Responsibilities of Board of Directors
The Board is responsible for the development of general policies related to
the awards program sponsored by ALCTS and its sections. The focus of the award
may be as an "Honor" recognizing significant achievement or outstanding
service, or as an "Opportunity" for professional development.
As a general policy, the ALCTS Board has determined that the number of awards
made by the Association should not exceed ten (one award per section and up
to five Division awards). The Board will give serious consideration to any award
proposal, particularly an opportunity, which is truly appropriate to the work
of the Association or one of its sections, which would cause the limit to be
exceeded.
In establishing and administering its award program, the Board:
- Ensures that ALCTS policies on awards are in harmony with ALA's goals and
objectives and ALA's policies on awards;
- Maintains liaison and communication with the ALA Awards Committee on matters
of mutual concern;
- Receives and acts on proposals for new awards submitted by ALCTS sections,
committees and members;
- Designates and/or establishes standing or ad hoc committees to carry out
the ALCTS awards program on the Board's behalf;
- Gives final approval/rejection to proposals for new awards;
- Establishes and appoints standing juries to administer each Association
award and delegates responsibility for appointment of juries for section awards
to the Executive Committees of the section;
- Encourages nominations;
- Provides for the orientation of new chairs of awards juries;
- Ensures the review of existing ALCTS awards by the Organization and Bylaws
Committee on a regular schedule and reports the results of the review to the
ALA Awards Committee; and
- Modifies, eliminates or suspends existing awards as necessary, and notifies
the ALA Awards Committee of any such action.
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