Cummings named RUSA Genealogical Publishing Co./History Section Award recipient
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For Immediate Release
April 24, 2003
Cummings named RUSA Genealogical Publishing Co./History Section Award recipient
Charles F. Cummings, assistant director of the Newark (N.J.) Public Library, is the 2003 recipient of the Genealogical Publishing Co./History Section Award presented by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
The award, $1,500 and a citation donated by The Genealogical Publishing Company, is given to encourage, recognize and commend professional achievement in historical reference and research librarianship.
“During more than 25 years of service, Charles F. Cummings has provided leadership on the national and local levels to history librarians and set an example by producing reference works and contributing a regular column, ‘Knowing Network,’ to the
Star-Ledger of Newark,” said Chair Raymond Wright.
“He has served as chair of the history section, history section local history committee and bibliography and indexes committees.”
The award will be presented at the RUSA Awards Ceremony on June 23, 2003, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., during the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto.
