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Call for Nominations:

The Alumni Association is currently taking nominations for Outstanding Alumni! Please click here to download the Call for Nominations in PDF format.

Name of the Award:

The award shall be called the University of Oklahoma School of Library & Information Studies Alumni Association Award of Merit.

Type of Award:

The award shall consist of three parts:

• A plaque which will be kept in the OU SLIS and updated with every award presented.
• A certificate of award presented to the recipient.
• A $50 donation to the Irma Tomberlin Scholarship Fund, made in the name of the recipient.

Criteria:

Any person receiving a Master's degree in Library Science from the University of Oklahoma School of Library & Information Studies may be eligible for this award if:
 

• The person has generated an active interest in the School and/or,
• The person has made an effective and innovative contribution to the library profession and/or,
• The person has contributed to the professional literature.

Method of Selection:

Nominations will be solicited from alums and faculty members of the School. A special form for documenting contributions of the nominees will be used.

A Nomination Committee will be appointed by the Executive board of the Alumni Association to choose the recipient of the award.

Frequency of the Award:

An award may be given annually if so determined by the Nominating Committee.

Presentation of the Award:

The award will be presented when and where the Alumni Board decides.

Announcement of the Award:

The announcement will be made in all appropriate library publications.

Previous Receipients:

• 1987 - Dell Hewey
• 1988 - John Hinkle
• 1989 - Pat Woodrum
• 1990 - Marty Thompson
• 1991 - none awarded
• 1992 - Herman L. Totten
• 1992 - Barbara Spriestersbach
• 1993 - Pat Weaver-Meyers
• 1994 - Charles R. McClure
• 1995 - Mary Somerville
• 1996 - Ken Bierman
• 1997 - Charles Townley
• 1998 - Joanne Callard
• 1999 - none awarded
• 2000 - none awarded
• 2001 - none awarded
  
• 2002 - Sally Harris
• 2003 - Donna Morris
• 2004 - Beth Anne Freeman
• 2005 - Olivery Delaney
• 2006 - none awarded
• 2007 - Anne Masters