Karen Santos Freeman
+1.703.647.4917
kfreeman@sla.org
“INFO HEROES” SELECTED FOR SLA AWARDS AND HONORS
Best of the Information Profession Recognized for
Outstanding Achievements
Alexandria, Virginia USA, 24 February 2005 —The Special Libraries Association (SLA) has selected 21 outstanding individuals and one team of information professionals as recipients for its 2005 Awards and Honors. SLA Honorees will be saluted at a special reception and ceremony on June 5, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. during the SLA 2005 Annual Conference in Toronto. Conference participants are encouraged to attend the celebration.
SLA President Ethel Salonen (Cambridge, Massachusetts USA) declared, “Our 2005 honorees reflect the heart of the profession now and into the future. These ‘info heroes’ consistently deliver value for their organizations and the profession. They also live the values of our community: leadership, service, innovation and continuous learning, results and accountability, collaboration and partnership. They set the standard for information professionals worldwide.”
Candidates for SLA Awards and Honors were reviewed and considered by the SLA Awards and Honors Committee, chaired this year by Bill Fisher (San Jose, California USA), and then approved by the SLA Board of Directors.
The 2005 SLA Honorees are:
SLA Hall of Fame Inductees: Carol Ginsburg (New York) and Phyllis Waggoner (San Francisco)
John Cotton Dana Award: Sylvia Piggott (Global Information Solutions Group, Montréal)
Rose L. Vormelker Award: Carol Berger (C. Berger Group, Carol Stream, Illinois) and Tony Stankus (College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts)
Fellows of the Special Libraries Association: L. Susan Hayes (Parkland Library, Parkland, Florida), Thomas Rink (Tulsa Police Department, Tulsa, Oklahoma), Davenport “Dav” Robertson (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), Hope N. Tillman (Babson College, Babson Park, Massachusetts), and Richard Wallace (Tate & Lyle,
SLA President's Award: Barbie Keiser (Washington, D.C.)
SLA Professional Award: Karen Melville (University of Toronto) and Judy Russell (U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.)
SLA Honorary Member: Susan Tarr (U.S. Federal Library and Information Center Committee, Washington, D.C.)
Factiva Leadership Award: Susan Fifer Canby (National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.)
SLA Innovations in Technology Award, presented by LexisNexis: Individual: Brandy E. King (Center on Media and Child Health, Boston); Group: The U.S. Defense Technical Information Center (Fort Belvoir, Virginia)
SLA Member Achievement Award: John Latham (Special Libraries Association, Alexandria, Virginia)
SLA Diversity Leadership Development Award: Tamika Barnes McCollough (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina), Tatiana Pashkova (Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas), Phebe Poydras (Florida A&M College of Law, Orlando, Florida), Matildah Misengo Sakala (U.S. Embassy, Lusaka, Zambia)
Detailed biographical information on all SLA Honorees can be found online at http://www.sla.org/awards.
About SLA
The Special Libraries Association (SLA), is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves more than 12,000 members in 83 countries in the information profession, including corporate, academic and government information specialists. SLA promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. For more information, visit us on the Web at www.sla.org.
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