2020 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award Announcement
Deadline: January 31st
The ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter is pleased to announce the 2020 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award, which supports the participation of an ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico chapter member at the ARLIS/NA 48th annual conference
to be held in St. Louis, Missouri April 20-24, 2020.
This year, the $500 award
will be awarded to help defray the costs of attending the conference – students and professionals are both encouraged to apply! The award committee urges everyone with interest and need to apply, especially first-time conference attendees. Previous recipients
are eligible as well.
The deadline for applications is Friday, January 31st, 2020.
Eligibility:
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Applicant must be a member in good standing of ARLIS/NA. This year’s award will also include one year of membership in the ARLIS Texas-Mexico chapter, required for eligibility.
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Applicants who are fully funded to attend the conference through their institution of employment or education are not eligible.
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Applicant may live outside of Texas or Mexico.
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Applicant is eligible even if the member has previously received the award. The committee shall consider the merits of the individual application independent of past decisions.
Application Procedure:
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Applicant should submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae to the award committee chair via email (Lauren Gottlieb-Miller at
[log in to unmask]). The letter must include a statement of qualification explaining eligibility and interest, the amount of expected institutional funding (if any) for conference attendance, and proposed
conference program involvement.
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Deadline for 2020 Award submissions is January 31st, 2020. The award this year is $500.00
A description of the award, application procedure and selection factors, and a list of previous recipients can be found on the Chapter’s website:
http://texas-mexico.arlisna.org/lois-swan-jones-award/ and information about the 2020 annual conference can be found here:
https://arlisna.org/stl2020/
**Please forward this announcement to anyone you know who might qualify and benefit from attending the conference in April – current or recently graduated library & information studies students, colleagues, friends! **
Submitted by Lauren Gottlieb-Miller, Chair of 2020 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award Committee – feel free to contact me with any questions at
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Lauren Gottlieb-Miller
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