Kathryn Houk, Ruby Nugent, Aidy Weeks, and Xan Goodman (Libraries) are among a group of health sciences librarians who will receive during the organization's annual meeting in May.
Houk, Nugent, and Weeks will receive the award for their contributions to the MLA Spanish-language COVID-10 Resource Page. They join colleagues Naomi Bishop, Nora Franco, Brenda M. Linares, Mirian Ramirez Rojas, Amy Reyes, and former 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ health sciences librarian Bredny Rodriguez in winning the award.
Goodman also will receive a President's Award for her work on the MLA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force, along with her colleagues and fellow task force members Sandra G. Franklin, Kelly Akin, Diana Almader-Douglas, Kelsa Bartley, Stephen Kiyoi, Jane Morgan-Daniel, Matthew Nicolas Noe, JJ Pionke, Neville D. Prendergast, Jessica Sender, Amy Taylor, and Gurpreet Kaur Rana.
The President's Award is given to an MLA member for a notable or important contribution made during the past association year that enhanced the profession of health sciences librarianship or furthered the objectives of the association.
