Expanding our Horizons: Reaching for the Limits
The 39th Annual SUNYLA Conference
June 13 - 15, 2007
SUNY Maritime

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Awards and Scholarships

• Friend of SUNYLA Award
• Sylvia Chu Memorial Scholarship
• The Daniel F. Kissane Memorial Scholarship

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Friend of SUNYLA Award

The Professional Development Committee of the State University of New York Librarian's Association seeks nominations for the 2007 Friend of SUNYLA award. The award is given to individuals or organizations that actively contribute to furthering the goals of SUNYLA and of SUNY libraries.

The criteria for the award are as follows:

• Exceptional leadership in projects and initiatives that further the goals of SUNYLA and of SUNY libraries.
• Members of SUNYLA will be considered based on their involvement in the organization in areas such as holding an office or providing exceptional leadership as committee chairs.
• Library administrators will be considered based on their collaboration with librarians, their creativity, and their openness to new initiatives that further the goals of SUNYLA and of SUNY libraries.
• Candidates from the public-at-large will be considered based on their collaboration with SUNYLA, their understanding of the mission of SUNY libraries, and their efforts to improve the quality of library services across SUNY.
• Professional organizations as well as publishers, vendors, and other library-related commercial organizations will be considered given their active support of and collaboration with SUNYLA and SUNY libraries.

The SUNYLA Executive Board will review nominations and will select the recipient at their annual spring meeting. The award will be given at the 39th Annual Conference at SUNY Maritime.

Past recipients include: Judith Adams-Volpe, Mary Beilby, Sandy Card, Eleanor Carter, Ginette Chambers, Anne Commerton, Raney Ellis, Faculty Access to Computing Technology (FACT), Christine Haile, David Kreh, the New York State Library Assistants Association (NYSLAA), Andrew Perry, John Philippo, Janet Potter, Natalie Sturr, Ed Sullivan, Maureen Zajkowski, William Drew, the Office of Library and Information Services(OLIS), Carol Anne Germain and the SUNYConnect Advisory Council.

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Sylvia Chu Memorial Scholarship

The deadline is April 12, 2007; scholarship notification is April 20, 2007

Financial assistance is available for new SUNYLA members to attend the annual conference. The Scholarship aims to encourage involvement with SUNYLA and to provide opportunities for professional growth for its members.

The Award is a voucher covering:

• Registration fees
• Conference meals
• One pre-conference continuing education session

You qualify if:

You have not been a SUNYLA member for more than three consecutive years You have paid current year's dues You are not a session presenter (poster session presenters and moderators are eligible) You have never received a Sylvia Chu Scholarship.

To apply please provide the following in a letter:

Please provide a letter (one to two pages) highlighting why attending a SUNYLA conference will benefit your professional development. It is recommended that you review past programs, at http://www.sunyla.org/conferences/, to get a better idea of what is offered at a SUNYLA conference.

For more information contact:

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The Daniel F. Kissane Memorial Scholarship

Financial assistance is available for a library school student to attend the annual SUNY Librarians Association (SUNYLA) conference at SUNY Maritime from June 13 - 15, 2006. The purpose of the Scholarship is to encourage involvement with SUNYLA and SUNY Libraries, as well as to provide professional growth opportunities to those entering the profession.

The Scholarship is a voucher covering:

• Travel (maximum $ 350) and lodging costs
• Registration fees
• Conference meals

You qualify if:

• You are currently enrolled in a New York State ALA accredited MLS program or its equivalent.

To apply:

Please write an essay of no more than 600 words on one of the following topics:

• Libraries must respond to change more quickly than ever in today's environment of rapidly-evolving technologies, which presents them with unique challenges. How were you able to creatively overcome a unique challenge (in any setting) and what personal strengths do you feel are important to such problem solving?
• Today's digital world presents us all with ever-increasing options for entertainment; this is particularly true of children and young adults. How can we in the library community rise to this challenge to foster and encourage an interest in reading in our younger generations?
• It is more important than ever that libraries respond to the needs of the populations that we serve in order to remain a vital part of those communities. What kind of impacts can libraries have on our campus, local and national communities?

Deadline is April 20, 2007, and the recipient will be notified by April 27. Please e-mail as an attachment (.doc or .pdf) to ackermaw@upstate.edu, OR send your essay along with your contact information to:

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