2007 William C. Bunce/ARLIS Midstates Travel Award
Award Description | Past Recipients
WILLIAM C. BUNCE / ARLIS MIDSTATES TRAVEL AWARD
We are pleased to announce that Meredith Kahn, University Library Associate in the Art, Architecture and Engineering Library at the University of Michigan is year's William C. Bunce - ARLIS/NA - Midstates Travel Award recipient.Meredith has already completed her MA in Art History and is currently working on her Master of Science in Information at the University of Michigan, pursuing a Tailored degree program, which allows students to design a curriculum to meet their specific educational and career goals.
As she explained in her application: "Participating in ARLIS/NA through conference attendance is an important aspect of the degree program I designed. While my coursework and job experience at the University of Michigan will certainly prove valuable, it cannot replace the opportunity to learn from art information rofessionals while attending the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference."
The William C. Bunce Award / Midstates Travel Awardis given in honor of William C. Bunce who served as the Director of the Kohler Art Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1966 to 1999. The purpose of the William C. Bunce/ ARLIS Midstates Travel Award is to support a chapter member's professional development by providing funding to attend the ARLIS/NA annual conference.
Please join us in congratulating Meredith, and say hello to her in Denver.
AWARD INFORMATION
1. PURPOSE:
The purpose of the William C. Bunce/ ARLIS Midstates Travel
Award is to support a chapter members professional development by providing funding to attend the ARLIS/NA
annual conference. Only ARLIS/Midstates
Chapter members are eligible. Information about becoming a member of
the international organization and regional chapter is available at the:
ARLIS/NA
Website
ARLIS Midstates
Website
It is expected that the award will be made annually. The award
will not be made however, if the chapter does not
have sufficient funds and/or no applicants. Instead, any available
funds will be rolled over for award the following
year.
2. AWARD CRITERIA:
The Travel Award will be granted based on ARLIS/NA
and chapter affiliation and on one or
more of the following criteria. All criteria need not be met for the
Travel Award to be granted.
a. Financial need
b. Level of chapter
participation
c. First-time attendance
d.
Contribution to the conference, e.g. speaker, moderator, recorder,
committee member, and/or participation in the chapter
business meeting.
3. APPLICATION:
a. Submit a letter of
application indicating relevant award criteria,
and how you will benefit from attending the
conference.
b. Indicate level of funding from your institution.
c. Include a current resume.
Applications may be sent via email to Eileen Fry at fryp@indiana.edu,
OR by U.S. mail to
Eileen Fry
Henry R. Hope School of Fine Arts Visual Resources Center
FA 002
Bloomington, IN 47405
4. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
The deadline for application is past for the Denver 2008 conference. Please check back later for information for applying for the ARLIS/NA National Conference in Indianapolis 2009.
Award recipients are not eligible to apply again for three years. After
receiving the award, the recipient must submit a
short report indicating the value of the award to their professional
development activities.
For additional information please contact the
ARLIS/Midstates Chapter Chair, Annette Haines at
ahaines@umich.edu
, or the Travel Award Ad Hoc Committee Chair, Eileen Fry at fryp@indiana.edu
Past Recipients of the William C. Bunce/ARLIS Midstates Travel Award
2007 Tom Hartmann
2006 Sarah Carter
2005 no award given
2004 Kathleen Lonbom
