News
- Committee Spotlight from the ILA Alert
- January 7, 2021
- The ILA Awards Committee is a group of volunteers committed to celebrating and increasing awareness of the excellent work, outstanding achievements, and all-around awesomeness of Illinois’s library professionals. The committee’s mai…
Committee Charge
Administers the awards and recognition program of the association annually; publicizes the awards to attract qualified nominees; selects association-wide award winners.
Committee Composition
Composed of up to twelve members, serving two-year, staggered terms, including a chair and a vice-chair. The vice-chair will serve as chair in the year following service as vice-chair.
All persons commenting or voting in the ILA awards process will recuse themselves from participating in the process of any award for which they have been nominated or the process of any award for which they have a conflict of interest.
Awards, Nomination Submissions, and Procedures
Committee Reports
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Jennifer Abler, Chair Oak Lawn Public Library
Chair Term ends 06/30/2022
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Elizabeth Boden, Member Hinsdale Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Ellen Corrigan, Member Eastern Illinois University
Member Term ends 06/30/2023
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Gwendolyn Harrison, Member Illinois State Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2023
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Kendall Harvey, Member Assistant Director at Prairie Trails Public Library District
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Alissa T. Henkel, Member Head of Programs, Resources and Services at Decatur Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2023
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Denise Hudec, Member Skokie Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2023
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Mallory Jallas, Member Student Success Librarian at Illinois State University
Member Term ends 06/30/2023
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Brittany Millington, Member Deputy Director at Champaign Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Susan Palmer, Member Illinois Heartland Library System
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Louise T. Svehla, Member Adult Services Assistant Manager at Joliet Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2023
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Marie Waltz, Member Head of Access Initiatives at Center for Research Libraries
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Rick Meyer, Board liaison City Librarian at Decatur Public Library
Board liaison Term ends 06/30/2022
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Tamara Jenkins, Staff liaison Illinois Library Association
Staff liaison Term ends 06/30/2025