The South Carolina Federation of Museums is proud to announce the establishment of the George D. Terry Professional Development Fellowship to be offered annually to the members of SCFM. This fellowship will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will be given to support professional development in the museum field.

At the beginning of the calendar year, the Executive Board of the Federation will designate a sum of money to support members who would like to attend workshops, talks or classes that they would other wise be unable to attend because of lack of funding. The idea is to support the smaller scale educational opportunities rather than major conferences or travel.

People interested in taking advantage of this opportunity must send the following information to the immediate past president who handles awards.

• A copy of the flyer or brochure announcing the event that you would like to attend.
• A letter explaining how this professional development opportunity would benefit you and your institution.
• A letter from your supervisor indicating his/her support of your attendance.
• An outline of the funds necessary to make your attendance possible.

The awards committee will consider each application and reply in a timely manner. Requests should be under $100. Fellowships will be available until the yearly allocation is dispersed. Only one fellowship will be awarded per year to any given institution or person.

Each person awarded a fellowship will be asked to share his/her experience with the membership through a brief report that will be printed in a future issue of Good Muse.

Please send all requests to:
Susan Turpin Illner
420 Dark Hollow Drive
Woodruff, SC 29388
864-486-9620
susanillner@bellsouth.net