Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award

Over the past 30 years, Syracuse has recognized excellence in the field of librarianship in many ways. In the mid-1980s, several distinguished alumni were recognized with the Outstanding Alumni Award. The 21st Century Librarianship awards recognized librarians for shaping the changing information landscape. We continue in this tradition with the Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing Syracuse alumni who have made significant contributions to the school and the field of librarianship.

 
Eligibility:
     Alumni must have graduated from a Syracuse library program at least 35 years ago (Note: This criterion is only for the first set of awards).
     Alumni will have made a significant contribution to the library and information science field or the School of Information Studies. This contribution will be something that has made a difference to librarians, scholars, or students in pursuit of expanding human capabilities through information.
 
Process:
  • Nominations should be made by letter, due January 15, and sent to:
              Alumni Award Committee
              345 Hinds Hall
              Syracuse NY  13244
  • Questions should be directed to Barbara Settel, director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, at basettel@syr.edu. 
  • iSchool administration will review the nominations to identify a panel of potential award winners and will prepare one or two paragraphs about each, highlighting their significant contributions.
  • The MSLIS program director will present this panel to current MSLIS students in early March for a vote.
  • The candidates with the highest number of votes will receive the award.
  • The awards will be presented at the American Library Association annual alumni reception.
  • The awardees will be highlighted on the iSchool web site and featured in a display in Hinds Hall.
  • Candidates who are not winners will be eligible for nomination in future years.
Jean Armour Polly '74, G'75
Liverpool, N.Y.
Assistant library director, Liverpool Public Library

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