ACL Research Award

The ACL Research Award, established in 2006, gives CLC member institutions the opportunity to accomplish the following:

  • Honor great student researchers
  • Get the word out about ACL to the academic institution
  • Create a library presence at an academic awards ceremony at CLC member schools

The award is a printed certificate with the ACL logo. Individuals are nominated by library director or staff at CLC member institutions. Annually each institution may nominate a student at each degree level (Associate, Bachelors, Graduate) to receive the award presented at an academic awards ceremony. In lieu of an official institutional ceremony, the library may initiate the research award presentation. This certificate will be mailed to the nominating library staff member, along with a brief paragraph about ACL to be read at the ceremony. It is up to the nominating librarian if the printed certificate is framed and/or accompanied by a monetary or tangible gift. Those receiving the award may be featured in TCL and on the ACL website.

Requirements for nominees

  • Must excel in research
  • Must be in last year of study (Associate, Bachelors, Graduate degrees)
  • Must display outstanding characteristics
  • Must demonstrate record of leadership, ability, and character
  • Must receive institutional faculty approval

2007 ACL Research Award Recipients

Eight students were honored at CLC institutions this spring and summer by receiving the first annual ACL Research Award. This award recognized the students for excellence in research as well as for a demonstrated record of leadership, ability, and character. Each student received from ACL a printed certificate with the ACL logo to be presented to them at institutional awards ceremonies. The recipients of this year's awards are:

  • Richard Franklin, Biola University
  • Jeffrey Gujjarlamundi, Kentucky Christian University
  • Steven Juhl, Manhattan Christian College
  • Glen Layfield, Roanoke Bible College
  • Bethany Moeller, North Central University
  • Christina Mutch, Full Gospel Bible College
  • Amy Walton, Roanoke Bible College
  • Garrett Waltz, Faith Evangelical Seminary