Rachael Clemens wins ASIS&T Chapter of the Year Award

Doctoral student, Rachael Clemens is the recipient of a 2008 ASIS&T Chapter Member of the Year Award. Clemens has devoted her time, energy and dedication as a board member of the Carolinas Chapter of ASIS&T (cc:asis&t).

The citation states, “Rachael was instrumental in helping to charter an ASIS&T chapter for North and South Carolina in 2007. She utilized her years of extensive experience with ASIS&T to take a leadership role in the formation of the local chapter.

As Program Committee co-chair, she led the coordination and promotion of the chapter’s inaugural program entitled, “Institutional Repositories: The Great Debate.” The event, which took place in April 2008, drew an enthusiastic and diverse audience from the local library and information science community. Reviewers noted her unconditional commitment and ability to juggle so many efforts on behalf of the Carolinas Chapter.”