Congratulations 2011 RUSA Award Winners!
This year’s RUSA achievement award winners were celebrated at the RUSA Awards Ceremony and Reception in New Orleans. Photos from the event are available via ALA’s Flickr account. It was a lively event with delicious hors d’oeuvres and Mardi Gras beads aplenty. In addition to offering a hearty congratulations to this year’s winners, we’d like to say thank you to the sponsoring organizations that make these awards possible, and also to the committees who spent hours reviewing candidates and selecting the winners.
STARS/Atlas Systems Mentoring Award
Awarded to one library practitioner who is new to the field of interlibrary loan/document delivery or electronic reserves this is a need-based cash award of $1,000 for travel expenses to attend the ALA annual conference.
Micquel Little
Committee: Collette G. Mak (Chair), Charles William Gee, Mary Hollerich, Karen L. Janke
BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award
$1,000 monetary prize awarded to fund travel to and attendance at the Annual Conference to a student enrolled in an ALA accredited master’s degree program. The award also includes a one-year membership in the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA.
Danielle Salomon
Committee: Doreen J. Harwood (Chair), Carol L. Anderson, Naomi E. Hafter, Garrett Trott, Eve M. Wider
BRASS Emerald Research Grant Awards
Two grants of $5,000 each awarded to support to conduct research in business librarianship.
Diane K. Campbell & Ronald G. Cook
Peter Jacso
Committee: Todd M. Hines (Chair), Louise M. Feldmann, Greg Fleming
John Sessions Award (labor)
In recognition of a library or library system which has made a significant effort to work with the labor community and, by doing so, has brought recognition to the history and contribution of the labor movement to the development of the United States. Supported by the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO.
Russell Library, Business & Career Programs
Committee: Jannie R. Cobb (Chair), Yossi Gremillion, Susan Hurst
MARS My Favorite Martian Award
Awarded annually in recognition of excellence in service to MARS: Emerging Technologies in Reference Section.
Linda S. Keiter
Committee: Kimberley N. Vassiliadis (Chair), Stephanie J. Graves, Shannon D. Jones, M. Kathleen Kern
RSS Achievement Award
Awarded annually to a Reference Services Section (RSS) member in recognition of exceptional contributions to the section.
Susan A. Ware
Committee: XXX
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Recognition of Reference & User Services Quarterly Reviewers
The reviewing of reference books and professional materials is an important professional contribution. We are pleased to honor the following individuals who have made considerable contributions to the “Sources” section of Reference & User Services Quarterly.
The following reviewers of reference books reached a reviewing milestone. With their contributions to volume 50, they have each written at least 10 reviews for Reference & User Services Quarterly since volume 40.
Evan M. Davis, Librarian, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Suzanne Larsen, Interim Associate Director for Public Services, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries, Boulder, Colorado
Bernadette A. Lear, Behavioral Sciences and Education Librarian, Penn State Harrisburg Library, Middletown, Pennsylvania
We recognize the following reviewers of professional materials for their notable contributions:
Larry Cooperman, Adjunct Librarian, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Sarah Hart, Information Services Librarian, Children’s Services, Brampton Library, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Katy Herrick, Children’s Librarian, Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas
Mike Matthews, Head of Serials, Media & Interlibrary Loan Services, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, Louisiana
Margie Ruppel, Reference Librarian, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Jenny Foster Stenis, Coordinator, Children’s Services, Pioneer Library System, Norman, Oklahoma
Rachel Vacek, Head of Web Services, University of Houston Libraries, Houston, Texas
Melanie Wachsmann, Reference/Teen Librarian, Lone Star College Cy Fair Branch, Cypress, Texas
Lisa Powell Williams, Adult Services Coordinator, Moline Public Library, Moline, Illinois
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Reference Service Press Award
Recognizes the most outstanding article published in RUSQ during the preceding two-volume year.
Jenny S. Bossaller, Denice Adkins and Kim Michelle Thompson
for “Describing Vernacular Literacy Practices to Enhance Understanding of Community Information Needs: A Case Study with Practical Implications” (RUSQ 49:1, Fall 2009)
Committee: Robert H. Kieft (Chair), Kay A. Cassell, Dr. Sara M. Rofosky Marcus
Dartmouth Medal
This medal honors the creation of a reference work or resource of outstanding quality and significance.
Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion and the online Berg Fashion Library (Oxford University Press)
Committee: Barbara M. Bibel (Chair), Drew F. Alfgren, Christina S. McGowan, Theresa Mudrock, Jack O’Gorman, Teresa Portilla Omidsalar, Jason A. Reuscher, David A. Tyckoson, Sarah Barbara Watstein
Sophie Brody Medal
Awarded to encourage, recognize and commend outstanding achievement in Jewish literature.
Judith Shulevitz, The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time (Random House)
Honorable Mention: Eshkol Nevo, Homesick (Dalkey Archive)
Committee: Carol Gladstein (Chair), Jack Forman, Asia Gross, Andrea Kempf, Edward Kownslar, Ellen Loughran, Kaite Mediatore Stover, Katharine Phenix, Miriam Tuliao
Zora Neale Hurston Award
Awarded to an ALA member who has demonstrated leadership in promoting African American literature. Sponsored by HarperCollins.
Theresa Venable
Committee: Cynthia Crosser (Chair), Amy Harmon
Louis Shores Award
A citation that recognizes excellence in book and other media reviewing for libraries.
Bill Ott
Committee: Megan M. McArdle (Chair), Christine E. King, Kaite Mediatore Stover, Corrine C. Syster
Genealogical Publishing Company/History Section Award
Citation and $1,500 cash awarded to a librarian or library in recognition of their professional achievement in historical or genealogical reference, service or research.
Mary K. Mannix
Committee: David A. Lincove (Chair), Brooke A. Becker, William D. Buckner, Jennifer Daugherty, Mr. Thomas Jay Kemp
Gale Cengage Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship
Citation and $3,000 cash awarded to an individual who has made a significant contribution to business librarianship.
Nicolette Warisse Sosulski
Committee: Penny L. Scott (Chair), Bobray J. Bordelon, Jr., Irwin D. Faye, Penny L. Scott, Susan Shultz
Morningstar Public Librarian Support Award
Awards $1,000 in travel funds for ALA’s Annual Conference to a public librarian who has performed outstanding business reference service and who requires financial assistance to attend the conference.
Suzanne J. Kaller
Committee: Patricia E. Kenly (Chair), Pinar Arcan, Naomi E. Hafter
Gale Cengage Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Services
Citation and $3,000 monetary award presented to a library or library system for developing an imaginative and unique resource to meet patrons’ reference needs.
Government and Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina
for NCPedia
Committee: Michael Levine-Clark (Chair), Larayne J. Dallas, Michael Levine-Clark, Carol Lynn Schuetz, Kathy Tomajko
Virginia Boucher Distinguished ILL Librarian Award
Citation and $2000 award recognizing a librarian for outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and contributions to interlibrary loan and document delivery. Sponsored by OCLC.
Edwin F. Rivenburgh
Committee: Amy Rebecca Paulus (Chair), Barbara B. Coopey, Robin Moskal, Amy Rebecca Paulus, Cherie’ L. Weible, Martha Cheatham Yancey
Margaret Monroe Award
Citation presented to a librarian who has made significant contributions to library adult services.
Joyce Saricks
Committee: Allan Martin Kleiman (Chair), Shelley Quezada, Loriene Roy
Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award
$5,000 and a citation awarded to an individual who has made a distinguished contribution to reference librarianship. Sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning.
Diane Zabel
Committee: Charles B. Thurston (Chair), Julia M. Gelfand, Joanne M. McIntyre, Charles B. Thurston, David A. Tyckoson, Eve M. Wider
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Our awards are made possible with generous support from the following sponsoring organizations.
Atlas Systems
www.atlas-sys.com
Gale Cengage Learning
www.gale.cengage.com
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
www.emeraldinsight.com
Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO
dpeaflcio.org
Reference Service Press
www.rspfunding.com
HarperCollins
www.harpercollins.com
Genealogical Publishing Company
genealogical.com
Morningstar
www.morningstar.com
OCLC
www.oclc.org