Awards
Marjo Dobbs Arseneau Memorial Librarianship Award
The Marjo Dobbs Arseneau ’89 Memorial Librarianship Award was first given in 2000. Marjo worked for McCain Library when she was a student. She earned her master’s degree at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and then pursued a career as an academic librarian. Tragically, Marjo lost her life to breast cancer in 1997. Because of her love for both 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø and librarianship, her classmates in the class of 1989, friends, and family joined together to create a memorial fund to honor her life through this award.
The annual Arseneau Award ($500 or more) goes to an 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø junior or senior who is either committed to pursuing a career in librarianship/archives by obtaining a master's of information/library science/archival studies OR who has made significant contributions to McCain Library as a student assistant.
A call for nominations happens on campus each April. An advisory group off-campus selects the winner.
Arseneau Award Past Winners
2000
Melanie Wright ’00
Presenter: Michael Arseneau
Library Master’s Degree: MLS, University of South Carolina, 2002
2001
Jennifer Carver ’03
Presenter: Dolly Purvis ‘89
Library Master’s Degree: MLS, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2007
2002
Emerson Milford Dickson ’02
Presenter: Allison Adams ’89
Library Master’s Degree: MLS, Simmons College, 2004
2003
Catherine Ponder ’03
Presenter: Michael Arseneau
Library Master’s Degree: MLS, Indiana University, 2005
2004
Margaret Schutz ’05
Presenter: Virginia Moreland
2005
Krishna Barrett ’05
Presenter: Virginia Moreland
2006
Aleksandrina Penkova ’06
Presenter: Allison Adams ’89
Library Master’s Degree: MLS, Indiana University, 2009
2007
Leona Zipperer ’08
Presenter: Allison Adams ’89
2008
Caroline Borden Hallam ’09
Presenter: None - studying abroad
Library Master’s Degree: MSLS, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2014
2009
Neil Simpkins ’10
Presenter: Dolly Purvis ’89
2010
Olivia Carlisle ’10
Presenter: Dolly Purvis ’89
Library Master’s Degree: MLS, UNC-Greensboro, 2013
2011
Corrinne Struder ’11
Presenter: Dolly Purvis ’89
2012
Kelsey Hensler ’12
Presenter: Dolly Purvis ’89
Library Master’s Degree: MSIS, University of North Texas, 2014
2013
Jenessa McElfresh ’13
Presenter: Dolly Purvis ’89
Library Master’s Degree: MLIS, Kent State University, 2015
2014
Jessica LaJoie ’14
Presenter: Elizabeth Bagley
Library Master’s Degree: Master’s in Film & Television Studies, Boston University
2015
Amy Laughlin ’16
Presenter: Elizabeth Bagley
2016
Jillian Speck ‘ 17
Presenter: Elizabeth Bagley
Library Master’s Degree: MSI, Florida State U
2017
Kelsey Morgan ’17
Presenter: Elizabeth Bagley
Library Master’s Degree: MLIS, University of Washington
2018
Margaret Rose Hunt ’18
Presenter: Elizabeth Bagley
Library Master’s Degree: MLIS, Archives/Digital Curation, University of Maryland
2019
Virginia “Ginny” Hudgins ’20
Presenter: Elizabeth Bagley
Library Master’s Degree: MLIS, Simmons University
2020
Anna Sturgill ’20
Presenter: Elizabeth Bagley
Library Master’s Degree: MSIS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2021
Natasha Griffin ’21
Presenter: Elizabeth Bagley
Library Master’s Degree: MLIS, Simmons University
2022
Laura Kearney ’22
Presenter: Elizabeth Bagley
Library Master’s Degree: MLIS, UNC-Chapel Hill
2024