The Arkansas Association of Instructional Media promotes leadership and scholarship through its many awards which are presented at the annual conference. The purpose of the Awards Committee is to receive nominations for the Herb Lawrence Leadership Award, the Pat McDonald Outstanding Individual Achievement Award, and the Outstanding Media Program Award. These awards are made to give recognition to members of AAIM who have helped increase the role of library media in the state of Arkansas, or show outstanding service or leadership to the Association.  In addition the Awards Committee also recognizes The School Library Media Specialist Of The Year, Technology Leader Of The Year, and the Administrator of the Year.

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AAIM Award Nomination Forms

School Library Media Specialist of the Year
Outstanding Media Program  
Pat McDonald Outstanding Individual Achievement of the Year
Herb Lawrence Leadership Service
Technology Leader of the Year  
Administrator of the Year
*NEW* Making It Happen

AAIM Previous Award Winners

School Library Media Specialist of the Year Award Winners

Outstanding Media Program Award Winners

Pat McDonald Outstanding Individual Achievement of the Year Award Winners

Herb Lawrence Leadership Service Award Winners

Technology Leader of the Year Award Winners

Administrator of the Year Award Winners
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ISTE Making It Happen Award Winners

Honorary Lifetime Members

School Library Media Specialist of the Year Award
The AAIM School Library Media Specialist of the Year Award may be given to any Arkansas School Library Media Specialist who has attained excellence in the library/media field through service to students, teachers, and the community at the K-12 levels. 

Outstanding Media Program Award
The Outstanding Media Program Award may be given to a member or members of AAIM who have initiated and/or promoted an outstanding media usage program in a school, a district, an academic institution, a public library, or a community. 

Pat McDonald Outstanding Individual Achievement Award
The Pat McDonald Outstanding Individual Achievement Award may be given to an AAIM member who has demonstrated leadership in promoting media programs and practices that have resulted in an improvement of media usage in instruction. 

Herb Lawrence Leadership Service Award
The AAIM Herb Lawrence Leadership Service Award may be given to honor an AAIM member who has made significant contributions to AAIM and its progress through outstanding service to the association. 

Technology Leader of the Year Award
This award may be given to ANY Arkansas educator or technology coordinator who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of technology through service to students, teachers, and the community in an Arkansas school, a regional service cooperative, an institute of higher learning, or at the state level.

Administrator of the Year
The AAIM Administrator of the Year Award is given to recognize and honor a school administrator for his/her outstanding service, support, and worthy contributions to the operation of effective school library media and/or technology services. 

ISTE Making It Happen Award *NEW*
ISTE, in collaboration with 60+ partner organizations, work together to identify and spotlight amazing education leaders through the Making It Happen awards program. Each year, participating organizations select educators who are making an enormous impact on their schools or communities. Making It Happen awardees receive the coveted Making It Happen jacket and free ISTE membership for a year.