PLLIP-SIS Awards
The PLLIP Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for 2023, and it’s time to send us the names of your nominees! This year’s awards are:
Advocate of the Year
Designed to recognize a member who has been a strong advocate of private law librarianship and provided meaningful service to the Private Law Libraries SIS, their organization, and the larger legal community and who demonstrates outstanding potential for continued service and leadership within the SIS and the profession. The award includes a plaque as well as a registration grant for the AALL Annual Meeting or the PLLIP Summit, to be used within two years of the award.
Selection Criteria: nominees must 1) be an active member in good standing of AALL and PLLIP 2) have made significant contributions to PLLIP and their organization, and 3) show outstanding potential for continued service and leadership within PLLIP and the profession, 4) not have previously received the Advocate or Service to PLLIP Award and 5) not be a current or immediate past officer of PLLIP.
Best Blogger/Writer of the Year
Designed to recognize a member who has made significant blogging/writing contributions to the private law library profession, their organization, and the Private Law Librarians SIS and demonstrates outstanding potential for continued service and leadership within the SIS and the profession.
Selection Criteria: nominees must 1) Create blog posts or articles that contribute to topics relating to librarianship, law librarianship, and practical applications for library work or to an understanding of legal materials, legal systems legal information, or to professional and staff training and development 2) demonstrate high quality of writing and effectiveness of the communication technique utilized for the information sought to be conveyed 3) be an active member in good standing of AALL and/or PLLIP 4) have made significant contributions to PLLIP and their organization, and 5) show outstanding potential for continued service and leadership within PLLIP and the profession.
Distinguished Librarian
Designed to recognize a long-time active member whose contributions to the profession, their organization, and service to the Private Law Librarians SIS have been significant, substantial and long-standing.
Selection criteria: nominees must 1) be an active member in good standing of AALL and PLLIP 15 years or more, and 2) have made significant contributions to PLLIP and their organization.
Emerging Leader of the Year
Designed to recognize a member in the early stages of his/her career who has made significant contributions to the law library profession, their organization, and the Private Law Libraries SIS and demonstrates outstanding potential for continued service and leadership within the SIS and the profession.
Selection criteria: nominees must: 1) be an active member in good standing of AALL and PLLIP, 2) be in the first 2-5 years of their law library career, 3) have not previously received the PLLIP Emerging Leader Award, 4) have made significant contributions to PLLIP and their organization, and 4) show outstanding potential for continued service and leadership within PLLIP and the profession.
Hall of Fame
Designed to recognize a retired member who over the entire course of their career made significant contributions to the private law library profession, their organization, and the Private Law Librarians SIS.
Selection Criteria: nominees must 1) be a member in good standing of AALL and PLLIP 2) have been a law librarian for at least 15 years, and 3) have made significant contributions to PLLIP and/or their organization.
Innovative Professional
Designed to recognize a member who has demonstrated significant innovation to the private law library profession, their organization, and the Private Law Librarians SIS, and who demonstrates outstanding potential for continued service and leadership within the SIS and the profession.
Selection criteria: nominees must: 1) be an active member in good standing of AALL and PLLIP and/or chapter members, 2) have made significant contributions to PLLIP and their organization, and 3) show outstanding potential for continued service and leadership within PLLIP and the profession
Vendor/Outside Champion Award
Designed to recognize activities or initiatives by outside vendors which promote the value of information professionals to the broader legal community. Initiatives could include advertising campaigns, surveys or articles which highlight or demonstrate the value of information professionals; inviting or facilitating opportunities where information professionals speak or write for an audience of law firm partners and executive directors. Specifically excluded are initiatives paid for by AALL or PLLIP and traditional sponsorship of conferences and educational activities.
Selection Criteria: nominees must 1) have initiated programs or activities that promote the value of information professionals to the broader legal community 2) not have received payment for the activity or initiative by AALL or PLLIP, and 3) not be a current or immediate past officer of PLLIP.
Questions
Contact Ronda Fisch, chair of the PLLIP Awards Committee, and Leanna Simon, co-chair of the PLLIP Awards Committe.
Resources
Download the 2023 PLLIP-SIS Award Nomination Form
Download the PLLIP-SIS Awards List
Recipients
Each of our outstanding award recipients are distinguished in their commitment and level of engagement to our profession, particularly as members and supporters the Private Law Library and Information Professional community. It is with gratitude that we congratulate these exceptional individuals and groups.
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2015-2023 2023
Advocate of the Year: Lindsey Carpino, BakerHostetler
Best Blogger/Writer of the Year: Emily Moog, New York Law Institute
Distinguished Librarian of the Year: Holly Riccio, California Judicial Center
Hall of Fame: Michael Bernier, Retired, Bloomberg Industry Group and Gayle Lynn-Nelson, Retired, LexisNexis™
Vendor/Outside Champion Award: Mark Torchiana, Courtroom Insight2022
Advocate of the Year: Shari Berkowitz, Duff Jones Day
Best Blogger/Writer of the Year: Kevin Miles, Norton Rose Fulbright
Distinguished Librarian of the Year: Jennifer Berman, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Emerging Leader of the Year: Alexis Branham, BakerHostetler
Hall of Fame: Steve Lastres, Retired
Innovative Professional of the Year: Catherine Monte, Fox Rothschild LLP
Vendor/Outside Champion Award: Westlaw Information Management Advisor Team: Wendy Maines,Blythe McCoy, Kim Hurley, Jane Lippmann, Thomson Reuters2021
Advocate of the Year: Eugene Giudice, Dentons US LLP, Research Services Training Specialist
Best Blogger/Writer of the Year: Allison C. Reeve Davis, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Senior Library Manager
Distinguished Librarian: Andre Davison, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, R & I Operations Implementation Manager
Hall of Fame: Loretta Orndorff, Retired
Vendor/Outside Champion Award: Mike Bernier, Bloomberg Industry Group, Director of Knowledge Services and Library Relations2020
Best Blogger/Writer of the Year: Cynthia Brown, Director, Research Services, Littler
Distinguished Librarian: Jean O’Grady, Director of Research & Knowledge Services, DLA Piper US
Hall of Fame: James (Jim) Senter, Library Services Manager, Jones Day
Service to PLLIP Award: Juli Stahl, Research Services Manager, Ackerman
Vendor/Outside Champion Award: Gayle Lynn-Nelson, Senior Librarian Relations Consultant, LexisNexis2019
Advocate of the Year: Diana Koppang, Director of Research & Competitive Intelligence; Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg
Best Blogger/Writer of the Year: Marlene Gebauer, Director of Strategic Legal Insights, Greenberg Traurig
Service to PLLIP Award: Andrea Guldalian, Library Resources Manager, Duane Morris2018
Advocate of the Year: June Liebert, Firmwide Director of Library & Research Services, Sidley Austin
Best Blogger/Writer of the Year: Harris County Law Library
Distinguished Librarian: Steve Lastres, Director Knowledge Management Services, Debevoise & Plimpton
Emerging Leader of the Year: Leanna Simon, Reference Librarian, Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn
Hall of Fame: Martha Goldman, retired Research & Library Services Manager, Jones Day and Cindy Spohr, retired Manager Librarian Relations Group, LexisNexis
Innovative Professional of the Year: Katherine Lowry, Director of Practice Services, Baker & Hostetler
Service to PLLIP Award: Kevin Miles, Manager of Library Services, Norton Rose Fulbright
Vendor/Outside Champion Award: Chuck Lowry, Account Executive, Fastcase2017
Advocate of the Year: Scott Bailey, Squire Patton Boggs
Best Blogger/Writer of the Year: Jean O’Grady, DLA Piper
Distinguished Librarian: Caren Luckie, Jackson Walker
Emerging Leader of the Year: Julie Jones, Jones Day
Hall of Fame: Bob Oakes
Innovative Professional of the Year: Jeffrey M. Nelson, Squire Patton Boggs
Service to PLLIP Award: Linda-Jean Schneider, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Vendor/Outside Champion Award: Casey Flaherty, Procertas Professional2016
Best Blogger/Writer of the Year: Greg Lambert, Chief Knowledge Services Officer at Jackson Walker
Distinguished Librarian: Elaine Knecht, Director of Information Resources at Barclay Damon
Hall of Fame: Bess Reynolds and Janet Accordo
Rookie of the Year: Corrine Vogel, Research Librarian at Baker Botts
Service to PLL Award: Lucy Curci-Gonzalez, Executive Director at the NY Law Institute
Vendor/Outside champion Award: Fastcase2015
Advocate of the Year: Jean O’Grady
Best Blogger/Writer of the Year: Susan Catterall
Distinguished Librarian: Ellen Callinan
Emerging Leader of the Year: Alicia M. Pappas
Hall of Fame: Susan Yancey, Jane Holland and Jill Sidford
Innovative Professional of the Year: Denise Pagh and Marcia Burris
Rookie of the Year: Jourdan Corbitt
Service to PLL Award: Jennifer A. Berman
Vendor/Outside champion Award -New Award: Monica Bay