The ASCLA awards program recognizes outstanding achievement by members of the library profession. These awards honor librarians and libraries for significant current or past achievements such as publications, program development, and leadership in the profession. Awards may include a citation and may also include a cash award. ASCLA awards may be made to individuals or groups. Depending on the terms of the award, recipients need not necessarily be members of ASCLA. All ASCLA awards must conform to the guidelines contained in the Awards Manual of the American Library Association.
A citation presented to recognize exceptional service to patients, to the homebound, to medical, nursing, and other professional staff in hospitals, and to inmates, as well as to recognize professional leadership, effective interpretation of programs, pioneering activity, and significant research of experimental projects.
1980 _ Elizabeth Margaret Cheeseman
1981 _ Phyllis Dalton
1982 _ Harris C. McCaskey
1983 _ Brenda Vogel
1984 _ Eunice G. Lovejoy
1985 _ Margaret E. Monroe
1986 _ Arleen Hynes
1987 _ No Award
1988 _ No Award
1989 _ Michael Sawyer
1990 _ Alice Lougee Hagemeyer
1991 _ Kathleen Mayo
1992 _ Carol L. Sheffer
1993 _ Rhea Joyce Rubin
1994 _ Joanne Crispen
1995 _ Ruth O'Donnell
1996 _ No Award
1997 _ Stewart L. Wells
1998 _ Steve Cooper
1999 _ Rangashri Kishore
2000 _ No award given
2001 _ Linda Lucas Walling
2002 _ Michael Gunde
2003 _ No Award
2004 _ Miami-Dade Public Library System
2005 _ Queens Library
2006 _ Johnson County Library, Outreach Services Department (Kansas)
2007 _ Diana Reese
Exceptional Achievement Award (old name): A citation presented to recognize leadership and achievement in the following areas of activity: consulting, multitype library cooperation, and state library development. The award recognizes sustained activity that has been characterized by professional growth and effectiveness, and has enhanced the status of these areas of activity.
Note: Following the 2007 Annual Conference, this award was combined with the Professional Achievement award to create the Leadership and Professional Achievement Award.
1981 _ Alphonse Trezza
1982 _ Robert R. McClarren
1983 _ Bonnie Beth Mitchell, F. Forest Carhart
1984 _ No Award
1985 _ Joseph Shubert
1986 _ No Award
1987 _ Library Planning & Dev. Div. of the Washington State Library (Mary Moore, Jan Walsh, Marie Zimmerman, Diane Johnson)
1988 _ No Award
1989 _ Howard F. McGinn
1990 _ Bridget Lamont
1991 _ Barratt Wilkins, William Asp
1992 _ Gary E. Strong
1993 _ Keith Michael Fiels
1994 _ Clarence Walters
1995 _ Linda Crowe
1996 _ Millie Fry and Jacqueline Mundell
1997 _ Barbara Will
1998 _ Nancy Bolt
1999 _ Jan Beck Ison
2000 _ No award given
2001 _ No award given
2002 _ Stephen Prine
2003 _ Karen Hyman
2004 _ Valerie Wilford
2005 _ Library Development Bureau of the New Jersey State Library
2006 _ Keith Curry Lance
2007 _ Lee A. Logan
A citation presented to one or more ASCLA members for professional achievement within the areas of consulting, networking, statewide service and programs. The criteria include: record of accomplishment in the development or promotion of statewide library services and programs or services and programs of multitype library organizations; contributions which improve and enhance the status of state library agencies or multitype library organizations; evidence of initiative in dealing with issues and challenges facing state library agencies or multitype library organizations.
Note: Following the 2007 Annual Conference, this award was combined with the Leadership Achievement award to create the Leadership and Professional Achievement Award.
1993 _ Laurence A. Miller
1994 _ Sandra Cooper
1995 _ Jan Beck Ison
1996 _ Sandra S. Nelson
1997 _ James A. Nelson
1998 _ Darrell Batson
1999 _ Bridget L. Lamont
2000 _ No award given
2001 _ Charles Ewick
2002 _ No award given
2003 _ Barratt Wilkins
2004 _ Amy Owens
2005 _ No award given
2006 _ Tom W. Sloan
2007 _ Thomas J. Sanville
A citation presented to recognize an ASCLA personal member for outstanding service and leadership to the division. The award recognizes sustained leadership and exceptional service through participation in activities which have enhanced the stature, reputation, and overall strength of ASCLA; representation of ASCLA to other appropriate organizations, institutions, or governmental agencies. In the winter of 2007, a resolution passed by the Board of Directors renamed the award for departing Executive Director, Cathleen Bourdon.
1993 _ Lorraine Summers
1994 _ Stephen Prine
1995 _ Duane Johnson
1996 _ Barbara Perkis
1997 _ Donna O. Dzeidzic
1998 _ No Award
1999 _ Barbara T. Mates
2000 _ No award given
2001 _ Frederick Duda
2002 _ Stephen Prine
2003 _ Ellen Perlow
2004 _ Sara Laughlin
2005 _ Marilyn Irwin
2006 _ Rhea Rubin
2007 _ No award
A $1,000 award and certificate for a library organization that has provided services for people with disabilities. The award recognizes an innovative and well-organized project which successfully developed or expanded services for people with disabilities. The award can be for a specific service(s) program or for a library that has made their total services more accessible through changing physical and/or attitudinal barriers. Donated by Aetna U. S. Healthcare beginning in 2000 (formerly donated by the J.C. Penney Company) through the National Organization on Disability.
1990 _ Statewide Library Information for Caregivers of the Disabled Suburban Library System, Flossmoor, IL
1991 _ King County Library System and Seattle Public Library, Seattle,WA
1992 _ The Hammond Public Library, Hammond IN
1993 _ Bridges to the Community Pioneer Library System, Newark, NY
1994 _ Broward County Library, Ft Lauderdale, FL
1995 _ Westerville Public Library, Westerville, Ohio
1996 _ Loudon Public Library, Leesburg, VA
1997 _ Lee County Lirbary System, Fort Myers, FL
1998 _ Decorah Public Library, Decorah, Iowa
1999 _ Disabilities Resources Incorporated
2000 _ No award given
2001 _ Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio
2002 _ Dunellen Public Library, Dunellen, New Jersey
A citation and a $500 research stipend was given to stimulate researchers to look at such areas as state library services, interlibrary cooperation, networking, and services to special populations as valid areas of research interest and to promote awareness in ASCLA members of research that is related to their areas of service. The check was donated by Auto-Graphics, Inc.. The search for candidates was administered by the ASCLA Research Committee. Unfortunately, the committee was unable to find a sufficient pool of recipients from year to year and decided in 2000 to eliminate the grant.
1995 _ Judith J. Senekevitch
1996 _ No grant awarded
1997 _ No grant awarded
1998 _ Dr. Nancy Everhart
1999 _ No grant awarded
2000_Discontinued
An award consisting of a citation and a medal presented to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of library service for the blind and physically handicapped. This contribution may take the form of an imaginative and constructive program in a particular library; a recognized contribution to the national library program for blind persons; creative participation in library associations or organizations that advance reading for the blind; a significant publication or writing in the field; imaginative contribution to library administration, reference, circulation, selection, acquisitions, or technical services; or any activity of recognized importance. Administered by the Libraries Serving Special Populations Section.
1966 _ Howard Haycraft
1967 _ Kenneth Jernigan
1968 _ Robert Stuart Bray
1969 _ Alexander Joseph Skrzypek
1970 _ Alexander Scourby
1971 _ Anne Thompson MacDonald
1972 _ Keith W. Jennison and Frederick A. Thorpe
1973 _ Marjorie S. Hooper
1974 _ Senator Jennings Randolph
1975 _ Arthur Helms
1976 _ Charles Gallozzi
1977 _ Adeline Franzel
1978 _ Richard Kinney
1979 _ Jenny W. Beck and Volunteer Services for the Blind
1980 _ Bernard M. Krebs
1981 _ Bianca Judith Lastrapes 1982 _ Frank Kurt Cylke and the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped staff
1983 _ Raymond C. Kurzweil
1984 _ Maxine B. Dorf
1985 _ Frances A. Koestler
1986 _ Robert J. Levy
1987 _ William F. Gallagher
1988 _ James G. Chandler
1989 _ Carson Y. Nolan
1990 _ James R. DeJarnatt
1991 _ Stuart Carothers
1992 _ Eunice G. Lovejoy
1993 _ Mary A. Roatch
1994 _ Richard C. Peel
1995 _ Dr. Barry Cronin
1996 _ Miriam Pace
1997 _ Senator John Chafee
1998 _ Gerald A. Buttars
1999 _ Donald John Weber
2000 _ Dr. Norman R. Coombs
2001 _ Barbara Mates
2002 _ Julie Klauber
2003 _ James R. Fruchterman
2004 _ Canadian National Institute for the Blind
2005 _ Judith M. Dixon and Wells B. Kormann of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress
2006 _ Axel Schmetzke
2007 _ Sue O. Murdock
2000 _ Rebecca Van Scyoc
2001 _ Simon John Maxwell Healey
2002 _ Christine Anne Baynes
2003 _ Sara Lynn Hyder
2004 _ Jeffrey Thompson
2005 _ Ivan Murillo
2006 _ Avery Deane Olmstead IV
2007 _ Cynthia Nugent
ASCLA Century Scholarship
The Century Scholarship funds services or accommodations that are either not provided by law or otherwise by the university that will enable a student with a disability to complete the course of study for a Master's or Doctorate in Library Science and b
ASCLA Exceptional Service Award
A citation presented to recognize exceptional service to patients, to the homebound, to medical, nursing, and other professional staff in hospitals, and to inmates, as well as to recognize professional leadership, effective interpretation of programs, p
ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award
A citation presented to recognize leadership and achievement in the following areas of activity: consulting, multitype library cooperation, and state library development. Deadline for nominations: December 15.
ASCLA Professional Achievement Award
A citation presented to one or more ASCLA members for professional achievement within the areas of consulting, networking, statewide service and programs. Deadline for nominations: December 15.
ASCLA Service Award
A citation presented to recognize an ASCLA personal member for outstanding service and leadership to the division. Deadline for nominations: December 15.
ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award
A $1,000 award and certificate for a library organization that has provided services for people with disabilities. Cosponsored by ASCLA, Keystone Systems, and the National Organization on Disability (NOD). Deadline for nominations: December 15.
Awards
The ASCLA awards program recognizes outstanding achievement by members of the library profession. These awards honor librarians and libraries for significant current or past achievements such as publications, program development, and leadership.
Francis Joseph Campbell Award
An award consisting of a citation and a medal presented to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of library service for the blind and physically handicapped. Administered by ASCLA LSSPS. Deadline for nominations: December