March 27- 30, 2006
Las Vegas, NV
The Gwen Leighty Newcomer Award
Playing All Your Cards...Library Development Revealed
The Gwen Rochester Leighty Newcomer Bursary
Terms and Conditions
Purpose:
This award is created in memory of Gwen R. Leighty for her significant and sustained contributions to ALADN
To reimburse the conference fee to an eligible delegate at the annual ALADN Confe r ence; the winner can use the award to reimburse their institution for the conference fees or as a gift to the Library where they work.
Value of the Bursary:
The value varies in accordance with the fees set for each conference
Number:
One bursary will be awarded annually. To be awarded to a recently* appointed Library Development Officer, who is attending the ALADN Conference for the first time.
Deadline:
All eligible delegates should submit their business cards at the Conference registration desk, no later than noon on Wednesday, March 29, 2006. Please include the date when you started in Library Development
Program Administration:
The award will be administered by the current ALADN Planning Committee
Awards Procedure:
The winner of the bursary will be announced at the Gala Dinner on Wednesday, March 29, 2006.
Obligation of the Winner:
If possible, to volunteer on the Planning Committee for the next ALADN conference
* Working in Library Development for less than one year.
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GWENDOLEN ROCHESTER LEIGHTY (1956-2005)
Gwen was born in New York and graduated with honors from Dartmouth College and from George Washington University, where she received a master's degree in public administration in 1983. She served in the Smithsonian Office of Development and in the early 1980s as a management intern and later Outreach Program Coordinator at the National Museum of American History. She worked for the Yale University Development Office from 1984-1989 prior to her appointment as Development Officer for the Smithsonian Institution Libraries in January 1994.
At the Smithsonian Libraries, Gwen was instrumental in building a brand-new fund-raising program that included establishment of the SIL Board, launching of the Spencer Baird Society, and implementation of a capital campaign. During her tenure, SIL raised over $6.9 million, including endowment funds, the principal of which has now exceeded $4 million.
Gwen’s was a high-energy, ebullient personality that charged the atmosphere—a joie de vivre that refused to countenance obstacles or negativism. She nurtured an extensive group of friends, colleagues, and donors. Never content to sit still, she vigorously contributed to every organization and cause with which she was connected. We in ALADN were the lucky recipients of Gwen’s friendship and care. As one of the founding members of ALADN, Gwen participated in as many ALADN conferences as she was able, mentored many of us face to face, by telephone and via the listserv. She was especially concerned about newcomers to ALADN and went out of her way to fold them into the group.
Gwen passed away on November 6, 2005, after a four-year battle against cancer. To acknowledge the tremendous impact that Gwen had on ALADN and to celebrate her life, we have established the Gwendolen Rochester Leighty Newcomer’s Bursary to honor her memory.