Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Committee
2008 Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Winner
The New Members Round Table (NMRT) and the Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Committee wish to congratulate Annie Paprocki. She received $1000 to attend ALA Annual 2008 in Anaheim, CA.
PURPOSE OF THE AWARD
The Shirley Olofson Memorial Award is presented annually in honor of Shirley Olofson, a well-respected former NMRT President, who died during her term in office. The award, which is intended to help defray costs to attend the ALA Annual Conference, is presented in the form of a check for $1,000 during the Annual Conference.AWARD and AWARD CRITERIA
Applicants must be members of ALA and NMRT; active within the library profession; show promise or activity in the area of professional development; have valid financial need; and have attended no more than five ALA annual conferences.ELIGIBILITY
All ALA NMRT members who are not currently serving on the Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Committee are encouraged to apply.TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY
Fill out the application onlineENTRY EVALUATION
The Award Committee will review the entries and select the winners based on their applications.NOTIFICATION
All applications will be acknowledged. The winner will be notified by email no later than March 31 2009, so that the winner may attend the ALA Annual Conference.COMMITTEE ROSTER
Sara Holder, chair
Janel White
Jodie Borgerding
Marissa Ball
Zao Liu
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