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Board Liaison: Kim Collins

Committee Charge:

The Awards committee administers ARLIS/NA awards with the constituent subcommittees: Distinguished Service Award, Book Awards, Research Awards, Student Awards, and Travel Awards; administers any other special achievement or grant-funded awards that are established by the Executive Board; develops and reviews the guidelines and timetables for all awards; assists subcommittee chairs in soliciting and reviewing nominations and in recommending recipients for awards to the Executive Board; and publicizes the awards and award winners.

Subcommittees:

Distinguished Service Award

Award administered: Distinguished Service Award
Chair: Liv Valmestad
Members: Elisa Hansen, Katherine Keller, Maria Oldal, Sylvia Roberts

Book Awards

Awards adminstered: George Wittenborn Award, Melva J. Dwyer Award
Wittenborn Chair: Maggie Portis
Wittenborn Members: Michael Carter, Ian McDermott, Walter Schlecht, Emily Walz
Dwyer Chair: Suzanne Rackover
Dwyer Members: John Latour, Lelland Reed, Clare Asquith Finegan

Research Awards

Awards adminstered: Worldwide Books Award for Publications, Worldwide Books Award for Electronic Resources, H.W. Wilson Foundation Research Award
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Members: Andi Back, Marianne Williams, Megan Williams, Kathy Woodrell

Student Advancement Awards

Awards administered: Wolfgang M. Freitag Internship Award, Gerd Muehsam Award
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Members: Mario Ascencio, Stephanie B. Fletcher, Spyros Koulouris, Courtenay McLeland, Karly Wildenhaus, Holly Wilson, Nancy Spiegel

Travel Awards

Awards administered: Conference Attendance Award, Student Conference Attendance Award, Student Diversity Award for Conference Attendance, Howard Karno Award, Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance, Samuel H. Kress Foundation Award for International Travel
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Members: Larissa Garcia, Katie Keller, Megan Lotts, Mackenzie Salisbury, Alyssa Vincent, Marianne Williams 
Kress Chair: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Kress Members: Deborah Kempe, Viveca Pattison Robichaud