NASIG Awards
2013 Award Winners Announced
Sandy Folsom (chair) and Leigh Ann DePope (vice-chair)
On behalf of the NASIG Awards & Recognition committee, we would like to announce the winners of the 2013 NASIG awards. We wish to thank EBSCO who is graciously supporting NASIG by sponsoring the Horizon Award this year. NASIG and UKSG also wish to thank Taylor & Francis who is sponsoring the UKSG Merriman award winner’s attendance at NASIG.
John Merriman Joint NASIG/UKSG Award
Anjana Bhatt, Florida Gulf Coast University (NASIG)
Anne Wilcox, University of St. Andrews (UKSG – sponsored by Taylor and Francis)
Fritz Schwartz Serials Education Scholarship
Martin Patrick, Kent State University
Horizon Award (sponsored by EBSCO)
Shannon Regan, Mercer University
John Riddick Student Grant
Rachael Morrison, Queens College, City University of New York
Rosemarie Reynolds, Simmons College
Hillary Richardson, University of Southern Mississippi
Rose Robischon Scholarship
Rebecca Bealer, Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Sofia Slutskaya, Georgia Perimeter College
Serials Specialist Awards
Jeffrey Kuskie, University of Nebraska, Omaha
Diane Malmstrom, San Jose State University
Past Award Winners
Award Descriptions:
Fritz Schwartz Serials Education Scholarship
A $3,000 scholarship and conference travel grant for a graduate student demonstrating excellence in scholarship and the potential for accomplishments in a serials career.John Merriman Joint NASIG/UKSG Award
A $6,000 award supports two people, one from each association, and consists of travel to the sister conference, and accomodations for the duration of the conference. The purpose of this conference-swap is for people working at a practical level in e-resource management to learn and share experience at the UKSG and NASIG annual conferences.Marcia Tuttle International Award
A $3,000 grant for an individual working in the serials information chain to fund appropriate activities in fostering international communication and education.John Riddick Student Grant
Grants for qualifying students to attend the NASIG annual conference, covering cost of registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.NASIG Conference Mexican Student Grant / Concesión Mexicana del Estudiante de la Conferencia NASIG
A grant for one qualifying Mexican student to attend the NASIG annual conference, covering cost of registration, lodging, and travel to the annual conference.Horizon Award
Awards for promising new serials professionals, covering cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America. Recipients will also be invited to serve on a NASIG committee.Serials Specialist Award
Awards for promising paraprofessionals, covering cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.Rose Robischon Scholarship
A scholarship awarded to a serials professional lacking funds for travel. The scholarship covers the cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.
