2022 Awards and Scholarship Winners

Author/Illustrator of the Year

Anna Kang and Christopher Weyant
ISTE "Making IT Happen"
Tara Cooper Weiss
Wayne Township Public Schools
Lifetime Membership
Mary Jane McNally, Bernards Township
Outstanding Administrator
Donna E. Calabrese,Cliffside Park SD

President’s Award
Joyce Kasman Valenza, Rutgers University
Ruth Toor Outstanding Media Specialist
Gabrielle M. Casieri
Lawrence Township Public Schools
Jean E. Harris Progressive
School Library Media Program
Jessica L. PiazzaHarmony Township, Phillipsburg
Villy Gandhi Leadership Training Scholarship
Beth Thomas
Summit Public Schools

2021 Awards and Scholarship Winners

Author/Illustrator of the Year
Daniel Kirk
Lifetime Membership
Karen Brill, Awards Committee Chair
Outstanding Administrator
Nina Obryk, Sayreville Public Schools
President’s Award
Tricina Strong-Beebe

Ruth Toor Outstanding Media Specialist
Jennifer Latimer
South Orange & Maplewood School District
Jean E. Harris Progressive
School Library Media Program

Skye Silverstein
Cherry Hill Public Schools
Villy Gandhi Leadership Training Scholarship
Margaret-Adjoga-Otu, Newark Public Schools

2020 Awards and Scholarship Winners

Author/Illustrator of the Year
Wil Mara
ISTE "Making IT Happen"

Samantha Bremenkamp, Shrewsbury Borough

Lifetime Membership
Fran King, Standing Conference Chair

Outstanding Administrator
Roger Léon, Newark Public Schools

President’s Award

Angela Crockett Coxen

Ruth Toor Outstanding Media Specialist
Iveth Mollinedo, Cliffside Park School District

Jean E. Harris Progressive
School Library Media Program

Skye Silverstein

Cherry Hill Public Schools
Villy Gandhi Leadership Training Scholarship
Beth Willoughby, Dunellen Schools

2019 Awards and Scholarship Winners

President’s Award

Jean Stock

Larchmont Elementary School, Mount Laurel

Ruth Toor Outstanding Library Media Specialist of the Year
Elizabeth Willoughby
John P. Faber School, Dunellen
Intellectual Freedom Award
Martha Hickson, North Hunterdon HS
Outstanding Administrator of the Year
Dr. Joseph N. Meloche, Superintendent
Cherry Hill Public School District
Author - Illustrator of the Year 
Brian Lies
Villy Gandhi Leadership Training Scholarship
Donna Swift
Irwin Elementary School, East Brunswick
“Making IT Happen” ISTE Award
Jennifer Latimer
Clinton Elementary School, Maplewood

2018 Awards and Scholarship Winners

President’s Award

LaDawna Harrington
Millburn High School, Millburn
Jean E. Harris Progressive School Library Media Program
Casey Jane Schaffer
Francis S, DeMasi Elementary and Middle School 
Evesham Township School District
Library Media Specialist of the Year
Joan Vicari
Ocean City High School, Ocean City
"Making IT Happen"
Stephen Cullis
Randolph High School, Randolph
Villy Gandhi Leadership Training Scholarship
Tara Collins
Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Fair Lawn
Author/Illustrator of the Year Award
Wendy Mass
Lifetime Membership
Pat Massey
Library Assistant Award
Kathy Pettit
Whitehall School, Williamstown 

2017 Awards and Scholarship Winners

President’s Award

Joanne Roukens

LibraryLinkNJ, Piscataway
Author- Illustrator of the Year 
David Lubar
Library Media Specialist of the Year
Mary Lewis
Kawameeh Middle School, Union
Jean E. Harris Progressive School Library Media Program
Monica Dennler
Eastampton Community School, Eastampton Township 
Administrator of the Year
Mary Albanese
Jersey City Public Schools
Villy Gandhi Leadership Training Scholarship
Jessica Volk
Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Edison
Exemplary Advocate of School Libraries Award
New Jersey Library Association

2016 Awards and Scholarship Winners

President’s Award
Amy Rominiecki
Seneca High School, Tabernacle
Jean E. Harris Progressive School Library Media Program
Beth Thomas and Megan Hartley
Lawton C. Johnson  Middle School, Summit
Library Media Specialist of the Year
Stephanie Singer
Readington Middle School, Readington Township
Administrator of the Year
Keith Brook
Clearview Regional High School, Mullica Hill
Author- Illustrator of the Year Award
Trinka Hakes Noble
Villy Gandhi Leadership Training Scholarship
Elizabeth Quinn
Littleton Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills
Library Assistant of the Year
Cindy Petrocelli
T. Baldwin Demarest School, Old Tappan

2015 Awards and Scholarship Winners

President’s Award
Karen Brill
Lenox Elementary School, Pompton Lakes
Jean E. Harris Progressive School Library Media Program
Jennifer Latimer Clinton Elementary School, South Orange Maplewood
Administrator of the Year
Daniel Moran
Hammarskjold Middle School, East Brunswick
Library Assistant of the Year
Maryann Van Lenten
Clara B. Worth School, Bayville
Library Volunteer of the Year
Robert Daub
Middle School of Pleasantville, Pleasantville
“Making IT Happen” ISTE Award
Deborah Goetjen
William Annin Middle School, Basking Ridge
Villy Gandhi Leadership Training Scholarship
Elizabeth Ullrich
Cavallini Middle School, Upper Saddle River

2014 Awards and Scholarship Winners

ISTE Making it Happen AwardRenee Rogers, Hamilton Township High School East
Library Assistant of the Year
Karen Noggle, Newton High School
Nominated by: Wendy Whipple
Library Volunteer of the Year Award
Jackie Smiley Edwards, Maurice Hawk Elementary School
Nominated by: Sue Ferguson
NJ Center for the Book Miss Rumphius Award
Jennifer Jamison, Atlantic City High School
NJASL Outstanding Author or Illustrator Award
Carol Plum-Ucci
Outstanding Administrator of the Year
Mindy Milavsky, Lawrence Middle School
Nominated by: Eileen R. Cramer, School Librarian
Outstanding Media Specialist of the Year
Renee Rogers, Hamilton Township High School East
List of Statement Support: Mr. F.A. Ingargiola, Principal, Steinert High School
President’s Award
Fran King
Villy Ghandi Leadership Training Scholarship
Deborah Schiano, Madison Junior School