George Atiyeh Prize


Awards and Recognition / Monday, October 31st, 2011

Amanda Click has been awarded the George Atiyeh Prize from the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA).

From the MELA website: “The George Atiyeh Prize was founded by the Middle East Librarians Association in 1999 to honor George B. Atiyeh, retired Head of the Near East Section of the Library of Congress, founding member of MELA and of the Middle East Microform Project, for his many contributions to Middle East librarianship and scholarship. Dr. Atiyeh is the first and only honorary member of MELA. The George Atiyeh Prize offers financial aid to attend the annual meetings of MELA and of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA).”