SLA Awards to DC/SLA Members

Arranged by name of the award, the list below identifies Washington DC Chapter members who are past SLA award winners and honorees. See also awards presented to members by DC/SLA.

Dialog Member Achievement Award (SLA Web link)

Kenlee Ray (2004)
John Latham (2005)
Ann Sweeney (2006)
Sharon Lenius (2007)

Diversity Leadership Development Program (SLA Web link)
The Diversity Leadership Development Program Award is given to an active member(s) of the Association from multicultural backgrounds who display excellent leadership abilities in the profession and demonstrate a willingness to develop and strive for leadership opportunities within the Association.

Cassandra Shieh (2004)
Blanca Chou (2007)

Dow Jones Leadership Award (SLA Web link)
Presented annually to an individual member(s) who exemplifies leadership as a special librarian through examples of personal and professional competencies.

The Special Committee on Competencies (2004)
Eileen G. Abels
John Latham
Susan Fifer Canby (2005)
Jane Kinney Meyers (2007)
Richard Huffine (2008)
Barbie Keiser (2009)

Fellows of the Special Libraries Association (SLA Web link)
The designation of Fellow of the Special Libraries Asscociation is given to individual members of SLA, who are at or near the mid-point of an active professional career and who are not presently serving on the Board of Directors, in recognition of their leadership in the field of special librarianship and for their outstanding contributions and expected future service to the association. Fellows are called upon and expected to advise the association's Board of Directors, to prepare necessary documentation, and to alert the membership to issues and trends warranting action. Individuals receiving this honor will be able to use the title Fellow of the Special Libraries Association. No more than five members will be selected as Fellows each year.

Patricia Berger (1987)
Bernard Basch (1988)
Catherine A. Jones (1992)
Joan Gervino (1997)
Wilda B. Newman (1997)
Donna Scheeder (1998)
Sylvia E. A. Piggott (2000)
Lynne McCay (2002)
Lyle Minter (2004)
Dav Robertson (2005)
Terri Brooks (2007)
Holly Chong Williams (2008)
Anne Caputo (2008)
Ellie Briscoe (2009)
Nancy Minter (2009)
Karen Huffman (2011)
James King (2011)

H.W. Wilson Company Award
The Award shall be given for the best article published during the previous calendar year in Information Outlook®, the official journal of SLA.

Jill Konieczko (2004)

Innovations In Technology Award
The Award shall be given to a member (or a group with a member) of Special Libraries Association who has demonstrated innovative use and applications of technology in a special library setting.

Laurie E. Stackpole (1997)
Susan Fifer Canby (2001)
Gary Price (2002)
Defense Technical Information Center (2005)
James King (2006)
Karen Huffman (2007)
Sabrina I. Pacifici (2008)

John Cotton Dana Award (SLA Web link)
The John Cotton Dana Award is given to an individual SLA member(s) in recognition of exceptional services to special librarianship.

Paul Klinefelter (1988)
Adelaide del Frate (1990)
Roger K. Haley (1993)
Joan Gervino (1994)
Nicholas Mercury (1995)
Donna Scheeder (2004)

The SLA Rising Star Award sponsored by JJ Keller (SLA Web link)
Presented annually to recognize new members who shows exceptional promise of leadership and contribution to the association and profession. The award will be presented to an outstanding SLA member who has one to five years of professional experience as an information professional.

Jessica Beauchamp (2010)
Chris Vestal (2010)

Rose L. Vormelker Award (SLA Web link)
Given to an individual member(s) in recognition of exceptional services to the profession of special librarianship in the area of mentoring students and/or practicing professionals in the field.

Elizabeth Stone (2000)
Anne Caputo (2004)
Carol Berger (2005)
Eileen Abels (2007)
Shirley Loo (2008)
Dave Shumaker (2009)

SLA Hall of Fame (SLA Web link)
Election to the SLA Hall of Fame is granted to a member 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. However, prolonged distinguished service within a chapter or division which has contributed to the association as a whole, may receive special consideration.

Ruth Hooker (1965)
Ruth S. Smith (1988)
Charles Missar (1991)
James L. Olsen, Jr. (1989)
Kitty Scott (1996)
Catherine Jones (1997)
Winifred Sewell (1998)
Roger Haley (2001)
Wilda Newman (2004)
Paul Wasserman (2007)
Sue O’Neill Johnson (posthumous) (2008)
Donna Sheeder (2009)

SLA Presidential Citations (SLA Web link)
SLA Presidential Citations are granted to an SLA member for a notable or important contribution during the previous year that enhanced the Association or furthered its goals and objectives. This honor is granted at the pleasure of the current SLA President at any point throughout their term in office.

Catherine A. Jones (1987)
Sue O'Neill Johnson (2001)
Barbie Keiser (2005)
Claire Hart (2007)

SLA Professional Awards
The SLA Professional Award is given to an individual or group, who may or may not hold membership in the association, in recognition of a specific major achievement in, or a specific significant contribution to, the field of librarianship or information science, which advances the stated objectives of the Special Libraries Association. The presentation of the award shall follow soon after the recognized fruition of the contribution.

Elizabeth W. Stone (1988)
Mary Ellen Bates (2002)
Lynne McCay (2008)