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
Nominations sought for Secretary of the Executive Board
Good afternoon membership!
The nominating committee continues to seek nominations of the post of Secretary to the Executive Board. This seat will come vacant at the 2015 annual meeting. If you are interested in getting involved with the leadership of the VRA, or know someone who is, please consider a nomination to the post. The Secretary is in charge of conference pre-registration, keeps minutes of all VRA meetings and handles other official paperwork for the organization. If you are interested in serving on the Executive Board, please feel free to contact previous Board Officers; they would be happy to share their experiences and reflections of their time in office. The Committee encourages members to place qualified individuals or themselves in consideration for nomination by contacting one of the Co-Chairs.
Also, attached is the Board compensation policy.
For more information please consult Articles III, IV, and V of the VRA Bylaws. The VRA Organizational Policies and Procedures manual provides detailed descriptions of each office and may be found in the My VRA section (you must login to Memberclicks) of the VRA website under Community —> Info: (https://vra.memberclicks.net/assets/documents/vra_policies_procedures2011.pdf).
If you have further questions please feel free to contact:
Jeannine Keefer, Nominating Committee Co-ChairBoatwright Memorial LibraryUniversity of Richmond, VA 23172804.289.8275Jkeefer@richmond.edu
Or
Jolene M. de Verges, Nominating Committee Co-ChairDirector, Hamon Arts LibrarySouthern Methodist UniversityPO Box 750356Dallas, TX 75275-0356214-768-1855 Fax 214-768-1800jdeverges@smu.edu