Presented by Reaching Forward North, a professional development conference for library support staff in honor of former ILA Executive Director Robert P. Doyle, who has been a strong advocate for library staff and provided essential support for the Reaching Forward North Conference.
We are no longer accepting nominations for this award.
The purpose of this award is to encourage ILA membership and support staff attendance at the Illinois Library Association Annual Conference.
Eligibility
Open to support staff working in all types of libraries, including but not limited to, public, university, law, and medical, who may nominate themselves or others. Please note, staff working in smaller and/or rural libraries with limited budgets for staff development and training are strongly encouraged to apply.
Criteria
Submit a statement, one page or less, in response to the phrase, “Why I (or my nominee) would like to attend the ILA Annual Conference and how the award and attending conference would affect my (their) personal and professional growth.”
Please be specific regarding why this nominee should be chosen and what they do for their library and/or community.
Award Recipient
The recipient will receive a one-year ILA membership and full registration and expenses to attend the ILA Annual Conference, up to $1,000, and a framed certificate.
Nomination Deadline
March 31
Sponsor Contact
Illinois Library Association
Reaching Forward North Committee
560 W Washington Blvd., Suite 330
Chicago, IL 60661
phone: (312) 644-1896
fax: (312) 644-1899
ila@ila.org
Previous Robert P. Doyle ILA Conference Grant for Support Staff Award Recipients
2000 Wilma M. Morrill
2001 Charlette E. Broxton
2002 Patricia Horn
2003 Tara Caldara
2004 no award
2005 Elsie Martinez
2006 Judith Fischer
2007 Laura Wapole
2008 Joel Sanders
2009 Steven Larson
2010 Jan Adamczyk
2011 Sara Torrez
2012 Sayaka Suzuki
2013 Pat Barch
2014 Karen Roth
2015 Alea Perez
2016 Isabel Huerta
2017 Lynda Spraner
2018 Teresa Schwenneker
2019 Elizabeth Boden
2020 Darnetta Bolton
2021 Aaron Bryant
2022 Becky Vallejo
2023 Annette DeLuna
2024 Alejandra Nieto
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