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LIBRARY MOSAICS/COLT ANNUAL AWARDS
2004 OUTSTANDING SUPPORT STAFF OF THE YEAR AWARD
Carolyn Tate
The recipient of Library Mosaics' and the Council on Library/Media Technician's 2004 award for Outstanding Support Staff is Carolyn Tate, recently retired acquisition assistant at the Boatwright Library, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia. The award is presented annually for noteworthy service by a library support staff member.
Ms. Tate has made significant contributions to the continuing growth and development of library support staff around the country through active involvement on both the local and national levels. She represented paraprofessionals on the University of Richmond's Staff Association Council and served as the organization's first chair.
She was active in the formative years of the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum (VLAPF), serving as chair and board member. She was also elected as the Virginia Library Association State Representative to the Southeastern Library
Association (SELA). It was during this time, in conjunction with colleagues, she assisted with the development of a proposal for a paraprofessional round table within the Southeastern Library Association. Carolyn served as its first Round Table chair.
Additionally, Ms. Tate has been active with the American Library Association's Library (ALA) Library Support Staff Interests Roundtable (LSSIRT), serving as a member of the Steering Committee and as president in 2002-03. She also coordinated their Evening Out fundraiser for two years and was a member of ALA's HRDR Advisory Committee. She served as a delegate to COPE III and on ALA's Paraprofessional Working Group of the Better Salaries for Library Workers Task Force.
Most notably, Carolyn organized a petition drive and spearheaded the movement for Library Journal's Paraprofessional of the Year award. She also served as a judge for the award.
For her efforts in promoting and organizing support staff, she has been presented with the 2004 Support Staff Award. She will also be featured in the May/June issue of Library Mosaics and will be recognized at the annual banquet of the Council on Library/Media Technicians conference, Orlando, Florida, June 25, 2004. She will also receive a cash prize and a plaque describing her achievements.
2004 OUTSTANDING SUPPORTER OF SUPPORT STAFF OF THE YEAR AWARD
Kent Slade
The winner of Library Mosaics' and the Council on Library/Media Technician's 2004 award for Outstanding Supporter of Support Staff is KENT SLADE, Electronic Services Librarian at the Logan Library, Logan Utah. The award is presented annually for outstanding service to library support staff.
Mr. Slade was selected for his dedicated work on behalf of support staff. Since early in his career, his interest in library work, and in the advancement of library workers, has been evidenced by his consistent and continued involvement in a wide range of organizations serving both librarians and support staff.
Kent's involvement with the Library Assistance Round Table, Utah Library Association, ranged from membership on the Round Table's certification committee to chairing the Round Table. He was vice-chair of the New Members Round Table of the Mountain Plains Library Association, an organization representing librarians and library workers in twelve states, and was elected chair of the association in 1993.
He has worked with the American Library Association's Library Support Staff Interests Round Table (LSSIRT), serving as Steering Committee member and on the board as member-at-large. He served as a delegate to the ALA Congress on Professional Education: Focus on Support Staff (COPE III).
Kent is currently chair of Utah Library Association's Library Paraprofessional and Support Staff Round Table (LPSSRT). In his role as chair, he is continuing to support the Utah Certificate of Achievement for support staff, proposing to the Utah Library Association a mini-Congress, similar to COPE III, to consider a state-level course of action. The Utah Library Association approved the proposal and agreed to give it financial support.
Additionally, Kent is a contributor to Library Mosaics magazine and member of the writing staff of Associates: The Electronic Library Support Staff Journal.
For his efforts in supporting and encouraging support staff, he has been presented with the 2004 Outstanding Supporter of Support Staff award. He will also be featured in the May/June issue of Library Mosaics and will be recognized at the annual banquet of the Council on Library/Media Technicians conference, Orlando, Florida, June 25, 2004. He will also receive a cash prize and a plaque describing his achievements.
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