CALA Annual Jing Liao Award Thank You Letter

CALA Annual Jing Liao Award

Thank You Letter 

On behalf of the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), we are writing with sincere gratitude to acknowledge the receipt of your donation to the CALA Annual Jing Liao Award for The Best Research in All Media. We appreciate your generous and kind support.

Establishing this award is very important to encourage scholarship and research among CALA members. We appreciate very much your donation that made this fund possible.

CALA is an IRS 501 (c) (3) Non-profit organization.  The EIN (employer identification number) assigned to CALA by the Internal Revenue Service is 23-7417422. Your kind donation is tax deductible.  You will receive a receipt from the CALA Treasurer for tax return purposes.

Thank you again for your generous donation in supporting this research award fund. 

Very sincerely yours,

Chinese American Librarians Association

The Task Force for CALA Annual Jing Liao Award

• Shuyong Jiang (Chair)
• Wen-ling Liu
• Karen Wei

 

List of names who have donated to the Fund:

Jing Liao's family members:

• Zong-qi Cai,
• Liao Zhuren,
• Liao Xianghua,
• Yang Xiuzhen
• Hom, Gary
• Lynn L Hom
• Liao, Hsiang-yun
• Liao, Rebecca
• Liu, Dorcas
• Wu, Xionghua
• Ling L. Gao-Wu

Alpha Chapter	Ford, Barbara	Packard, Jerome	Song, Xiaodong	Ye, Siping
Bao, Yanqing Jianmin Jin	Jiang, Shuyong	Poulosky, Paul R. Laura J. Poulosky	Soo, Hermia G.	Yen, Ruth
Benmamoun, Elabbas, Liang Wang	Gao, Xing Xiuyan He	Qi, Xiaoping Mingming Peng	Su, Feiteng Deqi Kong	Yu, George and Priscilla
Block, Jane Paul Kruty	Hueting, Gail P.	Qiu, Caian Tang, Weijia	Sun, Xiaojing	Yu, Jie Xiaoxia Wang
Cao, Shuwen Li Zhang	Kaufman, Paula	Quinn, Chris	Tsai, Kevin	Xia, Wei Edgren, J. S.
Chang, Chen-Chuan Wen-Lin Wu	Lei, Shanbhag	Ruan, Lian Zhong-Jin Ruan	Wang, Steve Yimin Fang	Xu, G. Gary Eva C. Liu
Chen, Jian	Li, Kathy	Schnuer, Richard	Wang, Yu Kang Xiang	Zhang, Haihui
Chen, Pingjian Shicai Wang	Liang, Lixia, Liu Xiaoyan	Schutz, Ginger	Wei, Karen	Zhang, Tong Ximing Cai
Chen, Xiaoling	Liang, Xin-zhong Shengfang Chen	Sha, Lui Shircey Sha	Wei, Tam	Zhang, Xuehua
Chen, Xiulan Shihu Ge	Liu, Bo Zhipei Liang	Shih, Chuan-Kang Liping Wang	Wright, Joyce	Zheng, Jiayi
Chen, Yahsin	Liu, Kuo-ping	Shaw, Crystal C. Michael J. P. Shaw	Wu, Martin Yi-Lin Wu
Cheng, Chifan	Lu, Mei Jimmy Hsia	Simpson, Fung-yin Kuo	Wu, Yiyi Chen Jiefang
Cheng, Penny	Luo, Manling	Smith, Linda	Yao, Chunlan Lee Hanjie
Cheng, Jianjun Shao Dan	Namachchivaya, Beth Sandore	Song, Renmin Guo, Junge	Yao, Ruiliang Guirong Wang
Chuang, Shun-Lien Shu-Jung Chuang	Oono, Yoshitsugu Yuriko Oono		Yau, Vincent Mimi Yau

Guidelines for Application and Selection

Guidelines for Application and Selection

The CALA Annual Jing Liao Award for

The Best Research in All Media

The pursuit of excellence in research and service was what defined the career of Jing Liao (1954-2011), a long-time CALA member and a devoted and accomplished librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The establishment of this memorial fund is to honor the memory of Jing Liao by encouraging CALA members to strive for excellence of research in all media.

Guidelines for Application

1. An award in the amount of $500 will be granted annually beginning in 2012.

2. Applicants must be CALA members in good standing for three consecutive years, including the year of application;

3. Applicants must demonstrate interest in and strive for excellence in research by publishing works in reputable journals or publishers in print or electronic format;

4. Applicants may submit works published in the previous year for consideration;

5. Applicants must not receive the Best Research award in consecutive years.

 

Selection Criteria

1. Originality of the research;

2. Appropriateness of research in relation to the purpose of the award;

3. Significance to the profession and to the community;

4. Contributions to the subject field;

5. Quality and thoroughness of the research;

6. The relevant education, training, and experience of the applicants.

 

Selection Process

1. The CALA President appoints a Selection Committee of 3-5 members in a staggering term of two years;

2. The Committee reviews all applicants based on the above criteria;

3. The Committee recommends 2-3 finalists to the donor;

4. The donor reviews the finalists and makes the final decision.

5. The Committee announces the winner.

6. The award will be presented and a citation read at the CALA Award Banquet held annually.

7. The citation should include the following about the fund:

 

This fund was established in memory of Jing Liao (1954-2011), a long-time CALA member and an accomplished librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It aims to encourage CALA members to strive for excellence in research in all media.