The 2024 Julie Allinson Award recipient is Daniel Pierce

The Award Committee is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 202​4 Julie Allinson Award is Daniel Pierce from Indiana University.

​Daniel was nominated by Jim Halliday from Indiana University. In ​h​is nomination letter, ​Jim highlighted that in his two years serving as Hyrax Technical Lead, ​"Daniel has been an essential force for maintaining Hyrax and pushing it into the future. Over the last year he has made tremendous strides towards new initiatives, such as moving towards compatibility with Fedora 6. He’s also been very invested in improving the core code itself. I have seen him responding very quickly to various problems in the code base, and he has worked closely with many folks in the community to resolve bugs and issues.​ Daniel also is a good-natured and positive person. He has respect for others in the community, and he is quite liked in the community for his friendly spirit and willingness to work with everyone."

Congratulations ​Daniel, and thank you for your outstanding and continuing contributions to the Samvera Community!

Please contribute to the Julie Allinson Award Fund

​If you would like to see this award continue to recognize those who uphold Julie's legacy within our community, ​we encourage you to contribute to the Julie Allinson Award Fund, which provides a cash award and plaque to the recipient each year.​

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