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CHICAGO—Rachel Holder, MLS candidate at Indiana University was selected as this year's recipient of the . The award includes a $1,250 monetary prize given to a student enrolled in an 91´«Ã½ accredited master’s degree program to fund travel to and attendance at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference and a one-year membership in the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).

Holder has successfully applied her coursework, her practical experience at Indiana University's Business/SPEA Information Commons, her two internships, and her work as a graduate research assistant. Her major focus as the business library intern has been spearheading the implementation phase of a project to expand career research consultations to another library on campus. In addition, she serves as the elected representative of the Department of Information and Library Science to Graduate and Professional Student Government.

Her scholarly pursuits have been exceptional. A professor nominated her research paper for inclusion in ; the article was accepted and published in the winter 2017 issue (Holder, R. (2017).; .

The selection committee includes: Patricia E. Kenly (Chair), Sara Foster Hess; Kelly LaVoice and Molly E.K. Ledermann.

The Reference and User Services Association, a division of the 91´«Ã½, represents librarians and library staff in the fields of reference, specialized reference, collection development, readers’ advisory and resource sharing. RUSA is the foremost organization of reference and information professionals who make the connections between people and the information sources, services, and collection materials they need. Learn more about the association at .