SLIS doc student and alumna Aisha Johnson publishes "Service to African Americans"

SLIS doctoral student and alumna Aisha Johnson was published “Service to African Americans” in The American Public Library Handbook. Aisha earned her MLIS at SLIS (’09) before entering the doctoral program and is currently working as an archival intern at the Fisk University John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, funded by a nine-month Institute …

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SLIS grad published in national teen manual

SLIS alumna Jennifer Parsick (’08) has been published in the Collaborative Summer Library Program manual for teens. Forty-nine out of 50 U.S. states, as well as some American territories, use the manual to create their summer reading programs. “When I received my copy of the manual this morning,” Jennifer said, “I opened it and found …

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Alumnus Hirsch won the ALA 2011 Sullivan Award

Earlier this year, the American Library Association awarded SLIS alumnus Sol M. Hirsch the 2011 Peggy Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to Children. Hirsch was our School’s 2008 Distinguished Alumnus. Text from the ALA press release announcing the award follows: CHICAGO – The American Library Association is pleased to announce the 2011 …

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SLIS alumna is Illinois State archivist

SLIS alumna April Anderson became the university archivist for the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives at the Milner Library of Illinois State University in April, 2011. Anderson was previously a senior archivist and adjunct instructor in history at the University of Central Florida.

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Warrick Dunn Wins 2011 Jefferson Award

SLIS alumnus and former NFL running back Warrick Dunn will be recognized as the Outstanding Athlete in Service and Philanthropy, one of the 2011 Jefferson Awards for Public Service. Co-founded in 1973 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the annual awards celebrate America’s commitment to public service. Dunn will be formally presented with the award at a …

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