awards
The State, Court & County Law Libraries Special Interest Section awards program includes a series of awards presented at its annual meeting. They are the Bethany J. Ochal Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession, the O. James Werner Award for Distinguished Service to Persons with Disabilities, the Connie E. Bolden Publications Award , and the Law Library Advocate Award.
Two awards, the Bethany J. Ochal Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession and the Connie E. Bolden Publications Award, are awarded on an alternating biennial basis. The O. James Werner Award for Distinguished Services to Persons with Disabilities and the Law Library Advocate Award, accept nominations for consideration annually.
Law Library Advocate | 0. James Werner | Connie E. Bolden | Bethany J. Ochal
Law Library Advocate Award
This award, created in 2009, is presented to a law library supporter in recognition of his or her substantial contribution towards the advancement and improvement of a State, Court or County law library’s service or visibility. Nominees for this award are any person who has had a significant influence on a state, court or county law library and who is not a member of the law library staff. Examples of nominees include, but are not limited to, trustees, legislators, state/county/municipal officials, court managers, and judges.
Recipients
2009
Honorable Robert M. Bell, Maryland Court of Appeals
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O. James Werner Award for Distinguished Service to Persons with Disabilities
The O. James Werner Award honors a member who has made a significant contribution to either serving directly or arranging for services to be provided to persons with disabilities or for distinctive service by a person with a disability.
Recipients
2007
(No award given)
2004
(No award given)
2001
Catherine Lemann for her leadership of AIDSLaw of Louisiana.
1998
Pamela J. Gregory for her extensive work with adult literacy programs.
1995
(No award given)
Connie E. Bolden Publications Award
This biennial award is presented to a State, Court and County Law Libraries Special Interest Section member to recognize scholarly publication.
Recipients
2008
Jean M. Holcomb, Retired, for her Law Library Journal series "Managing By The Book."
2005
Joel Fishman, for his extensive publication of books and articles dealing with Pennsylvania law over the past twenty-five years.
2002
Gail Warren, for her development of the "Court Library Management" course notebooks for the Institute for Court Management from 1999 through 2001.
1999
Kendall F. Svengalis, for his book Legal Information Buyer's Guide & Reference Manual
1996
Charles R. Dyer, in recognition of his work on Sourcebook for Law Library Governing Boards and Committees
1993
Kendall F. Svengalis, in recognition of his work on The CRIV Sheet.
Bethany J. Ochal Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession
This biennial award is presented to a State, Court and County Law Libraries Special Interest Section member who has made a significant contribution to law librarianship and who is nearing the end of his or her library career or who has recently retired.
Recipients
2009
Shirley Hart-David, Retired
Charles Dyer, Consultant & Retired Public Law Library Director
Cosette Sun, Retired Alameda County Law Library Director
Barbara Golden, Retired
Anne Grande, Retired
2006
Carol D. Billings, Director, Law Library of Louisiana.
Jean M. Holcomb, Director (retired), King County (WA) Law Library.
2003
Paul Fu, Supreme Court of Ohio Law Library
Kai-Yun Chiu
Shelley Dowling, United States Supreme Court Law Library
Kay Schlueter, Texas State Law Library
2000
Marvin Anderson, Minnesota State Law Librarian
Jacqueline Wright, retired Arkansas Supreme Court Librarian
1997
Marie Sekula
Edgar Bellefontaine, Social Law Library, Boston
1994
