SLA News Division Annual Conference Student Stipend Competition

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From: Reynolds, Camille (CReynolds@Nossaman.com)
Date: Tue Feb 01 2005 - 17:25:55 PST


Subject: SLA News Division Annual Conference Student Stipend Competition
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:25:55 -0800
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From: "Reynolds, Camille" <CReynolds@Nossaman.com>

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-----Original Message-----
From: Avila, Regina [mailto:RAvila@Denverpost.com]
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 9:56 AM
To: The NewsLib mailing list
Subject: [newslib] SLA Annual Conference Student Stipend Competition

Hello all,

I hereby formally announce the 2005 Vormelker-Thomas Student Award
Competition is open!

As you may know, the News Division of the Special Libraries Association
invites graduate students and December 2004 graduates interested in a
career in news librarianship to apply for the Vormelker-Thomas Student
Award.

The award, co-sponsored by the News Division and Proquest, is a $1,500
stipend to assist students attending their first Special Libraries
Association Annual Conference. The 2005 Annual Conference will be June
5-8, 2005, in Toronto, Ontario Canada

Selection Criteria:

1. Applicants must be members of the Special Libraries Association when
they apply for the stipend.
2. Applicants must be attending their first SLA conference.
3. Applicants must be graduate students or December 2004 graduates
interested in a career in news librarianship.
4. Applications must include:

        * a word-processed essay (500-1,000 words) addressing an issue
in news librarianship
        * a letter of reference from a news librarian, a news editor, or
a faculty member
        * a resume
        * a list of course work undertaken
        * a statement of professional goals
        * a statement of what the applicant expects to gain from
attending the conference 5. Applications must be e-mailed no later than
Friday, March 11, 2005.

E-mail applications to:

Regina Avila
The Denver Post
Phone : 303-820-1444
Email: ravila@denverpost.com

The winner will receive a check prior to the conference in June. The
winning essay will appear in an issue of News Library News.

The News Division reserves the right not to award the stipend if there
are no suitable applicants.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

---------------
Regina L. Avila
The Denver Post
Assistant Library Director
303-820-1444
fax 303-832-4511
ravila@denverpost.com

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