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Awards, Scholarships and Stipends
The GAIT Leadership
Development Committee annually solicits
nominations from the
membership for Distinguished Service Awards,
the Juanita Skelton
Award, the Walter S. Bell Award, and the GAIT/AECT
Leadership
Development Stipend, and makes recommendations for
the awards to the
GAIT Board of Directors. Awards traditionally
are presented during
ceremonies at the annual meeting of the association
during
COMO.
Distinguished Service Award
This award is
presented to members of the association whose
service to GAIT in
whatever capacity is acknowledged as exemplary
and worthy of special
recognition. The number of these awards
given during any one year is
determined on an annual basis.
Deadline:
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Walter S. Bell Award
This award is
GAIT's highest recognition of achievements in the
field of
instructional technology from the public school sector
and is
presented to individuals who have made significant
contributions
throughout their careers. The award is named in honor
of its first
recipient, Walter S. Bell, former Director of Learning
Resources
for the Atlanta School System, who was in the forefront of
developments
in educational technology in the schools and whose
contributions
continue to have an impact on present day developments.
Recipients
of this award are given Life Membership in the
association.
Deadline:
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Juanita Skelton Award
GAIT's highest
recognition of achievements in higher education
at the state or
national level in instructional technology honors
Juanita Skelton,
the first recipient of the award and former head
of the Educational
Media Department at the University of Georgia.
Dr. Skelton's
contributions to the field have been the basis for
many ongoing
developments, and her career serves as a model for
service.
Recipients of the award are recognized for their
distinguished
careers and given Life Membership in the
association.
Deadline:
View Recipients
GAIT/AECT Leadership Development
Stipend
This stipend is available to any member of GAIT in
active service
to the organization to be used for professional growth
and development
at the annual AECT Leadership Development Conference.
This annual
summer conference is in support of developing leadership
for state
and affiliate organizations of the Association for
Educational
Communications and Technology. Application requirements
include
a letter of reference from another GAIT member and
submission
of a letter of application to the Leadership Development
Committee.
In lieu of the letter of application other GAIT members
may jointly
sponsor a candidate for this stipend. The stipend is
awarded prior
to the summer conference and is dependent upon the
annual GAIT
budget.
Deadline:
Goen-Sloan Scholarship
This
scholarship is named for two former GAIT Leaders, the late
Marsha
Goen, GAIT past president, and retired director of membership,
Mary
Jean Sloan.
The following guidelines are
recommended:
The scholarship is awarded annually.
Applicant must be a member of GAIT prior to application
deadline.
Applicant must be pursuing graduate studies in a
media-related
area and provide proof of acceptance to program.
Completion of an application is required.
The application
form asks for information concerning applicant's
career goals,
experience in the field or in professional organizations.
A resume
must be attached.
Recipients will be selected by the Scholarship
Committee, which
shall include GAIT Board Members and members of the
Leadership
Development Committee.
A rubric will be used to
evaluate information provided by the
applicant.
The scholarship
is not awarded on the basis of demonstrated need.
Recipients may
reapply each year until degree work is completed.
Reapplication
requires verification of successful completion of
course work taken
during previous scholarship award year.
In the future, the Goen-Sloan Scholarship will only be awarded twice to the same person. It will not be awarded for two consecutive years.
Amount of award will be
set annually by approval of the Governing
Board of
GAIT.
Deadline:
GOEN-SLOAN Scholarship
Application
Name:
Street
Address:
City:
State: Zip:
Home
Phone: Work
Phone:
Email Address:
FAX Number:
Degree
currently being sought:
Graduate
Institution:
Major
Professor:
Anticipation graduation
date:
Please complete the
following short answer questions on
a separate
page.
1. What are your career goals?
2.What experience do you have in the field of
instructional
technology?
3. In which organizations do you
hold membership?
4. How long have you been a GAIT, Inc.
member?
Please submit a letter of
application.
Please attach a current
resume.
Please submit three letters of support for
your application.
Submit all applications and/or
nominations to:
Juanita W. Buddy
Subject Line: GAIT Awards, Scholarships and Stipends
drjbuddy@gmail.com
jbooks1920@yahoo.com
or
Suzanne Mittenzwei
Media Specialist
Dutchtown High School
149 Mitchell Road
Hampton, GA 30228
770-515-7510
FAX 770-515-7518
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