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Jami Hollingsworth, a senior instructor in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 School of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation, was recently honored for her longtime community service by the Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Hollingsworth received the Barbara E. Northup Excellence in Community Involvement Award at the nonprofit organization鈥檚 conference in Little Rock on June 20-22. The award is named in memory of Barbara E. Northup, a longtime instructor in 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Interpreter Education program and member of the . Since 1992, Hollingsworth has taught classes in 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Bachelor of Arts in Interpretation: ASL/English and the Associate of Science in American Sign Language Studies programs. 鈥淛ami is an amazing asset to the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Interpreting communities at the local, state, national and international levels,鈥� said Jennifer K. Holtz, director of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 School of Counseling, Human Performance and Rehabilitation.聽 Hollingsworth has been an active board member of the since 1992, serves on its Licensure Advisory Board, and was an evaluator of support service providers for Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.聽 She has held numerous leadership posts within the interpreting community by serving on the board of the Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, including a term as vice president from 1993-1995; three terms as treasurer, 1999-2001, 2001-2003, and 2007-2009; and as secretary, 2009-2011. Hollingworth regularly provides training and presentations on support service provider training, educational interpreting, ASL seminars, and state interpreter credential testing. She has also mentored students since 1999 at numerous deaf-blind camps in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.聽 In the photo top right, Jami Hollingsworth (center) receives the Barbara E. Northup Excellence in Community Involvement Award from Katelyn Wilson (left), president of the Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, and Ernest Northup, husband of Barbara Northup, for whom the award is named.聽