CHAIR of COMMITTEE / INTEREST GROUP LEADERS: Will Reed

ASCLA COMMITTEE / INTEREST GROUP REPORT TEMPLATE

DATE: June 13, 2013

COMMITTEE / INTEREST GROUP NAME: ASCLA Awards Committee

CHAIR OF COMMITTEE / INTEREST GROUP LEADERS: Will Reed

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Keith Curry Lance, Barbara Mates, Ruth Nussbaum, Patrick Timony

ACTION ITEMS IN PROGRESS/PENDING: None

ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ACTION ITEMS COMPLETED:

·  Reviewed 2013 award applications

·  Met on April 3, 2013 to deliberate and select award winners

·  Notified nominators that their nominees were either selected or not selected.

·  Instructed nominators for winning nominees to contact their nominee and tell them they had been selected to receive the award.

·  Committee Chair contacted winners to congratulate them and request information for the press releases.

·  Media forms and photos for winners were posted to ALA Connect.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE: None

OTHER COMMENTS: None

SUBMITTED BY: Will Reed, Chair, ASCLA Awards Committee

Rev. June 10, 2013