2010 William C. Bunce/ARLIS Midstates Travel Award
Award Description | Past Recipients
WILLIAM C. BUNCE / ARLIS MIDSTATES TRAVEL AWARD
The ARLIS/Midstates chapter is pleased to offer its annual Travel award of $500 for the Annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Boston, April 23-26. The award is 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.
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 the award for the 2010 Boston national conference is February 19th. Recipients will be notified the
following week. The recipient must confirm in writing by March 5th that they will be able to use the award for conference
attendance.
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, Rebecca Price at rpw@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
2009 Nicole Beatty
2008 Meredith Kahn
2007 Tom Hartmann
2006 Sarah Carter
2005 No award given
2004 Kathleen Lonbom
