Dear Colleagues of the Texas-Mexico Chapter:

The membership voted at the New Orleans meeting in November to fund one travel stipend to the 2004 national New York, with an award of $750.  Information on the award, previous winners, and application procedures follow below, or can be found on the chapter web site, at http://www.arlis-txmx.org/awards_fellowships/awards_fellowships.shtml.

Please send your application to John Hagood, by mail c/o National Gallery of Art, 2000B South Club Drive, Door 7, Landover, MD 20785-3230, or by e-mail attachment to [log in to unmask].  Applications are due January 10, and the winner will be announced by the 20^th of the month.  Questions can be directed to award committee members Merriann Bidgood, Mark Pompelia, or John Hagood. 

This award is named in honor of Lois Swan Jones, Professor Emerita of Art History at the University of North Texas, and charter member of the ARLIS/Texas-Mexico Chapter.  Professor Jones is the author of several standard works on art research methods and recipient of the ARLIS/NA Distinguished Service Award.  Her enthusiasm, commitment to education, and love of art history serve as a model for art information professionals.

Purpose of the Award:

To support and encourage the participation of an ARLIS/Texas-Mexico chapter member in the ARLIS/NA annual conference, by helping to defray conference expenses.

Eligibility:

1. Applicants must be members in good standing of both ARLIS/NA and the ARLIS/Texas-Mexico chapter. 

2. Only those applicants who receive partial or no institutional funding toward the ARLIS/NA annual conference will be considered.

Procedures for Applicants:

Applicants submit a letter of application and a current curriculum vitae to the award committee. The letter should include a statement of qualifications, the amount of expected institutional funding for conference attendance, and proposed conference program involvement.  Previous recipients of the award are eligible.  The committee will consider the merits of an individual's application independently of past decisions.

Selection Factors (preference will be given to):

1. First-time ARLIS/NA annual conference attendees.

2. Applicants who are actively participating in the conference, in such capacities as a speaker, moderator, recorder, or committee member.

Conditions of the award:

1. Award winners must commit to some level of conference involvement—which could include, but is not limited to--participation as a speaker, moderator, committee member, recorder, or volunteer with the local arrangements committee.

2. Award winners must write a report of conference activities and experiences for the chapter newsletter, The Medium. This report should include an account of how the award helped the recipient's professional development.