MU Distinguished Librarian Curator of the Medical and Veterinary Historical Collections C. Trenton Boyd received the Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation's Distinguished Service Award at an awards banquet held during their annual convention in St. Charles, MO on Jan. 22-25. The award was presented to Trenton "With gratitude, for creative initiative and undying determination in service to the Foundation's goals."
Congratulations to Sandy Schiefer! She’s been awarded an ACRL 2015 Early-career Librarian scholarship:
“On behalf of ACRL and the 2015 Scholarship Committee, thank you for your interest in the ACRL conference and all of the time and hard work you put in to your application.
The purpose of the scholarship is to provide opportunities for librarians with less than six years of post-MLS experience to update their skills and knowledge by participating in an ACRL professional development experience. We hope that you enjoy this unique opportunity and make the most of all of the educational programming and networking events ACRL 2015 has to offer. We had 263 applicants this year, and awarded 120 scholarships in this category.
This scholarship provides you with a complimentary registration ( $385 value), and a $250 travel stipend to defray your conference expenses.”
Barb Jones won the award for Most Original work, “Evidence Transfer in Diagnosis: Exploring Evidence Interventions to Enhance Value and Reliability,” at the Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association Meeting held in Denver last October.
Sandy Schiefer, government documents librarian at the University of Missouri Libraries, has been awarded a Show Me Steps Continuing Education grant that will allow her to attend a the “Providing Social Science Data Services: Strategies for Design and Operation” workshop in August at the University of Michigan.
Schiefer was recently appointed a Designated Representative for the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). In this role she will assist data users in locating, downloading and working with ICPSR data. This five-day workshop is specifically designed for those new to providing social science data services. The $1500 grant will cover the registration cost of the workshop.
The Show Me Steps to Continuing Education grant program provides financial assistance for Missouri library personnel to attend continuing education activities. This financial assistance program is funded by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds awarded through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning. LSTA grants are awarded and administered to Missouri libraries by the Missouri State Library, a department of the Office of the Secretary of State.
June DeWeese was given the Outstanding Contribution Award from the Department of Residential Life for her efforts and contributions to their learning communities at this year’s Learning Community Partners reception on May 6.
Alla Barabtarlo was nominated for the 2014 Excellence in Education Awards, and was recognized for outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the enhancement of student learning at the University of Missouri by the Division of Student Affairs. She has also been selected as a participant in the University’s Global Scholars Seminar, “Turkey at the Crossroads: Culture, Identity and Community.” More information: http://international.missouri.edu/get-involved/faculty-development/global-scholars-program.php.
Ann Campion Riley, associate director for access, collections, and technical services at the University of Missouri, has been elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect. She will become president-elect following the 2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, and assume the presidency in July 2015 for a one-year term. A full biography of Riley will be available on the ACRL website next week.
Congratulations to Goodie Bhullar, who has received one of the 2014 Writing Intensive Teaching Excellence Awards in recognition of her contributions in serving on the Writing Board, coordinating library instruction for many writing intensive classes, and being an excellent teacher herself! She will be honored at a reception at the Benton Bingham Ballroom in Memorial Union on April 18th at 2:00pm.
About the award: http://cwp.missouri.edu/awards/WI_Excellence.php
Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Founders Award
Marie Concannon, Regional Librarian for Missouri, is the recipient of the 2014 Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Founders Award. This award recognizes documents librarians who may not be known at the national level but who have made significant contributions to the field of state, international, local or federal documents.
This award is presented to Marie for her talent for turning challenges into win-win opportunities that have directly benefitted libraries throughout the state of Missouri. Her leadership and creative collaboration with selective depositories resulted in a distributed Regional and Sub-Regional model whereby other institutions accept regional responsibilities for housing collections and providing service and training. This partnership with six Missouri depository libraries is a key example of how she has worked to strengthen the Missouri depository network, increase public access to collections and ease space concerns at the Regional library.
Her thoughtful, inclusive leadership and vision has engaged and invigorated the depository libraries of Missouri. Multiple letters of support commented on her commitment to providing regular conferences and training along with her gift for making librarians and staff at all experience levels feel supported and their input valued. To quote from one letter “She has a very nice way of being persistent about the value of libraries and library services. She works well with others, and she knows how to focus attention on the right kinds of things.” Marie’s effectiveness as a champion of government information as well as her implementation of an innovative collaborative model of depository partnerships are illustrative of the broad professional contributions that embody the principles of the Hoduski award.
Abbie Brown was selected for the 2013 Chancellor’s Emerging Leaders Program (CELP). CELP is designed for current leaders and those who seek to become leaders at Mizzou. Specifically, those individuals who have demonstrated high levels of responsibility in their current position, have the potential for leadership growth, and have an interest in enhancing their understanding and effectiveness as leaders. It combines active participation, personal and professional assessment information and direct application of skills to improve leadership competencies.
For more information about CELP, visit http://hrs.missouri.edu/training/managers-and-supervisors/emerging-leaders.php.