Founders Award for Distinguished Service

The BAISL Founders Award for Distinguished Service, founded in 2005, is an annual award given to a single BAISL member who has demonstrated innovation and imagination in management of a school library as well as generosity toward the BAISL membership.

This award recognizes service to our profession and to BAISL and its history. The BAISL Founders Award for Distinguished Service is awarded by nomination (anonymous if desired). The award is given at the BAISL winter meeting.

The Nominee will be an active member (described above) of BAISL for a minimum of five years.

The BAISL Founders Award for Distinguished Service Recipients

2005 Kit Wilson
2006 Jane Lesh
2007 Brenda Brown
2008 Lissa Crider
2009 Judy Scudder
2010 Carolyn Karis
2011 Debbie Abilock
2012 Lori Deibel
2013 Chad Stevenson
2014 Lauri Vaughan
2015 Renee Otero
2016 Sarah Levin
2017 Cathy Rettberg
2020 Jole Seroff
2022 Robin Gluck
2023 Danielle Farinacci