Mazel tov, Joy! A well-deserved award! Best, Annette
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Taub, Aaron <a...@loc.gov> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > > > On behalf of the AJL Awards Committee, I am pleased to announce that Joy > Kingsolver is the 2015 winner of the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award. A > justification for Joy’s award is presented below. Please join the > Committee in congratulating Joy! > > > > All my best, > > Aaron T. > > > > > > > ==================================================================================================================== > > > > *Justification for the Nomination of Joy Kingsolver as the 2015 Fanny > Goldstein Merit Award Recipient* > > > > The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Awards Committee is delighted to > award the Fannie Goldstein Merit Award to Joy Kingsolver, the Association’s > longtime archivist and parliamentarian. As archivist, Joy has carefully > assembled and organized the crucial documents of the Association’s history, > including minutes of meetings, photographs, conference papers, and ensured > their safekeeping for posterity. As parliamentarian at numerous AJL > meetings, she has displayed her expertise in the rules of order and guided > participants on proper procedures to ensure that the appropriate rules are > followed fairly and that multiple voices are heard. Joy has also played a > similar role in the many Board and Council debates and votes that have > taken place via e-mail. > > > > Words like “ensure” and “make sure” are crucial in understanding the > importance of Joy’s contributions. All too often, those who work to allow > others to shine are overlooked. Joy has performed her challenging roles > with her characteristic understatement, modesty, professionalism, and > grace. In this the year of AJL’s Jubilee conference, the AJL Awards > Committee feels that it is especially fitting to honor a member whose work > helps us better understand our own history as Hebraica and Judaica > archivists and librarians, keepers of the Jewish book and of Jewish papers, > and helps provide access to that history for future generations of > librarians and scholars. The world of AJL and our profession more > broadly will be better understood thanks in no small measure to the > tireless efforts of Joy Kingsolver. > > > > Joy, we thank you for your work and we honor your achievements! > > > > Respectfully submitted, > > The AJL Awards Committee > > Aaron Taub, Chairperson > > Joan Biella, Member > > Fred Isaac, Member > > Amalia Warshenbrot, Member > > > > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > -- Annette Goldsmith, PhD Los Angeles, CA Co-Editor, USBBY "Bridges to Understanding" series, volume 5 Lecturer, University of Washington Information School Librarian, Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel
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