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ITAA Fellows - Call for Nominations


ITAA members are invited to submit nominations for ITAA Fellow. ITAA Fellows shall be an active, reserve, or emeritus ITAA member whom the Association desires to honor for significant contributions to the field of textiles and clothing and/or service within ITAA.

How to submit nominations: Email nominations in PDF format no later than December 1.

Nominees will be evaluated by the ITAA Membership committee and forwarded to the VP of Operations no later than February 1.

Nomination Procedure

Colleagues and associates are encouraged to nominate an ITAA member. The following nomination materials are required and must be sent electronically as PDFs:
  1. A letter of nomination with a minimum of five (5) letters of support from other ITAA members. Letters should specify reasons for the nomination (contributions and/or service) and highlight the significant and exceptional research, teaching, and service to ITAA. Letters of support from outside the organization may be included in addition to the five from members.
  2. A vita of the nominee. The vita should be well organized with documented evidence for such activities as scholarship contributions (refereed or juried works, grants), teaching/advising innovations and excellence; pertinent professional development; and service, leadership and participation in ITAA and other organizations.
  3. Each nomination should include the nominee’s current title and affiliation.
Criteria

The Criteria for evaluating nominees are as follows:
  • Teaching excellence
  • Ongoing Professional development
  • Significant research or creativity contributions
  • Scope and breadth of professional presentations
  • Exceptional ITAA service
  • Significant contribution to field of textiles and clothing
Selection Procedure The membership chair will distribute the materials among the Membership Committee, as well as the VP of Operations, and at least one ITAA Fellow who will screen the materials and vote. Recommendations from the committee will be forwarded to the Vice-President for Operations who will present the nominations(s) to the Executive Council for a 2/3 majority vote and final selection.

Fellow Recognition Upon Council approval of the nomination(s), the Membership Chair will notify the nominee. Successful nominees will supply the committee with a digital photograph (300+ ppi) suitable for reproduction. Receipt of materials grants permission to use the materials for publicity, and retention in the ITAA archives. ITAA Fellows are recognized at the annual meeting, and presented with a copy of the nomination letter and supporting materials.

Email a folder with all supporting materials for each nominee to ITAA VP-Operations. Include the words ITAA Fellow Nomination in your email subject line.


ITAA Fellows - 2008 Recipients

ITAA congratulates the 2009 ITAA Fellow:

Dr. Ann Marie Fiore
Iowa State University

Dr. Christine Ladisch
Purdue University

ITAA Fellows - Past Recipients

The highest honor ITAA can bestow on a member is that of ITAA Fellow. Honorees are selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the textile and apparel discipline and for service to ITAA.

Carol E. Avery, 1989
Florida State University

Ruth W. Ayers, 1990
Pennsylvania State University

Charlotte M. Bennett, 1989
North Dakota State University

Joann Boles, 1996
VPI & State University

Leslie D. Burns, 1997
Oregon State University

Nancy L. Cassill, 2000
North Carolina State University

Anna M. Creekmore, 1989
Michigan State University

Mary Lynn Damhorst, 2003
Iowa State University

Jacqueline DeJonge, 1991
University of Tennessee

Marilyn R. DeLong, 1989
University of Minnesota

Barbara E. Densmore, 1989
VPI & State University

Kitty G. Dickerson, 1989
University of Missouri

Lois E. Dickey, 1989
Ohio State University

Helen I. Douty, 1989
Auburn University

Molly Jean Eckman, 2007
Colorado State University

Joanne B. Eicher, 1989
University of Minnesota

Nancy B. Fair, 2005
University of Tennessee

Jane A. Farrell-Beck, 1999
Iowa State University


Betty L. Feather, 1989
University of Missouri

Judith Z. Flynn, 1994
Framingham State College

Shirley E. Friend, 1989
North Dakota State University

Oris Glisson, 1991
VPI & SU

Kathryn Greenwood, 1990
Oklahoma State University

Robert C. Hillestad, 1989
University of Nebraska

Marilyn J. Horn, 1989
University of Nevada

Patricia E. Horridge, 1989
Texas Tech University

Sandra S. Hutton, 1993
Colorado State University

Kim K.P. Johnson, 2002
University of Minnesota

Laura D. Jolly, 2000
University of Kentucky

Marjory L. Joseph, 1988
California State University-Northridge

Sara Kadolph, 2006
Iowa State University

Susan B. Kaiser, 1989
University of California-Davis

Rita M. Kean, 1999
University of Nebraska

Mary F. Kefgen, 1989
California State University-Long Beach

Anne P. Kernaleguen, 1989
University of Alberta

Antigone Kotsiopulos, 1996
Colorado State University

Grace I. Kunz, 1998
Iowa State University

Jane M. Lamb, 1998
University of Delaware

Joan M. Laughlin, 1989
University of Nebraska

Sharron J. Lennon, 1996
Ohio State University

Mary A. Littrell, 1994
Iowa State University

Suzanne Loker, 2007
Cornell University

Nora MacDonald, 2008
West Virginia University

Esther A. Meacham, 1990
Ohio State University

Marjorie J.T. Norton, 2001
VPI & State University

Gwendolyn S. O’Neal, 2003
Kansas State University

Nancy J. Owens, 1993
California State University-Northridge

Naomi A. Reich, 1989
University of Arizona

Mary Ellen Roach-Higgins, 1989
University of Wisconsin

Margaret H. Rucker, 1993
University of California-Davis

Barbara S. Stowe, 1990
Kansas State University

Phyllis G. Tortora, 1989
Queens College

Phyllis A. Touchie-Specht, 1989
Mt. San Antonio College

Anna J. Treece, 1989
University of Tennessee

Jo Ellen Uptegraft, 1989
University of Oklahoma

Carol L. Warfield, 1995
Auburn University

Susan M. Watkins, 1991
Cornell University

Gloria M. Williams, 1994
University of Minnesota

Geitel Winakor, 1989
Iowa State University

Janice I. Yeager, 1995
West Virginia University