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SLA Recognizes New Fellows
Five Information Professionals Honored for Leadership, Innovation and Service
Alexandria, Virginia, 11 May 2011--Kate Arnold, Leoma Dunn, Karen Huffman, James King and Marlene Vogelsang were honored as the 2011 class of SLA Fellows at the Special Libraries Association's 2011 Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.
"These five information professionals are a remarkable group that has infused energy and passion into our community" said SLA President Cindy Romaine. "I'm pleased to know most of them personally, and the one thing I value, perhaps over all their other sparkling achievements, is the way they consistently seek out innovative ways to provide information services. They are leaders within the profession and our association alike, and I'm eager to see where they go next."
The honor of Fellow of SLA recognizes leadership within the information profession and within the association. The honor is bestowed on mid-career professionals in recognition of past service, and in anticipation of valuable contribution and leadership well into the future.
About the 2011 Fellows
Kate Arnold
Kate Arnold joined SLA in 1999 and is currently the patient information director for Cancer Research UK. Kate has worked diligently to expand the association's Europe Chapter and to integrate non-North American chapters and members into the fabric of SLA. She has served as, among other things, public relations chair, professional development chair, director, secretary, and recently completed her second term as chapter president of SLA-Europe.
Kate served on the SLA Board of Directors from 2006 to 2009 and has been instrumental in promoting SLA at other industry conferences, such as Online Information in Europe. Kate's other professional activities have included serving on the Program Committee for the Online International Conference in London from 2000-2004, and chairing the British Standards Institute (BSI) Knowledge Management Committee from 2004-2006.
Kate holds a BA from the University of Portsmouth and an MSc in library and information studies from Loughborough University of Technology, and is a trained cordon bleu cook.
Leoma Dunn
Leoma Dunn, an SLA member since 2001, is the assistant library director at the Thomas More College Library. She just completed a term as president of the SLA Kentucky Chapter, during which she chaired the Joint Spring 2010 Conference Planning Committee, providing targeted and relevant programming for members throughout the region. Leoma previously served for several years as treasurer for that unit, and currently serves both the Academic and Information Technology Divisions as treasurer.
She has been recognized several times by her peers, receiving the 2009 Special Librarian of the Year Award from the Special Section of the Kentucky Library Association (KLA) and the 2000 Outstanding Staff Award from Lexington Community College. She is active outside of SLA as well, currently serving as president of KLA.
Leoma holds an MBA from Northern Kentucky University College of Business and an MSLS from the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science.
Karen Huffman
Karen works for National Geographic Society as part of the Software as a Service (SaaS) team in the Information Systems & Technology division. She supports the enterprise's business needs with hosted solutions (such as Google Apps for Business) and mobile applications and develops customized solutions for targeted customer groups within the organization. Through her professional endeavors, her work was recognized in 2007 by Nielsen Norman Award for the Top Ten Intranets for National Geographic's corporate intranet and in 2001 by the College of Information Studies Dean's Award for her Historical Newspaper Project.
Karen has supported SLA with countless volunteer contributions since she joined in 1999. She was a founding member and chair of the fast-growing Knowledge Management Division; played a key developer role for SLA learning initiatives such as 23 Things and the Future Ready Toolkit; facilitated flexible-format programs including knowledge management cafe's, unconferences, and virtual conversations; and taught Click University classes on wiki-space management. Karen was honored with the Lexis Nexis Innovations in Technology Award in 2007 and with the SLA Washington, D.C. Chapter Member of the Year Award for efforts to engage young professionals in 2003.
Karen is an adjunct professor for Catholic University's library program; an advisory board member for University of Buffalo's library program; and earned an MLS from the University of Maryland at College Park.
James King
James King is currently the information architect at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) where he blends his information technology background with librarianship to support the NIH Library's informationist program. This role includes creating virtual collaboration environments in Drupal for NIH research groups. James has been actively involved in SLA since he joined in 2001. He speaks regularly at industry conferences, including Computers in Libraries and the SLA Annual Conference, and has been a popular speaker at Catholic University of America.
As SLA Washington, D.C. president-elect and president, James collaborated with library industry representatives to bring informative programs about new products and technologies to local members. James was presented with the 2006 Lexis Nexis Innovation in Technology Award for his work to bring Web technology and leadership to the SLA Washington, D.C. Chapter. He has held various positions on a number of committees and councils, including the Convener of the Information Futurists Caucus, and he recently finished a successful term as the SLA Washington, D.C. Chapter president in 2010.
James earned an MLIS from the School of Library and Information Science at the Catholic University of America in 2002. James stated that, in his free time, he and his wife Carla are "active in [their] church's children's ministry and spoil [their] little daughter Sarah."
Marlene Vogelsang
Marlene Vogelsang, a resource specialist at the Pacific Energy Center, has volunteered extensively at the unit and association level since she joined SLA as a graduate student in 1987. She quickly became involved in SLA as a student member, chairing the Student Relations Committee of the SLA San Andreas Chapter (now known as SLA-Silicon Valley). She served as the San Francisco Bay Region Chapter president from 2000 to 2001 and is known for her mentoring work within that chapter. She was also the chapter's strategic planning chair for the past several years, spearheading valuable programs for students and seasoned professionals alike.
Marlene is the chair of the Petroleum and Energy Resources Division and has served the division for many years in a variety of capacities. At the SLA Centennial Celebration in 2009, she was presented with the ProQuest Dialog InfoStar Award in recognition of her effective marketing programs at the Pacific Energy Center and her tireless energy for improving her professional skills.
Marlene has published several articles, including "Web Resources for Energy Efficient Appliances," which appeared in the monthly journal, Home Energy, and earned an MLIS from San Jose State University.
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