Recognition
Honors and Awards
UW Libraries is consistently ranked in the TOP TEN of U.S. public research university libraries by the Association of Research Libraries. Acknowledgements below reflect UW Libraries and staff recognition from recent years.
- Stephanie Lamson, Director of Preservation Services, 2025 UW Distinguished Librarian award
- Michael Biggins, UW Affiliate Professor; Slavic, Baltic, and East European Studies Librarian, 2024 “Vtis leta,” or the “impact of the year” award by the Društvo VTIS (Society of Slovenes Educated Abroad)
- Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections, 2025 John Sessions Memorial Award
- John Vallier, Global Innovation Fund Study Abroad Award from the UW Office of Global Affairs
- Kathleen Collins & Emilie Vrbancic, Washington Library Association Outstanding Service Awards (2025)
- Lauren Ray (with Prof. Jen Hoffman, College of Education), Global Innovation Fund Study Abroad Award
- Anne-Marie Davis, Collection Development Coordinator for Odegaard Library and Anthropology Librarian, 2024 Distinguished Librarian Award
- Jackie Belanger, Director, Libraries Assessment and Planning, 2023 Distinguished Librarian Award
- Azusa Tanaka, Japanese Studies Librarian, 2022 Distinguished Librarian Award
- Jessica Albano, 2021 Distinguished Librarian Award
- Nicholas Schockmel, Acquisitions Metadata Specialist, Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging Services, University Libraries – UW Together We Will Award
- 2021 AAMC GIR Excellence Award to UW Health Sciences Library Translational Research and Information Lab (TRAIL) Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) Team
- 2021 John Sessions Memorial Award to the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
- Mary St. Germain, 2020 David H. Partington Award from the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA)
- Justin Wadland, 2020 Distinguished Librarian Award
- The Age of the Kampuchea Picture, Center for Research Libraries (CRL) 2020 Primary Source Award