Assistant Professor Nicole A. Cooke and Merinda Kaye Hensley
(MS ’06) were awarded a best paper award at the Eighth International Conference
on Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS 8) held in Copenhagen,
Denmark, in August 2013. Their paper was titled, “The
Critical and Continuing Role of the LIS Curriculum in the Teacher Training of
Future Librarians.” The award, given by…
GSLIS alumna Ellen Swain (MS ’95) has been named a distinguished Fellow of the
Society of American Archivists (SAA). Swain was recognized at Archives 2013,
the joint annual meeting of the SAA and the Council of State Archivists, which
was held in New Orleans on August 11-17. SAA members who have made exceptional
contributions to the archives profession are selected as fellows, which is the…
[image1-right:resize-180w]GSLIS alumna Katie Blakeman (MS ’11) has been named one of the prestigious “Forty Under 40” award winners announced annually by Central Illinois Business Magazine.The “Forty Under 40” awards honor young professionals “based
on achievement, experience, innovation, leadership and community involvement,”
according to an
announcement in the News-Gazette.
Honorees are…
GSLIS alumni Paul Bracke (MS '97) and Beth McNeil (MS '89) have been selected
to participate in the 2013-2015 Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
Leadership Fellows Program.
Bracke, associate dean for assessment and technology at
Purdue University Libraries, and McNeil, associate dean for academic affairs
at Purdue University Libraries, will join twenty-four other professionals in…
[image1-right]Samip Mallick (MS ’11) co-founded the South Asian American
Digital Archive (SAADA) in 2008 and hasn’t had an average day since becoming
the project’s first full-time employee in July 2012. Mallick serves as SAADA’s
executive director and president of its board of directors. His day-to-day
work: figuring out what needs to be done and making it happen.
When SAADA began,…
[image1-right]Laura Barnes (MS ’93)
is the focus of a recent Illuminate Illinois feature by the Special Libraries
Association (SLA) Illinois Chapter. Barnes is a librarian at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, the executive director of the Great Lakes Regional
Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR), and the author of the Environmental News Bits blog. In the interview with SLA…
[image1-right:resize-180w]Sai Deng (MS ’05) is a recipient of a 2013 President’s
Recognition Award, given annually by the Chinese American Library Association (CALA). She is one of three award winners—including Maria Fung and Michael Bailou Huang—who were recognized with honorary plaques during CALA's 40th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Banquet on June 30, 2013.Deng joined CALA in 2006 and…
[image1-right]Ozzie Meza (MS ’05) has received the Impact Award from the Business
& Finance Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA). Meza
received the award in recognition of his efforts to create and implement a
method of using knowledge management to improve recruitment of executives at
Allstate Insurance. Meza’s system was successfully expanded to other levels of…
[image1-right:resize-180w]Linda Anselmo (MS '10) is the focus of a recent Illuminate Illinois feature by the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Illinois Chapter. Anselmo is a research librarian and manager of information services at the Chicago
offices of the law firm Michael Best & Friedrich. Before beginning her
master’s degree program at GSLIS, she worked as an accountant at the…
GSLIS alumni Szu-Yu Chao (MS ’05) and Vincci Kwong (MS ’05) are among forty librarians selected to participate in Leading to the Future, a unique four-day immersive leadership development program sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA). The inaugural event will be held from August 12-15 in Itasca, Illinois.The program will be led by Maureen Sullivan, ALA president, and Kathryn Deiss,…
[image1-right]The American Library Association's International Relations
Committee has chosen Susan M. Schnuer (MS ’92), associate director at the
University of Illinois Mortenson Center for International Library
Programs, to receive this year's John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press
Award.
OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award of $1,000, which is given to
an individual for…
[image1-right]“I tell myself that no matter how I’m feeling, I have to be
the Mick Jagger of the library world,” said GSLIS alumnus James E. “Jack” Bales (MS ’74) in a recent interview for the University of
Mary Washington (UMW) Magazine. He approaches his library-research classes with enthusiasm and energy, much like musicians approach rock concerts. Bales has worked as a reference and…
[image1-right]GSLIS alumna Rose Allen (MS ’01) has been named an Illinois
Library Luminary by the Illinois Library
Association (ILA).
Friends and colleagues came together to nominate her
and raise funds in her honor for the
Illinois Library Association Endowment. Luminaries are selected for their
significant contributions to Illinois libraries.
Allen began her career as a library…
The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) has announced the results of its 2013 election. Among those selected for new assignments beginning July 1, 2013, are the following GSLIS alumni:
Lian Ruan (MS ’90, PhD ’11), vice president/president-elect (2013-2014)Sai Deng (MS ’05), member, Board of Directors (2013-2016)Win Shih (MS ’87), member, Board of Directors (2013-2016)
CALA is a…
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the results of its 2013 elections. Several GSLIS alumni have assumed positions in the association’s specialized
sections:
Wayne Bivens-Tatum (MS ’00), member-at-large
(three-year term), University Libraries Section (ULS)Marianne Bracke (MS ’97), vice-chair/chair-elect,
Science and Technology Section (STS)Lynda Duke (MS…
Several GSLIS alumni were
recently elected to serve in leadership positions for state and national
library associations.Elizabeth Beers (MS
’06; CAS ’09), also a former LEEP adjunct faculty instructor, was elected as
secretary/treasurer for ALA’s Library Research Round Table (LRRT). Beers will
serve a two-year term beginning July 1, 2013.Keshia Garnett (MS ’01) and Amanda E. Standerfer
(MS…
Graduation is approaching, and at this time of the year, we reflect
on those individuals who have made a difference in our lives. New
graduates and alumni are encouraged to honor GSLIS faculty and/or staff
through the LSAA Tassel Project, which was established in 2011 by the Library School Alumni Association (LSAA) to support the creation of an endowed professorship in the School.With
a…
Library Journal’s annual “Movers & Shakers” list recognizes professionals who
are shaping the future of libraries in a variety of ways. The recently released 2013
class of Movers & Shakers includes two GSLIS
alumni, Annette
Bailey (MS ’01) and Maurice
York (MS ’03), who have been recognized in the
category of tech leaders.
Bailey is the assistant director for electronic…
Two GSLIS
alumni were selected this year
as Public Library Association (PLA) Leadership Fellows to attend the PLA
Leadership Academy: Navigating Change · Building Community.
Toby Greenwalt (MS ’04) and Marc Gartler (MS ’05) were among
twenty-four public librarians selected for the PLA Leadership Academy, a pilot program that seeks to develop a leadership training model
for advancing…
GSLIS
alumna and adjunct lecturer Christine A. Kujawa (MS '03) has been selected by the Public Library Association as the 2013
recipient of the Gordon M. Conable Award. The award honors her work in leading intellectual freedom
education and advocacy on local, state, and national levels.
Kujawa
is currently head of circulation services at Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library in…
