Marshall Cavendish Award Committee
2010 Marshall Cavendish Award Winners
The New Members Round Table ( NMRT) and Marshall Cavendish wish to congratulate Megan Hodge, Charlene Gross, and Miranda Johnson. These three winners received tickets to the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet at ALA Annual 2010 in Washington, DC.
PURPOSE OF THE AWARD
In the spirit of ALA's New Members Round Table ( NMRT), the Marshall Cavendish Award is presented to three NMRT members. The award provides professional development and networking opportunities to NMRT members by providing tickets to attend the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet at the ALA Annual Conference.
PAST WINNERS
2009: Jennifer Baker, Jan Hamilton, and Ken Kozel
AWARD and AWARD CRITERIA
Thanks to the generous support of Marshall Cavendish,
NMRT is able to offer three tickets to the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet at the
ALA Annual Conference. Tickets are $94 each, which would be out of the financial reach of most
NMRT members if it weren't for the generosity of Marshall Cavendish.
Any
NMRT member who is not currently serving on the Marshall Cavendish Award Committee may enter. Just write a short essay (around 250 words) telling us why you want to attend the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet and how you feel you would benefit. For more information about Newbery, Caldecott and Wilder honorees, go to
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/index.cfm
ELIGIBILITY
All ALA NMRT members who are not currently serving on the Marshall Cavendish Award Committee are encouraged to apply.
TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY
Write a short essay (around 250 words) telling us why you want to attend the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet and how you feel you would benefit.
Apply online by April 22, 2011. Winners will be notified by May 12. For more information, contact the award committee chair, Alexandra Tyle-Annen,
atyle@homerlibrary.org
ENTRY EVALUATION
The Award Committee will review the entries and select the winners based on their essays.
NOTIFICATION
All nominations will be acknowledged. The winners will be notified by email no later than June 15, so that they may attend the reception at the ALA Annual Conference.
