ASCLA 2004 Award Recipients
ASCLA Exceptional Service Award
The Miami-Dade Public Library System is the 2004 recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Exceptional Service Award for its “Connections: Library Service to the Homebound” program.
  The ASCLA Exceptional Service Award is a citation to recognize exceptional service to patients and inmates; the homebound; medical, nursing and other professional staff in hospitals; and inmates, as well as recognize professional leadership, effective interpretation of programs, pioneering activity and significant research. The award is presented by ASCLA, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
“ASCLA is pleased to present the Exceptional Service Award to the Miami-Dade Public Library System in recognition of the ‘Connections: Library Service to the Homebound’ program,” stated Tom Sloan, ASCLA president. “This extraordinary library program provides a wide range of library services to people of all ages who are unable to visit the library in person. ASCLA congratulates the Miami-Dade Public Library System on their exceptional services to persons having difficulty using traditional libraries.”
ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award
 Valerie Wilford, consultant, former executive director of the Alliance Library System, Pekin, Ill., is the 2004 recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Leadership Achievement Award presented by the ASCLA, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
The ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award is a citation presented to recognize leadership and achievement in consulting, multi-type library cooperation and state library development. The award recognizes sustained activity that has been characterized by professional growth and effectiveness, and has enhanced the status of these areas of activity.
“ASCLA is pleased to present the Leadership Achievement Award to Valerie Wilford in recognition of her success at setting new standards in cooperation between all types of libraries and for developing a new model of system operations,” stated Tom Sloan, ASCLA president. “ASCLA congratulates Ms. Wilford for her exceptional work, creativity, and enterprise.”
ASCLA Professional Achievement Award
 Amy Owens, former state librarian of Utah, is the 2004 recipient of the ASCLA Professional Achievement Award presented by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
The ASCLA Professional Achievement Award is a citation presented to one or more ASCLA members for professional achievement within the areas of consulting, networking, statewide service, and programs.
“ASCLA is pleased to present the Professional Achievement Award to Amy Owens in recognition of her extraordinary success at developing and promoting statewide library services and programs,” stated Tom Sloan, ASCLA president. “From her service as president of ASCLA, to her long tenure as director of the Utah State Library Division, Ms. Owens has generously and graciously contributed to ASCLA.”
ASCLA Service Award
 Sara Laughlin, consultant, Sara Laughlin & Associates, Bloomington, Ind., is the 2004 recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Service Award.
The Service Award is a citation presented by ASCLA, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to recognize an ASCLA personal member for sustained leadership and exceptional service through participation in activities that have enhanced the stature, reputation and overall strength of ASCLA, as well as representation of ALA.
“ASCLA is pleased to present the 2004 Service Award to Sara Laughlin in recognition of her exceptional service to ASCLA,” stated Tom Sloan, ASCLA president. “From Ms. Laughlin’s support for the Interlibrary Cooperation and Networking (ICAN) Section, to her work as editor of Interface and other ALA publications, she has greatly contributed to ASCLA.”
ASCLA National Organization on Disability Award
   The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections, University of Toldeo (Ohio), is the 2004 recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)/National Organization on Disability Award for Library Service for Persons with Disabilities for its Regional Disability History Archive Project. (First photo: Barbara Floyd, accepting the award in Orlando. Next photo: Floyd and her staff. Third photo is from project and features Helen Keller with two children.)
Donated by Aetna, Inc. through the National Organization on Disability, the $1,000 award and certificate is given to a library organization that has provided services for people with disabilities. The award is presented by ASCLA, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
“ASCLA is pleased to present the National Organization on Disability Award to the Ward M. Canaday Center at the University of Toledo in recognition of their pioneering work to collect, preserve, and make available the historical records of persons with disabilities,” stated Tom Sloan, ASCLA president. “ASCLA congratulates the Canaday Center for expanding information about and to people with disabilities.”
Francis Joseph Campbell Award
  The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Library, Toronto, is the recipient of the 2004 Francis Joseph Campbell Award given by the Library Service to People with Visual or Physical Disabilities Forum of the Libraries Serving Special Populations Section of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). The citation and medal are presented to a library or person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of library service for the blind and physically handicapped. (Second photo: Margaret McGory, Executive Director, CNIB Library for the Blind and Ruth Nussbaum, committee chair.)
“The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Library has set a new international standard of excellence in advancing library services and resources to their clients who are blind, visually impaired, and print-disabled,” said Ruth Nussbaum, award committee chair.
The award is named for Francis Joseph Campbell (1832-1914), an American who lost his sight at the age of five. He was the music director at the Wisconsin School for the Blind, and the Perkins Institution for the Blind, and was instrumental in the founding of the Royal National College for the Blind. He was knighted by King Edward VII of England.
ASCLA Century Scholarship
 Jeffrey Thompson is the 2004 recipient of the Century Scholarship presented by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Thompson has been accepted to the Library and Information Science master’s program at the University of California at Los Angeles.
The independently funded Century Scholarship is a diversity initiative aimed at promoting the ALA’s mission of improving service at the local level through the development of a representative workforce that reflects the communities served by all libraries in the new millennium. The Century Scholarship is a $2,500 monetary award given annually to a student or students pursuing a degree in library and information science.
“Jeffrey Thompson is an exemplary role model in his scholarly achievement and desire to advocate on disability issues,” stated Elizabeth Ridler, Century Scholarship Jury Committee Chair. “Thompson plans to enhance his legal degree and paralegal experience with a Masters of Library Information Science so he can practice as a law librarian in an academic setting. In the past, his efficient use of library resources has been hindered in libraries, which provided little access to service for individuals with vision disabilities like him. His goal is to improve access to library resources for all people, including those with disabilities.”
The scholarship was presented June 27, 2004, at the ASCLA President’s Program and Award Ceremony during the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.
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