A Chapter of the Medical Library Association

Louise Darling MLGSCA Achievement Award

Purpose of Award

The purpose of the Louise Darling MLGSCA Achievement Award is to honor significant contributions to health sciences librarianship, as well as to the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona.

Criteria for Award

1. Candidate's contribution is significant towards the advancement of health sciences librarianship through the endeavors of the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona.
2. Candidate's contributions include, but are not limited to: service, publications, presentations, and projects.
3. Candidate must hold membership in MLGSCA at the time of election and be a member for a minimum of two years.

Award Guidelines

Nominations shall be made by the MLGSCA membership. Requests for nominations are solicited through the Newsletter and the Awards Committee with a deadline of February 15th. Persons nominating candidates shall provide the Committee with a letter of nomination and a Nomination form. (The form is also printed in the MLGSCA Directory.) Awards Committee members are not eligible for the award during their committee service. The Awards Committee reviews nominations and recommends candidates to the Advisory Council for final approval. Candidates will be excluded from discussions.

The Louise Darling MLGSCA Achievement Award is given annually. The number of candidates per year is at the discretion of the Awards Committee. If no suitable candidates are nominated, the award is not given. Discussions during the selection process of both the Awards Committee and the Advisory Council are not a matter of public record.

The award is usually presented by the President during the Spring Meeting and is announced in the Newsletter following the presentation. The recipient will receive $500.00 and a commemorative item which states:

THE LOUISE DARLING MLGSCA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

PRESENTED TO:
NAME:
DATE:
PLACE:
IN HONOR OF SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO
HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIANSHIP

 

Recipients of the Louise Darling Award

• 1986 -- Joyce Loepprich
• 1987 -- Betty F. Connolly
• 1990 -- Stephen L. Clancy and Rochelle L. Minchow
• 1991 -- Kay E. Wellik
• 1992 -- Paul W. Kittle
• 1993 -- Jacqueline D. Doyle
• 1994 -- Christa Buswell
• 1995 -- Irene Lovas
• 1996 -- Meredith Mitchell
• 1997 -- Barbara Slater
• 1998 -- Marsha Kmec
• 1999 -- Janis Brown
• 2000 -- Kay Deeney
• 2001 -- Marilyn Schwartz
• 2002 -- Doreen Keough
• 2003 -- Mary Riordan
• 2004 -- Anna Habetler
• 2005 -- Craig Haynes
• 2006 -- Alan Carr
• 2007 -- Judy Bube
• 2008 -- Eileen Wakiji
• 2009 -- Kathleen Carlson
• 2010 -- Deborah Klein
• 2011 -- Ellen Aaronson
• 2012 -- Julie Kwan
• 2013 -- Lisa Marks
• 2014 -- Mary White
• 2015 -- not awarded
• 2016 -- not awarded
• 2017 -- Danielle Linden
• 2018 -- Not awarded
• 2019 -- Kathy Zeblisky
• 2020 -- Molly Harrington
• 2021 -- not awarded
• 2022 -- not awarded
• 2023 -- Sunny McGowan