Harold T. Pinkett Minority Student Award
Purpose and Criteria for Selection:
Established in 1993, this award recognizes and acknowledges minority
undergraduate and graduate students, such as those of African, Asian,
Latino or Native American descent, who, through scholastic and personal
achievement, manifest an interest in becoming professional archivists
and active members of the Society of American Archivists.
This award supports the Society of American Archivists/Archivists
and Archives of Color Roundtable objectives of:
- identifying minority students enrolled in postsecondary educational
institutions;
- encouraging minority students to consider careers in the archival
profession; and
- promoting increased minority participation in SAA by exposing minority
students to the experience of attending national meetings and encouraging
them to join and remain members of the organization.
Eligibility:
Awarded to minority students, with preference given to full-time students
possessing a minimum scholastic grade point average of 3.5 while
enrolled in a graduate program focusing on archival management during
the academic year preceding the date on which the award is given.
Sponsor and Funding:
The Society of American Archivists/Archivists
and Archives of Color Roundtable, in honor of archival pioneer
Harold T. Pinkett, the first African American to be appointed an
archivist at the National Archives, where he served for more than
35 years as a specialist in agricultural archives, senior records
appraiser, and chief archivist of the Natural Resources Records Branch.
An SAA Fellow, he served as editor of The American Archivist from
1968 to 1971.
Prize:
Full complimentary registration to the SAA Annual Meeting, and related
expenses for hotel and travel for attending the SAA Annual Meeting.
First Awarded:
1994
Selection Committee:
The committee consists of the chair of the Archivists and Archives
of Color Roundtable, one member of the Archivists and Archives of Color
Roundtable selected by the chair of the roundtable to serve a one-year
term, one SAA member selected by the SAA President-elect to serve a
one-year term, and one of the co-chairs of the Awards Committee (ex
officio). The Chair of the Archivists and Archives of Color Roundtable
shall serve as chair of the subcommittee and shall present the award.
For Nomination Forms:
Download the form in PDF or RTF format.
Application Deadline:
All nominations shall be submitted to the Awards Committee by February
28 (or other date as announced) of each year.
Pinkett Award Recipients:
1994: Kathryn M. Neal (University of Michigan)
1995: Ida E. Jones (Howard University)
1996: Letha Johnson (Washburn University)
1997: Gloria Meraz (University of Texas at Austin)
1998: Elenita M. Tapawan (University of Hawaii, Honolulu)
1999: Teresa Maria Mora (New York University), Tywanna
Marie Whorley (University of Pittsburgh)
2000: Not awarded
2001: Rose
Roberto (University of California, Los Angeles)
2002: Petrina
D. Jackson (University of Pittsburgh)
2003: Michelle
Baildon (Simmons College)
2004: Josué
Hurtado (University of Michigan), Georgette Mayo (University
of South Carolina)
2005: Jennifer Osorio (University of California, Los Angeles),
Paul Sevilla (University of California, Los Angles)
2006: Lanell James (University of Michigan), Shawn Phillip San Roman (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
2007: Bergis K. Jules (Indiana University), Janel Quirante (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
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