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2023 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award Announcement

Amount: $1000.00

Deadline: February 6th, 2023

The ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter is pleased to announce the 2023 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award, which supports attendance and participation in the ARLIS/NA 51^st annual conference to be held in Mexico City, Mexico from April 18-21, 2023. This year’s award is provided through the generous fundraising efforts of Janine Henri and our chapter’s members.

Eligibility:

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.
Applicants who are fully funded to attend the conference through their institution of employment or education are not eligible.
Applicant may live outside of Texas or Mexico.
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.
LIS Students and new professionals are especially encouraged to apply.

Application Procedure:

Applicant should submit a letter of application and CV/Resume to the award committee chair via email (Lauren Gottlieb-Miller at [log in to unmask]). The letter must include a statement explaining eligibility and interest, the amount of expected institutional funding (if any) for conference attendance, and proposed conference program involvement.
Deadline for 2023 Award submissions is February 6th, 2023. The award this year is $1000.00. The winner will be announced during the week of February 20^th.

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 2023 annual conference can be found here: https://www.arlisna.org/events/2023-annual-conference-

2023 Lois Swan Jones Award Committee:

Lauren Gottlieb-Miller (Chair) – The Menil Collection

Shari Salisbury – The University of Texas at San Antonio

Lindsey Jackson – The University of Texas at Austin

Submitted by Lauren Gottlieb-Miller, Chair of 2023 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award Committee.

Lauren Gottlieb-Miller

Director of the Library and Archives
Chair, Lois Swan Jones Award Committee

THE MENIL COLLECTION

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Houston, Texas 77006

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Conference Co-Chair, ARLIS/NA

51ª conferencia anual en la Ciudad de México
18 - 24 abril 2023
CFP for Posters, Deadline January 20!: https://www.openconf.org/arlisna2023/openconf.php

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