The Community provides a number of awards for travel to the SLA Conference and to encourage participation in the Community; we thank our generous sponsors for their continued support of the awards. They are:
2020 Award Winners:
- There was no S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner in 2020
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Labibah Zain
- Applications for Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award winner / Europe Community Early Career Award are currently being accepted for the 2020 annual conference.
- Ann Koopman Sci-Tech Community Achievement award is Susan (Sue) Wainscott
2019 Award Winners:
- There was no S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend award in 2019
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Dinesh Kumar
- Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award winner is Zobia Rehman
- There was no Ann Koopman Sci-Tech Division Achievement award in 2019
2018 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Bhupender Paliwal
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Nabi Hasan
- Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award winner is Anitra Ross (essay)
- There was no Ann Koopman Sci-Tech Division Achievement award in 2018
2017 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Becca Greenstein (essay)
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Randolf Mariano
- Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award winner is Jayamanne Mohottige Shalani Dilinika
- Ann Koopman Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Geeta Paliwal
2016 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Shaun Bennett (essay)
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Shazia Arif
- Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award winner is Matthias Ammon
- Ann Koopman Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Parveen Babbar
2015 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Catherine “Tess” Grynoch
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Laura Woods
- Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award winner is Waleed Al Badi
- Ann Koopman Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Helen Josephine
- Impossible Award recipient is Anna Ren
2014 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Alesia Rudnitskaya
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Niamh Tumelty
- Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award winner is Beth Wishart
- Ann Koopman Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winners are Mary Frances Lembo and James Manasco
- Impossible Award recipients are Roger Beckman, Jeremy Cusker, Christine Malinowski and Helen Josephine
2013 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Timothy L. Gallati
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Dr. Susmita Chakraborty and Pravenn Babbar
- Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award winner is Maria Cecilia Ingunsan-Ayson
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Joe Kraus
- Impossible Award recipient is Susan Shepherd
2012 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Vivienne Houghton
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Geeta Paliwal
- Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award winner is Simon Barron
- The Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
2011 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Cynthia Cohen
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Dr. Harish Chandra
- SciTech Division and Arabian Gulf Chapter International Student Travel Award winner is Alaa Ridha
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winners are Debal Chandra Kar and Susan Fingerman
- Impossible Award recipients are Sue Brewsaugh, Carol Lucke, and Jeanine Scaramozzino
2010 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Sara Samuel
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Shantanu Ganguly
- SciTech Division and Australia-New Zealand Chapter International Student Travel Award winner is Molly Tebo
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Praveek Kumar (P.K.) Jain
- Impossible Award recipient is James Manasco
2009 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Susan Powell
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Praveen Kumar Jain
- SciTech Division and Asian Chapter International Student Travel Award winner is Xiang (Cindy) Yuanyuan
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Ann Koopman
2008 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Gail Stebbins
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Debal Kar
- SciTech Division and European Chapter International Student Travel Award winner is Hannah Lewin
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Anna Ren
2007 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Lisa Johnston
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Demissew Tsigemelak Gebreyohannes
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Bonnie Osif
- Impossible Award recipient is Anna Ren
2006 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Sara Russell Gonzalez
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Pradnya Yogesh
- The Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
2005 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Karin J. Shank
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Widharto
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Catherine Lavallée-Welch
2004 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is John Breitmeyer
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Sunita Barve
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
- Impossible Award recipients are Ann Koopman and Bonnie Osif
2003 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Kim Prater
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award was not awarded
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
2002 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Shad William Turner
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Muhammad Yaqub Chaudhary
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
2001 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award was not awarded
- Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award winner is Dr. T. N. Prakash
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
- Impossible Award recipient is Bonnie Osif
2000 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Mary Lou Baker Jones
- International Sci-Tech Librarian Award winner is Corrado Pettenati
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is John Sandy
- Special Professional Development Award winner is Darra Combs
- Impossible Award recipients are Ann Koopman and Bonnie Osif
1999 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is David Landry
- International Sci-Tech Librarian Award winner is Cristina Lewis
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
- Impossible Award recipient is Pamela Enrici
1998 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Kren Malone
- International Sci-Tech Librarian Award winner is Luis Herrera
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
1997 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Beth Jakub
- International Sci-Tech Librarian Award winner is Ho-Nam Cho
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
- Impossible Award recipients are Kaarola Yourison, Rosanne Macek, and David Duggar
1996 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Susan T. Worley
- International Sci-Tech Librarian Award was not awarded
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
- Impossible Award recipient is Sandy Moltz
1995 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Jennifer Abercrombie
- International Sci-Tech Librarian Award winners are Elena Reyes Varela, Cristina Santos Labourdette, and America Santos
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
1994 Award Winners:
- S. Kirk Cabeen Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Nora B. Rotter
- International Sci-Tech Librarian Award was not awarded
1993 Award Winners:
- Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Christine Sheetz
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
1992 Award Winners:
- Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Patricia Murphy
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
1991 Award Winners:
- Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Diane Eldridge
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
1990 Award Winners:
- Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Tanya Wood Mollenauer
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Robert M. Ballard
- Impossible Award recipient is Cathy Williamson
1989 Award Winners:
- Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Cynthia K. Via
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
1988 Award Winners:
- Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Naila A. M. Nshaiwat
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award was not awarded
1987 Award Winners:
- Student Travel Stipend Award winner is Camille S. Clark
- Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award winner is Jean K. Martin