The award ended in 2020 when the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) officially disbanded on August 31, 2020, to merge with two other American Library Association (ALA) divisions. It was consolidated into a new, unified division called
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures.
To honor an individual who is not a LAMA member or to an organization that has made outstanding contributions and support to LAMA and LAMA sections and committees.