Awards Committee
2002-2003

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

Chair:

Robert Gardner
Brigham Young University
Marriott School of Management
Provo, UT 84602-3068
Phone: (801) 378-3212
Fax: (801) 378-5933
Email: Robert_gardner@byu.edu

Members:

Anne Christensen (Montana State University) 2005
Mark Higgins (University of Rhode Island) 2004
Sally Jones (University of Virginia) 2005
Lawrence Phillips (University of Miami) 2003
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.