Professional Development Award

Purpose:

• To support professional development activities including attendance at classes, conferences, and meetings;
• To provide MLGSCA members with the opportunity to increase their competence in the theoretical, administrative and/or technical aspects of librarianship.

Eligibility:

1. Be a regular member of MLGSCA;
2. Hold a graduate degree in library/information science;
3. Be a practicing medical librarian with at least two years of professional experience;
4. Be willing to write at least a 500 word summary on the event for the MLGSCA blog;
5. Not have received this award in the last 3 years.

Consideration will be given to outstanding candidates who do not meet all of the eligibility criteria.

Specifics:

• Awards range from $100 - $500
• More than one award may be granted in a year.
• Awards Committee screens applications and recommends candidate(s) to the Advisory Council of MLGSCA which has authority to grant the award(s).

Applications:

• Print out the application form and complete it. Follow the submission instructions on the application form.

• A paper copy of the form is printed in the MLGSCA Directory
• A MS Word version of the form can be filled out online and submitted as an attachment to the Committee Chair (see address on form)
• Forms are also available from the chair of the Awards Committee or from the Secretary of MLGSCA.

Deadline:

Priority will be given to applications received by the Chair of the Awards Committee by February 15. Applications received after that date may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Recipients of the Professional Development Award

• 2000 - Linda Murphy

• 2003 - Ellen Aaronson, Helen Seaton

• 2004 - not awarded

• 2005 - Evona Copeland, Marian Hicks

• 2006 - Judy Kramer, Danielle Linden, Craig Haynes

• 2007 - not awarded

• 2008 - not awarded

• 2009 - Ellen Aaronson, Lisa Marks

• 2010 - Andrea Lynch, Susan Shelly

• 2011 - Elisa Cortez, Erica Bass, Amy Chatfield

• 2012 - Danielle Linden, Lisa Marks, Suzette Kopec

• 2013 - Lisa Federer, Mary White

• 2014 - Sue Espe, Megan Rosenbloom, Hella Stieber, Ellen Aaronson

• 2015 - Kathleen Carlson, Tiffany Moxham

• 2016 - Amy Nadell

• 2017 - Carrie Grinstead, Andrea Harrow

• 2018 - Ellen Aaronson

• 2019 - Jackie Davis

• 2020 - not awarded

• 2021 - not awarded

• 2022 - Carrie Grinstead

• 2023 - Erin Moore, Amy Nadell, Debra Farber

• 2024 - Jennifer Silverman