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Awards and Grants

Awards

  • The Agnes and Harvey Reid Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Librarianship – presented annually at the May business meeting for outstanding service to the chapter during the previous year or for contribution to law librarianship.
  • Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Law Librarianship Award – presented annually at the May business meeting for outstanding lifetime achievement in law librarianship.
  • Outstanding In-House Publication Award – given to an individual or group who created in-house library materials (print or online) that are user and staff oriented, are relevant for law libraries, and are outstanding in quality.
  • CALL Awards Selection Criteria
  • 2016 Award Nomination Form (PDF or Word)
  • Past Award Winners

Grants

CALL Grants are available to CALL members throughout the year. Grant funding is available for all types of continuing education programs, including attendance at the AALL Annual Meeting. Members must demonstrate their need for funding support in the grant application. CALL members are encouraged to apply for a grant for AALL or other programs of interest. For more information, please contact the current Grants & Chapter Awards Chair.

How to apply and grant forms

Past grant winners

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CALL Awards: Selection Criteria

(descriptions derived from Chicago Association of Law Libraries Handbook for Officers & Committee Chairs 2015-2016, Appendix L) Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Law Librarianship Award (established in 1993) Nominee must be a retiree or someone who, within the year preceding the May business meeting at which the award is presented, has announced his/her retirement from a library …

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CALL Grants Information

Grants CALL Grants are available to CALL members throughout the year. Grant funding is available for all types of continuing education programs, including attendance at the AALL Annual Meeting. Members must demonstrate their need for funding support in the grant application. CALL members are encouraged to apply for a grant for AALL or other programs …

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Past Award Winners

Recipients of the Agnes and Harvey Reid Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Librarianship The award is presented annually at the May business meeting for outstanding service to the chapter during the previous year or for contribution to law librarianship. 2015-16 Gretchen Van Dam 2014-15 JoAnn Hounshell 2013-14 Keith Ann Stiverson 2012-13 Denise Glynn 2011-12 Sharon Nelson …

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Past Grant Winners

2015-2016 Recipients Eugene Giudice, Latham & Watkins LLP Clare Willis, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Heidi Kuehl, Northern Illinois University College of Law Annie Mentkowski, Northern Illinois University College of Law Matthew Timko, Loyola University Chicago William Schwesig, D’Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago 2014 – 2015 Recipients: Lauren Odom, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom …

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The Agnes and Harvey Reid Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Librarianship

In 1982 the Chicago Association of Law Libraries established the Agnes and Harvey Reid Award to honor individuals who give outstanding service to CALL or who make an outstanding contribution to law librarianship. The award was named for two people who were long-time friends and generous supporters of both CALL and the American Association of …

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