SERA News
Membership
Information
Individual Membership is $25.00 and open to individual museum professionals who perform registrarial functions for institutions in the twelve states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Benefits include:
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SERA News, the Association's newsletter, which contains topical articles, meeting and workshop reviews, regional updates, and SERA’s business notes
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Participation and voting privileges at SERA’s annual business meeting (held each October in conjunction with the Southeastern Museums Conference)
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Discounts on publications produced by SERA
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Advance notification of SERA-sponsored workshops
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The opportunity to network with other registrars and museum professionals in the region
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Access to Members Only sections of SERA's website, where you'll find information on hard-to-find resources, job and internship listings, organizational records, and back issues of SERA News.
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Associate Membership is $25.00 and is open to individuals within and outside SERA’s twelve-state region who have an interest in supporting the objectives of SERA. These members receive all SERA benefits mentioned above except for voting privileges.
Institutional Membership is $75.00 and is open to institutions within and outside SERA’s twelve-state region who have an interest in supporting the objectives of SERA. Up to seven individuals at a member institution will receive all SERA benefits mentioned above.
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Student Membership is $15.00 and is open to students within and outside SERA’s twelve-state region who have an interest in supporting the objectives of SERA. These members receive all SERA benefits mentioned above
Awards &
sCholarships
Paid members are able to apply for any of the scholarships listed below by clicking the linked form and following the directions on the form. Members that have won awards are able to reapply to win additional scholarships after three years, in line with our bylaws.
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Dan Silosky Award Application Email
Number of Awards Available: One (1)
Award Amount: $250
Deadline: October 2, 2023
Announcement of Winners: November 14, 2023
Requirements: SERA Member, 5+ years in the field in the Southeastern United States, two letters of support/Nomination including name, address, phone number, and email of the nominee and both nominators. The letters should include a summary of the nominee's accomplishments and an explanation of why they are outstanding in the field.
This annual award recognizes an individual registrar or collections professional for their outstanding contribution to the field and honors long-time SERA member Dan Silosky. He is remembered for his dedication to the profession, witty outlook on life, and love of scholarship. A vital member of SERA, he served as the corresponding secretary (1984-1988), was the West Virginia State Representative, and chaired the 1992 Membership Survey.​
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2023 ARCS Registration Scholarship Application Form
Number of Awards Available: One (1)
Award Amount: $750
Deadline: September 11, 2023
Announcement of Winners: September 18, 2023
Requirements: SERA Member, Completed Application Form, Cover Letter, Resume, 1 Letter of Recommendation
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2023 SEMC Travel Scholarship for Emerging Professionals Application Form
Number of Awards Available: One (1)
Award Amount: $750
Deadline: July 14, 2023
Announcement of Winners: July 24, 2023
Requirements: SERA Member, Completed Application Form, Cover Letter, Resume, 1 Letter of Recommendation
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2023 SEMC Travel Scholarship for Seasoned Professionals Application Form
Number of Awards Available: One (1)
Award Amount: $750
Deadline: July 14, 2023
Announcement of Winners: July 24, 2023
Requirements: SERA Member, Completed Application Form, Cover Letter, Resume, 1 Letter of Recommendation
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2023 AAM Registration Scholarship Application Form
Number of Awards Available: One (1)
Award Amount: $750
Deadline: February 3, 2023
Announcement of Winners: February 6, 2023
Requirements: SERA Member, Completed Application Form, Cover Letter, Resume
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Past Award
Recipients
Winners of past awards must wait 3 years before reapplying for another award. SERA officers and state representatives are eligible to apply.
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ARCS Registration Scholarship
2022 - Heather Otis, Marco Island Historical Society
2021 - Not Awarded
2020 - Not Awarded
2019- Jordan Brothers Cao, Gregg Museum of Art & Design
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AAM Registration Scholarship
2022 - Not Awarded
2021- Ainsley Powell, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department, Raleigh, NC
2021- Rebecca Merriman, Mint Museum
2021- Emily Lozon, Museum of the Horse
2020- Not Awarded
2019- Not Awarded
2018- Kaitlin Romey, Marco Island Historical Society
2017- Not Awarded
2016- Bryan Hilley, Nasher Museum of Art
2015- Julia Bruton, Morris Museum of Ar
2014- Not Awarded
2013- Melanie Neil, Chrysler Museum of Art
2012- Jacqueline Zorn, Patty & Jay Baker Naples Museum of Art
2011- Jill Koverman, McKissick Museum
2010- Elise LeCompte, Florida Museum of Natural History
2009- Not Awarded
2008- Melissa McCarriagher, The Center for Puppetry Arts
2007- Sara Hindmarch, High Museum of Art
2006- Terri Hudgins, Cape Fear Museum
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SEMC Travel Scholarship for Emerging Professionals
2022 - Not Awarded
2021- Rebekah Cobb, Museum & Gallery, Inc.
2020- Not Awarded
2019- Heather M. Otis, Marco Island Historical Society
2018- Michael Moore, North Carolina State Historic Sites
2017- Chelsea Morris, Casemate Museum
2016- Megan Cook, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
2016- Crystal Williams, High Point Museum
2015- Erica Hague, Atlanta History Center
2014- Jane-Coleman Harbison, Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
2013- Sarah Conlon, Museum Division of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
2012- Amber Schneider, Mississippi Museum of Art
2011- Not Awarded
2010- Tyler Nowell, Manship House Museum Mississippi Department of Archives and History
2009- Alexis Thompson, Historic Columbia Foundation
2008- Not Awarded
2007- Andrea Hagy
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SEMC Travel Scholarship for Seasoned Professionals
2022 - Not Awarded
2021- Austin Bell, Marco Island Historical Society
2020- Not Awarded
2019- Not Awarded
2018- Jennifer Spence, John James Audubon State Park
2017- Mary Hauser, Gregg Museum of Art and Design
2016- Not Awarded
2015- Kimberly Watson, Weatherspoon Art Museum
2015- Elizabeth Le, The Hunter Museum
2014- Robin Bauer Kilgo, Big Pine Key
2013- Not Awarded
2012- Mary Hauser, Gregg Museum of Art & Design
2012- Carolyn Reno, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
2011- Not Awarded
2010- Kristen Miller Zohn, The Columbus Museum
2009- Not Awarded
2008- Not Awarded
2007- Goldie Lanaux
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Dan Silosky Award
2022 - Annelies Mondi, Georgia Museum of Art
2021- Deb Van-Horn, Walt Disney Imagineering
2020- Not Awarded
2019- Not Awarded
2018- Elise LeCompte, Florida Museum of Natural History
2017- Zinnia Willits, Gibbes Museum of Art
2016- Anne T. Lane, Mountain Heritage Center
2015- Martha Battle Jackson, North Carolina Historic Sites
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Dan Silosky Project Funding Grant
2010- Zinnia Willits, Gibbes Museum of Art
2009- Not Awarded
2008- Not Awarded
2007- Carrie Taylor, Monticello
2006- Not Awarded
2005- Not Awarded
2004- Not Awarded
2003- Holly Keris, Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
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