VRA Awards
VRA Honorary Life Members Award Special Honorary Life memberships are awarded to Individuals, designated representatives of an Institution, Contributing or Patron members by the Executive Board in recognition of eminent distinction in any of the fields of the Association’s purpose. Honorary Life members are not required to pay dues and they have all the privileges of Individual members. Eleanor Collins (deceased) VRA Distinguished Service Award Each year the Visual Resources Association honors an individual who has made an outstanding career contribution to the field of visual resources and image management. Nominees must have achieved a level of distinction in the field either through leadership, research, or service to the profession. Someone could also be considered who has shown outstanding innovation, participation, or project management. A nomination dossier, consisting of a cover letter from the nominator describing how the nominee meets the criteria, the candidate's curriculum vitae, and supporting letters and documentation, will constitute an appropriate nomination. Electronic nominations via e-mail or fax will be accepted only if all supporting documentation is submitted in that format. Members of the VRA Awards Committee, upon reviewing submitted dossiers, may recommend one recipient of the Award in any given cycle; recommendations are subject to approval by the VRA Executive Board. Although nominations are initiated by Visual Resources Association members, the nominees need not be members of the organization. Nominations should not include current members of the VRA Awards Committee. VRA Nancy DeLaurier Award The Nancy DeLaurier Award, named for one of the pioneers of the visual resources profession, annually honors a visual resources professional for distinguished achievement in the field. "Achievement" is measured by immediate impact, and may take the form of published work, oral presentation, project management, software development, technology application, website creation, or other outstanding effort. Originally (1997) conceived as a Writing Award, to be presented in recognition of a published paper, the Nancy DeLaurier Award now recognizes other forms of achievement in the field. A nomination dossier should consist of a cover letter from the nominator describing the nature of the achievement, the candidate's curriculum vitae, and supporting letters and documentation. Electronic nominations via e-mail or fax are accepted only if all supporting documentation is submitted in that format. Members of the VRA Awards Committee, upon reviewing submitted dossiers, may recommend up to two recipients of the Award in any given cycle; recommendations are subject to approval by the VRA Executive Board. Although nominations are initiated by Visual Resources Association members, the nominees need not be members of the organization. Nominations should not include current members of the VRA Awards Committee. |
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The Visual Resources Association offers several awards to assist member attendance at the VRA Annual Conference. Several Luraine Tansey Educational Fund Awards are offered each year along with Corporate Travel Awards, New Horizon awards, the Kathe Hicks Albrecht award, Top-Up awards and student awards. (Please see http://www.vraweb.org/resources/general/travelawards/types.pdf and announcements on VRA-L for more information.) Selection of recipients is determined by the Travel Awards Committee. The goal of the Travel Awards Program is to encourage and support conference attendance by both new members/conference attendees and veteran members/attendees. Travel Award Recipients Since the Founding of the Program Travel Award Rules and Guidelines |
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