Nominate a Colleague for the 2025 Julie Allinson Award - now with easy nomination form

[Heather Greer Klein]

The Award Selection Committee invites you to nominate a Samvera Community member for the Julie Allinson Award, the Samvera Community's award to recognize those who make others feel welcomed, supported, and who help us reach community goals.

The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the Samvera Community.  The award honors the late Julie Allinson, a beloved Samvera Community member who was an incredible mentor, teacher, contributor, and friend.

Scope
Individuals nominated should have made a demonstrable impact in the Community in the past 12 months, in any of the following ways:

• Outstanding support of individuals in the Samvera Community through mentoring or teaching;
• Meeting Community challenges through technical creativity;
• Fostering inclusivity and a welcoming Community;
• Championing Community contribution to meet shared challenges.

The Award Selection Committee members for 2025 are:

• Chris Awre (University of Hull)
• Alicia Morris (Tufts University)
• Robin Lindley Ruggaber (University of Virginia)

Members of the Award Selection Committee, previous awardees, and the Community Manager are ineligible for nomination. Self-nominees and nominations from a group are welcome. See past awardees here.

Submit your nomination using this short nomination form

Your nomination will be shared only with the Community Manager and members of the Award Selection Committee. Nominations are accepted through September 1st, 2025.

The Committee will review the nominations, select the recipient, and announce the award.  A US $200 will be presented to the award recipient.

This award is funded by community contributions to the award fund. You can help keep the Julie Allinson Award funded for years to come by donating via the OASIS Open DonorBox.

Please reach out to me with any questions. Thank you for recognizing all the fantastic colleagues who keep our Community going!

Heather, on behalf of the Award Selection Committee

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Heather Greer Klein (she/her/hers)

Community Manager

Samvera Foundation

hea...@samvera.org

https://samvera.org/

Working from Durham, NC (US Eastern Time Zone), on land traditionally cared for by the Shakori and Eno peoples. 

[Heather Greer Klein]