Announcing the VRA 2023 Travel Award Winners! ✈

Written By PR&C Officer

The VRA Travel Awards Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of Travel Awards for the 2023 VRA Conference in San Antonio, TX.  The application pool this year was strong, and we are pleased to be able to fund nine excellent applications:

  • John Adebayo, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee – New Horizons Student Award and Luraine Tansey/VRA top-up Award

  • Sarah Byrd, Fashion Institute of Technology – New Horizons Award and Luraine Tansey/VRA Top-up Award

  • Johana Canales, University of Alabama – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Award

  • Charlie Coffey, Wesleyan University - Luraine Tansey/VRA Travel Award

  • Allie Craver, Pérez Art Museum Miami – Luraine Tansey/VRA Travel Award

  • Rachel DeNagy, University of Colorado, Boulder – Garneta E. Taormina Memorial Student Award and Luraine Tansey/VRA Top-up Award

  • Matt Ely, North Dakota State Archives – New Horizons Award

  • Elisabeth Narkin, National Gallery of Art - Kathe Hicks Albrecht Award

  • Wen Nie Ng, Virgina Tech - Luraine Tansey/VRA Travel Award

The Travel Awards Committee thanks all of this year’s applicants. Additional thanks go to our generous travel award sponsors and the VRA Executive Board for their support of the Travel Awards Committee. 

Congratulations again to this year’s recipients,

Dr. Jeannine Keefer,

Chair, Travel Awards Committee

PR&C Officer
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