Administers the awards and recognition program of the association annually; publicizes the awards to attract qualified nominees; selects association-wide award winners.
Awards, Nomination Submissions, and Procedures
Committee Reports
Committee Composition
Committee membership is limited to not more than ten personal members, in addition to the co-chairs, representing diverse types of libraries. Members serve two-year, staggered terms with up to five members being appointed each year.
The co-chairs serve a two-year, staggered term: the first year is to learn from lead co-chair and the second is to be the lead co-chair. Co-chairs will not start on the same year. One new co-chair will be added each year. 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.
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Kara Kohn, Co-chair
Head of Reference and Reader Services at Plainfield Public Library District
Term ends 10/30/2019
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Rick C Meyer, Co-chair
Decatur Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2021
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Jolie Duncan, Member
Info Services Manager at Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Term ends 06/30/2020
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Melanie Emerson, Member
Dean of the Library + Special Collections at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Term ends 06/30/2022
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Gail Gawlik, Member
Reference Librarian at University of St. Francis Library
Term ends 06/30/2022
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Mikael Jacobsen, Member
Zion-Benton Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2020
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Jamie Jones, Member
Peoria Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2022
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Susan Palmer, Member
Illinois Heartland Library System
Term ends 06/30/2022
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Amy Sisul, Member
Rock Island Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2022
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Michael William Hominick, Member
Northbrook Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2022
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Tamara Jenkins, Staff liaison
Illinois Library Association
Term ends 06/30/2025
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