It is with great excitement that we announce the twenty-four (!!) outstanding DLF HBCU Fellows, primarily from historically black colleges and universities or with HBCU backgrounds, who will attend our 2017 DLF Liberal Arts/HBCUs Preconference and Forum in October, thanks to a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.
This fellowship program and pre-conference event is a collaboration between the Digital Library Federation and our friends at the HBCU Library Alliance.
The following distinguished individuals will join 18 others who were named earlier this year (sponsored by DLF in collaboration with the Kress Foundation, Association of Research Libraries, Library Juice Academy/Press, and ER&L) for a total of forty-two 2017 DLF Forum Fellows. See you in Pittsburgh!
Read the CLIR press release about the awards.

Pearl Adzei-Stonnes
Acquisitions Librarian, Virginia Union University

Nicola Andrews
NCSU Libraries Fellow, North Carolina State University
@maraebrarian

Danisha Baker-Whitaker
Archivist/Museum Curator, Bennett College

Dorothy Berry
Project Manager and Metadata Coordinator, University of Minnesota

Arneice Bowen
Head of Cataloging, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Elizabeth Jean Brumfield
Distance Services Librarian, Prairie View A&M University

Tatiana Bryant
Outreach and Promotion Librarian, Adelphi University
@bibliotecariat

Zakiya Collier

Chianta Dorsey
Reference Archivist, Amistad Research Center

Vanissa Ely Gosserand
Reference/User Services Librarian, Southern University
@vgosserand

Mary Jo Fayoyin
Dean, Library Services, Savannah State University

Kaneisha Gaston
Instructor, Livingstone College & MLIS student, North Carolina Central University

Jean Greene
Director of Library Services & Archives, Hinds Community College-Utica

Chris Iweha
Associate Director for Public Service, Morgan State University
@chrisiweha

Andrea Jackson
Executive Director, Black Metropolis Research Consortium
@AndreaArchivist

Laura Adair Johnson
Director of Library Services, Livingstone College

kYmberly Keeton
Independent Publisher, Art Librarian, bookista media group
@kymizsofly

Shatiqua A. Mosby-Wilson
Library Director, Southern University of New Orleans

Jessica C. Neal
University Archivist, Trinity University
@JestheArchivist

Ana Ndumu
Doctoral Student, Florida State University
@AnaNdumu

Monika Rhue
Chair, HBCU Library Alliance & Director of Library Services, Johnson C. Smith University

Horacio Sierra
Assistant Professor, English Department, Bowie State University
horacio.sierra

Holly A. Smith
College Archivist, Spelman College

LeTisha Stacey
Digital Librarian/Archivist, Philander Smith College
@tisha1811
We look forward to welcoming them at the Forum! Click here to learn more about fellowship opportunities.