Description
The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1984 to recognize extended and sustained service to law librarianship, for the exemplary service to the Association, or for contributions to the professional literature.
The award was renamed the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award in 1990 in recognition of Prof. Gallagher鈥檚 contributions to 黑料社and advancement of the profession of law librarianship. She was a law librarian for over 50 years. She served as 黑料社president and chaired and served on many 黑料社committees. She was active with WESTPAC and state and local bar associations. 聽She served on the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar and was appointed to library related committees and commissions by three U.S. Presidents. Prof. Gallagher mentored generations of law librarians.
The Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award is the Association鈥檚 highest honor.
Process
Criteria
The Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award is presented to an individual who has completed or is nearing completion of an active professional career. The Award is given in recognition of a career of outstanding, extended and sustained service, and achievement in law librarianship and to AALL, its committees, special interest sections, chapters and other entities.
Honorees may be recognized for exceptional achievement in a particular area of law librarianship, for service to the Association that goes well beyond expectation, outstanding contributions to the professional literature, or for access to justice initiatives. Nominees must be or at one time have been a member of the 黑料社 of Law Libraries. The award may be given posthumously. Current 黑料社Executive Board members are not eligible for this award.
Nominees must have demonstrated sustained and notable achievement in at least one area of activity cited in AALL鈥檚 Core Organizational Values:
- Lifelong learning and intellectual growth.
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Equitable and permanent public access to trustworthy legal information.
- Continuous improvement in access to justice.
- Community and collaboration.
- The essential role of law librarians and legal information professionals within their organizations and within their community.
Application Information
The deadline for nominations is聽March 1, 2025. Please email the nomination form and supporting documentation as a single PDF to Kim Rundle.
Download the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award Nomination Form
Nomination must contain the following:
- A concise description of the nominee鈥檚 achievements
- A current CV or resume
- Any additional information or documentation that may assist the Awards committee in the evaluation of the nomination
- Up to five letters of support
Each candidate shall be considered individually and confidentially and will be judged according to the criteria listed above.
Petitions and letter writing campaigns (beyond those letters included with the application) are discouraged and will not be considered in the evaluation process nor will they influence the Committee.
AWARD PRESENTATION
The award shall be a plaque issued by the 黑料社 of Law Libraries.
Recipients
2020 - 2024 2024
Billie Jo Kaufman
Law Library Director and Professor of Law
Mercer University School of Law
Macon, GAFred R. Shapiro
Associate Director for Collections and Special Projects
Yale Law Library
New Haven, CT2023
Joyce Manna Janto
Director of Public & Instructional Services
University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond, VAKeith Ann Stiverson, Retired
Director of the Law Library and Senior Lecturer
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago, ILGail Warren
State Law Librarian
Virginia State Law Library
Supreme Court of Virginia
Richmond, VACarol A. Watson, Retired
Director of the Law Library Emerita
University of Georgia School of Law
Athens, GA2022
Steven P. Anderson, Retired
Director
Thurgood Marshall Maryland State Law Library
Baltimore, MDBarbara A. Bintliff, Retired
Joseph C. Hutcheson Professor Emeritus and Director
Tarlton Law Library and Jamail Center for Legal Research
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Austin, TXCarol Bredemeyer
Professor
Chase College of Law Library
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KYMichael G. Chiorazzi
Associate Dean for Information Services; Dean鈥檚 Distinguished Director; Librarian Professor
University of Miami Law School
Coral Gables, FL2021
Catherine Lemann
Retired
New Orleans, LADaniel L. Wade, Awarded Posthumously
Curator, Foreign & International Law Collection;
Associate Librarian for Foreign & International Law & Lecturer in Legal Research
Yale Law School
Lillian Goldman Law Library
New Haven, CTMary Whisner
Public Services Librarian
University of Washington
Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library
Seattle, WA2020
Dr. Yvonne J. Chandler
Associate Professor and Director
Law Librarianship and Legal Informatics Program
University of North Texas
Department of Information Science
Denton, TexasJolande Goldberg
Senior Cataloging Policy Specialist for
Law Classification, Policy & Standards
The Library of Congress
Washington, DCMelody Lembke, Retired
Associate Law Librarian for Collection Services
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Irvine, CaliforniaMichelle M. Wu
Associate Dean for Library Services & Professor of Law
Georgetown University Law Library
Washington, DC2010 - 2019 2019
James S. Heller
Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, VAKenneth J. Hirsh
Director of the Law Library and Professor of Practice
Robert S. Marx Law Library
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Cincinnati, OHJacquelyn J. Jurkins
Law Librarian, Director
Multnomah Law Library
Portland, ORDarcy Kirk
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Distinguished Professor of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law
Hartford, CT2018
Mark E. Estes
Law Library Director
Bernard E. Witkin Alameda County Law Library
Oakland, CAClaire M. Germain
Associate Dean for Legal Information & Clarence J. TeSelle Professor of Law Emerita
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Gainesville, FLMargaret K. Maes
Executive Director
Legal Information Preservation Alliance
Bloomington, INVictoria K. Trotta
Associate Dean
Ross-Blakley Law Library
Phoenix, AZ2017
Richard A. Danner
Rufty Research Professor of Law, Senior Associate Dean for Information Services
Duke University School of Law
Durham, NCKarl T. Gruben, Awarded Posthumously
Associate Dean for Library & Information Services, Professor of Law and Director of the Legal Research Center
University of San Diego School of Law
San Diego, CAGitelle Seer
Director of Library and Research Services, Retired
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Mahwah, NJ2016
S. Blair Kauffman
Law Librarian and Professor of Law
Yale Law School
New Haven, CTJudith M. Wright
Retired
D’Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago
Chicago, IL2015
Timothy L. Coggins
Associate Dean for Library and Information Services and Professor of Law
University of Richmond School of Law Library
Richmond, VAPenny A. Hazelton
Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Library and Technology Services
University of Washington Gallagher Law Library
Seattle, WASarah G. Holterhoff
Associate Professor of Law Librarianship and Government Information/Reference Librarian
Valparaiso University Law School Library
Valparaiso, INSarah K. Wiant
Professor of Law
Washington Lee University School of Law
Lexington, VA2014
Robert C. Berring, Jr.
Walter Perry Johnson Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Berkeley, CAJanis L. Johnston
Director and Associate Professor of Law, Retired
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law
Champaign, ILCarol Avery Nicholson
Associate Director for Technical Services, Retired
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Durham, NC2013
Carolyn P. Ahearn
Director of Library Services, Retired
Wiley Rein LLP
Washington, DCJudy Meadows
Director and State Law Librarian, Retired
State Law Library of Montana
Helena, MT2012
Nancy P. Johnson
Associate Dean for Library and Information Services, Professor of Law
Georgia State University College of Law Library
Atlanta, GAHarry S. Martin III
Henry N. Ess III Librarian and Professor of Law, Emeritus
Harvard Law SchoolAdjunct Professor
University of Texas School of Law and School of Information
Austin, TX2011
Laura N. Gasaway
Professor of Law
University of North Carolina School of Law
Chapel Hill, NCFrank G. Houdek
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Southern Illinois University Law Library
Carbondale, ILM. Kathleen Price
Retired
Alexandria, VA2010
Marie E. Whited
Law Library of Congress2000 - 2009 2009
Patrick E. Kehoe
American UniversityElizabeth Ann Puckett
University of Georgia School of Law2008
Robert L. Oakley,听Awarded Posthumously
Georgetown University Law Library2007
Carol D. Billings
Director
Law Library of Louisiana
New Orleans, LARoger F. Jacobs
Associate Dean and Professor of Law,聽Retired 2006
Kresge Law Library, University of Notre Dame
South Bend, INCossette T. Sun
Law Library Director
Bernard E. Witkin Alameda County Law Library
Oakland, CA2006
No award
2005
Charles R. Dyer
Director of Libraries
San Diego County Public Law Library
San Diego, CAMichael S. Miller
Director,听搁别迟颈谤别诲听
Maryland State Law Library
Annapolis, MDRoy M. Mersky
Harry M. Reasoner Regents Chair in Law and Director of Research
The Jamail Center for Legal Research, Tarlton Law Library
University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Austin, TX2004
Shirley Hart David
Director
Sacramento County Public Law Library
Sacramento, CAThomas H. Reynolds
Associate Law Librarian Emeritus
University of California School of Law Library, Boalt Hall
Berkeley, CA2003
Marvin R. Anderson
State Law Librarian,听Retired
Minnesota State Law Library
St. Paul, MNLeah F. Chanin
Professor of Law and Director,听Retired
Furman Smith Law Library
Mercer University
Macon, GAFrancis Robert 鈥淏ob鈥� Doyle
Director,
Loyola University Chicago School of Law Library
Chicago, IL2002
Jacqueline S. Wright
Librarian,听Retired
Arkansas Supreme Court Library
Little Rock, Arkansas2001
Marian Boner,听Awarded Posthumously
Director,听搁别迟颈谤别诲听
Texas State Law Library
Austin, TXFrancis Gates
Circuit Librarian,听搁别迟颈谤别诲听
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco, CA2000
Balfour Halevy
Law Librarian,听Retired
York University
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAdolf Sprudzs
Foreign and International Librarian,听Retired
University of Chicago Law Library
Chicago, IL1990 - 1999 1999
Edgar J. Bellefontaine
Boston, MAEileen H. Searls
St. Louis University Law Library1998
Richard L. Beer
Lake Orion, MIBardie C. Wolfe, Jr.
St. Thomas University Law Library1997
1996
No award
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1984 - 1989 1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
No award
1984