Awards Committee

Current Committee Members | Mission & Responsibilities
Previous Awards Committee Chairs | Events | Helpful Links

Current Committee Members

Jamie Melson, Chair
CALS
100 Rock Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-918-3074
jamiem@cals.lib.ar.us

Melanie Allen
Crawford County Library System
111 North 12th Street
Van Buren, Arkansas 72956
479-471-3226
(Fax) 479-471-3227
mallen326@gmail.com

Diane Hughes
ACTI Library
526 Robin Road
Bismarck, AR 71929
501-701-6376 (Library in evenings)
501-844-5910-Cell
dianeallenhughes@gmail.com

Trish Miller
Remington College
19 Remington Dr
Little Rock, AR 72204
501-312-0007
trish.miller@remingtoncollege.edu

Kara Propes
Faulkner County Library
1900 Tyler Street
Conway, Arkansas 72032
501-327-7482
(Fax) 501-327-9098
kara@fcl.org

Bob Razer
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Central Arkansas Library System
100 Rock Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-320-5727
rleslie@cals.lib.ar.us

Ronald S. Russ
Electronic and Public Services Librarian
Abington Library
Arkansas State University-Beebe
P.O. Box 1000
Beebe, AR 72012
501-882-8959
Fax: 501-882-8833
rsruss@asub.edu

Mission & Responsibilities

The Awards Committee is responsible for selecting the winners of the various continuing awards which the Association bestows, and for any special awards which the Association may provide. The President's Award shall be the purview of the President, and the Committee may coordinate and publicize its presentation.

Duties of the Committee:

1. Set deadlines for nominations for the awards and publicize availability of nomination forms.

2. Solicit and evaluate nominations.

3. Make the final selections.

4. Publicize the recipients.

5. Coordinate the presentation of the awards at the Annual Conference (in conjunction with the Conference Committee and the ArLA Executive Administrator) with the responsibility for:

    a. Table seating arrangements

    b. Design and printing programs

    c. Coordinate with the ArLA office in ordering and delivering of the plaques

    d. Selection of awards presenters

Previous Awards Committee Chairs

2010 - Barbie James
2009 - Barbie James
2008 - Kaye Talley
2007 - Kaye Talley
2006 - Sandy Olson
2005 - Sandy Olson
2004 - Jamie Melson
2003- Frances Hager
2002- Bob Yehl
2001- Bob Yehl
2000- Barbie James
1999- Alice Coleman

Events

Awards presentation at 2010 Annual Conference in Little Rock, AR.

Helpful Links

Awards Page (includes links to past award winners, current award winners, award guidelines, and award nominations forms).