2006 AALL Presidential Certificates of Merit

Presented in St. Louis, MO
at the 99th Annual Meeting
Claire M. Germain, President

Timothy L. Coggins

• For his leadership of the Government Relations Committee, and enduring commitment to the profession

Blair Kauffman

• For his leadership of the Special Committee on Fostering Legal Research as a Subject Specialty, his many contributions to the profession, and his enthusiastic collegiality

Publishing Initiatives Caucus (P.I.C.)

• For its exemplary role in spearheading a successful campaign to highlight articles written by law librarians in legal publications, and promoting law librarians to the legal community

Roy M. Mersky

• For his exemplary leadership, service and dedication to law libraries and legal research, and for his championship of the law library profession to the legal community

Richard J. Matthews

• For his leadership of the Electronic Access to Legal Information Committee, and for his tireless efforts to complete the 50-state survey of authentication of electronic legal information

Christopher Siwa, AALL Web Administrator

• In recognition of his responsive and innovative work in developing the scope, accessibility and usefulness of AALLNET

Barbara A. Bintliff

• For her leadership and enduring commitment to AALL and the profession and advocacy on behalf of academic law library directors

Dan J. Freehling

• For his leadership and dedicated service to AALL and his advocacy on behalf of AALL to the AALS and ABA