Awards & Funds

Spring 2002

The Lurker
Library and Academic Computing News Spring 2002

Awards & Funds

Avery Research Center Governor’s Award
The College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture has been selected to receive a 2001 Governor’s Award in the Humanities, presented by the South Carolina Humanities Council. “The Avery Research Center is recognized as a leader and major contributor to the presentation of the African American experience in South Carolina,” states the Humanities Council. “Locally it has sponsored historical exhibits, lectures and conferences that educate the community about the African American experience and the history of the Lowcountry. It is a repository for some of the state’s best African American history collections and is developing in its archives collections on the state’s civil rights movement. It is collecting oral histories of the state’s African American legislators. The Center has developed historical tours of the Lowcountry and is part of the development of the African American National Heritage Museum, a multi-site museum in the Lowcountry. The Center is a vital community resource, whose clientele range from local school children to families, community groups and civic organizations who visit, tour, and use the facilities.”

Jacob Murray Book Fund
The Jacob Murray fund was established in honor of a beloved reference librarian at the College. This year’s recipient is Allison Clyborn. A sophomore majoring in English (and a double minor in Spanish and Secondary Education) she also works for two library departments—circulation and administration and is a member of the College’s cheerleading team.

Annual Charleston Conference
The Charleston Conference was a huge success this year. Over 600 librarians and vendors attended from all fifty states and many countries from around the world.

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