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Annual Meeting Local Arrangements



The Annual Meeting Local Arrangements Committee is responsible for planning all aspects of the local arrangements for the Annual Meeting of the Society. The committee selects the dates, hotel, arrangements, programs, finances, etc. of the annual meeting. Visit our annual meeting page or the Annual Meeting Guide to learn more. The current chairs of this committee are:

Linda A. Whitaker, MA
Certified Archivist & Librarian
Arizona Historical Foundation
Hayden Library, Room 412
Arizona State University
Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
P: 480-965-3283
F: 480-965-5744
email: linda.whitaker@ahfweb.org

Lori C. Sloat, MA
Operations Assistant
Arizona State Archives
1901 W. Madison
Phoenix, AZ 85007
p: 602-926-3720
lsloat@lib.az.us

The 2012 annual meeting will be a joint meeting with the Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists (CIMA). The president of CIMA is:

Cory Nimer
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University
1130 HBLL, Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah 84602
(801) 422-6091
cory_nimer@byu.edu



Annual Meeting Program
The Annual Meeting Program Committee is responsible for planning the program each spring. The Vice-President (President-Elect) also serves as the Annual Meeting Program Chair. Visit our annual meeting page or the Annual Meeting Guide to learn more. The current chair of this committee is:

Amanda Focke, CA
Assistant Head of Special Collections
Woodson Research Center
Rice University, MS-44
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
p:713.348.2124      
f: 713.348.6172
afocke@rice.edu






Annual Meeting Site Selection
The Annual Meeting Site Selection Committee is responsible for selecting a suitable site for the SSA’s Annual Meeting. Visit our annual meeting page or the Annual Meeting Guide to learn more. The current chair of this committee is:

Susan Goodman Novick, CA
Archival Consultant
1024 Blanchard Avenue
El Paso, Texas 79902
p: 915.892.4302
snovick@susannovick.com
www.susannovick.com






Distinguished Service Award
The SSA's Distinguished Service Award is presented to a member who has made significant contributions to the society and the wider archival profession. In 1996 Metal Edge, Inc., graciously began sponsoring the award.

The Distinguished Service Award recipient is chosen by the Executive Board based on recommendations made by a committee chaired by the Immediate Past President. It does not have to be given annually.

We welcome nominations. Please send them to the chair of the Distinguished Service Award Committee and include a description of the nominee's society activities and her or his activities outside the society (typically at the national or international level) that benefited the profession as a whole. The next deadline for nominations is Friday, January 27, 2012.

We invite you to learn more about this award and it's past honorees by visiting the scholarships & awards page. The current chair of this committee is:

John Slate, CA
City Archivist
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street 5 DS
Dallas, TX 75201
p: 214.670.5270      
f: 214.670.5029
john.slate@dallascityhall.com




The Internet Resources Committee is responsible for maintaining this web site. The current chair of this committee is:

Pati Threatt
Archives and Special Collections
Frazar Memorial Library
P.O. Box 91445
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA 70609
p: 337.475.5731
f: 337.475.5719
pthreatt@mcneese.edu




The Membership Committee is responsible for our members and the member directory. Visit our membership page to learn more. The current chair of this committee is:

Claire Galloway Jenkins, CA
Director of Records Management and Archives
Diocese of Fort Worth
800 West Loop 820 South
Fort Worth, TX 76108
p: 817-560-2452 ext 180
f: 817-244-8839
cjenkins@fwdioc.org




The Nominating Committee nominates candidates for officers of the Society and runs the annual election. Visit our Bylaws to learn more. The current chair of this committee is:

Warren Stricker, CA
Director, Research Center
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
2503 4th Avenue
Canyon, TX 79015
p: 806-651-2261
f: 806-651-2260
wstricker@PPHM.WTAMU.edu






Professional Development
The Professional Development Committee is in charge of encouraging members' professional development. Visit our education page to learn more. The current chair of this committee is:

Leslie Meyer
Director of Archives & Collections
The Petroleum Museum
1500 West Interstate 20
Midland, TX 79701
p: 432-683-4403
f: 432-683-4509
lmeyer@petroleummuseum.org




The Publications Committee is in charge of our quarterly newsletter, The Southwestern Archivist. Visit our newsletter page to learn more. The current co-chairs of this committee are:

Katie Salzmann
Kris Toma
Co-Chairs
Texas State University
Albert B. Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
salzmann@txstate.edu (p: 512.245.3861)
kris.toma@txstate.edu (p: 512.245.6724)




The Scholarship Committee is in charge of SSA-based scholarships. Visit our scholarship & awards page to learn more. The current chair of this committee is:

Brian Collins, CA
Archivist
Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division
Dallas Public Library, 7th floor
1515 Young St
Dallas, TX 75201
p: 214.671.8313
f: 214.670.1437
brian.collins@dallaslibrary.org

 

 

 

 

 

Ad-hoc Committee for 40th Anniversary Celebration

 


This committee is charged with two basic tasks, the updating of the written history of the society and to plan activities to celebrate and commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Society.

Shelly Kelly, CA
Archivist
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Neumann Library
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, TX 77062
p: 281-283-3936
f: 281-283-3937
Kellysh@uhcl.edu