Jennifer N. Parker 2014 Foik Award Winner
This year’s recipient of the Rev. Paul J. Foik, C.S.C., Award for significant contributions by library faculty joined the Hesburgh Libraries in 2008 and epitomizes the model of embedded librarianship by working closely with faculty and students. Assuming a leadership role in the creation of the Seaside Research Portal and the advancement of the rare book collection, she has been instrumental in developing resources that have established Notre Dame as a destination for scholars of contemporary classicism and traditional architecture and urbanism. In addition to her support of research and teaching activities within the School of Architecture, during this past year she confronted two unusually challenging situations: managing the relocation of the school’s library collection in Rome to the new Rome Global Gateway facility and responding to a ruptured water line in Bond Hall that flooded the library. Her quick action in the Bond Hall emergency saved many irreplaceable materials. She is an invaluable partner in managing, preserving, and enhancing library resources for the benefit of students and faculty here on campus and for scholars everywhere.
The University of Notre Dame is proud to present the 2014 Rev. Paul J. Foik, C.S.C., Award to Jennifer N. Parker, Associate Librarian.