Yasmeen
Shorish was nominated and received the 2020 JMU Madison Scholars Award.
Recipients of this award exemplify excellence and scholarly achievement in
their respective disciplines. They will also present a lecture on their area of
expertise during the academic year. Yasmeen is the first faculty member from
the Libraries to receive this award.
Kelly
Giles was nominated and received the 2020 JMU Distinguished Service Award. The
Distinguished Service Award was established to recognize a faculty member who
provides exceptional professional-related service at the university, local and
national levels.
Christie Liu received a Research
and Scholarship Outstanding Faculty award at the Noftsinger Celebration of
Madison Scholarship & Recognition Reception. This
recognition of “excellence in scholarship and instructional design for open
educational resources” was nominated by the Libraries and the collaborative
faculty, Dr. Liz Johnson from the JMU Department of Geology and Environmental
Science, and reviewed from the four areas of Teaching and Engagement,
Scholarship, Service, and Mentoring by an interdisciplinary review committee.