Awards and Honors
Service to the Profession Awards
Awards from Other Organizations to USAIN Members
Another Notable Agricultural Librarian
Service to the Profession Award ^top
This award is designated for USAIN members who have demonstrated leadership in advancing the field of agricultural information and who have established new directions or visions for the field.
2012
Ms. Nan Hyland (posthumously awarded), Mann Library, Cornell University in recognition of her demonstrated leadership in advancing the field of agricultural information, establishment of new directions or visions for the field of agricultural information, and contributions to the development, application or utilization of new or improved methods or techniques in the organization or delivery of agricultural information.
2010
Melanie A. Gardner, USDA/National Agricultural Library, in recognition of her visionary role in advancing AgNIC and for her leadership contributions to agricultural information.
2008
Barbara Hutchinson, Assistant Director of the Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station in Tucson, Arizona in recognition of her visionary role in advancing the field of agricultural information and outstanding leadership to USAIN.
2006
JoAnn DeVries, formerly Coordinator for Collection Development and Management in Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota, in recognition of her exceptional record of professional leadership, research and scholarship during 1991-2006.
2005
Toni Greider, Associate Dean for Research & Education for Universityof Kentucky Libraries, in recognition of her visionary leadership in establishing USAIN as a viable component of the national agricultural information community and her many contributions in the international information arena.
2003
James Horsfield (posthumously awarded), USDA economist instrumental in developing AgEcon Search.
M. Kay Mowery, for her leadership and contributions to USAIN and to agricultural information in general.
2001
Pamela Q. J. Andre, former Director of the National Agricultural Library, for her outstanding efforts in areas such as the development of AgNIC, digital preservation, and international outreach.
Special Achievement Award ^top
A Special Achievement Award may be given to a member of USAIN who has provided outstanding service or support to USAIN. It is awarded for work performed outside the sphere of the Executive Committee. It is awarded on an ad hoc basis, for meritorious service to USAIN. Nominations for this award generally come from the Executive Council.
2010
Michael D. Esman, USDA, National Agricultural Library, in recognition and gratitude for his eleven years of service and contributions as the National Agricultural Library Liaison to the USAIN Executive Council.
2008
Carla Casler, Research Specialist at Arid Lands Studies in Tucson, Arizona, was given the first USAIN Special Achievement Award in recognition of her leadership in developing the USAIN website into a major stop on the agricultural information highway and for her long record of outstanding service.
Honorary Memberships ^top
Honorary Memberships are given to individuals who are not members of USAIN, but who have been either an outstanding individual in the field of agricultural information or who have provided outstanding service and support to the Network.
2012
Ms. Gauri Salokhe, Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extension (OEK) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of agricultural information.
2010
Peter R. Young, Library of Congress, in recognition of his role as Director of the National Agricultural Library and for his contributions to the field of agricultural information.
2006
Sarah Thomas was one of USAIN's charter members and served as a leader in agricultural librarianship at the National Agricultural Library and Cornell University. Ms. Thomas is currently the Director of University Library Services at Oxford University.
2001
Nancy Eaton, Dean of Libraries, The Pennsylvania State University, for her work in the early development of USAIN, and for her pioneering activities in the electronic dissemination of information, such as AgNIC and the National Agricultural Text Digitizing Program;
Jan Kennedy Olsen, formerly Director of Mann Library at Cornell University, for her visionary and pioneering activities in the field, including the development of the national preservation program for agricultural information;
Sam Demas, College Librarian and Senior Lecturer at Carleton College Library, for his leadership and direction, also in the development of the national preservation program for agricultural information.
Conference Scholarships ^top
2012
Conference Scholarship for New Professionals:
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Shannon L. Farrell, Colorado State University
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Suzanne L. Reinman, Oklahoma State University
Graduate Student Scholarship:
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Laura Palumbo, Rutgers University
2010
Conference Scholarship for New Professionals:
- Madeleine Charney, University of Massachusetts
- Amanda Werhane, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Graduate Student Scholarship:
- Karen Lindquist, Southern Connecticut State University
2008
Conference Scholarship for New Professionals:
- Nöel Kopriva, West Virginia University
- Amy Bedard, The William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute
Graduate Student Scholarship:
- Sarah Kasten, Simmons College
2006
Conference Scholarship for Members New to USAIN
or Agricultural Information:
- Livia Olsen, Kansas State University
- Yongli Zhou, Kansas State University
Conference Scholarship for Students:
- Andrew Ruggiero, Rutgers University
2005
Conference Scholarship for Members New to USAIN
or Agricultural Information:
- Innocent Awasom, University of Minnesota
- Jill Dotts, West Virginia University
Conference Scholarship for Tribal Grant or Pacific Grant Librarian:
- Amelia Flores, Colorado River Indian Tribes Library/Archives
Conference Scholarship for Students:
- Leslie Delserone, University of Iowa
2003 Conference Scholarship for Members New to USAIN or Agricultural Information
- Eleanor M. Smith, North Carolina State University;
- Sarah Williams, Illinois State University
2001 Conference Scholarship for Members New to USAIN or Agricultural Information
- Allison Level, Colorado State University
- Suzi Teghtmeyer, Paul Evans Library of Fruit Science
1999 Conference Scholarship for Members New to USAIN or Agricultural Information
- Sheila Merrigan, University of Arizona
- Diana Wheeler, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1997 Conference Scholarship for Members New to USAIN or Agricultural Information
- Ina Pour-El, Iowa State University
- Thedis Washington, Clemson University
1995 Conference Scholarship for Members New to USAIN or Agricultural Information
- Mary Cassner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Debra L. Currie, Louisiana State University
Awards from Other Organizations to USAIN Members ^top
ALA Emerging Leader
- 2011 Elizabeth Berman
SLA/FAN Distinguished Member awardees who are USAIN members:
- 2008 Luti Salisbury
- 2007 Valerie Perry
- 2006 Anita Ezzo
- 2005 Heather K. Moberly
- 2002 Pat Wilson
- 2001 Lillian Mesner
- 2000 Kay Mowery
- 1997 Amy Paster
Library Faculty Award for Notable Achievement
- 2008 Heather K. Moberly
CSU Libraries Faculty Award for Excellence
- 2007 Allison Level
University of Kentucky Chapter
Distinguished Service Award
- 2007 Toni Greider
The Scientific Research Society
Outstanding Science Librarian Award
- 2007 Dana W. R. Boden
- 2006 Leslie Delserone
- 1999 Elaine Nowick (joint with Kate Adams)
Nebraska Library Association
College and University Section
Distinguished Service Award
- 2005 Dana W. R. Boden
Special Librarian of the Year
- 2004 Valerie Perry
Academic Librarian of the Year
- 2003 Toni Greider
Berkeley Division
Distinguished Librarian Award
- 2001 Norma Kobzina
- Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, was agricultural librarian at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana for nearly 25 years.