Tony Burroughs awarded 2014 Volkel Medal of Honor
Burroughs, a 2012 BMRC Fellow, received the Medal of Honor for his contributions to the field of Illinois genealogy.
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Kim Bobier receives Whitney Museum Fellowship
Congratulations to 2015 BMRC Fellow Kim Bobier for receiving a Helena Rubinstein Fellowship in Critical Studies for the 2015-16 Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program.
Aaisha Haykal receives Society of American Archivists Preservation Publication Award
Congratulations to BMRC Board Member Aaisha Haykal from Chicago State University Archives and Special Collections for accepting the Society of American Archivists Preservation Publication Award.
Shorefront Legacy Center awarded Society of American Archivists Diversity Award
The Society recognized BMRC Board Member Dino Robinson alongside the Shorefront.
Megan Rigsby Klein defends dissertation proposal
Congratulations to 2015 BMRC Fellow Megan Rigsby Klein for passing her last qualifying exam on the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, successfully defending her dissertation proposal, and being awarded an Arthur J. Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship for next year.