IEBD Awards & Scholarships

Frances S. Cox Award

The Frances S. Cox Award, named in honor of the founder of the division, recognizes an active IEBD member who has demonstrated outstanding service to the division. Insurance Periodicals Index editor Oriole Anderson was the first Cox Award winner, and Gail Buchholz from LIMRA in 2003.

Nominations may be submitted by division members only.The award is presented at the IEBD business meeting during the SLA Annual Conference.

The deadline for nominations is April 15th.

For more information, contact Dee Baldwin, Cox Award Chair.

Margaret Orloske / Maureen Olson Memorial Scholarship

Each year the Insurance and Employee Benefits Division offers a $1,500 scholarship for a library and information science student to attend the SLA annual conference. To be eligible a candidate must be currently enrolled in a graduate program in library science and a student member of SLA.

Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation and an essay of not more than 500 words.  The essay topic will center on the applicant's perspective on the future of the profession and his or her role in it.  The successful candidate is also required to write an article about their conference experience for the IEBD Bulletin. The deadline for letters and essays is March 14, 2004.

If you know of students who may qualify for the scholarship please encourage them to apply. For more information please see the attached scholarship form or contact the scholarship committee chair:

Julia Miller
Intl Fdn Employee Benefit Plans
PO Box 69
Brookfield, WI 53008-0069
United States of America
262-786-6710

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For further information about IEBD, please contact:
Peter S. Moon, Insurance & Employee Benefits Division Chair at 608-663-2875.