Hello, FYI--forwarding this notice of a student award for the 2014 SAA conference on behalf of the ARLIS/NA Diversity Committee. Patrick L. Tomlin, Ph.D. Head, Art + Architecture Library 100 Cowgill Hall Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-9001 540.231.9272 ________________________________________ SAA Harold T. Pinkett Minority Student Award The application period for the 2014 Harold T. Pinkett Minority Student Award is now open! The Pinkett Award was established in 1993 and recognizes and acknowledges minority graduate students, such as those of African, Asian, Latino or Native American descent, who, through scholastic and personal achievement, manifest an interest in becoming professional archivists and active members of the Society of American Archivists. The recipients of the award will receive full complimentary registration to the SAA Annual Meeting and related expenses for hotel and travel for attending the Joint Annual Meeting of CoSA, NAGARA, and SAA in Washington, D.C. in August 2014. In addition, each recipient receives a complimentary one-year membership in SAA. Eligibility: The Pinkett is awarded to minority students, with preference given to full-time students possessing a minimum scholastic grade point average of 3.5 while enrolled in a graduate program focusing on archival management during the academic year proceeding the date on which the award is given. For more details or to download the application form please visit: http://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-pinkett The deadline to apply is February 28, 2014. -- Lisa Cruces Hispanic Collections Archivist, University of Houston email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~