The Thomson Scientific Member Achievement Award
Granted to an SLA member for raising visibility, awareness, and appreciation of profession, SLA Unit or the Association at large. Recipients of this award receive a cash award in the amount of US$ 1000.

2007 Recipient of The SLA Member Achievement Award

Sharon A. Lenius
The U.S. National Guard
Arlington, Va.

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Sharon Lenius has been a member of SLA since 1990 and she has been active in both the Military Librarians Division (MLD) and the Washington, D.C. Chapter since she joined. For the chapter, she has been public relations chair and professional development chair. She has regularly represented the local Military Librarians Group on the chapter's Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors. For this work she was a recipient of the 2004 Washington, DC Chapter Board of Directors Award. As a founding member and its secretary, Lenius was extremely active in the formation of the new Government Information Division, envisioning it as a strong, effective partner to the Military Librarians Division in advocating solutions to government information needs at all levels.

Her contributions to her primary division, Military Librarians, have been many. Lenius served as chair-elect, chair and past chair during the period 2000-2003 as well as secretary for the division since 2004 until 2007. She has frequently written articles for the division's bulletin, The Military Librarian. Lenius designed the MLD web page as part of a three-person working group; planned MLD's 50th anniversary celebration; introduced the motion which resulted in MLD's contribution of $3,500 in division funds to the SLA Professional Development Campaign (the first time an SLA unit contributed to this fund); and served as resources committee chair, finding vendor sponsorships for division activities at SLA Annual Conferences and for the annual Military Librarians Workshop. For her work, she was recognized with the MLD Distinguished Service Award in 2003.

She has had a love for libraries since childhood. Her first job was as a library page at the age of 16. Her career ultimately led her to the U.S. National Guard, where she has worked as a librarian for 22 years.

Past Recipients of The SLA Member Achievement Award

John J. DiGilio (2003)
Kenlee Ray (2004)
John Latham (2005)
Ann Sweeney (2006)
Karen Takle Quinn (2006)