Category: Awards

ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award Ceremony [video replay]

The Award ceremony for both the 2020 and 2021 recipients was recorded. The award recognizes librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential.

ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award Interview: The Editorial Team of LibParlor

Nimisha Bhat, Hailley Fargo, Chelsea Heinbach, and Charissa Powell, members of the editorial team for the professional development blog LibParlor, are the 2021 recipients of the ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award. Sponsored by Library Juice Academy, the $1,000 award recognizes librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The team was selected for their efforts to create and promote an online community of practice for librarians.

Mary Anne Hansen Outstanding Professional Development Award 2020

ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award Interview: Mary Anne Hansen

Mary Anne Hansen, Tribal College Librarians Institute Coordinator, is the 2020 recipient of the ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award. Sponsored by Library Juice Academy, the $1,000 award recognizes librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The Mary...

ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award Interview: Lynda Kellam

Lynda Kellam was selected as the 2019 recipient of the ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award for creating the webinar series “Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian.” The $1,000 award and plaque will be presented to her at the ULS reception at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in Washington...

2019 Outstanding Professional Development Award — Call for Nominations

University Libraries Section Outstanding Professional Development Award committee is pleased to announce that they are accepting nominations. Do you know someone who has contributed to librarians’ growth and professional development? Nominations due February 8, 2019. See details and submit nominations on the ACRL Web site:http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/ulsaward The award recognizes librarians, archivists,...

ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award Interview: Corey Halaychik & Ashley Maynor

Corey Halaychik & Ashley Maynor were selected as the 2018 recipients of the ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award for development and implementation of The Library Collective. The $1,000 award and plaque will be presented to them at the ULS reception at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans....

2018 Outstanding Professional Development Award – Call for Nominations

University Libraries Section Outstanding Professional Development Award committee is pleased to announce that they are accepting nominations. Nominations due: February 9, 2018 See details and submit nominations on the ACRL Web site: http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/ulsaward The award recognizes librarians, archivists, or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have...

ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award Interview: Alanna Aiko Moore

Alanna Aiko Moore was selected as this year’s recipient of the ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award. The $1,000 award and plaque will be presented to Alanna at the ULS reception at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. You can read the entire award announcement, including comments from the award...

Outstanding Professional Development Award – Call for Nominations

This award recognizes librarians, archivists, or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The effect of these contributions may be the result of continuous or distinguished service to the profession, but may also be the result of extraordinarily active, innovative, or...

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Nominate a librarian for the new ULS Professional Development Award!

Do you know someone who has contributed to librarians’ growth and professional development? The University Libraries Section of ACRL has a brand new ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award designed to recognize such a person. They’ll get $1,000 and be celebrated at ALA Annual 2016 in Orlando. It’s easy peasy. By...