James V. Mink Scholarship
Award Description and Criteria
James V. Mink was the first president of the Society of California Archivists, and a long-serving archivist at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a passionate advocate of archival education. The scholarship promotes professional development and enables archival studies students or recent graduates to attend both the SCA Annual General Meeting and a pre-conference workshop.
Note: The James V. Mink Scholarship will not be awarded in years when the SCA Annual General Meeting is held virtually.
All applicants must submit an application form, a brief (500 word) essay describing their professional goals/career in archives, a resume or CV, and a letter of recommendation from someone familiar with their goals in the archival profession. Additionally, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
- Is enrolled in an archival education program in California or is a student member of SCA enrolled in an archival education program outside the state
- Has completed an archival education program in California, is a member of SCA, and has less than one year of archival work experience
Scholarship recipients are required to write a brief article for the SCA Newsletter following the AGM, introducing themselves and describing their conference experience.
Application Form -- The application process for AGM 2025 is now closed.
(Form ALERT: download and SAVE form before filling out, then fill out and submit via email. Do NOT fill out form in web browser. Problems? Please contact the Awards Chair.)
Complete documentation on this scholarship is available from the SCA Handbook, Section 3-3-5
James V. Mink Scholarship Recipients
2025 Esperanza Bey
2024 Virtual AGM, no awardee
2022 Dieter Mackenbach
Brock Stuessi
2021 Grace Muñoz
2020 Jiarui Sun
2019 Ashley Evans Bandy
2018 Jessica Tai
2017 Patricia Delara
Jade Finlinson
2016 Mary Priest
2015 Jessica Maddox2014 Joanna Chen
Karen Raines
2013 Kim Mitchell
2012 Sara Seltzer
2011 Sarah Clothier
2010 Michelle Wallen
2009 Jessica Knox
2008 Rebecca Crowther
2007 Debbie Bahn Cyndi Shein
2006 Paul Sevilla
Claudia Holguin
2005 Sara Roberson
Jennifer Osorio
2004 Gigi D’Amore Brandon Metcalf
2003 Jessica Moran
2002 Andrea Leigh
2001 Marisol Ramos-Lum
2000 Kendra Van Cleave
1999 Steven Frame
1998 Su Kim Chung
1997 Jennifer Martinez
1996 Debbie Henderson
1995 Theresa Saputo
1994 James Eason
1993 Sydney Nelson
1992 Martha Olivera
1991 Janet Wadley
1990 John Gutierrez
1989 Debra Rogenmoser
1988 Susan Coffman
1987 Suzanne Forsyth (Initial Award)
To contact the Awards Committee, please email the Committee Chair at awards@calarchivists.org