Kevin Freeman Travel Grant Committee Annual Report 2018

submitted by Andy Leach, Chair

Current Roster

• Kyra Folk-Farber (2015)
• Andy Leach, Chair (2016)
• Jason Imbesi (2017)

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

• Creating a handbook for the Committee’s space on the MLA website.
  • This is still in progress.

List of Future Goals

• The Committee will continue with its recently revised policy to give at least one grant to an individual from an underrepresented minority group.
  • This relates to the MLA Strategic Plan’s core value of inclusivity and the goal area of membership (Objective 1: Increase outreach efforts to members from underrepresented groups).