Spirit Awards
2017 Spirit Awards, Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Awards Committee: Dan Greene, Niki Kirkpatrick (co-chair), Shelly O’Barr, & Laura Romans (co-chair)
Theme: Tri-Libraries Wizard Tournament
Master of Ceremonies: David Ownby
2017 Awards Pictures
Award Winners
Paul E. Trentham, Sr., Dean’s Award for Excellence in Professional Performance
Val Hodge
Paul E. Trentham, Sr., Library Partner Award
Mike Berger (IT Manager of Engineering Services, OIT)
Paul E. Trentham, Sr., Teamwork Award
The UT Libraries Strategic Planning Committee
(Rachel Caldwell, Peter Fernandez, Erin Horeni-Ogle, Regina Mays, David Ratledge, & Rita Smith)
Paul & Marion Miles Innovation Award
David Ownby (Pop-Up Library Proposal)
Library Society Service Endowment Award for Extraordinary Customer Service
Jeffrey Hines
Spirit of the Libraries Awards
Connie Inman
Manda Sexton
Gail Williams
Graduate Student Library Assistant Award
Olivia Fredericks (John C. Hodges Library – Collection Logistics)
Student Library Assistant Award
Joseph Chong (Webster C. Pendergrass Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Library)
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Crafternoon: Air Dry Clay Pottery
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Of Monkeys and Men: The Scopes Trial Exhibit and Research Guide