Dear colleagues,
Below is information announcing the ARLIS/DC-Maryland-Virginia Chapter
2003 Caroline Backlund Professional Development Award. Any member of the
DC-Maryland-Virignia Chapter may apply for this award and we look forward
to receiving applications.
ARLIS/DC-Maryland-Virginia
Chapter
2003 Caroline Backlund Professional Development Award
Purpose
ARLIS/DC-MD-VA will present a professional development award of
$500 to a chapter member to attend the 2003 Annual ARLIS/NA Conference in
Baltimore. This award is intended to help members become more
involved in ARLIS/NA at the national level.
Eligibility
An award applicant must have been a member of ARLIS/NA for at
least one year, and must be a current, dues-paying member of
ARLIS/DC-MD-VA and ARLIS/NA. All ARLIS/DC-MD-VA members are
eligible for the award. The chapter's officers, members who have
never attended the national conference, and those who will be
participating in the conference as speakers, session/program moderators,
moderators of a section, division or roundtable, or serving on committees
are especially encouraged to apply for the award. The winner will
make a report to the chapter membership at a chapter meeting [or through
a posting on the chapter web site].
Deadline & process
Applicants for the award should submit a letter describing their
participation in the conference (if applicable), the benefits anticipated
from conference attendance, and a description of all travel funding
expected from the applicant's institution or other sources. Please
include a current resumé. Postmark deadline for applications is
December 31, 2002.
Applications may be submitted to the 2003 Caroline Backlund
Professional Development Award Committee Chair by either e-mail to
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support attachments) or by US Mail, Fed Ex, or UPS to this address:
Sally Sims Stokes, 8000 Park Crest Drive, Silver Spring, MD
20910.
Ann Whiteside
Director, Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library
Past President, Visual Resources Association
Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library
University of Virginia
434-924-6601
FAX: 434-982-2678
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www.lib.virginia.edu/fine-arts
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