Leslie van der Lee Scholarships
2007 Small Museum Association Annual Conference
February 25-27, 2007
Ocean City, MD
The 2007 SMA Annual Conference seeks to recognize the changing face of the Small Museum through the theme of “Stayin’ Alive.” This topic addresses the need for museums to reach beyond normal comfort zones, look outside the box, and develop new and exciting educational programs, long range plans, collections policies and more in order to remain relevant in a quickly changing world. This conference offers small museums the opportunity to form professional relationships, many of which eventually serve to reveal many of the unsuspected resources and connections available.
The SMA Annual Conference Scholarship has been established to offer funding for ten first time SMA Conference attendees. Leslie van der Lee is an important part of the history of the SMA. She was responsible for planning the SMA Conference during many of its formative years. Leslie designed legislation that provided for the Maryland Historical and Cultural Museum Assistance Program and taught up-and-coming museum professionals as part of the Museum Studies program at the George Washington University. The scholarship, named in her honor, will cover the cost of the conference registration, room, meals and a one-year membership in the SMA.
Eligibility: Anyone affiliated with a museum or historical society may apply. This includes interns, full-time or part-time employees, or volunteers. Scholarship recipients will be asked to assist the conference staff for four hours. Information on specific expectations will be communicated after the selection process is complete.
Application Deadline: postmarked December 1, 2006
To receive a copy of the scholarship application please visit our website at www.smallmuseum.org or contact Tiffany Davis at [log in to unmask]
SMALL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION AWARDS PROGRAM & NOMINATIONS
Small Museum Association Annual Conference
February 25-27, 2007
Ocean City, MD
The Small Museum Association, Inc. (SMA) is soliciting nominations for the annual Small Museum awards. These awards will be presented at the SMA Annual Conference scheduled for February 25-27, 2007. This year, two awards will be presented in the following categories:
The Hunter-Burley Award for an individual’s outstanding contributions to the advancement of public access and professional growth for an individual institution;
The Small Museum Association Award for an individual’s outstanding contributions to the advancement of funding for, professional growth within, and/or the accessibility of information to the small museum community on a regional or state level.
CRITERIA:
The nominee must have attended at least one Small Museum Association conference.
An individual may be nominated for only one award by the same nominator.
The nominee must serve at an institution that is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and whose primary field of discipline is culture, history, heritage or natural science. The award is for recognition of SMA peers, not political persons.
The nominee must be an individual, not a staff or organization.
Nominations are open to any level of museum staff including volunteers and board members.
STANDARDS:
The following general standards will be used to evaluate nominations for the Awards:
Nominations will be evaluated in terms of the quality of the nominee’s contribution to the advancement of his or her institution or to the small museum community. The nominee will be evaluated on his or her accomplishments, not plans for the future.
Nominations based on contributions in professional growth, public programming and information accessibility will be evaluated more favorably than those based on financial contributions.
The mere act of fulfilling award requirements does not insure eligibility for an award.
Please see our website at www.smallmuseum.org for the nomination form or contact Tiffany Davis at [log in to unmask]