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Emerging Leader Award
Description:
The Emerging Leader Award is given to recognize newer members of AALL who have already made significant contributions to the Association and/or to the profession and have demonstrated the potential for leadership and continuing service.
Selection Process:
The AALL Leadership Development Committee, in coordination with the AALL Awards Committee, shall administer the Emerging Leader Award. The Leadership Development Committee shall solicit and review nominations for the Award. The committee will select one (1) or up to three (3) recipients each year for the Emerging Leader Award, or no recipients if it deems none of the nominees sufficiently qualified, and will submit the winning recipient(s) name to the Awards Committee. Current members of the Leadership Development Committee are not eligible for consideration.
The deadline for nominations will be February 1 with a selection deadline of March 20.
Selection Criteria:
- The nominee must be a member in good standing of AALL
- The nominee must be in his/her first ten (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 to 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:
Download Emerging Leader Award Nomination Form
Nominations must be received by AALL no later than February 1 of each year; self-nomination by members is acceptable. A subcommittee of the Leadership Development Committee will complete its deliberations and the selection process by March 20.
The subcommittee of the Leadership Development Committee 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 Leadership Development Committee Chair, Valerie Railey at Valerie_Railey@lb9.uscourts.gov.
Nominations and all accompanying documentation for this award should be sent to:
American Association of Law Libraries
Leadership Development Committee Chair
105 W Adams Street
Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60603-6225
Phone: (312) 205-8010
Fax: (312) 205-8011
Email: vcastillo@aall.org
(Please include Email Subject Line: Emerging Leader Award)
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 and a $500 cash prize.
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