The Rose L. Vormelker Award
Presented to an SLA member in good standing who is mid-career for beyond exceptional services in area of mentoring students and/or working professionals.
Recipient of the 2008 The Rose L. Vormelker Award
Shirley Loo
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
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An SLA member since 1973, Shirley Loo has served with distinction as DC Chapter president-elect, president and past-president. She spearheaded the successful effort to propel the DC Chapter into the largest chapter of SLA. Loo employed many creative techniques, including special event pricing geared toward enticing students and other new members, doggedly phoning former chapter members to explain the benefits of membership. In addition to increasing the membership of both the DC and New York Chapters, Loo's efforts extended to the rest of the association as she shared best practices and lessons learned at the 2007 Leadership Summit and again at the 2007 SLA Annual Conference.
Loo has a history of generosity, extending throughout her entire career and in her personal life. SLA received many letters of support for Loo, and all from students and colleagues who could not imagine a more deserving person to receive this award. As one of her students said of Loo's mentoring, "She just takes you under her wing, and she has big, big wings. Everyone should have their own Shirley!"
She joined the Library of Congress after getting her library degree at Columbia University, and is currently a specialist in Information Control and Automated Systems at the Congressional Research Service. She has been an active member and an officer of the American Library Association, District of Columbia Library Association and the Library of Congress Professional Association.
Past Recipients of the Rose L. Vormelker Award
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)
Barbara Beverley (2006)
Eileen Abels (2007)
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