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Georgia Library Association Awards
Nomination Form
Deadline for Nominations: May 25, 2007
Please Print and Mail or Fax to the address below
Nominee's Name: ________________________________________________________________________________
Nominee's Present Position:______________________________________________________________________
Nominee's Address:_______________________________________________________________________________
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Nominee's Phone Number: _________________________________________________________________________
Award for which this individual is being nominated: _____________________________________________
Note: Per GLA Handbook guidelines "Nominators may nominate only one person for each award during the year." See http://gla.georgialibraries.org/handbook_handbook.pdf pages 82-84 for specific qualifications for each award.
Nix Jones Award. Nominee must be a practicing librarian in Georgia who has made substantial contributions to the library profession, such as stimulation of library development, leadership in library programs, unusual and imaginative services, or outstanding support of Georgia's libraries.
McJenkin-Rheay Award. This award is given to a young librarian who has made outstanding contributions to the Georgia Library Association. The nominee must be a graduate of an American Library Association library school or an NCATE approved Masters program in media education and must have completed their degree within the last 10 years, must be currently employed in a Georgia library and have been employed in a Georgia library for at least three years, must currently be a member and have been a member of the Georgia Library Association for at least three years.
Bob Richardson Award. Nominee must be a GLA member who has made a significant contribution to the organization through their time and effort. The award is not limited to professional librarians or even to library employees. Previous GLA award winners may be considered for the Richardson Award. The nomination for the award may come from a GLA Division, Committee or an individual member. All nominations will be considered with equal weight.
Nora Symmers Award. The Nora Symmers Paraprofessional Award is given to an individual who has been employed in a paraprofessional position in a Georgia library for at least three years. The award recipient must be a member of GLA and must have been a member of GLA for at least three years. The Nora Symmers Paraprofessional Award recognizes an individual's contribution to GLA and the Paraprofessional Division through their efforts to promote and support the Paraprofessional Division and to encourage paraprofessional participation in GLA.
Charles Beard Library Advocacy Award for someone not employed in a library who has made outstanding contributions to libraries.
Honorary Memberships in the Georgia Library Association to retired members who have contributed significantly to the association by holding office or rendering outstanding service to sections, committees, roundtables, etc.
With this nomination form, please send a letter supporting the nomination, including as much detail as possible about the nominee's qualifications. Documentation of the nominee's accomplishments, such as resume or vita, publications, news clippings, additional letters of recommendation, etc. is also welcome but not required. The Awards Committee may solicit additional documentation from the nominee.
Nominator: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Nominator's Address:__________________________________________________________________________
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Nominator's E-mail: __________________________________________________________________________
Return to:
Lorene Flanders
Director of University Libraries
Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton, GA 30118
lflander@westga.edu
FAX 678 839-6509