Gene J. Williams Award Recipients

2024
Emma Dingle

"A Snapshot of Literary Manuscript Collecting in the United States and Britain. " School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

2020-2023
No awardees

2019
Caitlin Rivas
"Understanding the Archivist’s Role in the Contextualization, Removal, and Relocation of Confederate Monuments at Cultural Heritage Institutions." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2018
No awardee

2017
Nicole Pawelski
"A Responsibility for Tomorrow: The Role of Archives in the History, Memory, and Identity of Groups Victimized by Genocide and Other Human Rights Abuses." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Published in J-SNCA, Vol. 14)

2016
Nahali Croft
“We’ve Got Mail: Email Preservation at a Small, Private University.” School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Published in J-SNCA, Vol. 13)

2015
Rachel Walton
“Searching High and Low: Faceted Navigation as a Model for Archival Finding Aids.” School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Published in J-SNCA, Vol. 12)

2013
Courtney Bailey
“Bridging the Gap: Handling Born-Digital Records in Manuscript Repositories.” School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Published in J-SNCA, Vol. 11, no. 2)

2012
Shaun Trujillo
“Recovering Data from 5¼” Floppy Disk Storage Media for the Commodore 64.”School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Published in J-SNCA, Vol. 10, no. 2)

2011
Tracy M. Jackson
"I Want To See It: A Usability Study of Digital Content Integrated into Finding Aids." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Published in J-SNCA Vol. 9, no. 2)

2010
Emily Walters
"Usability Studies of Online Finding Aids: A Content Analysis of the Literature, 1998-2008." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Published in J-SNCA Vol. 8, no. 2)

2009
Keeley Murray
"The Future of Archival Reference: Services, Technology, and Trends." Library and Information Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. (Published in J-SNCA Vol. 7, no 2)

2007
Karen Paar
"Online Tutorials for Archives Users: An Appraisal." School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University. (Published in J-SNCA Vol. 5, no. 2)

2006
Gerald Judd
"Preserving Information: Disaster Planning, Recovery, and Steps Needed to Preserve Libraries and Archives." School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University. (Published in J-SNCA Vol. 5, no. 1)

2005
Anna Elise Allison
"Connecting Undergraduates with Primary Sources: A Study of Undergraduate Instruction in Archives, Manuscripts, and Special Collections." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2004
Laura A. Knodel
"The Evolution of Archival Description at the Southern Historical Collection." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2003
Donald M. Chalfant
"Born Digital? Appraise Traditional!: A Pilot Study on Intrinsic Value and Electronic Records of State Government." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Published in J-SNCA Vol. 2, no. 2)

2002
John Foster
"Institutionalizing success: the growth of a digital strategy in the Cornell University Library System." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Published in J-SNCA Vol. 1, no. 1)

2001
Jennifer Hallman
Public History Program, North Carolina State University.

2000
Kristin E. Martin
"Analysis of Remote Reference Correspondence at a Large Academic Manuscripts Collection." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

1999
Kathleen Feeney
"Retrieval of Archival Finding Aids Using World Wide Web Search Engines." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

1998
Ashley Yandle
"Comparing User Queries and Archival Indexing of Photographs." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

1997 (Inaugural)
Nora M. Armstrong
"Meeting the Winds of Change: The Armed Forces' Response to Executive Order 12958." School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.