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Awards Luncheon Thursday April 19, 2012

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A highlight of the Conference, the Awards Luncheon brings us together for a full buffet luncheon in an elegant setting as we announce the recipients of the Association’s major honors and awards.

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Awards LuncheonThursday April 19,

2012

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Nancy DeLaurier Award

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Sheila M. Hannah

NANCY DELAURIER AWARD 2012

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SHEILA M. HANNAH

B.A. & M.A. Art History, M.L.S. University of New Mexico, 1977–2005 as Library Technical Assistant, Library Information Specialist, Director of the Visual Resources Library, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department

of Art & Art History

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SERVICE & AWARDS

VRA Data Standards Committee, 1994–2002

UNM Committees: Technology Advancement, Interdisciplinary Media,

Strategic Planning, Policy, Slide Library

Kress Foundation Fellowship recipient$48,000 grant from Educational

Foundation of America

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DISTINCTION

Visual resources internship programVisual resources automation

VISION ProjectVISIC (Visual Information Checklist)

VIRCONA (Visual Resources Catalog of Native American Artists)

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THE BUZZ…

“extremely high degree of professionalism”“a true pioneer”

“straightforward, methodical, and knowledgeable”

“wonderfully generous with her knowledge”

“demonstrated exemplary service”“inspiring yet practical”

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NANCY DELAURIER AWARD 2012

Empress Patti McRae

Baley

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THE BUZZ…..Each year Patti would excitedly email me after the conference to tell me the grand total from ticket sales, and we would both be thrilled about the number of travel awards that would be available for the following year’s conference. Each year at the conference Business Meeting the string of award recipients seemed to stretch farther

across the room, and this was in large part due to Patti’s energy and efforts with VRAffle fundraising. Jackie Spafford

Her creation, the VRAffle, was the perfect “cocktail.” It was so much fun that we hardly realized we were giving money. Eliza Lanzi

I first met Patti when I attended my first Visual Resources Association conference in Kansas City. My co-worker was scheduled to help set up the VRAffle and she invited me to come with her and “meet someone fun!” Well, I did – and within moments of meeting Patti I was laughing

and engaged and felt WELCOMED. Greta Bahneman

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The high point for me was the 25th anniversary event in Kansas City. Opening with a choral number updating the old song, “Everything’s Up

to Date in Kansas City” from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma,” Patti’s Raffle Rousers, some attired as computers,

described the marvels of the digital revolution. Renate Wiedenhoeft, chief executive of Saskia Images, even stormed onstage from the

audience at one point in the guise of an intellectual property lawyer to present a cease and desist order for copyright violation. Karen Kessel

Patti brought her love, passion and full blown enthusiasm for a good time and it overflowed and became catching for us all. The result: more interest in the VRaffle and hence more $ for the Nancy DeLaurier award

to help others in the profession. Scott Gilchrist

I know we will stand and cheer, with a unanimous “Figure 8, Touch Pearls!” Jenni Rodda

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We have all benefited from the fun and camaraderie of the VRA Raffle

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The Visual Resources Association’s

Distinguished Service Award

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Kathe Hicks

Albrecht

VRA Distinguished Service Award, 2012

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A WOMAN FOR ALL SEASONS

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“Kathe Albrecht has served as President-Elect, President, and Past-President; co-chair of the 2002-

2003 Strategic Plan; twice Chair of the VRA Mid-Atlantic Chapter; Membership Committee Chair; Intellectual Property Rights Committee Chair;

Representative to the Digital Future Coalition; and as VRA Bulletin Column Editor.

For the VRA Foundation she has served as a Director since its inception in 2008 - as Secretary and as Co-

Chair of its' Summer Educational Institute.”

- Jeanne Keefe & Ann Thomas

KATHE HICKS ALBRECHT

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“ When I first sat down to write this letter, I had to ask myself “What hasn’t Kathe done for the Visual Resources Association?” With contributions of such breadth and depth, it is extremely difficult to adequately encapsulate and express what Kathe’s fine work means to both the past and future of the VRA.” - Betha Whitlow“Supporting the nomination of Kathe Hicks

Albrecht is a no-brainer. I like many other long time VRA members can attest to the length, breath and variety of her contributions to our organization”. - Chris Hilker

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“If ever a candidate's qualifications for the DSA were all inclusive, it would be those of Kathe Hicks Albrecht. Her service runs the gamut from leadership on both the VRA Executive Board and the VRA Foundation Board to education, research and mentoring that have greatly benefited our organization”. -Margo Ballantyne

“She is a leader in our profession-- someone who has spent her career providing service to the members and prospective members of our profession. She is a person that I know will always accomplish what she has said she will do. In addition, her generosity is an example for all of us.” -Trudy Jacoby

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“Since she entered the profession

20 years ago, she has chaired committees, written articles and served as VRA President,

possibly the ultimate sacrifice...

Her interests ranged from the basic nuts & bolts practices to

intellectual property rights. VRA has thrived as a result of

her organizational and leadership skills at the local,

regional and international levels”.

- Chris Hilker

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“Kathe also had a visionary impact on the VRA in her role as co-chair with Margaret Webster of the first VRA Strategic Plan Task Force, on which I served as a member during my first collaboration with Kathe. The recommendations in this Strategic Plan laid the groundwork for the VRA to truly professionalize and thrive”. -Betha Whitlow

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These include: online registration for conferences, Memberclicks, SEI, and the VRA Foundation. Kathe's attributes combined with her intense work ethic have distinguished VRA and have helped grow the organization strongly through the first decade of the twenty-first century”. - Margo Ballantyne

“Many of the advancements that now define VRA grew

out of her tenure on the two Executive … and the 1998

Strategic Plan Task Force…

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“One of the most active members of the Task Force and VRAF’s Board of Directors, Kathe regularly volunteered her time and energy, and her wise counsel greatly benefitted both entities”.

“Her comments and contributions on the issues we faced, the documents and written materials produced, on communications with VRA and its members, and the organizational agreements with VRA and ARLIS were always thoughtful, incisive, and valuable”. - Loy Zimmerman

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Kathe’s visionary work on the VRAF Board will have a lasting impact on the visual resources profession. -Tina Updike

‘Following her time on the VRA Board, Kathe turned her efforts toward establishing the VRA Foundation. Despite the fact that the VRAF was established during the worst economic downturn since the Depression, it has developed against all odds as a vital advocacy and fundraising force for the value of images in a teaching and learning environment’. -Betha Whitlow

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“Kathe devoted endless amounts of time and energy to the planning and implementation of SEI. Kathe helped re-shape SEI. 2010 was the first year we held SEI in Albuquerque, NM and it was a newly formed program – the first instance of SEI Pro…

Kathe’s positive approach and fresh ideas were crucial to developing the program”. -Alix Reiskind

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“Kathe helped inspire a new way of thinking about the curriculum and how the courses could be organized. This work was carried through to her work the following year for SEI, tailoring the courses and program to fit students’ needs and knowledge levels”. -Alix Reiskind

“Kathe’s contributions were crucial to a re-organization of SEI’s structure and operations that greatly improved its administration and management”. -Loy Zimmerman

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“Kathe is a leader in our profession – someone who has spent her career providing service to the members and prospective members of our profession. She is a person that I know will always accomplish what she has said she will do. In addition, her generosity is an example for all of us”.

“Her establishment of the Kathe Hicks Albrecht Travel Award, her continuing contribution as a VRA Foundation Gold Circle Donor, and her generous donations of both money and time set the highest example of true support for the VRA, her colleagues and newcomers to the field”. -Trudy Jacoby

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“In 2007 she created the Birds-of a-Feather affinity networking lunches for the VRA conferences. Fourteen people gathered together in Toronto, 2009, for the Retirement 101 luncheon. Hosted by Chris Sundt, these members, myself included, pondered ways in which we could still connect to VRA when our affiliation with our respective institutions would end”.

“This successful venue for membership networking and support has now expanded to the SEI schedule”. -Margo Ballantyne

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“Following a week of challenging, satisfying work running a successful SEI 2011 in Albuquerque, Kathe and I found ourselves with two hours before our flights. Settling down at an airport restaurant, we talked of work, our families, and our dreams outside of our professional lives. It was one of the best times I’ve ever enjoyed with a colleague, and as I reflect on it now, I’m reminded that Kathe isn’t just a great leader—she’s also a wonderful friend to many.”

And if that’s not the sum of an individual deserving of the Distinguished Service Award, I’m not sure what is. -Betha Whitlow

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“She is at the forefront as a model leader and mentor for the next generation of VRA”. -Elisa Lanzi

“Truly a woman for all seasons…”

-Margo Ballantyne

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Awards LuncheonThursday April 19,

2012