We are pleased to announce the ALISE 2017 Award Winners!

The ALISE Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2017 ALISE Award Winners. These individuals exemplify the excellence that ALISE encourages and represents in the LIS community. Congratulations to all of our Award Winners! Award winner profiles will be updated on a rolling basis.

2017 ALISE Research Awards/Grants

ALISE/Connie Van Fleet Award for Research Excellence in Public Library Services to Adults

Lynne Howarth, University of Toronto

ALISE Research Grant Competition

Kyle Jones, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
"Algorithms in the Library: An Investigation into Academic Library Participation in Learning Analytics and Related Intellectual Freedom and Privacy Issues"

ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition

Min Zhang, Feng-Ru Sheu, Yin Zhang, Kent State University
"Understanding Twitter Use by Major LIS Professional Organisations in the U.S."

ALISE/Proquest Methodology Paper Competition

Sarah Barriage, Rutgers University
"The Use of Task-Centered Activities in Research with Children & Youth: Inspiration from Childhood Studies for Research in Library & Information Science"

ALISE/Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition

Devon Greyson, University of British Columbia

OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grant Program

Charles Senteio, Nancy Kranich, Rutgers University
"Investigating Engagement of Public, Academic, and Medical Libraries with Community-Based Health and Wellness Activities in Diverse Urban Communities"

Devendra Potnis, University of Tennessee
"Financial Information Literacy Toolkit to Educate boRrowers (FILTER): A Channel for Public Libraries to Partner with Governments for Financial Inclusion in the Developing World"

Lorraine Richards Bornn, Drexel University
"Challenges of Costing Research Data Management: Two Cases"

2017 Annual Conference Awards/Grants

ALISE/University of Washington Information School Youth Services Graduate Student Travel Award

Sarah Barriage, Rutgers University

Doctoral Students to ALISE Grant

Ana Ndumu, Florida State University

ALISE/Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition

Devon Greyson, University of British Columbia
"Health-Related Information Practices and the Experiences of Young Parents"

2017 ALISE Awards

ALISE Service Award

Lynn Connaway, OCLC

ALISE Award for Professional Contribution

John Budd, University of Missouri

The Library Journal/ALISE Excellence in Teaching Award

Jenna Hartel, University of Toronto

ALISE/Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award

Mega Subramaniam, University of Maryland