Kenneth J. Hirsh Distinguished Service Award

Call for Nominations

The Kenneth J. Hirsh Distinguished Service Award honors a LIT-SIS member who has made outstanding contributions to the SIS, to AALL, and who is well regarded for their service to the profession. The inaugural award recipient was Ken Hirsh, in whose honor the award is named.

Criteria

  • Outstanding leadership through committee work, service on the executive board, involvement in special projects or other activities
  • Participation in professional development activities in furtherance of the section and its interests, including educational program planning and presentations
  • Involvement with mentoring activities to foster interest and participation in the section and its activities
  • Evidenced commitment to the section, its purpose, and its role within the association in furtherance of the law library profession

To be eligible for the award, a nominee must be an active or retired member of the section. Section officers are not eligible for this award during their term of office.

Winners

  • 2021 - 2022

    2022

    Kincaid (KC) Brown

    2021

    Tawnya Plumb

  • 2011 - 2020

    2020

    John Beatty

    2019

    Roger Skalbeck

    2018

    Susan Boland

    2017

    Vicki Szymczak

    2016

    Kristina L. Niedringhaus

    2015

    Meg Kribble

    2014

    Jean Willis

    2013

    Deborah Ginsberg

    2012

    Bonnie Shucha

    2011

    June Liebert

  • 2004 - 2010

    2010

    Richard Leiter

    2009

    Sheri H. Lewis

    2008

    Mark Folmsbee

    2007

    Jim Milles

    2006

    Liz Glankler

    2004

    Kenneth J. Hirsh