ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵ

Sponsored by Libraries Unlimited

Monetary Amount: $1,250

Apply Now

Deadline: Click the "Apply Now" above to access the online application until 4:30 pm CST on February 1, 2025.

Overview

The AASL Frances Henne Award recognizes a school librarian with five years or less experience who demonstrates leadership qualities with learners, educators, and administrators. The award provides a stipend for the recipient's first-time attendance at an AASL National Conference or ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵAnnual Conference.

Eligibility

1. The applicant shall be a current AASL personal member.
2. The applicant shall be currently employed as a school librarian at the building-level and have from 1-5 years experience as a school librarian. School library experience should not exceed 5 years.
3. The applicant shall have no previous attendance at an ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵAnnual Conference or an AASL National Conference.

Criteria

All applications for the grant will be judged against the following criteria:

1. Quality of professional statement.
2. Content of professional statement.
3. Professional statement style.
4. Potential for future leadership.

* Please note: This downloadable version is for informational purposes only. All applications must be submitted online, via the Apply Now button that will appear at the top of the page when the next award season opens in early September.

Questions

Allison Cline
Deputy Executive Director

2024 Recipient

Gabriela Gualano
Teacher Librarian
Paul Revere Middle School

"Being a Teacher Librarian is truly my dream job. One of the best parts is readers' advisory and finding that special book for each student. Teaching about the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus is also a highlight, and has become something of a right of passage for my 6th graders. I am eagerly awaiting to attend my first AASL Conference to gain even more knowledge, and am thrilled to be this year's award recipient."

Past Recipients

2023 Molly Dettmann

2022 Ashley Long

2021

2020 Andrea Trudeau

2019 Holly Schwarzmann

2018 Deb Sondall Saetveit

2017 Julie Stivers

2016 Kate Lechtenberg

2015 Diana Rendina

2014 Carolyn Stenzel

2013 Amy Jo Southworth

2012 Alisa Auchmoedy-Finck

2011 Shannon Hyman

2010 Melanie Gibson

2009 Jill Mantel

2008 Sarah Prielipp

2007 Jessica Klinker

2006 Gladys Fox

2005 John McDonald

2004 Cynthia Welsh

2003 Teresa Diaz

2002 Laura Stiles

2001 Katherine Grant Cadden

2000 Carl A. Harvey II

1999 Marsha Trentham Hunter

1998 Kimberly A. Grimes

1997 Roxanna K. Morse

1996 Jane Baldwin

1995 Suzanne Shearman

1994 Robert Craig Bunch

1993 Susan Elizabeth Bucko

1992 Barbara A. Jansen

1991 David Wayne Calendar

1990 Joan Enders

1989 Kathleen Rooney Sornsin

1988 Jane Louise Thomas

1987 Nancy Quesada Moreno

1986 Kathryn Smrekar