This year, we celebrated our Katheryne B. Willock Library Research Award by recognizing students for how they connect their research to the University of Arizona Libraries with $1,000 awards. Graduate and undergraduate students from all disciplines were invited to apply by submitting a short essay explaining how they use our library resources, services, and expertise to support the research.

Congratulations to the 2025 award winners!

Graduate students

Sarthak Hajirnis

Sajedeh Hosseini

Riley O'Neill

Caroline Scheuer Neves

Undergraduate students

Jasmine Lopez

Kennedy McEnany

Kanita Olson and Jonah Wachs (group project)

Victoria Rueda

Special thanks

Thank you to our award selection committee: Tiffany Calderon, Jen Nichols, Jeremiah Paschke-Wood, Tara Radniecki, Veronica Reyes, and Megan Senseney.

About Katheryne B. Willock

The late Katheryne (Kate) Willock generously endowed this award. Kate received her undergraduate degree from Arizona State University and taught a course in biology at the University of Arizona. She spent several years as Assistant Territorial Archaeologist in the U.S. Virgin Islands and conducted archaeological fieldwork in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Vieques, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Antigua, and the southwestern United States. Willock was an ardent supporter of the University Libraries and was vocal in championing the value the library brings to campus.