2024 VRA Awards Recipients & Recognition
Presented at the 42nd annual conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Abstract
The Visual Resources Association (VRA) presented three awards to twenty-four deserving individuals at the 42nd annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 10th, 2024.
The 2024 recipient of the VRA Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is Meghan Rubenstein, Curator of Visual Resources & Lecturer, Colorado College. Members of the Trans Metadata Collective were awarded the Nancy DeLaurier Award in recognition of their role in the research and development of “Metadata Best Practices for Trans and Gender Diverse Resources.” Fourteen were selected as recipients of the 2024 vrcHost Membership Awards, including Charlie Coffey, De’Ivyion Drew, Madison Ferrell, Diego Roberto Irigoyen, Ariell Lomax, Kaylie Longley, Liz Miller, Meina Naeymirad, Elisabeth Narkin, Sureshkrishnan Ramakrishnan, Spencer Roberts, Isis A. Serna, Amanda Smith, and Marsha Taichman.
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