University of Illinois
Library
Urbana-Champaign
presents
Faculty and
Academic Professional
Recognition
September 29, 2015
University of Illinois Library
John P. Wilkin
Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson
Dean of Libraries and University
Librarian
Evening Agenda
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Introduction
♦
Opening Remarks, Dean Wilkin
♦
Dinner
♦
Recognitions, Dean Wilkin
Our thanks to Illini Union Catering and the Alice Campbell
Center for hosting our event this evening, and to
Kim Matherly for making the arrangements.
Service Recognition
Achievement of Tenure
Years of Service
and Promotion
5 Years of Service
To the rank of Professor without Change in Tenure
Jennifer Hain Teper
Sarah M. Christensen
Head, Library Preservation and
Visual Resources Curator
John “Bud” Velde Professor,
Preservation/Conservation Librarian
Rhonda L. Jurinak
Associate Professor to PROFESSOR
Technology Enhanced Space Support Specialist
To Indefinite Tenure without Change in Rank
Steven W. Witt
Head, International and Area Studies Library
and Associate Professor
William F. Weathers
Web Development User Interface Specialist
10 Years of Service
15 Years of Service
Susan Avery
Stephanie R. Baker
Undergraduate Instructional Services Librarian
Research Programmer, Technical Services
and Associate Professor
Paula M. Carns
Howard A. Ding
Head, Literatures & Languages Library
Research Programmer for Scholarly Commons
and Associate Professor
Repository Services
Lee W. Galaway
Merinda Kaye Hensley
Manager, Workstation and Network Support
Instructional Services Librarian
Robert Slater
and Assistant Professor
Technical Architect for Library Web Content
Valerie Hotchkiss
David H. Ward
Director, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
and Professor
Lori S. Mestre
Head, Undergraduate Library
and Professor
D. John Wagstaff
Music & Performing Arts Librarian
and Associate Professor
Undergraduate Reference Service Librarian
and Associate Professor
Cherié L. Weible
Head, Central Access Services
and Associate Professor
20 Years of Service
Professional or Scholarly Awards
Janet A. Weber
Harriet Green
Electronic Resources Management Support Specialist
English and Digital Humanities Librarian
Lynn N. Wiley
and Assistant Professor
Head, Library Acquisitions
Award from the Mellon-funded ‘Humanities Without
and Associate Professor
Walls Initiative’ to pursue “Humanities Collaborations
and Research Practices: Exploring Scholarship
25 Years of Service
in the Global Midwest”
Marek Sroka
Slavic Cataloger and
Myung-Ja (MJ) Han
Associate Professor
Metadata Librarian
and Associate Professor
30 Years of Service
Jeffrey M. Schrader
2015 Esther J. Piercy Award from the Association
for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
Assistant Dean for Library Facilities
35 Years of Service
Margaret H. Burnette
Biomedical Sciences Librarian
and Assistant Professor
Merinda Hensley
Instructional Services Librarian
and Assistant Professor
2015 Leadership Award from the Graduate School of
Library and Information Science (GSLIS),
Library School Alumni Association (LSAA)
Professional or Scholarly Awards
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Coordinator for Information Literacy Services & Instruction
and Professor
2015 Association of College and Research Libraries
Instruction Section (ACRL/IS)
Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
Kyle Rimkus
Preservation Librarian and
Assistant Professor
Campus Research Board Award
to support “Advancing File Format Policymaking
for Digital Preservation”
Susan M. Schnuer
Associate Director, Mortenson Center for
International Programs
2015 IFLA Scroll of Appreciation
for Distinguished service to the International
Library Community
Editor /Editorial Books /Professional or
Scholarly Journals
Susan M. Schnuer
Associate Director, Mortenson Center for
International Programs
University Library 2015 Outstanding
Academic Professional
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Coordinator for Information Literacy Services & Instruction
and Professor
Member, New Media Consortium 2015 Horizon
Project Expert Panel for Academic
and Research Libraries
Valerie Hotchkiss
Director, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
and Professor
Editor, Women in Print (e-books)
(University of Illinois Press)
Lori S. Mestre
Head, Undergraduate Library and Professor
Editorial Board, College & Research Libraries
Caroline Szylowicz
Kolb-Proust Librarian and
Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts
and Associate Professor
Co-Editor of Digital Edition of Proust’s Correspondence
(Paris: Plon Éditions)
Board of Directors and /or Leadership Position in
Professional Organization
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Coordinator for Information Literacy Services & Instruction
and Professor
Nominated for President, 2017-2018, American Library Association
Karen Hogenboom
Head, Library Scholarly Commons
and Associate Professor
Chair, Education Committee, ALA Government
Documents Round Table (GODORT)
Convener, Numeric and Spatial Data Services
In Academic Libraries Interest Group, ACRL
Valerie Hotchkiss
Director, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
and Professor
Board of Governors AYA, Yale University
President, Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of Illinois,
National Honorary Society
Board of Directors, Manuscriptlink
Lori S. Mestre
Head, Undergraduate Library
and Professor
Chair, Diversity Research Grants Advisory Group for ALA
Secretary and Webmaster, EMIERT, Ethnic and
Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table of ALA
Board of Directors and /or Leadership Position in
Professional Organization (continued)
Thomas H. Teper
Associate Dean of Libraries & Associate University Librarian for
Collections and Technical Services and Associate Professor
Advisory Board Member, ProQuest North American
Editorial Board Member, Portal: Libraries and the
Academy
Executive Committee Member, Reveal Digital
Mara Thacker
South Asian Librarian and Assistant Professor
Secretary, Executive Board
Committee of South Asian Libraries and Documentation
(CONSALD) for the South Asia Council of the
Association for Asian Studies, Inc.
Sarah C. Williams
Life Sciences Data Services Librarian and
Associate Professor
President-Elect, United States Agricultural
Information Network (USAIN)
National Grants Awarded
Named Professorships
University Library
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
$398,844, matching $328,857
Development of shared curriculum for use in
Academic libraries and A Train the Trainer series
Clara Chu
Director, Mortenson Center for International Programs
and Professor
Mortenson Distinguished Professor
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
$498,942 for “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections
and Archives” to support Cataloging Cavagna:
Italian Imprints from the 16th to 19th Century
Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
$521,014 three year grant to help make leadership
training accessible to librarians around the world.
Valerie Hotchkiss
Director, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
and Professor
Andrew Turyn Professor
Ellen D. Swain
Archivist for Student Life and Culture
and Associate Professor
Stewart S. Howe Associate Professor
Jennifer Hain Teper
Head, Library Preservation
Preservation/Conservation Librarian
and Professor
John “Bud” Velde Professor
John P. Wilkin
University Librarian and Professor
Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Dean of Libraries
Thank You
and
Congratulations