Annual
Report (2001)
Travel Award Committee, ARLIS NA
Submitted by Kari Horowicz, Chair 2001-2002
Tel:
716-475-2557
Fax: 716-475-2557
Email: kehwml@rit.edu
2001-2002 Committee members: Kim Collins, Kathy Corcoran,
Carole Ann Fabian, Barbara Polowy, Cheryl Siegel.
2002-2003 Incoming Chair: Carole Ann Fabian,
2002-2003 Committee members: Kathy Corcoran, Sara McClesky,
Alan Michelson, Eumie Imm Stroukoff.
Narrative:
2001
April – June
Chair received thank-you letters from winners of travel
awards.
July - August
Committee drafts new award for 1st time librarians
and submitted to Executive Board. Proposal submitted for VRD/VRAC Professional
Development Travel Award. Executive Board votes not to add any additional awards
this year.
August -
September
Chair
wrote to sponsors to confirm their continued sponsorship.
September
Chair
mails Travel Award Announcement to HQ.
October
Chair
sends out announcement to ARLIS-L and other foreign listserves. Deadline: November 15, 2001.
November
Chair
works on calling list of sponsors provided by Development Chair for sponsorship
of former Thames and Hudson Travel Award (award for committee chairs,
moderators, chapter officers.)
Deadline
extended to December 15, 2001 due to very low number of applicants for all
awards. Notification deadline extended to January 15, 2002.
December
Chair
continues calling list of sponsors provided by Development Chair for sponsorship
of former Thames and Hudson Travel Award (award for committee chairs,
moderators, chapter officers.)
January
Chair
continues calling list of sponsors provided by Development Chair for sponsorship
of former Thames and Hudson Travel Award (award for committee chairs,
moderators, chapter officers.)
Chair
copies and forwards applications to committee; Committee emails 1st,
2nd and 3rd choices for each award to chair. Chair tabulates 1st,
2nd, and 3rd choices on a point system 1st = 5
points; 2nd =3 points, 3rd = 1 point. Point totals were tallied and winners
were sent to committee members for discussion. Winners were chosen. Chair notified
Board Liaison and ARLIS/NA President of winners.
Chair
emails winners with congratulations asking for confirmation of attendance and
for a photo for poster at conference; Chair emails non-winners with regrets.
Chair
received word from ARLIS/NA President of complaint by applicant who did not
receive an award. Committee
members discuss ways to clarify process and post on new Travel Award Web site to
be created by incoming Chair.
Chair
mails invoices to sponsors.
February
Chair
continues calling list of sponsors provided by Development Chair for sponsorship
of former Thames and Hudson Travel Award (award for committee chairs,
moderators, chapter officers.) Chair recruits assistance from Development
Committee Liaison, Stephanie Frontz, to help contact potential sponsors.
March
Chair
continues calling list of sponsors provided by Development Chair for sponsorship
of former Thames and Hudson Travel Award (award for committee chairs,
moderators, chapter officers.)
The Committee received a total of 40
applications; the breakdown is as follows with the recipient’s name:
Andrew Cahan Photography Award – 2 --
James Soe Nyun, Dubois Library, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
Conference Award – 5 -- Marilyn
Russell-Bogle, University of Minnesota at Duluth Library
David Mirvish Books on Art Travel
Award – 2 -- Kathy Zimon
Howard and Beverly Joy Karno Travel
Award – 7 -- Maria Concepción Alexandrina Sepúlveda, Architectural, Art, Design
and Urbanism Library, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de
Chile
Puvill Libros Travel Award – 4 --
Selale Korkut, Head, Bilkent University Art Library, Ankara, Turkey
Research Libraries Group Travel Award
– 17 -- Sara Harrington, Rutgers University
Research Libraries Group Asia/Oceania
Travel Award – 3 -- Stephen O'Brien
ARLIS/NA Strategic
Plan Action Items 2000-2005
1. Develop and maintain funding for a domestic travel award. (I C)
Ongoing.
2. Develop and maintain funding for a visual resources travel award. (I
C)
Award proposal submitted to Executive Board for mid-year meeting. The Board decided not to approve any
additional travel awards at this time.
3. Develop and maintain funding for a new member travel award. (I C)
Award proposal submitted to Executive Board for mid-year meeting. The Board decided not to approve any
additional travel awards at this time.
Executive Board would like to look at sponsorship for travel awards
within the larger picture of fundraising for ARLIS/NA.
I know the committee feels that there
are many deserving candidates and would like to see the above awards funded.
A new member Award is particularly
crucial since the RLG 1st time attendee award had 21 applicants in
2000-2001 and 17 applicants in 2001-2002.
Funding for the three awards above
continues to be a challenge.