SELECT APPOINTMENTS AND EXPERIENCE
State University of New York, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY (Aug. 15, 2008-May 30, 2024)
Professor, Head of Special Collections and College Archives, Gladys Marcus Library
According to archives and rare books and manuscripts best practices and principles, select, acquire, arrange, describe, preserve, secure, promote, and make accessible the holdings of the unit (@6100 linear feet, multiple formats); make policy regarding all aspects of unit management, practice, and procedure; hire and train department staff, interns, and volunteers; serve on Library and College committees (see details below); participate in professional organizations (see details below); oversaw a $4 million facility renovation (2012-2017); assist Library users in their search for appropriate resources and in their development of search strategies; initiate and support a loan program for exhibitions within and outside the FIT community; attend regularly the FIT Board of Trustees meetings; speak with/counsel Library/Archives Information Science graduate students on education/career paths and strategies; advise FIT Master of Arts in Fashion and Textile Studies thesis work; host classes across the FIT curricula and those of other institutions; counsel FIT Master of Professional Studies in Global Fashion Management teams on research strategies and presentation skills; Library Liaison to Textile Surface Design department, 2008-2019; earned tenure Sept 2011; promoted to Associate Professor, 2016; promoted to Full Professor, 2021; represent the unit and the Library at various functions within and beyond the FIT community. Served as FIT Commencement Marshall, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
An Archivist’s Tale podcast (February 2018+; on hiatus)
Co-Founder/Co-Host
Along with Geoffrey A. Huth, administer/host a weekly podcast featuring archivists from around the world. They comment on their “archivist origin story” and what keeps them passionate about the work they do among other points of interest. To date, we have interviewed more than 120 subjects, representing 15 states, 10 countries, and 15 nationalities; Visit https://www.spreaker.com/show/an - archivists - tale for episodes.
State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY (reverse chronological order)
Graduate Assistant, College of Computing and Information, Dept. of Informatics, Ph.D. Program, Aug. 2007-May 2008
For Profs. Deborah Lines Andersen and Abebe Rorissa, performed research; developed grading matrices; reviewed and graded Masters students’ assignments; revised syllabi; led and/or assisted with classes as needed.
Archives Consultant, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, Dec. 2003-June 2004
Arranged and described digital images as part of an ongoing project to reformat and index the University Archives Historical Photograph Collection; prepared original cataloging of photographs and entered cataloging records in an SQL database; maintained and strengthened authority lists of names and subjects used in the database; advised staff in choosing appropriate thesauri and on application of cataloging rules; created and maintained the university’s own thesaurus of university terms; assisted with record keeping; and performed other tasks as appropriate.
Reference Librarian (Volunteer), University Library, Reference Department, May 2003-June 2004
Assisted library users in their search for appropriate resources and in their development of search strategies; participated in various projects including: developed promotional literature targeted specifically to various user populations regarding the sources and services available from the Reference Department; researched and created an online knowledge base of “Frequently Asked Questions” (and their answers) for Census 2000 information; developed a Continuing Education program for Reference Department Librarians regarding Albany (NY) City and County resources; created a “ready reference” chart for the use and location of various citation indexes; assisted with bibliographic instruction sessions.
Graduate Assistant, Thomas E. Dewey Graduate Library, Sept.-Dec. 2000; Reference Librarian (Volunteer), Sept.-Nov. 2003
Assisted library users in their search for appropriate resources and in their development of search strategies; led orientation sessions for new graduate students; contributed to the development of an online version of the American Sociological Association bibliographic style guide; contributed to the year 2000 “Banned Books” Digital Exhibition; assessed the OCLC FirstSearch service for the User Education Librarian and helped to develop a user’s guide for this online database; assisted the Electronic Resources Librarian manage statistics regarding the “Ask A Librarian” e-mail reference service; and updated and revised the Electronic Resources Binder, used by the Reference Librarians.
New York State Archives, Albany, NY (reverse chronological order)
Archives and Records Management Specialist II, Records Service Development, June 2006-September 2007
Created, revised, and delivered workshops on matters including, but not limited to: geographic information systems; electronic records management and preservation; files management; historical photographs; and needs assessments; revised and authored publications as required; provided technical advice and assistance to local governments throughout New York State in cooperation with Regional Advisory Officers; represent Records Service Development on institutional teams (Electronic Records; Knowledge Management; Meetings); prepared for and served on Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund grants review panel.
Archives and Records Management Specialist II, Archival Advisory Services, Aug. 2005-June 2006
Provided technical advice and assistance to archival programs in cooperation with Regional Advisory Officers and Regional Historical Records Service Providers; participated in the preparation of grant application materials for Documentary Heritage Program (DHP); participated in the review of DHP grant applications; provided oversight, monitoring, and technical assistance to DHP grantees; developed annual statistical and qualitative summaries of products and results of grant projects; helped to develop and conduct continuing education workshops on archival issues; assisted in organizing and conducting meetings for DHP regional staff including such tasks as distributing information to regional staff; providing background materials for meetings, and preparing meeting summaries.
Project Archivist, Archival Advisory Services, March 2005-Aug. 2005 (concurrent with below)
Assisted with the review and monitoring of DHP grant applications, projects, and products; prepared grant application materials and revised standard program forms and workshops as required; provided archives training and advisement to various constituencies; contributed to reports to the National Historical Preservation Records Commission.
Description Specialist, Access Services, June 2004-Aug. 2005 (concurrent with above)
Performed tasks related to preparing and enhancing descriptive tools for the New York State Environmental History Virtual Research Collection project; served as project liaison with partner institutions [Ulster and Warren counties, the Adirondack Museum, Cornell University, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse), and the New York State Library]; reviewed arrangement and description of selected collections and the quality of existing description programs of each partner institution; prepared finding aids for EAD-encoding(100+ finding aids composed); worked with partner institutions and other project staff to develop and populate a digitized images database; participated in the development of description standards for finding aids, descriptive metadata record fields, and EAD database fields; drafted reports to the National Endowment for the Humanities; supervised the grant-funded assistant.
Jenny Holzer Studio, Hoosick Falls, NY
Information Resources Manager / Studio Assistant, Aug. 2002-April 2003
Managed the artwork registry database (6000+ records) while developing standards for data entry; established an archival arrangement and description scheme for processing approximately 150 linear feet of project files and personal papers according to archival standards; maintained the artist’s biography, exhibition history, and bibliography; applied preservation measures to paper materials; arranged bibliographic materials; satisfied reference and research queries; assisted with web page content design; performed administrative duties as required by the artist.
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Photograph and Slide Library, Williamstown, MA
Summer Intern, June-Aug. 2002
Performed inventory and research duties regarding the visual resources collection; executed preliminary cataloging of slides including authority research; processed 1000+ photographs of European Romanesque and Gothic architecture and architectural sculpture-identifying structures, researching locations, developing a filing scheme, and preparing description.
The Museum of Modern Art Museum Archives, New York, NY
Project Archivist, Jan. 2001-Jan. 2002
Preserved, arranged, and described, according to archival standards, the 114.25 linear feet of the Department of Public Information Records, Series II; wrote the series’ 606-page finding aid; curated an exhibition of approximately 200 items from the records and composed the exhibition checklist; created original standard and MARC catalog records; attended to reference queries as needed; trained and supervised intern.
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Bachelor of Arts in the History of Art, 1991; G.P.A. 3.5; Graduated “With Distinction”
University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
Master of Library Science, Archival Science concentration, 2002; G.P.A. 3.9
Alma Mater Europaea-ECM, Maribor, Slovenia, Doctorate in Archival Sciences, expected 2023/2024
CONTINUING EDUCATION
International Institute of Archival Science of Trieste and Maribor Autumn Archives School attendance 28 November-02 December 2022
International Institute of Archival Science of Trieste and Maribor Autumn Archives School attendance 09-12 December 2020
International Council on Archives webinar -“The Future of Archives Post COVID-19,” attendance 30 June 2020
Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY: History of Twentieth Century Fashion, spring 2009 (audit); Fashion History through the 19th Century, fall 2009 (audit); History of American Men’s Wear, fall 2012 (credit); Gallery Management and Operations, fall 2013 (credit); The Business of Art, spring 2014 (credit); Valuation and Appraisal, fall 2014 (credit)
Metropolitan (New York) Library Council: Using Archivists’ Toolkit, 8 March 2013; Managing to Change the World, 20-21 Sept 2016
University at Albany, SUNY: Information Literacy Instruction, spring 2004 (audit); Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, fall 2006 (audit); Coursework toward Ph.D. in Informatics, 2007-2008 (18 credit hours)
New York State Education Department: Supervisory Skills Certificate Program, completed 2006
CERTIFICATION
New York State Education Department Public Librarian’s Certification No. 20405
FIT COMMITTEE SERVICE AND TEAMWORK
FIT Library Committee and Teamwork
Library Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2011-2014, Chair, 2012-2014; 2022-2025; Emergency/Disaster Preparedness Team, 2009-Present, Chair, 2009-Present; Grants Team; FIT Global Team; Collection Development Team; Records Management Team; Library Leaders Team; Library Liaisons Team; Digital Objects Team; Library Outreach and Orientation Team.
FIT College Committee Work
FIT Faculty Senate Tenure and Promotion Committee (Campus-wide), 2022-2024; FIT Faculty Senate Student Affairs Committee, 2016-2018; FIT Faculty Senate Committee on Academic Standards, 2016-2018; FIT Deputy Director of Public Safety search committee, Chair, 2016; FIT Academic Advisement Center Tenure and Promotion, 2014-2018; 2021+; Chair 2015-2018; FIT Faculty Senate Library Committee, 2014-2016, Co-Chair 2015-2016; FIT Faculty Senate Sabbaticals Committee, Member, 2014-2016 and 2021-2023; FIT Board of Trustees Special Collections ad hoc Committee, Lead, 2011-2012; FIT Faculty Senate Nominations and Elections Committee, 2009-2011, Member; FIT Faculty Senate Assessment Committee, 2011-2013, Member, 2012-2014; FIT Library and Museum Renovation Committee, Member, 2012-2017; FIT ad hoc Records Retention and Disposition Committee, Member, 2010-2012; FIT Records Advisory Group, 2018+; FIT Environmental/Employee Health and Safety Committee, 2019+; FIT Public Safety Deputy Director search, Chair of the search committee, 2015; School of Graduate Studies, Fashion and Textile Studies Department Chair search, Chair of search committee, 2021-2022.
SELECT WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS
“Max Meyer and A. Beller & Co.: Interpreting a Hidden History of NYC's Garment District.” - Exhibition forthcoming summer-early fall 2023 on campus at FIT; virtual equivalent (published December 2020) at https://sparcdigital.fitnyc.edu/exhibits/show/meyer-beller
“The St(AR) of the Show: Embracing Augmented Reality to Build Relationships between Archives and Researchers.” - Presentation; International Institute of Archival Science, virtual, 04 December 2021.
“Breaking Access Barriers to Archives Using Innovative Technologies.” - Presentation; International Council on Archives Congress, virtual, 27 October 2021.
“The Whole of Her Sermon: Connecting People to Archives in the Age of COVID-19.” - Presentation; Alma Mater Europaea Symposium, virtual, 16 March 2021.
"Keeping Fashion Labor Influencers’ Voices Alive: The Oral History Program at the Fashion Institute of Technology-SUNY." - Presentation; conference organized by Oslomet, Oslo, Norway, 11-12 June 2019
“Evolution if not Revolution: A New Approach for Controlling Archival Records” - Presentation; Technical and Field Related Problems of Traditional and Electronic Archiving international conference, Radenci, Slovenia, 03-05 April 2019
“Managing University Archives: An Assemblage of Standards for a Model of Practice,” - Presentation; ICA/SUV Conference, Salamanca, Spain, Oct 2018
“Building Bridges: The Co-Education of Archivists and Architects on Major Renovation Projects” - Session delivered and chaired at the Society of American Archivists 2018 Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., August 2018
“Mission Possible: A Renovation Story / How Years of Planning and Months of Execution Yielded the Environment of Our Dreams.” - Presentation; New England Archivists/Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. Joint Conference, New Haven, CT, 23 March 2018
“Mission Possible: A Renovation Story / How Years of Planning and Months of Execution Yielded the Environment of Our Dreams.” - Guest lecture for Haskell University RIM II class, 06 March 2018 (two sections)
“A Vestimentary Lexicon: Where Fashion and Asemic Writing Intersect.” - Presentation delivered for “VISPO – Powerhouse of the Arts,” Aachen, Germany, 05 May 2017
“Adam: La Revue de l’Homme and Esquire: A comparison of, and contrast between, two taste - making periodicals of male fashion.” - Presentation delivered at the INHA/Paris, France, 18 November 2015
"Fashionable Art: The Frances Neady Collection of Original Fashion Illustrations." - Gladys Marcus Library, FIT, exhibition running from October 2014-February 2015
“Fashion’s Future via Fashion’s History.” - Presentation delivered at History and Future of Fashion Prediction, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 17 October 2014
“From Bound to Found: How the Fashion Institute of Technology and the New York Public Library Presented, Preserved, and Promoted the André Studios Fashion Sketch Collection.” - Session delivered at SUNY Librarians’ Association, 13 June 2014
“Fashion Copying as Virtue or Vice: An Examination of André Studios as a Case Study.” – Paper delivered at the Business History Conference, Frankfurt Germany, 14 March 2014
“Impressions on and of a Fashion Archives.” - Keynote address to Society of American Archivists, University of Texas at Austin Student Chapter, 22 Oct 2012
“Fashioning a Campus: FIT Architecture Tour and Presentation for DOCOMOMO New York/Tri-State.” - 18 July 2012
“When the Library Gives You Lemons, Mount an Exhibition Anyway!” – Session delivered at SUNY Librarians’ Association, 08 June 2012
“An Introduction to the Fashion Institute of Technology-SUNY, Gladys Marcus Library, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives.” - Session delivered at Fashion Studies Today: History, Theory and Practice, An International and Multidisciplinary Conference, New York, May 4 and 5, 2012
Host and Programs for Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc., April 2009, April 2010, April 2012
“Hands-free CPR.” - Presentation to FIT Gladys Marcus Library faculty and staff, 12 April 2012
“[Archival] Discovery on a Dime.” - Presentation to FIT Gladys Marcus Library faculty and staff, 15 Mar 2012
"André Studios 1930-1941: Fashion Drawings & Sketches in the Collections of the Fashion Institute of Technology and the New York Public Library.” - Presentation to NYPL Symposium, 28 Feb 2012
“Special Collections and FIT Archives - An Introduction.” - Presentation to the FIT Board of Trustees, 17 Nov 2011
“Incomparable Women of Style: Selections from the Rose Hartman Photography Archives, 1977-2011.” - Exhibition running November 4, 2011 through January 20, 2012
FIT New Faculty Orientation – Presentations, 2013-2019
“InCREDIBLE Research.” - Presentations to FIT Global Fashion Management graduate students, spring semesters, 2010-2019
ProSeminar Library Orientation – Fashion and Textile Studies graduate students, 2008-2020
“The Web of Relationships.” - Session delivered at the Society of American Archivists 2007 Annual Conference, Chicago, August 2007
“From Originals to Digitals: Managing Your Historical Photographs.” - Workshop created for and delivered to NYS Cornell Cooperative Extension customers, 21 August 2006; to be incorporated into NYSA Government Records Services workshop catalog
“The Essential Altruist: Volunteering in Archives.” - Session delivered at the Society of American Archivists 2006 Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., August 2006
“MARC Format for Archives and Manuscript Materials.” - Workshop(s) delivered to Buffalo, Rochester, Long Island, and Albany, NY area library, local government, state agency, and archives professionals
“Organizing Your Historical Records.” - Workshop delivered to select New York State Museum staff, 05 April 2005.
“Cataloging Digital Photographs: Using Standards for Clarity and Access.” - Workshop delivered at the New York Archives Conference, St. Johns Fisher College, Rochester, NY, 16 June 2004.
“Beyond the Frame: How Art Exhibited in the Library Can Serve as a Bridge to the Library’s Collection.” - Poster Session for the ENY/ACRL Fall Conference, 10 October 2003.
The Museum of Modern Art Archives, Department of Public Information Records, Series II Exhibition, November 2001
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
International Institute for the Archival Science, Trieste, Italy & Maribor, Slovenia, 2021 (virtual)
International Council on Archives, Oct 2021 (virtual)
International Institute for the Archival Science, Trieste, Italy & Maribor, Slovenia, Dec 07-12, 2020 (virtual)
Labor in the Creative Industries: The Case of Fashion (international conference), Oslomet, Oslo, Norway, June 2019
Technical And Field Related Problems Of Traditional And Electronic Archiving, Radenci/Slovenia, April 2019
International Council on Archives/Section on University and Research Archives Conference, Salamanca, Spain, Oct 2018
Society of American Archivists Annual Conference – Virtual, August 2020; Austin, TX, August 2019; Washington, DC, August 2018; Portland, OR, July 2017; Atlanta, GA, August 2016; Cleveland, OH, August 2015; New Orleans, LA, August 2013; Chicago, IL, August 2011; Chicago, IL, August 2007; Washington, D.C., August 2006; New Orleans, LA, August 2005
New York Archives Conference -- Virtual, 2020; Albany, (NY), 2018; Brookville (NY), 2013; Buffalo, NY, June 2007; Rochester, NY, June 2004
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference – Pittsburgh, PA, April 2016; Cambridge, MD, 2019
La Mode Masculine 1820-1970 (I): Sources D’étude – INHA, Paris, France 18 November 2015
History and Future of Fashion Prediction -- Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 17 October 2014
European Business History Conference – Milan, Italy, June 2009; Frankfurt, Germany, March 2014
State University of New York Librarians’ Association – New York, NY, June 2012; Albany, NY, June 2014
New Trends in Informatics Conference -- Albany, NY, April 2007; Conference Chair, May 2008
International Council on Archives, Committee on Best Practices and Standards -- Washington D.C., August 2006
WORKS WRITTEN OR EDITED
“Fashion at Your Fingertips: Digital Resources for Fashion and Dress Primary Resource Research” - Chapter in the forthcoming monograph entitled, The Routledge History of Fashion and Dress, 1800 to the Present.
“Confronting an Ethical Matter in College and University Archives: A Shift to Lesser Access Protocols Regarding Digitized Theses as a Case Study” - article forthcoming for Atlanti+, 2022.
“THE ST(AR) OF THE SHOW: EMBRACING AUGMENTED REALITY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARCHIVES AND RESEARCHERS” - article in Atlanti+, volume 31 issue 2, published 2022.
“Voices of Fashion Industry Decision-makers: The Oral History Program at the Fashion Institute of Technology-State University of New York” - article for the International Journal of Fashion Studies, 2021.
“The Whole of Her Sermon: Connecting People to Archives in the Age of COVID-19” - article in Atlanti+, volume 31 issue 1, published 2021.
The American Archivist (scholarly, peer-reviewed journal of the Society of American Archivists - Guest Editor for volume 82 issue 2, published fall/winter 2021.
“A History of Fashioning Unconventional Futures - The Fashion Institute of Technology Turns 75” – article in Archival Outlook, Society of American Archivists, January/February 2020; https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=30305&i=646278&p=4
Fashion Futures: The Hidden History of Color and Trend Forecasting – Co-authored chapter entitled, “The Career of Tobé Coller Davis: Fashion Forecasting in America,” March 2018.
“Building Bridges: The Co-education of Archivists and Architects on Renovation Projects” published in Archival Outlook, Society of American Archivists, https://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=559077#{%22issue_id%22:559077,%22page%22:10}
“Mission Possible, A Renovation Story: How Years of Planning and Months of Execution Yielded the Environment of Our Dreams,” published in INFORMED LIBRARIAN ONLINE, https://www.informedlibrarian.com/featuredlibrary.cfm?FILE=flib1803.html
“Historical Holdings and New Dimensions: The Fashion Institute of Technology-State University of New York Library Unit of Special Collections and College Archives” – article written for Art Libraries Journal, Spring 2017.
Fashion Plates: 150 Years of Style (editor), November 2015.
“Emergency Handbook” - Written and edited for the Gladys Marcus Library, FIT, 2009 (last edited 2021).
New York State Archives - Over 100 finding aids written for the New York State Environmental History Virtual Research Collection, 2004-2005.
University at Albany Libraries Reference Department - four-part series of handouts promoting department resources and services, 2004.
School of Information Science and Policy, University at Albany Seminar Paper/Thesis, “Setting a Modern Standard: The Intellectual Control of the Department of Public Information Records, Series II of The Museum of Modern Art,” May 2002.
School of Information Science and Policy, University at Albany Independent Study Paper, “Preserving, Describing, and Arranging the Collective Memory of the Art of Our Time: The Public Information Records Collection of The Museum of Modern Art Museum Archives, New York, New York,” Aug. 2001.
The Museum of Modern Art Archives, Department of Public Information Records, Series II Finding Aid (606 pages describing 114.25 linear feet of archival material), Jan. 2002; also available at https://www.moma.org/research-and-learning/archives/finding-aids/PublicInformationf
The Museum of Modern Art Archives, Department of Public Information Records, Series II Exhibition Checklist, Nov. 2001.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITY
Archives Leadership Institute (funded by NHPRC/NARA) – cohort member, 2018
Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. – Member, 2001+ (sporadic)
Vice President/President Elect – 2016-2017
President – 2017-2018
Past-President – 2018-2019
ARLIS/NA - Art Libraries Society of North America - Member, 2000+ (sporadic)
New York Chapter - Member, 2011+ (sporadic)
Association of Records Managers and Administrators International - Member 2006-2007
Digital Format Information and Records Management Task Force Member
AtoM (Access to Memory) Foundation Board - Member, 2019-2021
Vice Chair, 2019-2021
AtoM 3 Roadmap Committee - Chair and Board Co-Liaison, 2019-2021
Capital Area Archivists of New York - Member, 2004+ (sporadic)
CARTA (Collaborative Art Archive) - Member, 2021+
International Council on Archives - Member, 2005+ (sporadic)
Committee on Best Practices and Standards, 2006
Lead, Electronic Records and Digitization, 2006
Section on University and Research Archives, Member
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference - Member, 2005; 2015+ (sporadic)
Local Arrangements Committee - Spring Conference, 2005
New York Archives Conference - Member, 2004+ (sporadic); Board Member, 2007-2008
New York Library Association - Member, 2000-2004
Reference and Adult Services Section, 2003
Academic and Special Libraries Section, 2003
Society of American Archivists - Full Member, 2003+ (sporadic)
Archives Management Section member
College & University Archives Section member
Steering Committee member, 2019-2020
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, 2020-2021
Chair, 2021-2022
Past Chair, 2022-2023
Description Section member
Design Records Section member
Editorial Board member, American Archivist, 2016-2020
Guest Editor, American Archivist, 2021
International Archival Affairs Section member, 2003+
Regional Archival Associations Consortium member, 2018-2020
Steering Committee member, 2019-2020
SUNY Librarians Association - Member, 2011+ (sporadic)
GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS
Fashion Institute of Technology-SUNY, New York, New York
Awarded (with others) FIT President’s Diversity Collective Grant, The FIT Soul Club Oral History Project, $5,000, 2022
Awarded (with others) a Council on Library and Information Resources Grant, $184,000, 2021
Promoted to Full Professor, 2021
Awarded a Save America’s Treasures/IMLS Grant for $83,100, 2020
Promoted to Associate Professor, 2016
Awarded the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship, 2013
Awarded Center for Excellence in Teaching Merit Awards for travel to conferences, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
Awarded a Buddy Taub Foundation gift for $30,000 in association with a donation of 80 Marc Bohan for Christian Dior sketches, 2016
Awarded a Helena Rubinstein Foundation gift for $28,000 in association with a donation of 600+ HR photographs, 2011
Awarded a Metropolitan Library Council of New York - Collaborative Digitization Grant for $25,000 in association with the New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan Branch Art and Picture Collection, 2010
University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York
Awarded a Graduate Assistantship from the Department of Informatics, 2007-2008
Selected for membership in Beta Phi Mu (BPM), the International Library and Information Studies Honor Society, 2003; BPM/Beta Beta Iota Chapter - President, 2004-2006; Past-President, 2006+
Selected as one of two graduate students in the School of Information Science and Policy to attend a book repair workshop sponsored by the Northeast Document Conservation Center, 2002
Awarded the Lake Placid Educational Foundation/New York Library Association Scholarship for 2000 - 2001 (statewide competition)
Awarded a Technical Assistantship specifically to assist the Dean and the Assistant Dean of the School of Information Science and Policy in the management and preparation of the school’s American Library Association accreditation presentation and report, 2000
Awarded a Graduate Assistantship to assist the staff and the patrons of the Thomas E. Dewey Graduate Library, 2000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Awarded a Department of Athletics Academic Scholarship, 1990-1991
Dean’s List, 1989-1991
Awarded Bachelor of Arts degree “With Distinction,” 1991