Description
The Emerging Leader Award recognizes newer members who have already made significant contributions to the Association and/or to the profession and have demonstrated the potential for leadership and continuing service.
The Emerging Leader Award Jury will solicit nominations for the award. They should target the call for nominations to entities that serve as an entry point for member service—the special interest sections, caucuses, chapters, and other committee chairs or any other group that may be applicable in the future. More than one award may be given, but no more than three awards may be given in a single year.
Nominations should include evidence of the nominee’s contributions to AALL or the profession and may include up to three supporting letters, which must be submitted with the nomination. Petitions and letter writing campaigns (beyond those letters included with the application) are discouraged and will not be considered in the evaluation process nor will they influence the Committee.
Process
Selection Criteria
- The nominee must be a member in good standing of AALL
- The nominee must be in his/her first 10 years of law library experience
- The nominee must not have previously received an Emerging Leader Award
- The nominee must have made a significant contribution to the Association and/or the profession.
- The nominee must have shown outstanding promise for continuing service and leadership. Specific examples of his/her continuing activities must be provided.
Application Information
The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2024. Please email the nomination form and supporting documentation as a single PDF to Jennifer Wahl. Self-nomination by members is acceptable.
Download the Emerging Leader Award Nomination Form
The Emerging Leader Award Jury will review the nominations and make a final decision on who will receive the award. Each nominee shall be considered individually and confidentially and will be judged according to the criteria listed above. The award may be presented annually, but there is no requirement that the award be given each year. For more information, please contact Emerging Leader Award Jury Chair.
Award Presentation
The award shall be presented during the AALL Annual Meeting, and it will be given in name of the Association. The recipient will receive a certificate.
Recipients
2020 - 2023 2023
Cas Laskowski
Head of Research, Data & Instruction
University of Arizona Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library
Tucson, AZMandy Lee
Head of Research & Instruction
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago, ILPatrick Parsons
Associate Director for Legal Technology & Innovation
Georgia State College of Law
Atlanta, GA2022
Sabrina Davis
Associate Law Librarian for Digital and Educational Services
Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library
Houston, TXAlyson Drake
Instructional Services Librarian
Fordham University Law School
The Maloney Library
New York, NYTaryn Marks
Associate Director of Research and Instructional Services
Stanford University
Robert Crown Law Library
Stanford, CA2021
Ashley Ames Ahlbrand
Assistant Director for Public Services
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Bloomington, INElizabeth S. Graham
Head of Technical Services
University of Maryland School of Law Thurgood Marshall Law Library
Baltimore, MDClanitra Stewart Nejdl
Head of Professional Development and Research Services Librarian, Lecturer in Law Vanderbilt University, Alyne Queener Massey Law Library
Nashville, TN2020
Lindsey Ann Carpino
Legal Content Services Supervisor
BakerHostetler
Chicago, ILBenjamin J. Keele
Research & Instructional Services Librarian
Ruth Lilly Law Library
Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Indianapolis, INSara V. Pic
Head of Public Services
Law Library of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA2010 - 2019 2019
Kristina J. Alayan
Law Library Director & Assistant Professor of Law
Howard University School of Law
Washington, DCMichelle Hook Dewey
Legal Research Services Manager
BakerHostetler
Atlanta, GAAnna C.B. Russell
Anchorage Branch Librarian
United States Courts Ninth Circuit Library
Anchorage, AK2018
Shamika Dalton
Interim Associate Director & Professor of Legal Research
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center
Gainesville, FLStephen Parks
State Librarian
State Law Library of Mississippi
Jackson, MSAllison C. Reeve
Library Manager
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Kansas City, MO2017
Ashley Krenelka Chase
Associate Director of the Law Library, Coordinator of Legal Practice Technology, & Adjunct Professor of Law
Stetson University College of Law
Gulfport, FLJoseph D. Lawson
Deputy Director
Harris County Law Library
Houston, TXLeanna R. Simon
Reference Librarian
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Detroit, MI2016
Susan David deMaine
Research and Instructional Services Librarian
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Indianapolis, INSarah Morris Lin
Library Systems Librarian
Reed Smith LLP
San Francisco, CAAndrew M. Winston
Legal Reference Specialist
Law Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.2015
Nicole P. Dyszlewski
Research/Access Services Librarian
Roger Williams University School of Law
Bristol, RIEmily R. Florio
Manager of Library Services
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Washington, DCJane M. Larrington
Reference Faculty Services Librarian
University of San Diego School of Law
San Diego, CA2014
Janine Liebert
Programs and Partnerships Librarian
LA Law Library
Los Angeles, CA2013
Jason Eiseman
Head of Technology Services
Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School
New Haven, CT2012
Margaret Butler
Associate Director for Public Services
Georgia State University College of Law Library
Atlanta, GA2011
Kathleen (Katie) Brown
Assistant Director for Public and Faculty Services
Oklahoma City University School of Law
Oklahoma City, OK2010
Sarah K.C. Mauldin
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP