The Spirit of the FCIL-SIS Award is presented each year to members whose work furthers our mission, serves the entire FCIL-SIS, and inspires others to act.
Procedure
Individuals may nominate themselves or others by emailing the name of the nominee to the FCIL-SIS Executive Committee. Nominees must be a member of the Section, active or retired. Nominations may be submitted by any Section member. Current Executive Committee members are ineligible for nomination. The award will be presented periodically at the discretion of the Executive Committee. There is no requirement that the award be given at any particular interval.
All nominations must include:
- A letter of nomination, including the candidate’s full name, title, and institution name and address. (If the candidate is retired, include name, home address, and most recent former employer);
- A narrative supporting the nomination, including a discussion of the candidate’s contributions to the Section;
- The name, email address and phone number of the nominating party.
Deadline
All nominations must be received by March 15 of the year in which the award may be
made. If an award is given, it will be presented at the FCIL-SIS Business Meeting.
Past Recipients
| Year | Recipients |
| 2025 | Charlotte Daugherty, Sarah Martin, and Paul Moorman |
| 2024 | Errol Adams, Charles Bjork, and Sue Silverman |
| 2023 | Renu Urvashi Sagreiya, Juan-Andrés Fuentes, and Erin Gow |
| 2022 | Meredith Capps, David Isom, Janet Kearney |
| 2021 | Melissa Abernathy, Yasmin Morais, and Abby Dos Santos |
| 2020 | Caitlin Hunter, Jessica Pierucci, Marcelo Rodriguez |
| 2019 | Sherry Xin Chen, Amy M. Flick, Hunter Whaley |
| 2018 | Loren Turner |
| 2017 | Yemisi Dina, Thomas Mills |
| 2016 | Sherry Leysen, Evelyn Ma, Alyson Drake |
| 2015 | Susan Gualtier, Jootaek “Juice” Lee, Joan Policastri |
| 2014 | Julienne Grant, Ryan Harrington, Jim Hart, Carmen Valero |
| 2013 | Kristina Alayan, Gabriela Femenia, Deborah Schander |
| 2012 | Jonathan Pratter, Alison Shea |
| 2011 | Laura Cadra, Amy Emerson, Don Ford, Wiltrud Harms, Jean Wenger |
| 2010 | Lucie Olejnikova, Linda Tashbook, Mark Engsberg |
| 2009 | Christopher O’Byrne, Mabel Shaw, Tom Kimbrough |
| 2008 | Bill McCloy, David McFadden, Mary Sexton |
| 2007 | Victor Essien, Heidi Kuehl |
| 2005 | Lyonette Louis-Jacques |
| 2004 | Marie-Louise “Malo” Bernal – Special Assistant to the Law Librarian, Law Library of Congress, Herb Somers |
| 2003 | Mila Rush – University of Minnesota Law Library |
| 2002 | Marci Hoffman, Jill Watson, Mirela Roznovschi |
| 2001 | Anne Burnett, Michael McCarthy, Mary Rumsey, Dennis Sears, Mary Strouse, Victoria Szymczak, Stefanie Weigmann |

