From: Andrea Jackson [mailto:ajackson@auctr.edu] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 12:41 PM To: Sandra Phoenix Subject: FW: SGA Scholarship opportunity--Taronda Spencer Award FYI – Please share with others if able. Thanks, Andrea Andrea R. Jackson Head, Archives Research Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 404.978.2115 voice ajackson@auctr.edu<mailto:ajackson@auctr.edu> From: Kim Norman [mailto:scholarships@soga.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 11:54 AM To: SGA Members Subject: SGA Scholarship opportunity--Taronda Spencer Award Taronda Spencer Award Taronda Spencer was a member of the Society of Georgia Archivists (SGA) for 15 years. She served on the Board of SGA and was a perennial contributor to many SGA scholarship funds. Her most notable work with the organization brought the annual meeting in 2006 to her alma mater, Spelman College. Ms. Spencer served as a mentor to many students (including past SGA scholarship winners) and personally influenced multiple Spelman students to enter the profession. She was also an active organizer of the HBCU Archives Institute, a charter member of the Academy of Certified Archivists, and served SAA as Chair of the Archivists and Archives of Color Roundtable as well as a Nominating Committee member. To honor her work in encouraging students at HBCUs and students of color to consider careers in the archival profession, the Society of Georgia Archivists established the Taronda Spencer Award, supporting student attendance at the Annual Meeting in November 2014. The award would go to a student who is: * Enrolled as a junior or senior at an HBCU and has a demonstrated interest in Archives * A current student of African-American, Asian/Pacific-Islander, Latino, or Native American descent enrolled in a graduate program with a component in archival studies The recipient receives full complimentary registration to the 2014 annual meeting, complementary hotel registration, and $300 for travel expenses. Applicants for the award may self-nominate or be nominated by others. Applicants will submit a letter of interest with supporting documents to the Board of the Society of Georgia Archivists by August 22, 2014. Letters should include the student’s current enrollment status, a statement describing their interest in a career in archives, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty/staff member or archivist with personal knowledge of their interest. The recipient will be announced by August 27, 2014. Nominations should be sent to scholarships@soga.org<mailto:scholarships@soga.org>. If you would like to donate to the Taronda Spencer Award, please visit the SGA donations page<http://soga.org/involvement/donate>. Thank you, Kim Norman, Chair 2014 SGA Scholarship Committee Kim Norman Preservation Manager/Conservator, Georgia Archives Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 678 364 3842 kim.norman@usg.edu<mailto:kim.norman@usg.edu> www.GeorgiaArchives.org<http://www.georgiaarchives.org/> "Creating a more highly educated Georgia" ________________________________ ************************************************************************************************** The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies. ** IronMail scanned this email for viruses, vandals and malicious content. ** **************************************************************************************************