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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.
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