Frances Henne Award

Sponsored by Libraries Unlimited

Monetary Amount: $1,250

Deadline: The application for this award is currently closed.  The next award cycle will open on September 1, 2024, and will close on February 1, 2025. 

Overview

The AASL Frances Henne Award recognizes a school librarian with five years or less experience who demonstrates leadership qualities with learners, educators, and administrators. The award provides a stipend for the recipient's first-time attendance at an AASL National Conference or ALA Annual Conference.

Eligibility

  1. The applicant shall be a current AASL personal member.
  2. The applicant shall be currently employed as a school librarian at the building-level and have from 1-5 years experience as a school librarian. School library experience should not exceed 5 years.
  3. The applicant shall have no previous attendance at an ALA Annual Conference or an AASL National Conference.

Criteria

All applications for the grant will be judged against the following criteria:

  1. Quality of professional statement.
  2. Content of professional statement.
  3. Professional statement style.
  4. Potential for future leadership.

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* Please note: This downloadable version is for informational purposes only. All applications must be submitted online, via the Apply Now button that will appear at the top of the page when the next award season opens in early September.

Questions

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Deputy Executive Director

Recipients

2023    Molly Dettmann, Teacher Librarian, Norman North High School, Oklahoma 

"I am proud to serve my school as a Teacher Librarian. I have been so fortunate to have amazing mentors that have helped me find my own groove in collaborative teaching and innovative technology integration. I love providing books that reflect all of the Learners in my community and sharing a love of reading everyday. I can't wait to learn from school librarians from all over and then bring that back to Oklahoma."

 

 

 

 

2022   Ashley Long

2021    Maria Frederick

2020   Andrea Trudeau

2019    Holly Schwarzmann

2018    Deb Sondall Saetveit

2017    Julie Stivers

2016    Kate Lechtenberg

2015    Diana Rendina

2014    Carolyn Stenzel

2013    Amy Jo Southworth

2012    Alisa Auchmoedy-Finck

2011    Shannon Hyman

2010    Melanie Gibson

2009    Jill Mantel

2008    Sarah Prielipp

2007    Jessica Klinker

2006    Gladys Fox

2005    John McDonald

2004    Cynthia Welsh

2003    Teresa Diaz

2002    Laura Stiles

2001    Katherine Grant Cadden

2000    Carl A. Harvey II

1999    Marsha Trentham Hunter

1998    Kimberly A. Grimes

1997    Roxanna K. Morse

1996    Jane Baldwin

1995    Suzanne Shearman

1994    Robert Craig Bunch

1993    Susan Elizabeth Bucko

1992    Barbara A. Jansen

1991    David Wayne Calendar

1990    Joan Enders

1989    Kathleen Rooney Sornsin

1988    Jane Louise Thomas

1987    Nancy Quesada Moreno

1986    Kathryn Smrekar