Awards Committee
2001-2002

This committee consists of six members who each serve a three year term.

Chair:

John Everett
Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Accounting
1015 Floyd Ave.
Richmond, VA 23284-4000
Phone: (804) 828-3163
Fax: (804) 828-8884
Email: joeveret@vcu.edu

Members:

Robert Gardner (Brigham Young University) 2003
Mark Higgins (University of Rhode Island) 2004
Lawrence Phillips (University of Miami) 2003
Thomas Pope (University of Kentucky) 2002
Carolyn Strobel (University of South Carolina) 2004

Charge:

1. Review the ATA Awards Committee Manual as it relates to Awards Committee procedures and criteria for the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Educator Award and the ATA Service Award.

2. Solicit nominations from the membership for the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Educator Award and the ATA Service Award. Place notices requesting nominations in the Fall 2001 ATA Newsletter, on the ATA website and in an e-mail message to ATA members. Prior year nominations should be reviewed to determine if they merit continued consideration.

3. Select the award recipients and notify the ATA President.

4. Arrange for the awards and presentation of awards by the committee chair at the 2002 ATA Annual Program luncheon.

5. Develop appropriate methods for making arrangements to obtain the awards each year. Consider alternatives if the artist is no longer able to create the sculpture for the Sommerfeld Award.

6. Update the ATA Awards Committee Manual and pass it on to the next committee.