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.
Recipients
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
Nomination Process
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