SLA Contact:
Cara Schatz
P : 703.647.4917
cara@sla.org
Call for Nominations:
The 2009 SLA Rising Star Award
Nominations Open through May 6, 2009
Do you know someone who is new to the information profession and shows exceptional promise for leadership, innovation and success? Please consider nominating that SLA member for the new SLA Rising Star Award.
The 2009 SLA Awards and Honors Committee currently seeks nominations for a new award aimed at recognizing the best up-and-coming members in the association. The deadline to submit a nomination for 2009 is May 6.
Nominees must be SLA members with fewer than five years of professional experience and must meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Outstanding work and professional activities on behalf of SLA
- Develop notable innovations on the job
- Actively participate in SLA units and association programs
- Promote the visibility of SLA or the value of information professionals
The SLA Rising Star Award will be presented at SLA 2009 June 14-17 in Washington, D.C., to no more than five information professionals. In future years, the Rising Star Award will be part of the annual SLA Honors and Awards process, with nominations made along with those for other association-level awards during the fourth quarter of the year.
Nominate an SLA Rising Star by completing the online form today!
More information:
SLA Rising Star Award Criteria
SLA Awards & Honors page
Contact:
2009 SLA Awards and Honors Committee Chair: Rebecca B. Vargha, vargha@ils.unc.edu
SLA Public Relations Director: Cara Schatz, 703.647.4917, cara@sla.org



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