ACRL/LAMA/LITA/ALCTS Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
Deadline for nominations is December 7.
This award honors the life and accomplishments of Hugh C. Atkinson, one of the major innovators in modern librarianship, and recognizes outstanding achievements (including risk-taking) by academic librarians that have contributed significantly to improvements in the areas of library automation, library management, and/or library development and research.
Awards: Cash award and a citation. This award is funded by an endowment created by divisional, individual, and vendor contributions given in memory of Hugh C. Atkinson. The award is jointly sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA).
Eligibility: The nominee must be a librarian employed in a university, college, or community college library in the year prior to application for the award and must have a minimum of five years of professional experience in an academic library.
Criteria: The nominee must have demonstrated achievement (including risk-taking) that has contributed significantly to improvements in the areas of library automation, library management, and/or library development or research.
Submission Procedures: Nominations must include documentation that indicates the name, address, and phone number of both the nominating party and the nominee as well as a narrative supporting the nomination, and a current vita. Please forward five (5) copies of the nomination packet to the Association of College and Research Libraries, Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
Information and Assistance
If you have questions, please contact theChair Atkinson Award Jury.
Previous Recipients
| 2007 | James G. Neal |
| 2006 | Nancy Cline |
| 2005 |
Paul M. Gherman |
| 2004 |
Jerome Yavarkovsky |
| 2003 |
Wendy Pradt Lougee |
| 2002 |
Harold W. Billings |
| 2001 |
Larry Frye |
| 2000 |
Kenneth Frazier |
| 1999 |
Susan K. Nutter |
| 1998 |
Arnold Hirshon |
| 1997 |
William Gray Potter |
| 1996 |
Thomas W. Shaughnessy |
| 1995 |
Nancy L. Eaton |
| 1994 |
Dorothy Gregor |
| 1993 |
Richard De Gennaro |
| 1992 |
Miriam Drake |
| 1991 |
Donald E. Riggs |
| 1990 |
Russell Shank |
| 1989 |
Thomas Michalak |
| 1988 |
Richard M. Dougherty |
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