{"id":13601,"date":"2026-04-10T10:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=13601"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:29:25","slug":"recap-2026-libraries-annual-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/recap-2026-libraries-annual-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: 2026 Libraries Annual Awards\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8326.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nicole Kong speaking at the 2026 Libraries Annual Awards event\" class=\"wp-image-13602\" style=\"width:329px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8326-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8326-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8326-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8326-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8326-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8326-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8326-scaled.jpg?resize=1620%2C1080&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On April 9, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies held its annual awards celebration, honoring the outstanding achievements and dedication of its faculty and staff. The event recognized individuals and teams who have demonstrated exceptional service, innovation, and commitment over the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recipients of this year\u2019s awards are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dagnese Award for Excellence in Service<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doug Rice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patricia Swanson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John H. Moriarty Award for Excellence in Library Service<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sarah Huber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dean\u2019s Individual Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sarah Reifel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dean\u2019s Team Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Neil A. Armstrong Papers Project Team<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neal Harmeyer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cliff Harrison<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jo Otremba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ben Parnin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Events Team<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ashley Fawcett<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jacenda Gilman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mandi Gramelspacher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rachel Hensley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phil Kolb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caroline Yoder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>James L. Mullins Award for Outstanding Contributions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dean Lingley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wei Zakharov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Award for Excellence in Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Melissa Chomintra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to all the award recipients, and thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to the success and mission of Purdue Libraries and the School of Information Studies. Your hard work and dedication are truly appreciated. To learn more about each award, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/lib.purdue.edu\/our-awards\/\">the Libraries website.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/TjtMuti2dVuBgB149\" style=\"background-color:#cfb991\">View a photo gallery of the event.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 9, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies held its annual awards celebration, honoring the outstanding achievements and dedication of its faculty and staff. The event recognized individuals and teams who have demonstrated exceptional service, innovation, and commitment over the past year. 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