Lindsey Loeper, Librarian III and Reference & Instruction Archivist in our Special Collections division, received the UMBC Provost's Library Faculty Award. This award, founded in 2019, is given every two years to a member of the library faculty who exemplifies excellence in librarianship, research and publication, and service to the UMBC community and information professions. Ms. Loeper is a UMBC graduate (BA, American Studies, 2004) and joined Special Collections in 2007. Her nomination singled out Ms. Loeper's "effective leadership skills, extensive service contributions, and impressive record of scholarship and creativity," as well as her "outstanding and innovative work in teaching, and collaborative and collegial working manner."

Kathy Chetelat, Library Services Supervisor for Interlibrary Loan, received the 2020-2021 Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Exempt Staff. Among other criteria, the award recognizes a staff member who displays "extraordinary dedication to the fulfillment of the campus goals and mission." Ms. Chetelat joined the Library & Gallery in 2006, and has been a supervisor in Interlibrary Loan since 2018. Her nomination called attention to skill as a customer-serviced focused manager who is regularly praised by Interlibrary Loan users as "unfailingly professional, friendly, helpful, and thorough." She was honored at the Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards ceremony on April 7, 2021.

Please join us in thanking and congratulating these two stellar members of the AOK Library & Gallery team and UMBC campus community!