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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 10:28:24 -0600
From: Ron Peterson <Ronald.Peterson@USM.EDU>
Subject: Application Deadline Approaching

APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR NMRT SHIRLEY OLOFSON MEMORIAL AWARD

ALA's New Members Round Table is accepting applications for the Shirley
Olofson Memorial Award. All current members of ALA/NMRT are encouraged to
apply.  The Shirley Olofson Memorial Award is presented annually in honor
of Shirley

Olofson, a well-respected former NMRT President, who died during her term
in office. The award, which is intended to help defray costs to attend the
ALA Annual Conference, will be presented in the form of a check for $500
at the NMRT President's Program during the 2001 Annual Conference in San
Francisco. Applicants must be members of ALA and NMRT; active within the
library profession; show promise or activity in the area of professional
development; have valid financial need; and have attended no more than
five ALA annual conferences. The recipient of the Shirley Olofson Memorial
Award is required to attend at least one NMRT Executive Board meeting
during ALA's Annual Conference, as well as the President's Program at
which this award is presented. The deadline for applications is December
1, 2000.

Application forms are now available from:
http://www.ala.org/nmrt/awards/olofson/index.html

or contact:
Ron Peterson
Shirley Olofson Award Committee Chair
Cook Library Box 5053
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS 39406

Phone: (601)266-6172
Fax:   (601)266-6033
Email: Ronald.Peterson@usm.edu