The ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2020: The Virtual Joint Annual Meeting of SAA and CoSA kicked off last week with the SAA annual membership business meeting where SJSU’s very own Lori Lindberg was honored for exemplary service. Lindberg has been teaching at SJSU since 2002 for both INFO and MARA courses. (Missed the meeting? You can still register to have access to all the amazing sessions here!)

SAA chose Lindberg for this distinguished award because of her commitment to archival education and professional development. The SAA recognized the decades long dedication to the archival profession by Lindberg in their summary below.

“WHEREAS Lori Lindberg has been actively involved in the academic and archival professions, championing archival education as a member of the SAA Education Committee, the SAA DAS Subcommittee and as a longtime university faculty member;

WHEREAS serving as a lecturer at San Jose State University and other institutions, she advocates for education in archival science, records management, and digital preservation; and

WHEREAS she conducted extensive research to map 15 courses to the ACA and ICRM exam to create curriculum; and

WHEREAS she designed 15 weeks of lessons for each course using the SAA Code of Ethics, SAA Core Values, and her wealth of teaching experience and subject expertise; and

WHEREAS her work led to the creation of the first independent accredited Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) degree program in the United States; and

WHEREAS in 2008 the MARA degree at San Jose State University accepted enrollment of its first class; and

WHEREAS in 2010 and 2012 she received the WISE (Web-based Information Science Education) Consortium’s Excellence in Online Teaching Award upon student recommendation after experiencing her course content and teaching effectiveness;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Lori Lindberg be honored with a 2020 Council Exemplary Service Award for her long-standing commitment to archival education and the betterment of archives professionals that has contributed to the modernization of the archives and digital curation curriculum.” (https://www2.archivists.org/news/2020/council-exemplary-service-lori-lindberg)

On behalf of the SAASC members, the SAASC executive committee would like to congratulate Lindberg for her 2020 Council Exemplary Service Award. Congratulations Lori!

Interested in joining the SAASC (Society of American Archivists Student Chapter) or want to learn more about the archival profession? Consider joining today! We are in search of a vice-chair. Email the SAASC at sjsusaasc@gmail.com to learn more!