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Atkinson Memorial Award
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Crosman Memorial Award
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Davis Cup Award
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Golden Ticket Award
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Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award
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Intellectual Freedom Award
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Librarian of the Year Award
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Robert R. McClarren Legislative Development Award
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Deborah Dowley Preiser Marketing Award
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Readers' Advisory Service Award
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Reference Services Award
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Alexander J. Skrzypek Award
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TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award
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Trustee of the Year Award
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Young Adult Librarian of the Year Award
2018 Sylvia Murphy Williams Award
Aicha Azzaoui, University of Illinois
Xena Becker, University of Illinois
Amanda V. Lopez, University of Kentucky
Katherine Sharon Lopez, Syracuse University
Cynthia Medrano Torres, University of Illinois
Teresa Helena Moreno, University of Illinois
Jennifer Patino, University of Illinois