Awards Committee
(Formerly Honors and Awards Committee); Established January 1985; Revised February 1998, September 2005
The committee consists of at least seven members, two appointed annually for three-year terms. The chair normally remains for a fourth year in this office; the chair-designate normally is selected from third-year members. The immediate past president serves as a voting, ex officio member. Donors of MLA awards are not eligible for appointment. The committee shall:
- administer the general MLA awards
- recommend to the board all policies relating to awards sponsored by MLA
- review periodically the appropriateness of existing general awards
- recommend modification, elimination, or suspension of existing awards
- make recommendations with respect to proposed awards
- coordinate the work of juries to select recipients of MLA awards
- provide general guidance regarding procedural aspects of the awards
- prepare, prior to the annual meeting, a master list of prospective recipients for endorsement by the board
- recommend, when appropriate, a candidate for the Marcia C. Noyes Award, given only when the committee agrees that a medical librarian should receive it for outstanding achievement
- prepare and submit an annual budget and midyear and annual reports