Awards

University Librarian Achievement Award

Eligibility: Any individual at the University of Michigan who holds a Primary Faculty appointment as Librarian, Archivist, or Curator.

Award: The recipient will be awarded $1,500 to commemorate the honor to be conferred at the annual Faculty Awards occasion.

Selection Criteria: Exceptional distinction reflected in active and innovative career achievements in library, archival or curatorial services. This may include:

  • Developing specialized services for faculty and students, improving access to information,
  • Efficiently managing the library and archival resources (staff, space, funding, collections), or
  • Other activities reflecting a commitment to these professions.

Please submit nomination materials with the librarian awards nomination form. The deadline for the 2024 award cycle is May 3, 2024.

  • A statement of the nominee’s achievements in library, archival or curatorial activities. (Required)
  • A current curriculum vitae. (Required)
  • Internal letters of support from within the nominee’s appointment unit (U-M Library or other) (Required)
  • External letters of support from outside the nominee’s appointment unit (Required). NOTE: No fewer than 3 letters of support should be from external sources. The external letters of support may be from within or from outside the University.

Note: Nominees are eligible for three years: the current year and, if not selected, they will also be automatically included in the pool of candidates for the next two award cycles.

Fe Susan Go - 2024 Award Recipient

Librarian for Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, University Library

 

 

 

 

Go, an internationally revered librarian, has built a premier research collection on Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand, and enhanced the reputation of U-M across the globe. Go earned her B.S. in history in 1967 and two master’s degrees — library science in 1975, and history in 1976 — at the University of San Carlos in the Philippines. At U-M, she earned an M.A. in Southeast Asian Studies in 1977 and a M.I.L.S. in 1979 before joining the university in 1983. Her acquisition trips and network of trusted local contacts have made it possible for her to collect new publications, rare books and archival records, none of which is available online. Discoverability is a priority, and her team categorizes materials in more than 20 languages. She has served as an ex-officio member of the U-M Center for Southeast Asian Studies since her arrival, and pushes the boundaries of technology to foster collaboration among libraries. Faculty and students praise her for her knowledge, assistance and entrepreneurial drive to build the collection.

The 2024 awardee information (above) was written and provided by the Office of University Development, as published in a 2024 University Record article.

Previous University Librarian Achievement Award Receipients

2023 — Deirdre Diane Spencer, University Library, History of Art

2022 — Judy Smith, University Library, Health Sciences

2021 — Charles Ransom, University Library, Multicultural and American Culture Studies

2020 — Mark Paul Mac Eachern, University Library, Health Sciences

2019 — Pam MacKintosh, University Library

2018 — Philip A. Hallman, University Library, Arts and Humanities

2017 — Marisa Conte, University Library, Health Sciences

2016 — Robert Fraser, UM-Dearborn, Mardigian Library.

2015 — Jane Blumenthal, Taubman Health Sciences Library

2014 — Peggie Daub, University Library

2013 — Laurie A. Alexander, Associate University Librarian for Learning and Teaching

2012 — Nerea Llamas, Library Research – International Studies

2011 — Scott Dennis, Library Research – Arts and Humanities

2010 — Doreen Bradley, LSA -University Library and Adjunct Lecturer in Curriculum Support

2009 — Timothy Richards, UM Dearborn, Mardigian Library

2008 — Traianos Gagos, University Library

2007 — Grace York, University Library

2005 — Rebecca Dunkle, University Library

2004 — Barbara MacAdam, University Library

2003 — Jean Loup, University Library