TYPE
Process Committee
PURPOSE
The Awards Committee shall oversee the granting of the:
- Hall of Fame Award
- Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award
- Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award
CHARGE
The following awards presented at the annual meeting are selected by the Awards Committee:
- Hall of Fame Award
- Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award
- Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award
Following selection of the winners, the Committee works to publicize the recipients and their achievements.
TIME COMMITMENT
Committee members will work during the months of January, February, and March to review all of the nominations submitted and will select the recipients. All nominations are due by February 1 and the award recipient(s) will be selected by April 1.
MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
The committee should be composed of experienced law librarians who are familiar with the members and wide range of activities of the AALL.
TENURE
Membership on the committee shall normally be for two years, except that the vice chair and chair will each serve three years. The returning member selected as vice chair at the end of the first year will serve in that capacity in the second year and become the chair of the committee for an additional third year.
SIZE
The committee shall normally consist of a chair, vice chair, five members, and a non-voting Executive Board and staff liaison.
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS COMPLIANCE
- Goal 1: Championing Excellence
- Goal 3: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
AALL is committed to diversity and inclusion. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply, and receipt of one award does not preclude the candidates from receiving a second award.