PALNI Honors Extraordinary Library and Consortial Staff at All-Staff Conference

The Private Academic Library Network of Indiana Inc. (PALNI) recognized library and consortia staff by presenting twenty-eight awards on June 12th, 2018 at their annual all-staff conference. PALNI, a non-profit organization supporting the libraries of its twenty-four supported institutions, inspires innovation, fosters learning, and reduces costs for all PALNI institutions. The event provided opportunity for the supported institutions’ library and instructional technology staff to collaborate and share in person, learn from keynote Barbara Fister, and celebrate the success experienced over the past year.

The Executive Director, Kirsten Leonard,recognized accomplishments in five categories of awards during the event:

• The “Hall of Fame” award was bestowed to library staff who’ve volunteered long-standing service and invested above and beyond in PALNI initiatives.
• The “Outstanding Service 2018” was awarded to those who were active facilitators in driving action items and advancing projects during the annual year.
• Outstanding Service 2018 awards were also given to recognition of those who supported the WMS Implementation of Bethel College and Saint Mary’s College who have recently joined PALNI.
• The “Outstanding Achievement Award for Leadership in Deep Collaboration” was given to select library senior leaders who have led the way in working together more deliberately and effectively.
• The “Heart of PALNI Award” was given to staff who embody PALNI’s deep collaboration, and supportive culture.

PALNI Hall of Fame

Heather Myers, Anderson University

Outstanding Service 2018

Julie Miller, Butler University

Olivia MacIsaac, Butler University

Vanessa French, Butler University

Erin Milanese, Goshen College

Tonya Fawcett, Grace College

Rebecca Johnson, Manchester University

Suzanne Hinnefeld, Saint Mary’s College

Andrea Cohn, University of Saint Francis

Laura Vogler, Wabash College

Support of Bethel and Saint Mary’s WMS Implementation

Brandon Board, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Karl Stutzman, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Heather Myers, Anderson University

Richard Lammert, Concordia Theological Seminary

Roger Peters, Concordia Theological Seminary

Brooke Cox, DePauw University

Edward Mandity, Marian College

Shawn Denny, Taylor University

Outstanding Achievement Award for Leadership in Deep Collaboration – 2018

Jill Lichtsinn, Manchester University

Noah Brubaker, PALNI

Diane Randall, University of Saint Francis

Heart of PALNI Award

Heather Loehr, PALNI/Hanover College

Eric Bradley, PALNI/Goshen College

Ruth Szpunar, PALNI/DePauw

Barb Chen, PALNI/University of Saint Francis

Lisa Gonzalez, PALNI

Amanda Hurford, PALNI

Lauren Magnuson, PALNI