Dr. Antonio Sotomayor, Associate Professor and Latin American and Caribbean Studies Librarian at the University Library, has been selected as a finalist for the Best Anthology award by the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH). The NASSH celebrates research and publications in sports history through the NASSH Book Prize every year.
Category Archives: Recognitions
Kelli Trei Elected Secretary of the Biodiversity Heritage Library Executive Committee
Kelli Trei, Biosciences Librarian at the University Library and Associate Professor for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been elected to serve as Secretary of the Biodiversity Heritage Library Executive Committee. The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives.
Sarah Christensen Awarded 2021 CAPE Award
Sarah Christensen, Visual Resources and Outreach Specialist for the department of Research and Information Services at the University Library, has been awarded the Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence Award (CAPE). The CAPE is designed to recognize and celebrate “the importance of contributions made by academic professionals” at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It is also a signal of high esteem in which their colleagues hold them. This prominent award was presented to Christensen and five other individuals from across campus for their outstanding contributions to the university community and beyond.
Coker Receives 2021 Lord Ruthven Award for Best Nonfiction
Cait Coker, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received the 2021 Lord Ruthven Award for Best Nonfiction for her book The Global Vampire: Essays on The Undead in Popular Culture Around the World. This award is presented by the Lord Ruthven Assembly, “a group of academic scholars specializing in vampire literature and affiliated with the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts”.