Award Recipients

Outstanding Achievement in Business Librarianship | Distinguished Member Award | Distinguished Leadership & Service Award

Impact Award | Professional Grants & Student Stipend Awards | International Travel Award

B&F/SLA Europe Early Career Award | B&F/SLA Asian Chapter Early Career Award | Achievement in Academic Business Librarianship Award

Business & Finance Division Award for Outstanding Achievement in Business Librarianship

2017	Sarah Papania, Research Associate, ABS Capital Partners
2016	Shannon Daily, ABS Capital Partners
2015	Lora Bray, Credit Union National Association
2014	Stephen Fleming, Young & Rubicam
2013	Debal Kar, Ambedkar University
2012	PK Jain, University of Delhi Enclave
2011	Pam Rollo, Standard & Poor’s
2010	Sushma Arora, Tata Consultancy Services
2009	Barbara Ferry, National Geographic Society
2008	No award given
2007	Ann Cullen, Harvard University
2006	Rita Ormsby, Baruch College, City University of NY
2005	Charles Popovich, Ohio State University
2004	No award given
2002	Donald Schnedeker, Management Library, Johnson School, Cornell University
2001	Samantha Whitney-Ulane, The Whitney Group
2000	Jan Chindlund, McDonald Corp Toby Pearlstein, Bain & Co Liz Bibby, Harvard University Pamela C. Rollo, Credit Suisse First Boston
1999	Susan Klopper, Arthur Anderson Atlanta
1998	Carla Owens, John Nuveen Chicago
1997	Eloisa Gomez Borah, UCLA
1996	Ruth Pagell, Emory University
1995	Rita Costello, UCLA
1994	Hope Tillman, Babson College
1993	Janet Reed, Continental Bank Chicago
1992	John Ganly, New York Public Library
1991	Pamela Handman, Cetus Corporation
1989	Dorothy Sedgwick, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Toronto
1988	Vicki Watkins, Vanderbilt University
1986	Joan Gervino, American Bankers Association
1984	Sylvia G. Mechanic, Brooklyn Public Library

Business & Finance Division Distinguished Member Award

2017	Terri Brooks, retired B&F member
2016	Cindy Lenox, John Carroll University
2015	Michael Enyart, University of Wisconsin
2014	Don Schnedeker, Cornell University (retired)
2013	Tariq Ashraf, University of Delhi, India
2012	Rita Costello
2011	Susan Klopper
2010	No award given
2009	Jean Scanlan, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
2008	Jane Cooney, BooksforBusiness.com
2007	Judy Field Charlotte Kohrs
2006	Susan DiMatttia
2005	No award given
2004	Bob Bellanti, UCLA Library
2003	Carol Ginsburg, Deutsche Bank
2002	John Ganly, New York Public Library Joan Gervino, American Bankers Association Library * Helen Belilovsky, Fred Alger Management * Maureen Olson, Marsh McLennen * Division members who were killed on September 11, 2001 in the North Tower of the World Trade Center and honored posthumously
2001	Elaine Clough, California Luthern University Mel Westerman, Pennsylvania State University
2000	Janet S. Reed, Bank of America
1999	Carl Braun, Syracuse University
1998	Pearl Alberts, Boston College Joan Canning, Brooklyn Public Library
1997	No award given
1996	Paul Wasserman, University of Maryland
1995	Jo Ann Aufdenkamp, Federal Reserve Bank Mary McNierney Grant, Long Island University Jennifer Jones, General American Investors Divakara (Dik) Varma, York University
1994	No award given
1993	Sara Beth Allen, Dallas Public Library
1992	Sylvia G. Mechanic, Brooklyn Public Library James B. Woy, Mercantile Library – Philadelphia
1991	No award given
1990	Dorothy Vogel, Brooklyn Business Library
1989	Theodora McGill, Export-Import Bank Katherine Cveljo, North Texas State University Ruth Cannon, Federal Reserve Bank Richmond
1988	Dorothy Kasman, Coopers & Lybrand NY Alice Hunsucker, Wells Fargo San Francisco Betsy Ann Olive, Cornell University
1987	Jean Duess, Federal Reserve Bank
1986	Charlotte Georgi, UCLA
1984	Lorna Daniells, Harvard Business School

Distinguished Leadership & Service Award

2013	Praveen Kumar Jain, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India
2012	Kyle Naff and Katie Memorial Foundation
2011	No award given
2010	Carol Ginsburg and Brotherhood Synagogue
2009	Bobbi Weaver and Haiti Reads

Impact Award

2013	Ozzie Meza, Allstate Insurance Company
2012	Gayle Gossen, Dow Jones
2011	Sushma Arora, Tata Consultancy Services

Professional Grants and Student Stipends

2017	Professional Grant Recipients Dr. Debal C. Kar, University Librarian, Ambedkar University Delhi Student Stipend Ian Richardson, MLIS Candidate, Wayne State University	2016	Professional Grant Recipients Jim Murphy, Senior Research and Reference Specialist, WilmerHale Student Stipend Christine Moua, MLIS Candidate, Simmons College
2015	Professional Grant Recipients Patricia Aspinwall, Prospect Researcher at Ontario Lung Association Student Stipend Mychele Criley, University of Pittsburgh	2014	Professional Grant Recipients Emily Cox, BMO Capital Markets Student Stipend Katie Schmitt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Caroline Patton, University of South Carolina
2013	Professional Grant Recipients KC Hudson, Jensen Beach, Florida Margaret A. Smith, Staten Island, New York Helen Sobolik, J.P. Morgan Business Research Center, New York Student Stipend I-Ju Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Graduation date: May 2013	2012	Stephanie Quail, University of Toronto Lauren Reiter, University of Pittsburgh Ilana Barnes, University of Michigan Adrian Mitescu, Pacific Newspaper Group Anna Shallenberger, Targeted Knowledge Sushma Arora, Children Book Trust
2011	Hyun-Duck Chung, NCSU Barbara N. Wheeler, Nautic Partners PK Jain, University of Delhi Enclave Gillian Ralph, University of Aukland Danielle Salomon, UCLA Aileen Marshall, University of South Carolina	2010	Anne Mintz, New York, NY Maureen Festa, Boston University, MA Betty Edwards, Braintree, MA Michelle Dollinger, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Gayle Pellizzer, San Jose State University Rachel Bates Wilfahrt, University of Denver
2009	Jeffrey Graveline, UAB Kathleen Rainwater, Littleton, Colorado Elissa M. Cochran, Provena Covenant Medical Center Library Hilary M. Hahn, University of Wisconsin Luz Evelyn Hernández Carrión, Simmons College Andrea Gagliardi, University of Toronto	2008	Eva Lam, University of Toronto Nathaniel King, UNC-Chapel Hill Holly A. Fisher, UCLA Margaret (Megan) E. Brisch, Simmons College Lulu Chen, Simmons College
2007	Lisa Ryan, Christie’s, New York David Brackus, Houston, Texas Tara Bambrick, McGill University Cindy Elliott, University of Arizona Diane Owens, University of Kentucky Leslie Wolf, San Jose State University	2006	Christina Zeller, British Columbia Securities Commission Eileen Davenport, Harris Nesbitt-Business Research Group, Chicago Judith Eckoff, Dominican University Mary Beth Slade, Dalhousie University Thomas D. Sullivan, Queens College, City University of New York Rachel Watstein, Long Island University
2005	Claudia Cohen, San Jose State University Terence Forsythe, Palmer School of Library and Information Science David Gibbs, UCLA Alexey Panchenko, Free Lancer Researcher, Lake Oswego, OR Laura Tuers, UCLA James Wiser, Pepperdine University	2004	Judith Akalaitis, Agilent Technologies, Wireless Division Elizabeth Grimes, University of Maryland, College Park Laura L. Leavitt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Verna L. Riley, Center for Community Capitalism, UNC-Chapel Hill Leslie A. Rodgers, Lucent Technologies
2003	MaryBeth Bobish, NY State Small Business Center Hazel Cameron, Western Washington University James Cohler, AT Kearney, Chicago Christine Reid, University of Strathclyde – Glasgow John Juricek, UCLA	2002	Elizabeth Larson, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chicago Julie Fronmueller, Louisiana State University Matthew Gibson, University Illinois Urbana-Champaign Julie A. Ketterman, Long Island University Renee Remlinger, University of Washington Pauline Todd, University of Pittsburgh
2001	Joan Jerice Barrios, Dominican University Genevieve Cooper, Dominican University Jerry Bornstein, Baruch College, Newman Library Judith Kolata, Heller Financial, Inc. Chicago, IL Tracey Palmer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Canada	2000	Helen Kula, University of Toronto Mary S. Kilpatrick, University of Maryland Genevieve Lemire, University of South Carolina Brian McGreevy, University of South Carolina Hillary A. Stevenson, University of Pittsburgh
1999	Susan Augustine, University of Illinois Danielle Greene, University of Tennessee Christina Mehta Predniville, University of Maryland Amy Schroyer, University of Western Ontario Debra Selby, University of Maryland	1998	Leslie Wood, Hagler Bailly Terrence Bennett, University of Illinois Susan McAdam, University of Arizona Mary Jane Whiteside, UT-Austin
1997	Kate Randall Haley, UMass Kami Bedard, University of South Carolina Jennie Berkson, Rutgers University Genevieve Innes, University of Tennessee Jennifer Austin Vasquez, University of Michigan	1996	Kate Krill, UW-Milwaukee Xialoi Li, Southern Connecticut State University Virginia Sykes, University of South Carolina
1995	Leah K. Starr, UT-Austin Wonsik Shim, Rutgers University	1994	Marybeth Grinnan, UNC Paula Knesel, University of Texas Peggy Martin, Texas Woman’s University Allison Zhang, Dalhousie University
1993	Jocelyn Ingraham, Saint Mary’s University Awilda Reyes, University of Puerto Rico Ernesto Evangelista, UNC Marlys Ray, UNC	1992	Cynthia Courtney, Simmons College Jane Scales, University of Kentucky
1989	Melissa J. Kaus, UW-Madison	1988	Linda D. Horn, Wayne State University

International Travel Award

2013	Cecilia Justino
2012	María Violeta Bertolini
2011	Salek Chand
2010	Sneh Lata
2009	K.V. Satyanarayana
2008	Sushma Arora
2007	Shivanthi Weerasinghe
2006	Muhammad Shafiq
2005	Vernon Tostanes, Licensed Librarian, Philippines

Business & Finance Division/SLA Europe Early Career Award

2013	Laura Williams, ITV
2012	Ruth Jenkins, University of Sheffield
2011	Natalia Madjarevic, Queen Mary University of London
2010	Philip Gatzke, University of Brighton
2009	Sara Batts, Senior Research Librarian, Reed Smith Annie Richens, Communities and Local Government Department
2008	Sandy Peterson, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Emma Dhesi, Brighton University
2007	Verena Till, Stuttgart Media University

Business & Finance Division/SLA Asian Chapter Early Career Award

2013	Milind Patil, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
2012	Joseph Yap, De La Salle University Library, Makati Extension Campus
2011	Geeta K. Paliwal, University of Delhi
2010	Wan-Ching Wu, National Taiwan University

Achievement in Academic Business Librarianship Award

2016	Hiromi Kubo, California State University, Fresno
2015	Raymond Pun, New York University
2014	Aleha McCauley, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia Library
2013	Kara Moore, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
2012	Jeff Graveline, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2011	April Kessler, University of Texas
2010	No award given
2009	Carissa M. Holler, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
2008	Kathleen Dreyer, Columbia University