The iSchool Awards Committee is pleased to announce the iSchool Awards Recipients for the 2020-2021 academic year!
The iSchool Awards Committee is pleased to announce the iSchool Awards Recipients for the 2020-2021 academic year!
Fall 2020
| AWARDS | AWARDEE(S) |
|---|---|
| B. Parker Hamilton Libraries of the Future Scholarship | Corey Allender |
| Barbara Van Dongen School Library Media Fellowship | Theresa Bourbon |
| Bruce Ambacher Digital Archives and Curation Fellowship | Mieko Palazzo |
| Christin Glaab Law Librarianship Fellowship | Steven Vasil |
| College of Information Studies Alumni Scholarship | Nisa Asgarali-Hoffman Wenshan Cao Shaan Chopra Anuja Wani |
| Dr. Joan Giesecke Health Informatics Fellowship | Yuhan Luo Neviya Prakash |
| Frank G. Burke Scholarship | Alan Wierdak |
| Gloria Davidson Endowed Fellowship | Mary-Anne Nelligan |
| Helen A. Tegnell Scholarship | Nisa Asgarali-Hoffman Elisabeth Asher Alan Wierdak |
| Library Systems & Services (LSSI) Scholarship | Tiffany Chavis |
| Mary Lee Bundy Scholarship | Geethani Liyanage |
| MIM Alumni Scholarship | Wenshan Cao Anuja Wani |
| Myra Wilson Scholarship | Jennifer Chapman |
| Nancy & Daniel Balz MLIS Scholarship for Returning Students | Julianne Russell Hilary Shiue |
| Noyes Library Association Scholarship | Rebecca Fink Gabi Huesca |
| Turner Family Optimal Solutions Endowed Scholarship | Marhshi Bakshi |
| Undergraduate iSchool Excellence Fund Award | Mengyun Liu |
Spring 2021
| AWARDS | AWARDEE(S) |
|---|---|
| Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research Achievement | Jordan Webster for their project entitled “Addressing Racial Bias in the American Healthcare System” |
| Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Doctoral Paper | Emma Dixon for their paper entitled “The Role of Sensory Changes in Everyday Technology Use by People with Mild to Moderate Dementia” |
| Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project by Graduate Students | Rebecca McGivney, Tannaz Motevalli, Angela Rodgers-Koukoui, Genevieve Kocienda, Hannah Frisch, Jessica Jeffers for their project entitled “The David C. Driskell Papers Project” |
| Dean’s Award for an Outstanding iSchool Project by Undergraduate Students | Adam Fiergang, Brigidanna Crews, Gabriel Kamalakis, Patrick Garcia, Sarwat Kazmi for their project entitled “Littertrak”
Jonathan Obenland for their project around the UMD Data Challenge 2021 Event Infrastructure |
| Dr. Joan Giesecke Best Student Paper on Health Informatics Awards | Caroline Ackiewicz, Hannah Frisch, Grace Mandato, Mary McKinley, Phillip Nicholas for their project entitled “Keep Calm and Manage Dementia: User Group Information Behavior Profile for Caregivers of Dementia Patients”
Zirwah Ahmad, Emily Gazda, Evan Kellner, Agya Rai for their project entitled “Information Behavior of Homeless Individuals” |
| Gloria Davidson Excellence in School Librarianship Award | Rachel Mattos |
| Laurence B. Heilprin Award | Steven Humiston |
| Simmona Simmons Best Student Paper on Diversity Award | Zahra Osman for their project entitled “A Library Freedom Dream: In Conversation with Fobazi Ettarh”
Emily Frazier, Brittany Heye, Paula Langley, Porter Olsen for their project entitled “From Reservation Life to College: Resources to aid high school students with the transition” |
| Turner Family Optimal Solutions Endowed Scholarship | Abraham White Sarah Patrick |
| Undergraduate iSchool Excellence Fund Award | Jesse Anderson |
| Undergraduate Student Leadership Award for Academic Peer Mentorship | Jesse Anderson Andrew Ferguson |
Faculty/Staff Awards
| AWARDS | AWARDEE(S) |
|---|---|
| Student’s Choice Teaching Award | Undergraduate: M.R. Sauter Graduate: Ryan O’Grady |
| Instructional Innovation Award | Stacy Surla |
| William G. Wilson Staff Excellence Award | David Baugh Sarah Grun |