Professional Development Committee report:
Awards (Greg Bobish)
A winner for Friend of SUNYLA was selected and will be announced at the Annual Conference.
Grants (Michelle Bowers)
The Grants subcommittee recently awarded a grant for Lauren Puzier, User Experience Librarian at SUNY Albany. Lauren is receiving the grant as reimbursement for travel expenses presenting at ALA 2026 and serving in a leadership role for the New Member Round Table. Congratulations, Lauren!
Tenure & Promotion (Carrie Fishner)
The P&T subcommittee is presenting a panel at SUNYLA on Thursday June 18th during Session G (11:10am). We hope to see many faces there! If anyone would like to join our subcommittee, please reach out to Carrie (fishnecj@delhi.edu). We will be looking ahead after the summer at our next priorities and objectives for the committee and how we can best serve our community.
Mentors (Jocelyn Ireland)
The Mentor Award winner will be announced at the Annual Conference luncheon.