as First Stop in "A Drive Through the Deep South"
• Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick 2009 - Pick for Best Tourist Spot; 2008 - Best Museum
• Southern Living Magazine 2005 - "Best Spot for a Great Overlook"