Frederick G. Kilgour Award Committee

Frederick G. Kilgour Award Committee – May 2019 Report

The group met 0 times this quarter.

Recent Activities

First Activity
April: By request of the Bylaws committee, reviewed our committee's charge and made a minor suggested change.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Organizational Stability and Sustainability

Second Activity
March: posted announcement of this year's winner to lita-l and
April: composed wording for plaque with assistance from committee members
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Member Engagement

Third Activity
April: updated Chair's timeline to reflect all committee work that was completed and organized files in preparation for the next Chair.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Organizational Stability and Sustainability

What will your group be working on for the next three months?
nothing – our work here is done.

Is there anything LITA could have provided during this time that would have helped your group with its work?
no

Please provide suggestions for future education topics, initiatives, publications, resources, or other activities that could be developed based on your group’s work.
n/a

Additional comments or concerns:
none

Submitted by Aimee Fifarek on 05/31/2019

Frederick G. Kilgour Award Committee – February 2019 Report

The group met 1 time this quarter.

Recent Activities

First Activity
Selected this year's Kilgour Award winner.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Education and Professional Development

Second Activity
Recommended improvements to the Kilgour selection process.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Organizational Stability and Sustainability

What will your group be working on for the next three months?
Preparing the award proclamation.

Submitted by Aimee Fifarek on 03/20/2019

Frederick G. Kilgour Award Committee – December 2018 Report

The group met 0 times this quarter.

Recent Activities

First Activity
The award was advertised by committee members and CAM, resulting in three qualified applicants.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Member Engagement

Second Activity
In the course of launching the award process this year, we discovered that the OCLC representative that normally works with the award committee had left the company. Thanks to Jenny’s efforts a new rep has been appointed and the process will continue uninterrupted.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Organizational Stability and Sustainability

What will your group be working on for the next three months?
Reviewing the 7 qualified applicants (three from this year and 4 from previous years) and selecting one applicant for the award

Is there anything LITA could have provided during this time that would have helped your group with its work?
n/a

Please provide suggestions for future education topics, initiatives, publications, resources, or other activities that could be developed based on your group’s work.
n/a

Submitted by Aimee Fifarek on 01/08/2019

Frederick G. Kilgour Award Committee – September 2018 Report

The group met 0 times this quarter.

Recent Activities

First Activity
Sent greeting message to Committee members
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Member Engagement

Second Activity
Posted award announcement to LITA-L
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Education and Professional Development

Third Activity
Submitted a CAM promotion request
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Member Engagement

What will your group be working on for the next three months?
Publicizing the award and drumming up nominations

Is there anything LITA could have provided during this time that would have helped your group with its work?
You got us everything we needed – you are awesome!

Submitted by Aimee Fifarek on 10/08/2018