Diversity Leadership Development Program Award
Sponsored by EBSCO
Awarded to an SLA member who represents a group traditionally under-represented in the Association. Recipient must have an interest and potential for leadership with SLA. The award is a US$ 1000 stipend and the recipient is required to attend the SLA Annual Conference.
DLDP Program Outline
Diversity and SLA Brochure
Read the press release on the 2009 DLDP recipients
2009 Recipients of DLDP Program Award
Regina Beard, the business librarian at Kansas State University. Beard worked in banking for more than 15 years before making a professional change, a decision prompted, in part, by impending layoffs. Upon graduation from Clark Atlanta University, Beard relocated to Kansas and took a position as a resident librarian. She interviewed for a tenure-track position as the economics librarian in 2005 and assumed her current responsibilities as business librarian in 2008. Beard is looking forward to using the DLDP to hone and pursue her professional interests, which include collection management and library instruction.
Julia Leggett, an acquisitions librarian in the Congressional Research Service, a division of the Library of Congress. Leggett obtained her master's degree in library and information science from Catholic University as well as a master's degree in international transactions from George Mason University. She was the business manager for the Washington, D.C. Chapter of SLA (DC/SLA) from 2006 to 2007 and currently serves as the chapter's membership director. As a result of her recruitment efforts, DC/SLA is now the largest local chapter in SLA. Through the DLDP, Leggett hopes to sharpen her leadership and communication skills, enhance her knowledge of advanced technologies and expand her networking opportunities with information professionals around the globe.
Nora Martin, a library manager since 2007 for the Australian Transaction Reports & Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), Australia's anti-money laundering regulator and specialist financial intelligence unit. Martin was previously employed as a research librarian with Fairfax Media, providing high-quality research and information services to journalists working on local print publications and helping journalists from various interstate and overseas bureaus. In 2008, Martin received the inaugural Australian Government Library and Information Network (AGLIN) Aurora Scholarship; she is now a member of AGLIN's executive board. She obtained her bachelor's degree in communications (information) and executive certificate in knowledge management from the University of Technology, Sydney. Martin is secretary of the SLA Australia-New Zealand Chapter and firmly believes that membership in SLA is invaluable to her lifelong learning and continued professional development.
Eric Schwarz, a customer service executive for Dow Jones' Enterprise Media Group and a part-time reference librarian at the Clarence Dillon Public Library in Bedminster, New Jersey. An SLA member since 2005, Schwarz is president of the SLA's New Jersey Chapter and outgoing co-convener of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues Caucus. He has helped plan programming and develop online communication methods, including establishing a feed to aggregate information from multiple SLA blogs. Schwarz believes that SLA's focus on diverse populations and cultures enhances the profession and helps information professionals engage with global colleagues and neighbors.
Nedelina Tchangalova, a reference librarian at the Engineering & Physical Sciences Library (EPSL) at the University of Maryland (UMD) since 2005. Tchangalova currently serves as the subject specialist for the departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, and Physics. She earned a master's degree in chemical engineering from Chemical and Metallurgical University, Sofia, Bulgaria, and another in library and information sciences from the iSchool at UMD in College Park. As a member of the Diversity Team at UMD, Tchangalova has helped to increase the awareness on diversity, cultural and disability issues on campus. Also, she works with diverse population of library users and through DLDP, she hopes to enhance her knowledge and skills on management practices and to establish new professional connections with library professionals and leaders across the country.
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