$1000 awards are granted each year to faculty who submit proposals identifying a specific need or gap in the Library’s collection.
Dr. Jill Davis & Dr. Darlinda Cassel with books from their grant for early childhood literature on teaching math
2024
Sophia Clark, PhD, Modern Languages Proposal: Interdisciplinary manga collection to support comics and Japanese media courses
Jerry Green, PhD, Humanities and Philosophy Proposal: Conspiracy Theories
2023
Dr. Edward Collins, Advanced Professional and Special Services Proposal: Artificial Intelligence and Chatbots usage for education
Dr. Breana Downey, Psychology Proposal: Sport Psychology
2022
Dr. Jaime Burns, Criminal Justice Proposal: Educating criminal justice majors about mental health issues
Dr. DiAnn McDown, Curriculum & Instruction Proposal: Scholarly Activities and Leadership in Teaching
2021
Dr. David Chapman, Finance, & Dr. Justin Olmstead, History Proposal: Protective Security, a defensive form of counter terrorism to deter terrorist attacks against crowded places
LaDonna McCune, Sociology, Gerontology, and Substance Abuse Studies Proposal: Addiction Counseling (new program)
2020
Amanda Horton & Sam Washburn, Design Proposal: User experience, or UX design, and user interface design, or UI design
Cynthia Johnson, English Proposal: Technical Communication and Digital Writing
2019
Dr. Mark Janzen, Museum Studies Proposal: International Handbooks on Museum Studies; 4 volume set
Dr. Jill Davis & Dr. Darlinda Cassel, Early Childhood and Elementary Education Proposal: Early childhood literature on teaching math
2018
Dr. Kristin Karber, Math & Statistics Proposal: Instructional design technology
Angela Marks, Theater Arts Proposal: Theatrical design, stage and production management and shop supervision
2017
Dr. Linda Sealey-Holtz, Speech-Language Pathology Proposal: Resources to enhance the Speech Language and Pathology program
Dr. Margaret W. Musgrove & Dr. Joey Williams, Humanities Proposal: Diversity in the Classical World, these books focus on disability, ethnicity, and old age during ancient times
2016
Dr. Susan Spencer, English Proposal: Asian literature of the 17th and 18th Centuries
2015
Dr. Janette Wetsel, Early Childhood Education Proposal: Literature on teaching through play
2014
Dr. LaDonna McCune, Sociology, Gerontology, and Substance Abuse Proposal: Compulsive gambling resources
Dr. Chris Butler, Biology Proposal: Ornithology resources
2013
Dr. Jaime Burns, Criminal Justice Proposal: Criminal Justice and Corrections (new program)
Dr. Wayne Stein, English Proposal: Video games as resources of emergent media
2012
No grant funded
2011
Dr. Jessica Sheetz-Nguyen, History & Geography Proposal: British Women's History
Dr. Ted Honea & Dr. Tess Remy-Schmacher, Music Proposal: Music Historical Performance Practice
2010
Dr. Rozilyn Miller & Mary Carver, Communication Proposal: Women's Rhetoric Historical Documents
Dr. Robert Glaubitz, Theater Arts Proposal: Musical Theater Vocal Scores and Vocal Selections
2009
Dr. Ted Honea, Music Proposal: Music Education Early Childhood
Dr. Timothy Petete, English Proposal: American Indian Studies
2008
Dr. LaDonna Atkins, Early Childhood Education Proposal: Early Childhood Education - Reggio Emilia Philosophy
Dr. Margaret Musgrove, Humanities Proposal: Classical Studies: Greek and Latin languages and literature and the history and culture of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.
2007
Dr. Michael Springer, History & Geography Proposal: The Works of Martin Luther
Dr. Jeff Plaks, History & Geography Proposal: Holocaust Studies
Dr. Christy King, Communication Proposal: Mass Communication
Dr. Kenneth Swezey, Journalism Proposal: Journalism: Race Relations
2006
Lauren Donaldson, Library Proposal: Seven Revolutions by the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. Ted Honea, Music Proposal: Music Education
2005
Dr. Brian Lamb, Music Proposal: Music
Bonnie McNeely, Library Proposal: Passport to Italy (for the new Passport UCO program)
