2017 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award Announcement
Applications Due: November 21, 2016
The ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter is pleased to announce the 2017 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award. This $500 award encourages active involvement of a member of the
Texas-Mexico Chapter in the ARLIS/NA 45th Annual Conference held in New Orleans, February
5-9, 2017.
The award honors the memory of Lois Swan Jones, Professor Emerita of art history at the University of North Texas, by underwriting participation of members of the Texas-Mexico Chapter
at the ARLIS/NA annual meeting.
The award committee urges everyone with interest and need to apply, especially first-time conference attendees. To meet the primary requirement, applicants must lack full institutional
funding. Previous winners are eligible.
Applicant must be a member in good standing of
both ARLIS/NA and ARLIS/Texas-Mexico.
A description of the award, application procedure, and a list of previous recipients can be found on the Chapter’s website:
http://texas-mexico.arlisna.org/lois-swan-jones-award/
The deadline for applications is
Monday, November 21, 2016. The award committee will announce the winner on
Friday, December 2, 2016. Direct all inquiries to the 2017 award committee chair: Helen Lueders (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston). Other members of the 2017 committee are Samuel Duncan (Amon Carter Museum of American Art), Beth Dodd (University of Texas,
Austin), and last year’s winner, Sarah Long.
Please forward this announcement to anyone you know who might qualify and benefit from attending the conference in February!
Submitted by Helen Lueders, Chair, Lois Swan Jones Award Committee
Helen Lueders
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