This page lists alumni of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (iSchool) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that served on Michael L. Printz Award Selection Committees. The italicized book titles represent the Printz Award winner in the specified year. An asterisk denotes service as the chair of the Printz Selection Committee in the specified year.
Established in 1938, the Printz Award is awarded by the American Library Association and sponsored by Booklist to a book that “exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.”1 To learn more about the Printz Award and past recipients, visit this page by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) or the YALSA Book Finder.
Melissa Allen (MS/LIS, 2003) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2016 (Bone Gap)
Tegan Beese (MS/LIS, 2018) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2020 (Dig)
Robin Brenner (MS/LIS, 2003) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2015 (I’ll Give You the Sun)
Angela Carstensen (MS/LIS, 2000) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2018 (We Are Okay)
Stephanie Charleflour (MS/LIS, 2011) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2017 (March: Book Three)
Catherine Clancy (MS/LIS, 1967) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2002 (A Step From Heaven)
Suzanne Clerkin (MS/LIS, 2018) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2020 (Dig)
Sarah Couri (MS/LIS, 2001) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2011 (Ship Breaker)
Sam Helmick (MS/LIS, 2012) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2019 (The Poet X)
Ruth King (MS/LIS, 1977) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2002 (A Step From Heaven)
Cameron Riesenberger (MS/LIS, 2016) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2020 (Dig)
Emily Riewerts (MS/LIS, 2012) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2014 (Midwinterblood)
Scott Smith (MS/LIS, 2016) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2018 (We Are Okay)
Jennifer Thompson (MS/LIS, 2011) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2019 (The Poet X)
Sarajo Wentling (MS/LIS, 1999) – Printz Selection Committee Member 2007 (American Born Chinese)