91´«Ã½

This award presents a citation and $1,250 to an individual new to the field of academic business librarianship in order to support attendance at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference. This award is made possible by the generous support of .

Criteria

The selection of a recipient is accomplished through a review of written nominations by the. Nomination letters should address the following criteria:

• The candidate should be an academic librarian with five or fewer years of experience in business librarianship
• Nominee’s interest in business librarianship as demonstrated by activities that may include (but are not limited to) past coursework, internships, jobs, special projects, and publications (40%)
• An explanation of how the 91´«Ã½ experience will enhance individual career development and the advancement of the profession of business librarianship (30%)
• A demonstrated financial need (20%)
• The candidate does not need to be a member of 91´«Ã½, RUSA, or BRASS but preference will be given to those that are members (10%)

View BRASS Academic Librarian Travel Award Rubric.

Nominations

To nominate a deserving candidate, complete the BRASS Academic Business Librarianship Travel Award by February 21st, 2025.

Questions about the award and submission process may be directed to the .

Submission Guidelines

Submit the following materials with the nomination form:

1. A letter of nomination addressing the criteria
2. The nominee’s current CV
3. Self-nominations are encouraged to include an additional letter of recommendation

*Monetary award amounts are subject to change without notice and are contingent upon donor funding supplied at the time the award is presented.

**If the in-person 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in 2023 ends up being virtual, the award can be applied to other 91´«Ã½-sponsored professional development opportunities as well. For example, an award winner could use their award to attend the virtual 91´«Ã½ conference and use the remainder of the award on other 91´«Ã½-sponsored opportunities of choice.

Award Recipients

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2018:

2017: Bradley J. Kuykendall, at Lincoln University, Missouri

2016: Ruth D. Terry, business and government information librarian, assistant professor, University of Alaska-Anchorage

2015: Grace Liu, University of Maine

2014: Desirae Zingarelli-Sweet, James Madison University

2013: Annette Buckley, University of California at Irvine

2012: Joel Glogowski