Devanney Haruta has received the 2026 Frederick R. Selch Award at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society at the National Music Museum, Vermillion, SD, Thursday, May 28, 2026. The Frederick R. Selch Award, named for an important collector of American musical instruments who was a founding member and second president of AMIS, was established in 2004 to honor the best student paper presented at an annual meeting of the Society. Papers will be judged by a committee appointed by the President, which may include members of the Board of Governors, the program committee, or additional persons: a prize is awarded at their discretion. The prize will consist of $250 and a certificate. The first prize was awarded at the 2005 Annual Meeting.