Each year, the nominating Committee seeks nominees for both the Outstanding Chapter Member Award and the Professional Award.

Outstanding Chapter Member Award:
This award shall be given to a chapter member for a notable or important contribution to the Kentucky Chapter of special Libraries Association.

Criteria include:

• Full paid chapter member for at least one year.
• Chair or coordinator of a special project; someone who consistently volunteers to do chapter work; someone who enhances the goals of the chapter; or someone who consistently contributes ideas to committees or at board meetings that are incorporated for the enhancement of the chapter.
• Past winners: the same person shall not receive the award in three consecutive years.

Professional Award:
This award shall be given to an individual or group in recognition of a specific achievement in the field of librarianship or to the subject field in which they serve.

Criteria include:

• Chapter member for at least one year.
• Continuing excellence and commitment to the field of librarianship or a subject specialty within.
• Significant contributions within the last 10 (ten) years. Examples include (but not limited to) extensive research on some library-related topic that culminates in the publication of a book or article(s) in a referred journal, or a presentation at a major conference or meeting; active participation on the national and/or international level promoting the library profession, such as chair of a division/section in a library or subject-oriented professional association.
• Consideration for this award is limited to professional library-related achievements.
• Past winners: the same person shall not receive the award in three consecutive years.

The awards will be presented at the Chapter Business Meeting in November.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Thank you,
Terry D. Buckner
Terry.Buckner@kctcs.edu
Chair, KYSLA Awards Committee Chair

• Past Recipients
• Outstanding Chapter Member Award form
• Professional Award form
• Awards Committee Procedures
• Awards Committee Members

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