Awards
Call for Nominations
Chapter Member Merit Award and Student Merit Award
The Upstate New York Chapter of the Special Libraries Association awards merit prizes to one member and one student member each year. This year's awards will be announced during our fall meeting. Any chapter member can nominate another member, a student member or themselves for the appropriate award.
Chapter Member Award
The Upstate New York Chapter Member Merit Award was created to
- recognize individuals for outstanding achievement and service to SLA and the Chapter
- honor chapter members with a record of distinguished service in the organization and the association.
Nominees must
- be a current member in good standing the in the association currently OR
- hold membership for at least two consecutive years prior to the award date
Recent retirees or former members who have left the Chapter due to geographic relocation, job change, etc., must have maintained a membership in good standing for a minimum of two years prior to departure.
Eligibility: Any member of the Chapter may make a nomination, including self-nomination.
Student Merit Award
The purpose of the UNYSLA Student Merit Award is to recognize and reward the active participation of student SLA members through involvement and leadership in Student Group activities.
Nominees must be a SLA student member enrolled in a masters or PhD level library or information studies program and must show evidence of at least one of the following as a student member of SLA:
- Increasing SLA student involvement and memberships
- Expanding professional development opportunities both formal and informal;
- Raising or expanding the profile of the SLA Student Group within their own school, on campus; or within the professional community
- Bringing educators and practicing special librarians together
Eligibility: Any chapter member may nominate a student for the Merit Award.
Nominations are ranked based on documented quantitative and qualitative evidence and identifying which criteria above apply. Examples of relevant activities include successful organization, planning, and promotion of activities covering:
- Outreach: membership promotions; web site development; library tours
- Leadership: mentoring programs, strategic planning, campus or association involvement
- Programming: library tours, speakers, meetings, workshops, seminars, colloquia
- Scholarship and Creative Activities: grant support, publications
Nomination instructions
Download the UNYSLA nomination form
Fill out the appropriate nomination form above and briefly (1 page maximum) summarize the criteria which apply to the nominee and state why the student deserves special recognition. Supporting documentation can be included.
Email the completed form and additional materials to:
Elaine M. Lasda Bergman
Bibliographer for Dewey Reference, Social Welfare, and Gerontology
Dewey Graduate Library
University at Albany
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
elasdabergman@albany.edu
Announcement and presentation of the awards will take place during the Chapter Meeting.
Past winners of the Chapter Award:
2006: Lisa S. Carbone
2005: Angela Horne
2004: Renee Bush
2003: Boodie McGinnis
2002: Karen Kreizman Reczek
2001: Jeannette Smithee
2000: David Fulton
1997: Barbara Beverley
1995: Jeannette Smithee (UNYSLA's 50th anniversary year)
Past winners of the Student Merit Award:
2008: Ellie Jones, University at Buffalo
2006: Susan LaValley, University at Buffalo
2005: Megan Comey, Syracuse University
2004: Marcy Strong, University of Albany
