| Information Outlook, Vol. 5, No. 6, June 2001 | |
| Pathfinders of the Information Odyssey | |
"As SLA progresses into the next century, our members are clearly our most important asset. In order to promote their value in the workplace and in society, we must honor those in the profession who have taken great risk, challenged conventions, and made great strides in furthering their careers."
SLA Executive Director David R. Bender
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) Awards and Honors Program was created in 1948 to honor individuals for their achievements and contributions to the Association and the information profession. Each year since, SLA has provided opportunities for recognizing the best and brightest the information profession has to offer. This year, twenty-one unique individuals have been selected by the Association for their leadership, innovation and contributions to the profession and Association. Each winner will be honored at the 92nd Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas, USA, June 9-14, 2001. | |
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This June, SLA will honor retiring Executive Director, David R. Bender, Ph.D., with the John Cotton Dana Award. Named in honor of the founder of SLA, the award is conferred upon a member of SLA for exceptional service to special librarianship. Dr. Bender is recognized for his dedication to the profession and his longstanding achievements, spanning twenty-two years as executive director. Dr. Bender will officially retire July 31st, ending what is certainly one of the longest tenures at the helm of any organization. |
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Induction into the SLA Hall of Fame is granted to members of the Association at or near the end of an active professional career for an extended and sustained period of distinguished service to the Association in all spheres. This year's winners are: Judith Bernstein, who is retired from the Parish Memorial Business Library, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; Roger K. Haley, who is retired from the United States Senate Library in Washington, DC, USA; and Fred W. Roper, Dean and Professor, College of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina, in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Each was selected for their longtime leadership roles and exceptional service and commitment to SLA. |
 Susan O'Neill Johnson The SLA President's Award | The SLA President's Award is given annually to an SLA member who, during the previous year, has shown a commitment to the development of the Association as the premier organization for information professionals. This year, the award is conferred upon Susan O'Neill Johnson, Information Officer at The World Bank in Washington, DC, USA. Johnson is recognized for her efforts in the development of the SLA Global 2000 Fellowship program, which was created to facilitate participation in SLA's Global 2000 Conference by information professionals in developing nations. |
 Carol L. Ginsburg The Factiva Leadership Award |
The Factiva Leadership Award is presented to an SLA member who exemplifies leadership as a special librarian through excellence in personal and professional competencies. The winner of this year's award is Carol L. Ginsburg, Managing Director and Global Head of Business Information Services, Deutsche Bank AG, New York, USA. Ginsburg is recognized for her excellent leadership abilities and work ethic throughout her distinguished career as an outstanding practitioner, teacher, and manager. The Factiva Leadership Award is based on the acclaimed "Competencies for Special Librarians of the 21st Century," which can be found on the SLA Website at www.sla.org. |
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| Fellows of the Special Libraries Association are called upon to advise the Association's Board of Directors, alert the membership to issues and trends warranting action, and are recognized as active SLA members with future leadership potential for the Association. The 2001 Fellows are: Cynthia V. Hill, Manager, Sun Microsystems Library, Palo Alto, California, USA; Sharyn J. Ladner, Assistant University Librarian for Public Service, University of Miami, Florida, USA; Joanne Gard Marshall, Dean and Professor, School of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA; Nigel Oxbrow, Chief Executive, TFLP, Ltd., London, England; and Ethel M. Salonen, Manager of Research Strategies, KPMG, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. |
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| SLA's Diversity Leadership Development Award recognizes individuals from multi-cultural backgrounds who display excellent leadership abilities in the profession and demonstrate a willingness to develop and strive for leadership opportunities within the Association. The year's winners are: Jacquelyn P. Cenacveira, Deputy Reference Manager, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, USA; Irene Cordova, Senior Librarian, Supportability Engineering Library, Bell Helicopter Textron, Ft. Worth, Texas, USA; Sandra A. Marshall, Marketing Information Manager, United Parcel Service, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and Jeanette M. Regan, Astronomy Librarian, Australian National University, Weston Creek, Australia. Each of these outstanding individuals will receive a $1,000 stipend for use in attending the SLA Annual Conference and will be mentored by a longstanding SLA member who has been selected based on his or her experience in the profession. |
| (No Photo) | The SLA Professional Award is presented to an individual or group who may or may not hold membership in the Association, in recognition of major achievements in, or a specific significant contribution to, the field of librarianship or information science. This year's award is presented to: Eric A. Brewer, Professor, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA. Brewer is recognized for his significant contributions to the library field through the development of FirstGov.gov, a United States Government Internet portal created to improve access to public information for U.S. citizens. |
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| The Rose L. Vormelker Award is given to an SLA member recognized for exceptional service to the profession of special librarianship via mentoring students and/or practicing professionals in the field. This year's recipient is Judith J. Field, Senior Lecturer, Library and Information Science Program, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Field is recognized for her lifelong dedication to educating students in the library science field and her enthusiasm and commitment to mentoring. |
| (No Photo) | The Honorary Member Award is given to non-members of SLA, who demonstrate a commitment to the information profession. This year's honorary membership goes to Dr. Anthony Oettinger, the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Mathematics and Professor of Information Resources Policy at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Dr. Oettinger is recognized for his extraordinary involvement in the field of information and technology throughout his career. |
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| The Innovations in Technology Award recognizes information professionals for their innovative use and application of technology in a special library setting. This year's winner is Susan Fifer Canby, Director of Library and Indexing for the National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, USA. Canby is recognized for her pivotal role in the development and formation of the National Geographic Society intranet. |
| (No Photo) | The H.W. Wilson Company Award is presented to authors of outstanding articles published in Information Outlook, SLA's monthly magazine. This year's award goes to Helene Kassler, author of "Competitive Intelligence on the InternetGoing for the Gold," which was published in the February 2000 issue. The article centers on recent web arrivals and search techniques that provide unique or highly valuable competitive intelligence. |
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| The Public Relations Media Award recognizes journalists who have published outstanding features on the profession of special librarianship. This year's award goes to Jennifer Arend for her outstanding article "Bits, Bytes to Replace Paperbacks," published in the April 9, 2000-edition of the Arlington Morning News, Arlington, Texas, USA. The article highlights the changing landscape of the library profession in the new millennium. |
| The winners of this year's SLA Awards and Honors were selected by the SLA Awards and Honors Committee, which is chaired by L. Susan Hayes of Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. The winners were announced by SLA President Donna W. Scheeder at SLA's Winter Meeting, held January 25-27, 2001 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. | |
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