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Diversity Leadership Development Program
Fellows of the Special Libraries Association
Innovations In Technology Award
International Special Librarians Day Award
Diversity Leadership Development Program
The Diversity Leadership Development Program Award is given to an active member(s) of the Association from multicultural backgrounds who display excellent leadership abilities in the profession and demonstrate a willingness to develop and strive for leadership opportunities within the Association.
Araceli Domingo (1995)
Awilda Reyes-Lucca (1995)
Teresa Neely (1995)
Rosalind Scott (1995)
Harriet Thompkins (1995)
Phyllis Hodges (1996)
Deborah Jan (1996)
Rosalyn Lett (1996)
Elsie Okobie (1996)
Hemalatha Ramachandran (1996)
Barbara Akinwole (1997)
Andrea Greer(1997)
Vinita Singh (1997)
Stephanie Tolson (1997)
Kelly Yuille (1997)
Cynthia Charles (1998)
Lori Guidry (1998)
Suzanne Koceyan (1998)
Theodosia Jones-Quartey (1998)
Vandana Ranjan (1998)
Jacqueline Knuckle (1999)
Veronica Walker (1999)
Annie Wong (1999)
Jannie Cobb (2000)
Lilleth Newby (2000)
Alvetta Pindell (2000)
Jacquelyn P. Cenacveira (2001)
Irene E. Cordova (2001)
Sandra A. Marshall (2001)
Jeanette M. Regan (2001)
Suzan J. Lee (2002)
Jeffrey Mah (2002)
Christina Birdie (2003)
Persko L. Grier (2003)
Toby A. Lyles (2003)
Lian Ruan (2003)
Pradnya Yogesh (2003)
Innocent Awasom (2004)
Praveen Jain (2004)
Paiki Muswazi (2004)
Akram Sadeghi Pari (2004)
Cassandra Sheih (2004)
Tamika Barnes McCullough (2005)
Phebe Poydras (2005)
Matildah Misengo Sakala (2005)
Honorary Members
The definition is from the SLA Bylaws Article II: Membership. Section 7: "An Honorary Member shall be an individual elected to this honor by the association members. At the time of election, a candidate shall not belong to the Special Libraries Association. Nominations shall be presented in writing to the Board of Directors and may be proposed by one or more association members. Upon endorsement by a two-thirds vote of the board, the nomination shall be submitted by the board to the members for election at an Annual Business Meeting. Not more than two Honorary Members may be elected in any one year. An Honorary Member shall have the right to affiliate with one chapter and one division, and to receive the official journal free."
Sarah B. Ball (1952)
Herbert O. Brigham (1952)
Francis E. Cady (1952)
Adelaide Hasse (1952)
Josephine B. Hollingsworth (1952)
Dorsey Hyde (1952)
Richard H. Johnston (1952)
Dr. John Lapp (1952)
Guy Elwood Marion (1952)
Rebecca B. Rankin (1952)
Dr. Charles C. Williamson (1952)
Florence Bradley (1953)
Louise Keller (1953)
Helen Rankin (1953)
Grace R. Cameron (1954)
William L. Powlison (1954)
Ethel Cleland (1955)
Dr. William Kaye Lamb (1957)
Hubert H. Humphrey (1969)
Elizabeth Homer Morton (1969)
Dr. Joseph L. Wheeler (1970)
Howard Haycraft (1972)
Dr. Herman Liebaers (1974)
Barbara Ringer (1977)
Margreet Wijnstroom (1977)
Leslie Wilson (1978)
Helen F. Spencer (1979)
Ralph H. Parker (1980)
William D. Ford (1982)
Andrew A. Aines (1983)
William O. Baker (1984)
Frederick Kilgour (1986)
Congressman Major R. Owens (1987)
W. Kenneth Lowry (1988)
William J. Welsh (1988)
Roger Kent Summit (1989)
Joseph Becker (1991)
Edward G. Holley (1992)
Rod Everhart (1994)
Marianne Scott (1995)
William H. Gates (2000)
Dr. Anthony Oettinger (2001)
Susan Tarr (2005)
The SLA Hall of Fame
Election to the SLA Hall of Fame is granted to a member of the association at or near the end of an active professional career for an extended and sustained period of distinguished service to the association in all spheres. However, prolonged distinguished service within a chapter or division which has contributed to the association as a whole, may receive special consideration.
William K. Alcott (1959)
Sarah B. Ball (1959)
Herbert O. Brigham (1959)
Marguerite D. Burnett (1959)
Eleanor S. Cavanaugh (1959)
Alta B. Claflin (1959)
John Cotton Dana (1959)
Daniel N. Handy (1959)
Josephine B. Hollingsworth (1959)
Dorsey W. Hyde (1959)
Dr. John A. Lapp (1959)
Guy E. Marion (1959)
Alma Clarvoe Mitchill (1959)
Linda H. Morley (1959)
Rebecca B. Rankin (1959)
Anna B. Sears (1959)
Lura Shorb (1959)
Irene M. Strieby Shreve (1959)
Marian Manley Winser (1959)
Laura B. Woodward (1959)
Dorothy Bemis (1960)
Florence Bradley (1960)
Pauline M. Hutchinson (1960)
Ruth Savord (1960)
Alberta L. Brown (1961)
Thelma Hoffman (1961)
Rose Boots (1962)
Margaret Miller Rocq (1962)
Fannie Simon (1962)
Betty Joy Cole (1963)
Josephine I. Greenwood (1963)
Lucile L. Keck (1963)
Kathleen Brown Stebbins (1963)
Rose L. Vormelker (1963)
Dr. Jolan M. Fertig (1964)
Margaret Hatch (1964)
Mary Jane Henderson (1964)
Marian E. Wells (1964)
Marie Simon Goff (1965)
Ruth H. Hooker (1965)
Mary Louise Alexander (1966)
Elizabeth W. Owens (1966)
Howard L. Stebbins (1966)
Eleanor B. Gibson (1968)
Anne L. Nicholson (1968)
Margaret H. Fuller (1969)
Elizabeth Ferguson (1970)
W. Roy Holleman (1970)
Herman H. Henckle (1971)
Ruth S. Leonard (1971)
Janet Bogardus (1972)
Sara Aull (1973)
Agnes O. Hanson (1974)
Ethel S. Klahre (1974)
Safford Harris (1975)
Katharine L. Kinder (1975)
Phoebe Hayes (1976)
Ruth M. Nielander (1976)
Grieg S. Aspnes (1977)
Rocco Crachi (1977)
Sam Sass (1977)
Chester M. Lewis (1978)
Gretchen Little (1979)
Dr. Frank E. McKenna (1979)
Rosemary R. Demarest (1980)
Charles H. Stevens (1980)
Elizabeth R. Usher (1980)
Helen Waldron (1981)
Alleen Thompson (1982)
Lorraine A. Ciboch (1983)
Mark H. Baer (1984)
William S. Budington (1984)
Vivian D. Hewitt (1984)
Robert G. Krupp (1984)
Jean Deuss (1985)
Eugene Jackson (1985)
Martha Jane Zachert (1985)
Elizabeth Gibbs Moore (1986)
Edward B. Strable (1986)
Janet M. Rigney (1987)
Robert W. Gibson, Jr. (1988)
Edythe Moore (1988)
Ruth S. Smith (1988)
Miriam Tees (1988)
Joseph M. Dagnese (1989)
Lois Erwin Godfrey (1989)
James L. Olsen, Jr. (1989)
Murray Wortzel (1989)
Ellis Mount (1990)
William C. Petru (1990)
Efren W. Gonzalez (1991)
Dorothy Kasman (1991)
Charles D. Missar (1991)
Mary Vasilakis (1991)
Joe Ann Clifton (1992)
Darwin "Jack" Leister (1992)
Julie A. Macksey (1992)
Judith Genesen (1994)
Herbert S. White (1994)
Mary McNierney Grant (1995)
Audrey N. Grosch (1995)
Frank H. Spaulding (1995)
Muriel Regan (1996)
Catherine A. Jones (1997)
Catherine D. Scott (1996)
Winifred Sewell (1998)
Ellen Mimnaugh (1999)
Angela Pollis (1999)
Anne Galler (2000)
Dorothy McGarry (2000)
Edwina "Didi" Pancake (2000)
Judith R. Bernstein (2001)
Roger K. Haley (2001)
Fred W. Roper (2001)
Mary Dickerson (2002)
Richard Funkhouser (2002)
Elizabeth "Betty" Eddison (2002)
H. Robert Malinowsky (2003)
Ellen Miller (2004)
Wilda Newman (2004)
Ruth Seidman (2004)
Carol Ginsburg (2005)
Phyllis Waggoner (2005)
SLA Professional Awards
The SLA Professional Award is given to an individual or group, who may or may not hold membership in the association, in recognition of a specific major achievement in, or a specific significant contribution to, the field of librarianship or information science, which advances the stated objectives of the Special Libraries Association. The presentation of the award shall follow soon after the recognized fruition of the contribution.
Edwin T. Coman, Jr. (1949) as author of Sources of Business Information.
Anne L. Nicholson (1950) as compiler of the SLA publication, Numerical Index to the Bibliography of Science and Industrial Reports, Vols. 1-10, 1946-1948.
Dr. Mortimer Taube (1952) for development of a system of scientific documentation accepted in modified form by several government agencies.
Rose L. Vormelker (1953) for the great impetus given to special librarianship and in recognition of her organization and operation of the Business Information Bureau of the Cleveland Public Library.
Eleanor S. Cavanaugh (1954) joint award (Savord) for outstanding achievements in the library profession.
Ruth Savord (1954) joint award (Cavanaugh) for outstanding achievements in the library profession.
Dr. Jolan M. Fertig (1955) for stimulating contributions to association affairs and to the scientific literature.
Irene M. Strieby Shreve (1956) for her realization of the relationship of special librarianship to librarianship as a whole and her contributions to education for special librarianship.
Elizabeth W. Owens (1957) for distinguished service to the profession by bringing special librarianship to the grass roots level.
Marion E. Wells (1958) for eminent and meritorious service and distinguished leadership in SLA.
Rose Boots (1960) in recognition of her efforts to establish the SLA Scholarship and Student Loan Fund.
Cyril W. Cleverdon (1962) for the systematic study of the comparative efficiency of four indexing systems: UDC, alphabetical subject, facted classification, and Uniterm.
Ruth Leonard (1965) for her documentation accepted in modified form by contributions, as a teacher, adviser, and author of the association's Objectives and Standards for Special Libraries.
Illinois Chapter, SLA (1967) for the SLA monograph, Special Libraries: A Guide for Management, a chapter project.
Beatrice V. Simon (1969) as author of the report, Support of Medical Education and Research in Canada.
James B. Adler (1972) as founder, editor and publisher of Congressional Information Service and CIS/Index.
Marjorie B. Hyslop (1973) for her accomplishments in the control of information services in the metal literature.
Loretta J. Kiersky (1974) for her monograph, Introduction to Micrographics, published by the National Micrographics
Association.
Jacqueline D. Sisson (1976) for her two-volume index to Adolfo Venturi's Storia del 'Arte Italiana.
Audrey M. Grosch (1977) for conception, design, and development of the Minnesota Union List of Serials, a database in Marc II format.
Lorna Daniells (1978) as author of Business Information Sources (1976).
Dr. Irving M. Klempner (1980) for his contributions as chairman of SLA's Special Committee on the White House Conference on Library and Information Services.
Ron Coplen (1983) as compiler of Special Libraries: A Cumulative Index 1971/1980.
James Matarazzo (1983) for his book, Closing the Corporate Library: Case Studies on the Decision-Making Process.
Hubert E. Sauter (1985) for his contribution to the information science eld through his work with the Defense Technical Information Center.
Herbert S. White (1985) for his contributions to the profession and to SLA as a member of the Board of Directors for five years, including chair of the Advisory Council and SLA President, 1968/69, and as author of Managing the Special Library.
Mary McNierney Grant (1986) for her contributions to special librarianship, notably her authorship of the Directory of Business and Financial Services.
Naomi C. Broering (1987) for her expertise in library automation and her contributions to special librarians in medical libraries.
Evelyn Butler (1988) for her significant contributions to the field of social work librarianship including her work on the publication Building a Social Work Library: A Guide to the Selection of Books, Periodicals and Reference Tools.
Elizabeth W. Stone (1988) for her innovative service to the library community including the founding of the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE), creation of the metropolitan Washington Joint Spring Workshop, and her efforts to establish a Roundtable on Continuing Education by IFLA.
Guy St. Clair(1989) is credited in the information profession with recognizing the role of one-person libraries in the library community. He is also known as an author, lecturer, and consultant.
Henriette Davidson Avram (1990) for her tireless efforts in promoting international standards to link databases housed on disparate computer systems.
James M. Matarazzo(1991) joint award (Prusak) for his work on Valuing Corporate Libraries, which placed corporate librarians in the spotlight.
Laurence Prusak (1991) joint award (Matarazzo) for his work on Valuing Corporate Libraries, which placed corporate librarians in the spotlight.
Sgt. J. Stephen Huntsberry (1992) for his involvement in the Blumberg case ending in the arrest of Stephen Blumberg after 19 tons of stolen rare books and manuscripts were found in Blumberg's home.
William Andrew Moffett (1993) for his efforts to provide open access to photographed copies of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Christine Wells(1994) and the Freedom Forum Foundation for establishing news libraries in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
Ann W. Talcott (1996) for the production and direction of SLA's first research forum.
Sue Rugge (2000) for her spirit, drive and dedication to the information industry.
Eric A. Brewer (2001) for his significant contributions to the library field through the development of FirstGov.gov, a United States Government Internet portal created to improve access to public information for U.S. citizens.
Mary Ellen Bates(2002) for her significant contributions to the Association and information profession as an innovator, contributor, and teacher throughout her career.
T.N. Prakash (2004)
Elton B. Stephens (2004)
Karen Melville (2005)
Judy Russell (2005)
SLA President's Award
The SLA President's Award is given to an individual SLA member(s) for a notable or important contribution during the past association year. The contribution must have enhanced the association or furthered its goals and objectives.
Howard Haycraft(1968) as the sponsor of the H.W. Wilson Company Chapter Award to encourage SLA chapters to engage in recruitment projects.
Verner W. Clapp (1972) in recognition of his continued encouragement and support of special librarianship during his long and active career.
Bill M. Woods(1974) (posthumous) for his efforts to bring SLA more visibly into the mainstream of librarianship during his eight years as SLA executive director.
Frank E. McKenna (1977) for outstanding service to the association, its individual members and all librarians through his efforts to achieve equitable legislative recognition of libraries in the General Revision of the Copyright Law.
Martha Jane K. Zachert (1978) for her textbook, Simulation Teaching of Library Administration (Bowker, 1975) and for acknowledgment of her outstanding service to or exceptional support and encouragement of special librarianship.
Marguerite C. Soroka (1985) for her projects of raising money for the SLA Building Fund program and her proposal to the Board of Directors to create the newly established Special Committee on Retired Member Activities.
Vivian J. Arterbery (1986) for her involvement with and outstanding contributions to the SLA Long-Range Plan.
David R. Bender (1986) for his involvement with and outstanding contributions to the SLA Long-Range Plan.
James B. Tchobanoff (1986) for his involvement with and outstanding contributions to the SLA Long-Range Plan.
Catherine A. Jones (1987) for her contributions to the association's Government Relations Committee.
Miriam Drake (1988)
Helen Manning (1988)
James M. Matarazzo (1988)
Frank H. Spaulding (1988)
Ann W. Talcott (1988)
James B. Tchobanoff (1988)
Allen B. Veaner (1988) for his/her contribution to the Presidential Task Force to Determine the Value of the Information Professional and for their work in producing the first comprehensive report examining various approaches which establish the value of the special librarian.
Barbara S. Mattscheck (1991) for her contribution to the association through the unique and visionary use of HyperCard technology.
John Ganly (1993) for his role in planning and coordinating Information Central, a reference service which was provided to the delegate and media representatives from around the world during the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
Nettie Seaberry (1995) for her service to the SLA Affirmative Action Committee.
Mary Beall (1997) for her outstanding contribution to "Info 96" at the Democratic National Convention and, in particular, for promoting the profession of Special Librarianship.
John Marcus (1997) for his outstanding contribution to "Info 96" at the Democratic National Convention and, in particular, for promoting the profession of Special Librarianship.
Susan Merry (1998) in recognition for her outstanding contributions to the Association's Government Relations program, and in particular, for advancing the Canadian copyright agenda.
Marjorie M.K. Hlava (2000) in recognition for her longstanding involvement as a volunteer and elected leader with SLA, and for the continued setting of standards that her colleagues in the profession have followed.
Sue O'Neill Johnson (2001) in recognition for her efforts in the development of the SLA Global 2000 Fellowship program, which was created to facilitate participation in SLA's Global 2000 Conference by information professionals in developing nations.
Carol Ginsburg (2002) in recognition for her unique efforts, commitment leadership and dedication to the Branding Task Force.
Judy Field (2002) in recognition for her unique efforts, commitment leadership and dedication to the Conference Task Force.
Suzi Hayes (2002) in recognition for her unique efforts, commitment leadership and dedication to the Simplification Task Force.
Tom Rink (2002) in recognition for his unique efforts, commitment leadership and dedication to the Membership Task Force.
Ethel Salonen (2002) in recognition for her unique efforts, commitment leadership and dedication to the Partnerships Task Force.
Barbara Semonche (2002) in recognition for her unique efforts, commitment leadership and dedication to the Membership Task Force.
The Executive Director Selection Committee (2004):
Tamika Barnes
Lynn Berard, Chair
Richard Hulser
Mary Lee Kennedy
Dottie Moon
Barbie Keiser (2005) in recognition of her outstanding outreach efforts with libraries and library school students in developing nations.o:p>
The John Cotton Dana Award
The John Cotton Dana Award is given to an individual SLA member(s) in recognition of exceptional services to special librarianship.
Ruth S. Smith (1979)
Jessie C. Wheelwright (1979)
Dr. Estelle Brodman (1981)
James Humphry III (1982)
Arleen N. Somerville (1983)
Dr. Ellis Mount (1984)
David Rhydwen (1984)
Constance Ford (1985)
Doris L. Schild (1986)
Ann Strickland (1986)
Laura N. Gasaway (1987)
Nancy Terry Munger (1987)
Beryl L. Anderson (1988)
Ron Coplen (1988)
Paul Klinefelter (1988)
Enid T. Thompson (1988)
Pat Moholt (1989)
Vivian S. Sessions (1989)
Dorothy Beckmayer Skau (1989)
Adelaide del Frate (1990)
Mary Murphy (1990)
Lou Thomas (1990)
Dorothy McGarry (1991)
Masha Zipper (1992)
Roger K. Haley (1993)
Joan Gervino (1994)
Julia Peterson (1994)
Nicholas Mercury (1995)
Charles F. Finnerty (1997)
Sarah K. Wiant (1997)
Joanne G. Marshall (1998)
Fred Roper (1999)
Jane Dysart (2000)
Dr. David R. Bender (2001)
Mimi Drake (2002)
Stephen K. Abram (2003)
Donna Scheeder (2004)
Barbara Semonche (2004)
Sylvia A.E. Piggott (2005)
Fellows of the Special Libraries Association
The designation of Fellow of the Special Libraries Asscociation is given to individual members of SLA, who are at or near the mid-point of an active professional career and who are not presently serving on the Board of Directors, in recognition of their leadership in the field of special librarianship and for their outstanding contributions and expected future service to the association. Fellows are called upon and expected to advise the association's Board of Directors, to prepare necessary documentation, and to alert the membership to issues and trends warranting action. Individuals receiving this honor will be able to use the title Fellow of the Special Libraries Association. No more than five members will be selected as Fellows each year.
Patricia Berger (1987)
Ron Coplen (1987)
Joseph M. Dagnese (1987)
Robert W. Gibson, Jr. (1987)
Elinor M. Hashim (1987)
David E. King (1987)
Jack Leister (1987)
Pat Molholt (1987)
Edythe Moore (1987)
William C. Petru (1987)
Jeannette M. Privat (1987)
Ruth S. Smith (1987)
Miriam H. Tees (1987)
Mary Vasilakis (1987)
Herbert S. White (1987)
Vivian J. Arterbery (1988)
N. Bernard Basch (1988)
Laura N. Gasaway (1988)
H. Robert Malinowsky (1988)
James M. Matarazzo (1988)
Jane I. Dysart (1989)
Didi Pancake (1989)
Lou B. Parris (1989)
Fred Roper (1989)
Mary Lou Stursa (1989)
Patricia Marshall (1990)
Frank H. Spaulding (1990)
Anne P. Mintz (1991)
Emily H. Mobley (1991)
James B. Tchobanoff (1991)
Hope Coffman (1992)
Catherine A. Jones (1992)
Ann Talcott (1992)
Milton G. Ternberg (1992)
Toni Carbo Bearman (1993)
Mary E. Dickerson (1993)
Muriel Regan (1993)
Marilyn McAnally Stark (1993)
Judith J. Field (1994)
Ellen Kuner (1994)
Dorothy McGarry (1994)
Stephen K. Abram (1995)
Elizabeth Eddison (1995)
Carol Ginsburg (1995)
Barbara P. Semonche (1995)
Monica Ertel (1996)
Guy St. Clair (1996)
Ruth Seidman (1996)
Joan E. Gervino (1997)
Wilda B. Newman (1997)
Marydee Ojala (1997)
Jean M. Scanlan (1997)
Bill Fisher (1998)
Doris Helfer (1998)
Eleanor Maclean (1998)
Donna Scheeder (1998)
Robert Bellanti (1999)
Susan M. Klopper (1999)
Barbara M. Spiegelman (1999)
Gloria J. Zamora (1999)
Elizabeth Bibby (2000)
JoAnne Boorkman (2000)
Richard P. Hulser (2000)
Sylvia E. A. Piggott (2000)
Daniel B. Trefethen (2000)
Cynthia V. Hill (2001)
Sharyn J. Ladner (2001)
Joanne Gard Marshall (2001)
Nigel Oxbrow (2001)
Ethel M. Salonen (2001)
Sandy Spurlock (2002)
Lynne McCay (2002)
Peter Moon (2002)
Charlene Baldwin (2002)
G. Lynn Berard (2003)
Andrew Berner (2003)
Sylvia R. M. James (2003)
Trudy Katz (2003)
Mary ?Dottie? Moon (2003)
Susan DiMattia (2004)
Richard Geiger (2004)
Karen Kreizman Reczek (2004)
Agnes Mattis (2004)
Lyle Minter (2004)
L. Susan Hayes (2005)
Tom Rink (2005)
Davenport "Dav" Robertson (2005)
Hope Tillman (2005)
Richard Wallace (2005)
Factiva Leadership Award (Previously Dow Jones)
Presented annually to an individual member(s) who exemplifies leadership as a special librarian through examples of personal and professional competencies.
Eugenie E. Prime (1998)
Lucy B. Lettis (1999)
Janice Chindlund (2000)
Carol L. Ginsburg (2001)
Tom Fearon (2002)
Robert Bellanti (2003)
The Special Committee on Competencies (2004):
Dee Magnoni
Eileen Abels
Joanne Gard Marshall
John R. Latham
Rebecca Jones
Susan Fifer Canby (2005)
H.W. Wilson Company Award
The Award shall be given for the best article published during the previous calendar year in Information Outlook®, the official journal of SLA.
Caroline Mills (1992)
Sharyn Ladner (1993)
Lorri Zipperer (1994)
Gwen A. Harris (1997)
Joanne G. Marshall (1997)
Alison Head, Ph.D. (1998)
Deborah S. Grealy (1999)
Barbara A. Greenman (1999)
Stuart Basefsky (2000)
Helene Kassler (2001)
Martha K. Heyman (2002)
Sara R. Tompson (2003)
Lorri A. Zipperer (2003)
Jill Konieczko (2004)
Cynthia Powell (2004)
Laura Gasaway (2005)
John J. Digilio & Gayle Lynn-Nelson (2005)
Innovations In Technology Award
The Award shall be given to a member (or a group with a member) of Special Libraries Association who has demonstrated innovative use and applications of technology in a special library setting.
Dianne Francis (1992)
Roxanna Frost (1992)
Karen Bleakey (1993)
George Schlukbier (1996)
Laurie E. Stackpole (1997)
Andrew Breeding (1998)
Deborah Kegel (2000)
Katherine Whitley (2000)
Susan Fifer Canby (2001)
Gary Price (2002)
Nina L. Platt and Faegre & Benson Library Services (2003)
Brandy King (2005)
Defense Technical Information Center (2005)
Rose L. Vormelker Award
Given to an individual member(s) in recognition of exceptional services to the profession of special librarianship in the area of mentoring students and/or practicing professionals in the field.
Larry L. Wright (1998)
G. Lynn Berard (1999)
Barbara Semonche (2000)
Elizabeth Stone (2000)
Judith J. Field (2001)
Billie Connor-Dominguez (2002)
Nettie Seaberry (2002)
Robert V. Williams (2003)
Anne Caputo (2004)
Doris Helfer (2004)
Carol Berger (2005)
Tony Stankus (2005)
International Special Librarians Day Award
Awards the efforts made by an individual member(s) to promote his/her special library, information resource center, or profession during International Special Librarians Day, the Thursday of ALA's National Library Week
Nancy Stewart (2001)
Mary Howery (2002)
Member Achievement Award
Presented to an individual member for outstanding contributions by raising visibility, public awareness, and appreciation of the profession, Association Unit or the Association at large.
John J. DiGilio (2003)
Kenlee Ray (2004)
John Latham (2005)



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