Call for 2015 Nominations: the Visual Resources Association Distinguished Service Award and the Nancy DeLaurier Award
Dear Colleagues, Yes, this is a busy time of year, but the Awards Committee hopes that you will consider developing a nomination packet for a very worthy colleague. We are prepared to help you accomplish this task. A heartfelt thanks to those of you who completed our Mini-survey in June. The information you provided is valuable, indeed. Thank you. Call for 2015 Nominations: the Visual Resources Association Distinguished Service Award and the Nancy DeLaurier Award Each year the Visual Resources Association’s Awards Committee encourages worthy nominations from the membership for the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) and the Nancy DeLaurier Award (NDL). The DSA honors an individual who has made an outstanding career contribution to the field of visual resources and image management. The NDL, named for one of the pioneers of the visual resources profession, honors either a single individual or a group of visual resources professionals 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, web site creation, or other outstanding effort or project. Although nominations for the DSA and the NDL are initiated by Visual Resources Association members, the nominees need not be members of the organization. A nomination dossier should consist of a cover letter from the nominator(s) describing the nature of the achievement, the candidates’ curriculum vitae, and supporting letters and documentation. Electronic nominations via e-mail or a file hosting service such as Dropbox™ are preferred; nomination dossiers are due November 3, 2015. Members of the VRA Awards Committee, upon reviewing submitted dossiers, may recommend one recipient for the Distinguished Service Award and up to two individual recipients or a single group recipient of the Nancy DeLaurier Award in any given cycle. Recommendations are subject to approval by the VRA Executive Board. All nomination dossiers will be retained in the Association Archives. We strongly encourage co-nominators, and the members of the Awards Committee are prepared to offer help and advice. For more information including a list of previous award recipients, please visit the Awards page on the VRA website. We invite you to nominate a worthy colleague for one of these prestigious VRA awards. If you plan to prepare a nomination dossier, please let me know so that I can coordinate the process. With best regards,Margaret N. WebsterChair, VRA Awards Committee