{"id":1476,"date":"2026-07-31T19:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jclcinc.org\/conference\/2026\/?page_id=1476"},"modified":"2026-10-07T23:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T23:43:09","slug":"2026-jclc-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jclcinc.org\/conference\/2026\/2026-jclc-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 JCLC Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Scholarship & Award Winners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC) Scholarships and Awards Committee is delighted to announce our 2026 Scholarship & Award winners!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2026 Scholarship Recipients<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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  • Stacey Akahoshi<\/li>\n \t
  • Dorothy Alvarado<\/li>\n \t
  • Albert Cortes<\/li>\n \t
  • Kesheena Doctor<\/li>\n \t
  • Sherry Fisher<\/li>\n \t
  • Crystal Garcia<\/li>\n \t
  • Akhila Gunturu<\/li>\n \t
  • Samantha Harmon<\/li>\n \t
  • Tova Harris<\/li>\n \t
  • Ysanne Johnson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Janea Kitchen<\/li>\n \t
    • Crystal Lee<\/li>\n \t
    • Nyakundi Nyambane<\/li>\n \t
    • Jeanie Pai<\/li>\n \t
    • Winnifred Quarshie<\/li>\n \t
    • Yesenia Ramos<\/li>\n \t
    • Jasroop Sarana<\/li>\n \t
    • Danny Vesurai<\/li>\n \t
    • Ziyang Xu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Advocacy Award Winners<\/span><\/h2>\n
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      • Nicola Andrews | APALA<\/li>\n \t
      • Ericka Brunson-Rochette | BCALA<\/li>\n \t
      • Cathy Chen | CALA<\/li>\n \t
      • Cassy Leeport | AILA<\/li>\n \t
      • Roberto Silva | REFORMA<\/li>\n \t
      • Alexander Soto | AILA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Legacy Award Winners<\/h2>\n
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        • Wanda K. Brown | BCALA<\/li>\n \t
        • Dora Ho | CALA<\/li>\n \t
        • Florante Peter Iba\u00f1ez | APALA<\/li>\n \t
        • Lotsee Patterson | AILA<\/li>\n \t
        • Teresa \u201cTess\u201d Tobin | REFORMA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          Distinguished Service Award Winners<\/span><\/h2>\n
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          • Gladys Smiley Bell | BCALA<\/li>\n \t
          • Jaena Rae Cabrera | APALA<\/li>\n \t
          • Cindy Hohl | AILA<\/li>\n \t
          • Michael Huang | CALA<\/li>\n \t
          • Patrick Sullivan | REFORMA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            Rising Star Award Winners<\/span><\/h2>\n
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            • Sheridan Jay Cazarez | REFORMA<\/li>\n \t
            • Sunny Chung | CALA<\/li>\n \t
            • Dominique Dozier | BCALA<\/li>\n \t
            • Lin Gokee | AILA<\/li>\n \t
            • Catherine \u201cCat\u201d Tang | APALA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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