David H. Partington Award

In 2004, MELA established the Annual David H. Partington Award to grant public and tangible recognition to its members who have displayed a high standard of excellence and accomplishments in and contributions to the field of Middle East librarianship, librarianship in general, and the world of scholarship. Nominations are solicited from library administrators of libraries where MELA members serve.

2022 Committee Members:

  • Roberta L. Dougherty (MELA Past President, Chair)
  • Dr. Virginia Danielson (MESA)
  • David G. Hirsch (MELA)
  • Dr. András Riedlmayer (MELA)

For more information or to submit a nomination, send email to the committee at partington.award@mela.us.

2022

After due consideration, the committee unanimously agreed to give this year’s award to Dr. Rachel Simon, Princeton University Library, in recognition of her sterling record of research and publications and her contributions to the field of Middle East studies in general and Middle East librarianship in particular.

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2020

The 2020 David H. Partington Award Committee is pleased to bestow the award on three worthy nominees: Joyce Bell, Ed Jajko, and Mary St. Germain.

Each of them meets high standards of excellence and professional accomplishments with proven contributions and service to the field of Middle East librarianship, librarianship in general, and the world of scholarship.

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2018

The 2018 recipient of the Annual David H. Partington Award is András J. Riedlmayer:

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András J. Riedlmayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

The 2016 recipient of the Annual David H. Partington Award is Roberta L. Dougherty and David G. Hirsch:

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Roberta L. Dougherty , Yale University, and David G. Hirsch, University of California Los Angeles.
Roberta L. Dougherty , Yale University, and David G. Hirsch, University of California Los Angeles.

Past Partington Award Winners:

  • 2014 Dr. Christopher Murphy, Library of Congress (click here for press release)
  • 2013 Joan Biella, Library of Congress (retired) (click here for press release)
  • 2012 Bruce Craig, University of Chicago (retired) (click here for press release)
  • 2011 Fawzi W. Khoury, retired Middle East bibliographer at the University of Washington
  • 2010 No award given
  • 2009 Jonathan Rodgers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (click here for press release)
  • 2008 Dona Straley, Ohio State University Library
  • 2007 James W. Pollack, Indiana University Library (retired)
  • 2006 Abazar Sepehri, University Libraries of the University of Texas at Austin (retired)
  • 2005 joint winners: John A. Eilts, Stanford University Library and Geoffrey Roper, Cambridge University Library (retired)
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