Awards

Duties:

• Annually solicit nominees for most MLA Awards. Deadline for receipt of nominees is July 1^st unless otherwise noted.
• Submit name(s) to MLA President or Executive Board for approval.
• Select the ALA Emerging Leader for sponsorship by MLA, with the approval of the MLA President and Executive Board.
• Prepare press releases regarding awards for distribution to appropriate media outlets and forwards to Publication Chair.
• Notify award winners as soon as possible after selection, so they may invite guests to the ceremony.
• Present the Awards at the Awards Banquet during the MLA Conference (usually by the Awards Committee chair or an appointed representative and/or committee members).

Duties outlined in the MLA Handbook.

2019 Awards Committee:

Meggan Moore, CHAIR , 2017-2020, megganm@thelibrary.org
Tony Benningfield, Past Chair , 2017-2020, tabdspl1935@gmail.com
Diana Platt, 2018-2021, dianaplatt@kclibrary.org
Erin Gay, Ex Offico 2019, aprilroy@kclibrary.org
Daisy Porter-Reynolds, 2019-2021,  dporter@slpl.org
Sandy Schiefer, 2019-2021, SchieferS@missouri.edu
Allison Rand, 2019-2021, allisonrand94@gmail.com
Claire Miller, 2019-2021, cmiller@washmo.gov
Grace Jackson-Brown, 2019-2021, GJackson-Brown@missouristate

2019 Missouri Author Award Subcommittee:

For lists of Missouri Library Association awards, please see the “Awards” page and its subpages.