The Prize Judging Panels

 

 

Children's, Middle Grades, and Hands-On Committee

 

Amy Holcomb, Chairperson
Experiential Learning Supervisor
Skokie Public Library
Skokie, IL

Melisa Bailey
Children’s Librarian
Harford County Public Library
Belcamp, MD

Linda Gardner Doll
Colonial School District Tutor
Colonial School District Education Foundation Board Member
Friends of the Library Current Member and Past President

Lafayette Hill, PA

Dr. Barbara Gage
Professor Emerita
Physical Sciences and Engineering Dept.
Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD

Dr. Daniel (Tim) Gerber
Professor Emerita
Biology Dept. & River Studies Center
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI

Angela Leeper
Director of Curriculum Materials Center
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

Carlos Perez
Instructional Consultant
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

Dr. Edward Saiff
Dean
School of Theoretical and Applied Science
Ramapo College
Mahwah, NJ

Dr. Frank Truesdale
Assoc. Professor, Retired
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA

Erica Valdez
Biology Teacher
Del Valle Opportunity Center
Del Valle, TX


 

Young Adult Committee

 

Maren Ostergard, Chairperson
Early Literacy/ Outreach Librarian
King County Library System
Issaquah, WA

Dr. Stephen Burton
Science Outreach Teacher
Loudoun County Public Schools
Springfield, VA

Dr. Betty Carter
Professor emerita
Texas Women's University
Coppell, TX

Lauren Lindskog Greene
Coordinating Librarian, Readers & Enjoyment Services
Pierce County Library System
Tacoma, WA

 

 

Pam Spencer Holley
Past President, Young Adult Library Services Association
Coordinator (retired), Library Services

Fairfax County, VA, Public Schools
Fairfax, VA

Kathleen McBroom
School Library Media Practicum Coordinator
Wayne State University School of Information Sciences
Detroit, MI

Dr. Cathryn Mercier
Professor, Director of the Children's Literature Program
Simmons University
Boston, MA

Dennis Schatz
Senior Fellow
Institute for Learning Innovation
Seattle, WA

Harry Weekes
Head of School
The Sage School
Hailey, ID

John Welch
Media Coordinator (retired)
Enloe High School
Raleigh, NC