2021 Presidential Citation Rachel Smith

2021 Presidential Citation for Rachel A. Smith

At the 2021 VLA Annual Business Meeting (which was held at the VLA Conference, October 29), VLA President Jennifer Resor-Whicker posthumously presented Rachel A. Smith with the Presidential Citation.  The text of the citation read:

"At the 2019 VLA Annual Conference, Rachel A. Smith organized and facilitated an ongoing conversation about microagressions entitled “Decoding Microagressions: A VLA Project” that took place throughout the entire conference. Ms. Smith provided a safe place for people to learn more about and to become part of a conversation about microagressions in libraries. In recognition of her expertise and dedication to educating Virginia’s library community, this VLA Presidential Citation is issued posthumously to Rachel A. Smith."

2021 Presidential Citation