ALCTS/SAGE SUPPORT STAFF TRAVEL GRANTS
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
in partnership with Sage Publications is pleased to announce six
library support staff have been awarded a 2006 ALCTS/SAGE Support
Staff Travel Grant. These grants provide airfare, three night’s hotel,
and conference registration for the individuals to attend the 2006 ALA
Annual Conference in New Orleans.
Those receiving the travel grant are:
* Donna Hanna, Library Clerk III, Cataloging Department, State
University of New York at Geneseo
* Darlene Hert, Acquisitions/Cataloging Technician, Montana State
University-Billings Library, Billings, Montana
* Lucretia “Trish” Pelletier, Senior Library Assistant/Head of
Technical Services, Apache Junction Public Library, Apache Junction,
Arizona
* Susan Prefontaine, Instructional Support Associate, Electronic
Periodicals Management Department, State University of New York at Buffalo
* Scott David Reinke, Conservation Technician, Preservation
Department, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
* Mary Tilley, Authority Control Specialist, Technical Services
Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
For a second year, grants were offered to support staff, with at least
three years of experience in an area of technical services and
collections, who have never before attended an ALA annual conference.
The 2006 award recipients demonstrated outstanding commitment to the
profession, active participation in local and paraprofessional
associations as well as the professional life of their respective
institutions, and evidence of a clear desire to serve their library
communities. Above all, each of these candidates demonstrates a
genuine love of and deep commitment to libraries. Among them, they
have years of experience and a dedication to their work and their
communities
Received on Thu Mar 30 2006 - 02:24:43 EST