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Libraries Recognizes Outstanding 2024 Student Employees with Awards

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, By Cristina Hatem
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StudentsSyracuse University Libraries

Syracuse University Libraries recognized its student employees with an awards celebration on April 17.  The Libraries typically employ around 150 undergraduate and graduate students each year to contribute to the safety of its spaces, the quality and repair of its collections, and to provide service support to patrons and student entrepreneurs. Supervisors nominate student employees who have demonstrated dedicated service over time and significant contributions that have made a lasting impact on the Libraries.

The Libraries recognize these students through the generous support of Board of Trustees Chair Emeritus Kathleen ’73, H’23 and Stanley Walters, the family of Patricia Kutner Strait and the many donors to the Libraries Dean’s Fund.

Libraries student employees and supervisors

Pictured from left to right are Caleb Brown G’24 (School of Information Studies), Kayleigh Ford G’24 (College of Arts and Sciences), Michelle Mitchell (learning and academic librarian) and Bridget Sheridan (learning and academic engagement supervisor)

“We highly value our library students whose enthusiasm and expertise enrich us daily. I recognize the critical role our student employees play,” says David Seaman, dean of Libraries and University Librarian. “They often remain with us throughout their undergraduate and graduate studies at Syracuse University, becoming integral members of the Libraries community. We are profoundly thankful to Stanley and Kathy Walters and the family of Patricia Kutner Strait for establishing the endowments that enable these awards, and to the numerous contributors to the Dean’s Fund.”

2024 student award recipients and their respective Libraries departments are:

 Kathy and Stanley Walters Student Employee Scholarship Awards

  • Nia Bellamy ’24 (College of Arts and Sciences), Access and Resource Sharing
  • Tiffani-Marie Fite ’24 (College of Arts and Sciences), Access and Resource Sharing
  • Renee Kurie ’25 (S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications), Blackstone LaunchPad
  • Alejandro Parra G’24 (David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics), Security and Facilities
  • Olivia Russo G’24 (School of Information Studies), Information Literacy
  • Sasha Solomon G’24 (School of Information Studies), Special Collections Research Center
  • Aidan Turner ’24 (School of Architecture), Blackstone LaunchPad

Patricia Kutner Strait Student Scholarship Awards

  • Kayleigh Ford G’24 (College of Arts and Sciences), Learning and Academic Engagement
  • Isabela Izaguirre ’24 (College of Arts and Sciences), Preservation
  • Andrew M. Kim ’24 (Martin J. Whitman School of Management), Blackstone LaunchPad
  • Alan Malekar G’24 (School of Information Studies), Blackstone LaunchPad
  • Katelyn Miller G’24 (College of Visual and Performing Arts), Special Collections Research Center
  • Zion Smith ’24 (College of Visual and Performing Arts), Security and Facilities

Dean’s Commendations Awards

  • Cole Cassano G’24 (School of Information Studies), Acquisitions and Cataloging
  • Maguette Fall ’24 (Falk College), Security and Facilities
  • Dao Ming Lin ’24 (Whitman School), Security and Facilities
  • Alexandria Luck G’25 (School of Information Studies), Research & Scholarship
  • Motolani Oladitan ’24 (College of Arts and Sciences), Blackstone LaunchPad
  • Adira Ramirez ’25 (School of Information Studies), Access and Resource Sharing
  • Sarah Schreiber ’25 (College of Arts and Sciences), Blackstone LaunchPad

Honorable Recognitions:

  • Emmanuel Adeniyi ’24 (College of Arts and Sciences), Security and Facilities
  • Mariama Barry ’24 (School of Information Studies), Security and Facilities
  • Kelvin Boakye ’24 (Falk College), Security and Facilities
  • Dylan Caskie G’24 (College of Arts and Sciences), Digital Scholarship Space
  • James Harman ’25 (School of Information Studies), Access and Resource Sharing
  • Ud Joseph ’24 (School of Information Studies), Blackstone LaunchPad
  • Bintou Manneh ’24 (School of Information Studies), Security and Facilities
  • Rebecca McCall G’24 (School of Information Studies), Information Literacy
  • Duyen Pham G’24 (College of Visual and Performing Arts), Learning and Academic Engagement
  • Kishan Rathor G’24 (School of Information Studies), Blackstone LaunchPad
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