Gladys R. Shaw Professional Development Award

TxCRLA established the Gladys R. Shaw Professional Development Award in 2008.  Current TxCRLA members may apply for a $500 award, which is available annually, to support their travel to professional development opportunities related to learning assistance and/or developmental education.  Applicants might wish to apply the award toward attendance at a conference (such as CASP, CRLA, NADE, or NCLCA), TIDE, the Winter Institute, the Kellog Institute, or a discipline specific workshop.

Subsequent to participation in the chosen conference or workshop, the winner will be expected to report any resulting outcomes and benefits to the membership.  This report may be presented as a concurrent session or poster session at the next CASP Conference, or as a newsletter or website article.

One individual per year may win the award.

To apply, applicants should provide the following information:  name, address, phone number(s), email address, academic affiliation (institution & position), and length of TxCRLA membership.

In addition, applicants should include a proposal indicating where and when they hope to travel as well as to which conference, institute, or training session that they plan to attend.  They should be sure to include an explanation of their need for financial support as well as a budget (or projection of expenses).  While the primary purpose of this award is to help mitigate travel expenses, should money be left over after travel expenses are paid out, then the applicant can explain how remaining funds can be used to pay for registration fees or other costs associated with attendance.

A letter of support for the activity from the applicant’s immediate supervisor or major professor should also be included.

Current TxCRLA officers are ineligible for this award.

Deadline:  October 1, 2011.  The winner will be announced at the 2011 CASP Conference.

Applications may be submitted through the mail or via email to the TxCRLA President.  (See the “Officers” page for the address.)

Winner of the first annual Gladys R. Shaw Award for 2009 was Lindley Workman Alyea.