2020 AALL Awards & Acknowledgments Brochure

AALL 2020 UNMASKING OUR POTENTIAL

JULY 13-17, 2020

2 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES AALL

AWARDS PROGRAM The AALL Awards Program was established to publicly recognize the achievements of legal information professionals for service to the profession and for contributions to legal literature and materials.

AALL AWARD RECIPIENTS

MARIAN GOULD GALLAGHER JOSEPH L. ANDREWS LEGAL DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD LITERATURE AWARD The Distinguished Service Award, established Established in 1967 in honor of Joseph L. Andrews, in 1984, recognizes extended and sustained reference librarian at the Association of the Bar of service to law librarianship, exemplary service the City of New York, the Joseph L. Andrews Legal to the Association, and/or contributions to the Literature Award recognizes significant textual professional literature. The award was renamed contributions to legal literature. for Marian Gould Gallagher in 1990. Gallagher CO-EDITORS Award recipients are additionally recognized with induction into the AALL Hall of Fame. Ed Edmonds Professor Emeritus of Law Dr. Yvonne J. Chandler Notre Dame Law School Associate Professor and Director Notre Dame, Indiana Law Librarianship and Legal Informatics Program University of North Texas Frank G. Houdek Department of Information Science Emeritus Professor of Law Denton, Texas Southern Illinois University School of Law Carbondale, Illinois Jolande Goldberg Senior Cataloging Policy Specialist for Law Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Classification, Policy & Standards Entertainment (BLASE), HeinOnline Library of Congress EDITOR Washington, DC Ellyssa Kroski , Retired Melody Lembke Director of Information Technology & Marketing Associate Law Librarian for Collection Services The New York Law Institute University of California, Irvine School of Law New York, New York Irvine, California Law Librarianship in the Age of AI Michelle M. Wu Associate Dean for Library Services & Professor of Law Georgetown University Law Library Washington, DC

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WWW.AALLNET.ORG 1 HALL OF FAME AWARD LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL ARTICLE OF The Hall of Fame Award, established in 2009, THE YEAR AWARD recognizes significant, substantial, and long- Established in 1989, the Law Library Journal standing contributions to the profession and Article of the Year Award honors outstanding service to the Association.* achievement in research and writing for articles Steven P. Anderson published in the Journal. Director Frederick W. Dingledy Thurgood Marshall State Law Library Senior Reference Librarian Annapolis, Maryland Wolf Law Library Mary Lu Linnane, Retired William & Mary Law School Associate Director for Technical Services Williamsburg, Virginia DePaul University "From Stele to Silicon: Publication of Statues, Public Rinn Law Library Access to the Law, and the Uniform Electronic Legal Chicago, Illinois Material Act," 111 Law Library Journal 165 (2019) Gail Warren State Law Librarian AALL/LEXISNEXIS CALL FOR PAPERS Virginia State Law Library AWARD Richmond, Virginia The AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Award Carol A. Watson program promotes the scholarship of AALL Law Library Director members and students. Papers may be submitted Alexander Campbell King Law Library on any subject relevant to law librarianship in University of Georgia School of Law one of the following categories: Open Division, for Athens, Georgia active and retired AALL members; New Member *Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Division, for AALL members of less than five years; Award recipients are automatically inducted into the Short Form Division, for works that are shorter Hall of Fame if not already a member. than a traditional scholarly paper; and Student Division, for members and nonmembers who are currently enrolled in library or law school. AALL SPECTRUM ARTICLE OF THE YEAR AWARD OPEN DIVISION The AALL Spectrum Article of the Year Award Janet Sinder honors outstanding achievement in writing on Director of the Library & Professor of Law topics relating to librarianship, law librarianship, Brooklyn Law School and practical applications for library work; the Brooklyn, New York understanding of legal materials, legal systems, or legal information; or professional development “Correcting the Record: Law Journals and and staff training. Scholarly Integrity in the Digital Age” Rena Seidler Reference Librarian NEW MEMBER DIVISION Indiana University Nicholas Mignanelli Robert H. McKinney School of Law Librarian Assistant Professor, Reference & Indianapolis, Indiana Instructional Services Librarian, “Shedding Light on Legal Research Accessibility and Lecturer in Law Issues for the Blind,” AALL Spectrum, Vol. 23, No. 3 University of Miami School of Law (January/February 2019) Coral Gables, Florida “Legal Research and Its Discontents: A Bibliographic Essay on Critical Approaches to Legal Research”

2 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES SHORT FORM DIVISION Georgetown University Law Library Washington, DC Danyahel (Danny) Norris Houston, Texas Foreign Intelligence Law Collection “All Roads Lead to the Library: An Academic Law For creating a unique, heavily-used digital col- Library Departmental Outreach Program” lection of foreign intelligence-related material available to the public at no cost. STUDENT DIVISION Rebecca Elaine Tavares Chapman ROBERT L. OAKLEY ADVOCACY AWARD Master’s of Library and Information Science Established in 2008, the Robert L. Oakley Advocacy Graduate, June 2020 Award recognizes an AALL member or group that University at Buffalo (SUNY) has been an outstanding advocate with significant Buffalo, New York contributions to the AALL policy agenda at the local, state, federal, or international level. The "Protecting Our Spaces of Memory: Rediscovering award honors the memory of Robert L. Oakley, the Seneca Nation Settlement Act through Archives" AALL’s first Washington affairs representative who served in the position from 1989 to 2007. MINORITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Scott G. Burgh, Retired AWARD Chief Law Librarian The Minority Leadership Development Award, City of Chicago Law Department created in 2001, nurtures minority law librarians Chicago, Illinois whose professional interests, goals, and For his many years of advocacy at the federal and education demonstrate leadership potential in the state levels to secure equitable access to govern- Association and profession. ment information and a more just society. Heather Hummons Head of Access Services/Adjunct Faculty EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY DePaul University College of Law ENGAGEMENT AWARD Rinn Law Library Chicago, Illinois The Excellence in Community Engagement Award honors outstanding achievement in public relations activities by an AALL member, special PUBLIC ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT interest section, chapter, library, or any other INFORMATION AWARD group affiliated with the Association. Community Established in 1998, the Public Access to engagement is a critical responsibility of every Government Information Award recognizes member of the library profession. It is important individuals or organizations that have made to recognize and acknowledge outstanding significant contributions to protect and promote contributions achieved by the Association’s greater public access to government information members in raising the visibility of the profession to ensure an informed citizenry and promote a just and its Association. and democratic society. Pierce County Law Library Jeremy J. McCabe Tacoma, Washington Research Services Librarian Legal Research Center at Lakewood Georgetown University Law Library Washington, DC AND AND University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Law, Leon E. Bloch Law Library, Leah Prescott and Legal Aid of Western Missouri Associate Director for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections Self-Help Clinic

WWW.AALLNET.ORG 3 NEW PRODUCT AWARD PROJECT MANAGER The New Product Award honors providers of Robert Dugan, Retired new legal information products—products in NELLCO Law Library Consortium, Inc. the library-related marketplace for two years Pensacola, Florida or less—that enhance or improve existing law DESIGNER library services or procedures, access to legal information, or legal research. Karen Kupiec Director, Customer Service LexisNexis Counting Opinions New York, New York Bernard, Maine

LexisNexis Digital Library SPONSOR Corie Dugas EMERGING LEADER AWARD Executive Director The Emerging Leader Award recognizes the NELLCO Law Library Consortium, Inc. contributions of newer members to the Association Albany, New York and/or to the profession who demonstrate the ALLStAR Official Survey potential for leadership and continuing service.

Lindsey Ann Carpino VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD Legal Content Services Supervisor BakerHostetler The Volunteer Service Award, established in 2009, Chicago, Illinois honors volunteers who have made significant contributions to the work of AALL. Benjamin J. Keele Research & Instructional Services Librarian Nicole P. Dyszlewski Ruth Lilly Law Library Head of Reference, Instruction, & Engagement Indiana University McKinney School of Law Roger Williams University School of Law Library Indianapolis, Indiana Bristol, Rhode Island Sara V. Pic Head of Public Services Law Library of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana

INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD The Innovations in Technology Award, established in 2009, recognizes an AALL member, special interest section, chapter, or library for innovative use of technology in the development and creation of an application or resource for law librarians or legal professionals.

FOUNDER & CHAIR, ALLStAR ADVISORY BOARD Teresa M. Miguel-Stearns Associate Dean, Legal Information Innovation Director, Law Library & Professor of Law Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library James E. Rogers College of Law Tucson, Arizona

4 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES AALL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The AALL Scholarship Program helps support the educational needs of aspiring law librarians.

AALL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

AALL EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON AALL Educational Scholarships assist individuals MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP studying to become law librarians with their The LexisNexis/John R. Johnson Memorial educational expenses. Qualified candidates may Scholarship, established in 1994 with a $100,000 apply for, and are eligible to receive, more than one endowment from LexisNexis, honors the memory scholarship. of John R. Johnson. Mr. Johnson, who died in January 1994, was the director of the law librarian COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING segment of LexisNexis and a longtime law library LIBRARY DEGREE supporter. He believed that librarians are “the only ones who know how real users use real Bailey DeSimone information.” Silver Spring, Maryland

Annie Leung COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING Chino Hills, California LIBRARY DEGREE Nadia Montenegro Marissa Rydzewski Palmdale, California Kirkland, Washington

LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING COLLEGE GRADUATE SEEKING DUAL LIBRARY DEGREE LAW/LIBRARY DEGREE Alex Hutchings Emma Kearney Spokane, Washington Bloomington, Indiana Natasha Landon Springfield, Ohio LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING Michael Muehe LIBRARY DEGREE Providence, Rhode Island Michael Poveromo Christine Park Bethesda, Maryland Staten Island, New York LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING LAW DEGREE LAW DEGREE Cynthia Bassett Cynthia Bassett Columbia, Missouri Columbia, Missouri LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATE SEEKING NON-LAW DEGREE Victoria Capatosto Bethesda, Maryland

WWW.AALLNET.ORG 5 GEORGE A. STRAIT MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP Brittany Butler The endowed scholarship and fellowship honor Vallejo, California the memory of longtime AALL member, and Juan Andres Fuentes distinguished law librarian George A. Strait Granada Hills, California (1914-1989), an outstanding law librarian and longtime AALL member, in recognition of his Dinorah La Luz career achievements. Established by AALL and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico generously endowed with $150,000 from Thomson Sophie Le Reuters, the scholarship and fellowship are Anaheim, California awarded annually to minority students. Kaia MacLeod Edmonton, Alberta, Canada SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP Rebecca Plevel RECIPIENTS Tucson, Arizona Kimberly Villafuerte Barzola Renu Sagreiya Salem, Massachusetts Ambler, Pennsylvania Michael Muehe Providence, Rhode Island Christine Park Staten Island, New York

6 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES AALL GRANTS PROGRAM The AALL Grants Program was established in 1952 and is one of the oldest and most successful AALL programs. More than 1,000 librarians have received funding to attend AALL educational activities or conduct research.

AALL GRANT RECIPIENTS

AALL ANNUAL MEETING GRANT LEXISNEXIS RESEARCH FUND GRANT AALL Annual Meeting Grants provide members Established in July 2000 with a $100,000 and graduate students who are active in AALL or endowment from LexisNexis, LexisNexis Research who show promise for future involvement with Fund Grants enable the AALL Research Committee complimentary registrations to attend the AALL to fund research to help fulfill the Association’s Annual Meeting & Conference. Research Agenda.

Havilah Joy-Steinman Bakken FALL 2019 RECIPIENT Carla Bywaters John Cannan Research & Instructional Services Librarian Eugene M. Giudice Drexel University Anna C.B. Russell Thomas R. Kline School of Law Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Suzanne Stephenson The New Orthodoxy: How Congress Passes Laws Now AALL ANNUAL MEETING CHAPTER REGISTRATION GRANT SPRING 2020 RECIPIENT AALL Annual Meeting Chapter Registration Grants provide 10 chapters, on a rotating basis, Katarina Daniels with one complimentary AALL Annual Meeting Liaison Librarian & Conference registration each to help fund Nahum Gelber Law Library newer member attendance. Additional eligibility McGill University requirements for the grants are determined by Montreal, Quebec, Canada individual chapters. Law Librarians Leading the AI Charge in Law Jennine Kottwitz Faculties and Across University Library Systems Southern New England Law Librarians Association (SNELLA)

WWW.AALLNET.ORG 7 AALL SPECIAL INTEREST SECTION AWARDS AALL Special Interest Section (SIS) Awards acknowledge outstanding contributions to AALL, SISs, and the profession.

ACADEMIC LAW LIBRARIES SIS (ALL-SIS) AWARD RECIPIENTS

FREDERICK CHARLES HICKS AWARD PUBLICATION AWARD The Frederick Charles Hicks Award for The ALL-SIS Publication Award recognizes a Outstanding Contributions to Academic Law significant non-periodical contribution to scholarly Librarianship recognizes distinguished, sustained legal literature in a variety of publication types service to academic law librarianship in honor of (e.g., books, book chapters, bibliographies, blogs, Frederick Charles Hicks, the first great American periodical columns, etc.). law librarian/scholar and first academic law Linda Tashbook librarian to serve as president of AALL. FCIL Librarian Richard Leiter University of Pittsburgh Director of the Schmid Law Library & Barco Law Library Professor of Law Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania University of Nebraska College of Law Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law: A Lincoln, Nebraska Practical Handbook (Oxford University Press)

OUTSTANDING ARTICLE AWARD COMPUTING SERVICES SIS (CS-SIS) The ALL-SIS Outstanding Article Award honors AWARD RECIPIENT an ALL-SIS member for contributions to the enhancement of academic law librarianship through publishing. KENNETH J. HIRSH DISTINGUISHED Jennifer L. Behrens SERVICE AWARD Associate Director for Administration & The Kenneth J. Hirsh Distinguished Service Scholarship and Award honors a CS-SIS member who has made Senior Lecturing Fellow outstanding contributions to the SIS, to AALL, and Duke University School of Law who is well regarded for his or her service to the J. Michael Goodson Law Library profession. The award was named in honor of its Durham, North Carolina first recipient, Kenneth J. Hirsh, who is a long- standing and distinguished member of the section. "'Unknown Symbols': Online Legal Research in the Age of Emoji,” 38 Legal Reference Services John R. Beatty Quarterly, 155 (2019) Faculty Scholarship Outreach Librarian The University at Buffalo State University of New York Charles B. Sears Law Library Buffalo, New York

8 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES FOREIGN, COMPARATIVE & Marcelo Rodriguez INTERNATIONAL LAW SIS Research and Training Librarian U.S. Courts for the Second Circuit (FCIL-SIS) AWARD RECIPIENTS New York, New York

DANIEL L. WADE FCIL-SIS BLOG POST OF THE YEAR AWARD OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD The Blog Post of the Year Award honors an AALL The Daniel L. Wade FCIL-SIS Outstanding Service member who contributes an outstanding blog Award honors a FCIL-SIS member who has made post for the FCIL-SIS blog, DipLawMatic Dialogues outstanding contributions to the FCIL-SIS in the during the previous year. areas of section activity and professional service Alison A. Shea throughout their career. Research and Instructional Librarian (Foreign, Heidi Frostestad Kuehl Comparative & International Law) Director of the Law Library and Associate Cornell University Law Library Professor of Law Ithaca, New York Northern Illinois University College of Law "Locating EU and UK Guidance on Brexit" David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library DeKalb, Illinois NEWSLETTER ARTICLE OF THE YEAR THOMAS H. REYNOLDS AND ARTURO A. AWARD FLORES FCIL-SIS PUBLICATION AWARD The Newsletter Article of the Year Award honors a FCIL-SIS member who contributes an outstanding The Thomas H. Reynolds & Arturo A. Flores article for the FCIL-SIS Newsletter during the FCIL-SIS Publication Award honors a FCIL-SIS previous year. member who has contributed to the professional development of their AALL colleagues during any Julienne E. Grant given year. The winning “publications” may be Reference Librarian/ Foreign & International print, digital, or electronic initiatives. Research Specialist Loyola University Chicago School of Law Library Thomas W. Mills Chicago, Illinois Associate Dean Kresge Law Library “An Introduction to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's University of Notre Dame Law School Legal Heritage & Carpenter v. Murphy.” Notre Dame, Indiana INTEREST GROUP/COMMITTEE SPIRIT OF THE FCIL-SIS AWARD PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD The Spirit of the FCIL-SIS Award is presented The Interest Group/Committee Project of the Year each year to members whose work furthers our Award honors the FCIL-SIS Interest Group and/or mission, serves the entire FCIL-SIS, and inspires Committee that produces an outstanding project others to act. for the benefit of FCIL-SIS and/or AALL members Caitlin Hunter during the previous year. Reference Librarian and Lecturer in Law The FCIL-SIS Latin American Law Interest Group University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law For its collaboration with the Latino Caucus to Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library monitor legal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic Los Angeles, California in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jessica Pierucci Research Law Librarian for Foreign, Comparative, & International Law University of California, Irvine Law Library Irvine, California

WWW.AALLNET.ORG 9 GOVERNMENT LAW LIBRARIES SIS LAW LIBRARY ADVOCATE AWARD (GLL-SIS) AWARD RECIPIENTS The Law Library Advocate Award is presented to a law library supporter in recognition of his or her BETHANY J. OCHAL AWARD FOR substantial contribution toward the advancement DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE and improvement of a State, Court, or County law library’s service or visibility. PROFESSION The Bethany J. Ochal Award honors members Honorable Daryl L. Moore who have made significant contributions to law Judge librarianship and are nearing the end of their 333rd Civil District Court library careers or have recently retired. Houston, Texas Steven P. Anderson Director PRIVATE LAW LIBRARIANS & Thurgood Marshall State Law Library INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL SIS Annapolis, Maryland (PLLIP-SIS) AWARD RECIPIENTS Donna Bausch, Retired Executive Director Norfolk Public Law Library BEST BLOGGER/WRITER OF THE YEAR Norfolk, Virginia AWARD The Best Blogger/Writer of the Year Award Donna S. Williams, Retired recognizes a member who has made significant Director blogging/writing contributions to the private law California Judicial Center Library library profession, their organization, or the PLLIP- San Francisco, California SIS and who demonstrates outstanding potential for continued service and leadership within the SIS JOEL L. FISHMAN PROFESSIONAL or the profession. PUBLICATION AWARD Cynthia Brown The Joel L. Fishman Professional Publication Director, Research Services Award recognizes a GLL-SIS member’s Littler Mendelson, P.C contribution to the field of government law Fresno, California librarianship through a professional publication that promotes government law libraries, law librarianship, legal research, or public access to DISTINGUISHED LIBRARIAN AWARD legal information. The Distinguished Librarian Award recognizes a longtime, non-retired law librarian and active Amy Small member of the PLLIP-SIS whose contributions Assistant Director to the profession, their organization, and service Texas State Law Library to the SIS have been significant, substantial, and Austin, Texas long-standing. “From the Western Frontier to the Digital Jean P. O'Grady Frontier: A History of the State Law Library,” Director of Research & Knowledge Services Journal of the Texas Supreme Court Historical DLA Piper Society, Summer 2019 Washington, DC

10 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES HALL OF FAME AWARD TECHNICAL SERVICES SIS (TS-SIS) The Hall of Fame Award recognizes a retiring AWARD RECIPIENT member who has over the course of their career made significant contributions to the private law RENEE D. CHAPMAN MEMORIAL AWARD library profession, their organization, and the FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS PLLIP-SIS. IN TECHNICAL SERVICES LAW Jim Senter LIBRARIANSHIP Library Services Manager The Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award Jones Day recognizes extended and sustained distinguished Los Angeles, California service to technical services law librarianship and to AALL, in memory of Renee D. Chapman, former SERVICE TO PLLIP AWARD head of technical services at the Charles B. Sears The Service to PLLIP Award recognizes a member Law Library at the State University of New York at who has provided significant service to the PLLIP- Buffalo and chair of the TS-SIS from 1988-1989. SIS. Michael Maben Juli Stahl Associate Librarian for Cataloging and Research Services Manager Lecturer in Law Ackerman LLP Indiana University Maurer School of Law Orlando, Florida Jerome Hall Law Library Bloomington, Indiana

VENDOR/OUTSIDE CHAMPION AWARD The Vendor/Outside Champion Award recognizes activities or initiatives by outside vendors that promote the value of information professionals to the broader legal community. Initiatives could include advertising campaigns, surveys, or articles that highlight or demonstrate the value of information professionals. Gayle Lynn-Nelson Senior Librarian Relations Consultant LexisNexis New York, New York

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More AALL members will be able to reach their educational goals through the LexisNexis/John R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is named for a LexisNexis visionary who strongly believed in the value of Morelaw libAALLrarians members and their will potential. be able to reach their educational goals through the LexisNexis/John R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is named for a LexisNexis visionary who strongly believed in the value of lawCONGR librariansATUL andATIONS their TO potential. THE FOLLOWING CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING LEXISNEXIS/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL LEXISNEXIS RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS: SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING JohnCONGR CannanATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING LEXISNEXISCynthia Bassett/JOHN R. JOHNSON MEMORIAL KatarinaLEXISNEX DanielsIS RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS: SCHOLARSHIPVictoria Capatosto RECIPIENTS: Emma Kearney John Cannan CynthiaMichael Bassett Poveromo Katarina Daniels VictoriaMarissa Capatosto Rydzewski Emma Kearney MichaelOur special Poveromo thanks and appreciation go to LexisNexis for establishing this unique relationship with AALL Marissaand for Rydzewski maintaining these educational traditions.

Our special thanks and appreciation go to LexisNexis for establishing this unique relationship with AALL and for maintaining these educational traditions.

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LexisNexis and the Knowledge Burst logo are registered trademarks of RELX Inc. Other products or services may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © 2018 LexisNexis. LO20999-0 0519 AALL SPECIAL INTEREST SECTION GRANTS AALL Special Interest Section (SIS) Grants support member education, professional growth, and special interests.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES SIS NEW MEMBER (SR-SIS) GRANT RECIPIENT Rachel Evans Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian University of Georgia Law Library ALAN HOLOCH MEMORIAL GRANT Athens, Georgia The Alan Holoch Memorial Grant recognizes an SR-SIS member who has demonstrated potential in law librarianship through his or her work with MARLA SCHWARTZ GRANT the section’s Standing Committee on Gay and The Marla Schwartz Grant provides assistance to Lesbian Issues. a library school graduate student or newer law librarian to attend an AALL-sponsored educational Nathan Delmar activity related to technical services. The grant Reference & Scholarly Services Librarian honors Marla J. Schwartz, head of acquisitions and Fordham University Law Library technical services, and a tenured faculty member The Maloney Library at the Pence Law Library at American University. New York, New York Ms. Schwartz was active in professional library organizations at the local and national levels and a TECHNICAL SERVICES SIS (TS-SIS) regular attendee of library conferences. GRANT RECIPIENTS Heather Kieger Cataloger Library of Congress EDUCATIONAL GRANT U.S. Programs, Law and Literature Division – The Educational Grant provides assistance to Law Section attend the AALL Annual Meeting & Conference. Washington, DC

IN MEMORIAM

AALL mourned the loss of the following members in 2019-2020:

Laurence (Larry) J. Abraham, New York, New York James W. Shelar, Ellicott City, Maryland David Alfred Combe, Metairie, Louisiana Christine A. Silver, Ardmore, Pennsylvania Paul Gatz, Columbus, Ohio Daniel Lawrence Wade, New Haven, Connecticut Edward S. Grosek, Johnson City, New York Mary Kathryn Wilson, Washington, DC Barbara Lee Kallusky, Oak Park Heights, Minnesota Carl A. Yirka, Strafford, Vermont Ann Morris, Chicago, Illinois Jacqueline Orlando, Washington, DC As of June 18, 2020

WWW.AALLNET.ORG 13 AALL MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES AALL congratulates our members with milestone anniversaries in 2020. Members receive an AALL Anniversary Pin to commemorate their achievement and dedication.

10 YEARS Kimberlee Hersch Barbara Schneider Roy Balleste Julian Aiken Elizabeth E. Hilkin Andrew P. Seville Joan Batchen Andrea M. Alexander Cindy Hirsch Mary Eileen Shackleton Terri Beaverson Kristina Anderson Tiffany A. Hrabusa Alexis Fetzer Sharp Kami L. Bedard Jamie J. Baker Rachel Hradecky Alison P. Sherwin Daniel L. Bell Rebecca Bearden Rebecca Iserman Arlene F. Silverstein Susan Berg Nicole Belbin Natacha JeanBaptiste Kimberly Simpson Voneida Blevins Alex Berrio Matamoros Jordan Jefferson Neal Smith Jr. Tibisay A. Boggio-Turner Catherine M. Biondo Tunisia Johnson Lauren Sotherden Donna M. Bostic David Brennen Stosh Jonjak Beau Steenken Brian K. Boyle Ida Carol Brite Cate Kellett Lindsay Steussy Steven M. Bruno Carolyn J. Brown Theresa C. Kim Gregory Stoner Joseph P.J. Burke III Michelle Buhalo Amy King Thomas Striepe Carrie A. Chownwai Kevin Carey Jessica King Michael Tatonetti Jennifer Dabbs Gina R. Cartusciello Josh LaPorte Alyssa Thurston Roxann R. De Armas B. Valerie Carullo Joseph Lawson Michelle Tolley James DiNatale Ashley Krenelka Chase Ann H. Lee Wai-Shang Tung Mark Alan Durbin Tamsen Lynne Conner Kelly Leong Genevieve Blake Tung Brendan A. Durrett Kathryn Crandall Sandy Li John Tyrrell Elvira Embser-Herbert Laurel Davis Amber Kennedy Madole Elizabeth Van Fossen Kerry Fitz-Gerald Catherine Deane Ruth Mahoney Rebecca Velez David Friedrich Stephanie Der Jennifer Mart-Rice Gwendolyn Vinson Kineret Abramson Gable Ramsey B. Donnell Rebecca Brady Mattson Carla P. Wale Madelaine Gordon Mary Abigail Bastos Dos Brooke Moynihan Minore Clare Gaynor Willis Michael Greenlee Santos Hilary Naab Andrew Winston Amanda R. Haddin Ani Dragomirova Josephine Pascual- Michelle Hardgrave David Dye Young Edward T. Hart Scott Enke Brittany Persson 20 YEARS Ron Hockensmith Jen Fell Melissa Pinch Tamara Acevedo Sonya Huesman Arlene Fletcher Elizabeth Powell-Whyte Maggie M. Adams Kristin R. Humphreys Mariah E. Ford Wilhelmina Randtke Megan Allen Sally A. Irvin Ellen Frentzen Richelle Reid Susan M. Altmeyer Anna Irvin Shawn Friend Rebecca (Becka) Rich Douglas J. Apicella Brent Johnson Andrew Gates Kristen Rook Jennifer Joan Ash Leslie J. Kallas David Hansen John H. Roper John Azzolini Sue Kelleher Mark Harasymiw Taryn L. Rucinski David P. Bader Sooin Kim Lea Harpster Patricia Simmons Sally Baker Judith Lihosit Schminke Raul Lopez

14 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES Kimberly Martin Jessica Wimer Beth A. Mrkvicka David J. Ensign Andrew Martin Jeanette Woessner Mark W. Podvia Linda K. Fariss Lorre Wicke Mason Genevieve Zook Radu D. Popa Michele Finerty Scott Matheson David M. Zopfi-Jordan George Prager David B. Grahek Bud Maurer Suzzanne Quinton Judy C. Janes Beverly Miller Laura E. Ray Ellen Kaufman Sima Mirkin 30 YEARS Lucy A. Redmond Sandra Marz Joe Mitzenmacher John Luther Adams Michael B. Roth Ann Morris E. Dana Neacsu Jane R. Baugh Christine Ryan Kyle S. Passmore Susan Nevelow Mart Philip C. Berwick Evelyn Seeger Humayun Rashid Mr. Lu Tuan Nguyen Rae Ellen Olson Best Jennifer S. Stephens Kay Schlueter Francis X. Norton Jr. Lorelei A. Broskey Michele Tarkington Judy Stinson Eva-Marie Nye Donald Buffaloe Jane Lindsay Paulette Toth Tiffany M. O'Neil Scott Burgh Underwood Teresa E. Wrenn Cynthia Pittson Mary Burgos Gretchen Van Dam Tawnya K. Plumb Cheryl Smith Cheatham Julie Webster- C. Andrew Plumb- Joann Doria Matthews 50 YEARS Larrick Elizabeth Elliott Karen W. Silber David Badertscher Marjorie Richmond M. Constance Fleischer Karen Wojan Jolande Goldberg Abigail Ellsworth Ross Sharrel Gerlach Betsy A. Vipperman Phyllis Marion Christopher Roy Christine L. Graesser Patricia Ann Bourke Sarah K. Wiant Stephen R. Salhany Ann Clifford Green Gwendolyn Y. Friedman Shohreh Saljooghi Jay Greenstone Eric Kennedy Kathlyn Schweyer Ismael Gullon Mark V. Zaleck 60 YEARS Laura Scott Joseph P. Hinger Jacquelyn J. Jurkins Patricia A. Scott Virginia Hughes Jennifer E. Sekula Billie Jo Kaufman 40 YEARS Richard Amelung Maria Sosnowski Pam Keyl Joan L. Axelroth William J. Stafford Sarah J. Hooke Steven M. Barkan Larissa V. Sullivant Ruth Levor Joan M. Bellistri Christopher A. Mary E. Matuszak Vallandingham Joyce A. McCray Pearson Keith Buckley Karen L. Wallace Gian Medves Nina Cascio Christine Weber Laurie Bingham Miller Timothy L. Coggins Robert J. Weiner Ann DeVeaux

Thank you for your dedication and commitment to AALL and to the legal information profession.

WWW.AALLNET.ORG 15 CHAPTER ANNIVERSARIES

AALL congratulates our chapters with milestone anniversaries in 2020. Chapters receive a letter from AALL’s president to commemorate their years of service to their members and the profession.

80 YEARS Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (SEAALL) 65 YEARS Minnesota Association of Law Libraries (MALL) 50 YEARS Greater Philadelphia Law Libraries Association (GPLLA) Ohio Regional Association Law Libraries (ORALL) 45 YEARS Mid-America Association of Law Libraries (MAALL) 40 YEARS Atlanta Law Libraries Association (ALLA) Michigan Association of Law Libraries (MichALL) Northern California Association of Law Libraries (NOCALL) 30 YEARS Law Librarians of Puget Sound (LLOPS)

AALL CHAMPIONS / MEMBERSHIP UPGRADE

AALL Champions are ambassadors to the legal information profession and to AALL.

Beth Adelman John Joseph DiGilio Mike Martinez Jr. Jonathan C. Stock Jamie J. Baker Amy J. Eaton John Mayer Maryruth Storer Patricia E. Barbone Stacy Etheredge Lawrence R. Meyer Gretchen Van Dam Marcia R. Bell Emily R. Florio Dan Miller Ed Walters Michael G. Bernier Krista Ford Alicia M. Pappas Christopher Walunas Justin Brownstone Eugene M. Giudice Charles A. Pipins II Gail Warren Joanne Camejo Edward T. Hart Holly M. Riccio Steve Wasserman Daniel Warren Cardwell Penny A. Hazelton Kathleen Richman Jean M. Wenger Kathy Carlson Joseph P. Hinger Diane M. Rodriguez Deborah Wiesehan Miriam D. Childs Mary Jenkins Maureen Rossi Jean L. Willis

Michelle Cosby Tunisia Johnson Karen Selden As of June 18, 2020 Joseph A. Custer Catherine Lemann Jeffrey A. Sewell Andre Davison June Hsiao Liebert Keith Ann Stiverson

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16 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES AALL SPONSORS

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AALL #GI E AALL AALL expresses gratitude to the following members who donated in support of the profession of law librarianship by contributing to a grant, scholarship, or other opportunity to ensure the profession remains strong. Here’s to $1,500 OR MORE Carla Evans Eugenia A. Minor Carrie (Carolyn) Doyle outstanding students Edward T. Hart Marie Rehmar Rachel S. Evans James E. Duggan Sarah (Sally) Holly M. Riccio Edward R. Fishpaw Holterhoff Michael Saint-Onge Sara Galligan in their pursuit $1,000 TO $1,499 Margaret K. Maes Jacob Sayward Maxine Grosshans Femi Cadmus Diane M. Rodriguez Loren Turner Joy Humphrey Catherine Lemann Barbara Szalkowski Amy A. Wharton Corinne Jacox of success. Vani Ungapen Helen Lacouture Thomson Reuters congratulates the 2020 Patrick Bernard Lavey $500 TO $999 $50 TO $99 George A. Strait Scholarship Award Winners $100 TO $249 Clara Liao Pauline M. Aranas Susan Benton Ellen McGrath and the 2020 George A. Strait Fellows. Mark E. Estes Barbara Fritschel Georgia Dupre Andi Molinet Ellen G. Schaffer Melissa Beck Chadwick Anne Catherine Mary Whisner Virginia M. Bryant Deborah Ginsberg Mostad-Jensen Yael Mandlslam Emily R. Florio Susan R. Ludington Malinda S. Muller 2020 George A. Strait 2020 George A. Strait Patricia Sayre-McCoy Lucy Curci-Gonzalez Betty Roeske Kathleen Richman Scholarship Award Fellows* Maryruth Storer John Hostage Lauren Seney Marijah Sroczynski Gretchen Van Dam Joyce Manna Janto Daniel L. Wade Jessie Tam Winners The Strait Fellowship supports Mary Jenkins law library internships Gail Warren Jane E. Thompson • Brittany Butler Alan Keely Colleen C. Williams Darcy Kirk UP TO $49 • Kimberly Villafuerte Barzola $250 TO $499 Shyama Agrawal As of June 18, 2020 • Juan Andres Fuentes Charles J. Lowry • Michael Muehe Carol Bredemeyer Jacqueline K. Kristina J. Alayan • Dinorah La Luz Camille Broussard To donate to AALL visit Magagnosc Jesse Alonzo • Christine Park James G. Durham Mary E. Matuszak Robert Bratton bit.ly/GiveAALL • Sophie Le *All Fellows also received • Kaia MacLeod scholarship awards • Rebecca Plevel AALL thanks the 2019-2020 Awards Committee, ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM • Renu Sagreiya Annual Meeting Program Committee, and the COMMITTEE Local Arrangements Committee for their hard Kathleen “Katie” Brown, Chair work and dedication: Learn more at aallnet.org/education-training/scholarships AWARDS COMMITTEE LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Catherine Lemann, Chair COMMITTEE Kristina J. Alayan, Vice Chair Catherine Lemann, Co-Chair Emily M. Janoski-Haehlen, Board Liaison Francis X. Norton Jr., Co-Chair Sarah Andeen Kevin Carey James E. Duggan Jootaek Lee Alison Rosenberg

18 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES Here’s to outstanding students in their pursuit of success. Thomson Reuters congratulates the 2020 George A. Strait Scholarship Award Winners and the 2020 George A. Strait Fellows.

2020 George A. Strait 2020 George A. Strait Scholarship Award Fellows* Winners The Strait Fellowship supports law library internships • Brittany Butler • Kimberly Villafuerte Barzola • Juan Andres Fuentes • Michael Muehe • Dinorah La Luz • Christine Park • Sophie Le *All Fellows also received • Kaia MacLeod scholarship awards • Rebecca Plevel • Renu Sagreiya

Learn more at aallnet.org/education-training/scholarships

WWW.AALLNET.ORG 19 AALL PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION Each year, the AALL President has an opportunity to present certificates of appreciation to people or organizations who have contributed to the Association and/or the legal information profession in exceptional ways. This year’s certificates were awarded to the following individuals.

Cornell H. Winston AALL Staff For being the Master of Ceremonies for the For dedication to law librarians and legal Gallagher Awards Presentation. information professionals during a time of crisis.

Cassie Rae Walker Temple University Beasley School of Law Library In recognition for chairing the CONELL Handbook For exceptional support during my executive board Special Committee. tenure.

Heather Jane Edith Simmons Tennessee University College of Law Library For chairing the Law Librarianship as a Career For exceptional support during my executive board Guidance Review Special Committee. tenure.

Mary Jenkins For chairing the Legal Research Competencies Review Special Committee.

Teresa M. Miguel-Stearns For championing the relevance of meaningful data collection for academic law libraries.

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