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2012 Honour Roll

December 23, 2012

Congratulations to the members of the Canadian library and information services community who have been recognized in 2012 for their contributions to the profession and to Canadian society!


Catherine Austen
CLA Young Adult Book Award
Canadian Library Association

Beth Barlow
Library Advocate Award
British Columbia Library Trustees Association

Robin Bergart
OCULA’s Award for Special Achievement
Ontario Library Association

Bibliothèque Christian Roy
Prix Innovation des services documentaires du Québec
Congrès des milieux documentaires du Québec

Bibliothèque de l’Université Laval
Prix Innovation des services documentaires du Québec
Congrès des milieux documentaires du Québec

Ronald B. Bond
CRKN Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
Canadian Research Knowledge Network

Brantford Public Library
OLA Archival and Preservation Achievement Award
Ontario Library Association

Jim Brett
OLA President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement
Ontario Library Association

Jim Brett
Academic Librarianship Award
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

Rita Burgess
Manitoba Library Service Award
Manitoba Library Association

Calgary Freedom to Read Week Committee
CLA Award for the Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada
Canadian Library Association

Barbara Campbell
Denis Marshall Memorial Award For Excellence in Law Librarianship
Canadian Association of Law Libraries

Marilyn Cavanaugh
LAA President’s Award
Library Association of Alberta

Carmelita Cechetto-Shea
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Centre d’accès à l’information juridique
Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing
Canadian Association of Law Libraries

Jas Cheema
Super Trustee Award
British Columbia Library Trustees Association

Barbara Chu
SLA Toronto President’s ward
SLA Toronto Chapter

Peter Clinton
CARL Award for Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship
Canadian Association of Research Libraries

Barbara Clubb
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Sam Coghlan
OLA’s Larry Moore Distinguished Service Award
Ontario Library Association

Gwen Collee
Honorary Life Member Award
Saskatchewan Libraries Trustees’ Association

Linda Cook
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Coquitlam Public Library
W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors
Canadian Library Association

Brad Corbett
MSLA School Administrator Award for Distinguished Service
Manitoba School Library Association

Emma Cross
CLA Best Poster Presentation Award
Canadian Library Association

M.J. D’Elia
OCULA’s Award for Special Achievement
Ontario Library Association

Nicole Dalmer
CLA Student Article Award
Canadian Library Association

Ellen Donogh
MSLA Distinguished Service Award
Manitoba School Library Association

Bernard Dowling
OSLA’s Teacher-Librarian of the Year Award
Ontario Library Association

Henri Dupuis
MSLA Outstanding Teacher-Librarian of the Year
Manitoba School Library Association

Jane Dysart
Leadership and Management Division Distinguished Member Award
Special Libraries Association

Edmonton Public Library
Award of Excellence
Alberta Library Trustees Association

Kae Elgie
CLA / Alan MacDonald Mentorship Award
Canadian Library Association

Robin Elliott
Helmut Kallmann Award for Distinguished Service
Canadian Association of Music Libraries

Patrick Ellis
Outstanding Alumni Award
Dalhousie School of Information Management Associated Alumni

Kirsty Farquharson
Super Trustee Award
British Columbia Library Trustees Association

Helen Fisher
OSLA’s Administrator of the Year Award
Ontario Library Association

Martha Foote
SLA Legal Division Thomson Reuters Westlaw Award for Career Achievement
Special Libraries Association

Matthew Forsythe
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award
Canadian Library Association

Shonna Froebel
OPLA’s Leadership in Adult Readers’ Advisory
Ontario Library Association

Émilie Gagnon
Member of the Year Award
SLA Eastern Canada Chapter

Hinton Municipal Library
Lois Hole Award
Alberta Library Trustees Association

Ernie Ingles
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Christine Jacobs
Anne Galler Award for Outstanding Library Service
Association des bibliothécaires du Québec Library Association

Eva Jurczyk
Login Canada Student Paper Prize
Canadian Health Libraries Association

Don Kinder
Academic Librarianship Award
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

Lorie Kloda
CLA Robert H. Blackburn Distinguished Paper Award
Canadian Library Association

Denise Koufogiannakis
CLA Robert H. Blackburn Distinguished Paper Award
Canadian Library Association

Marcel Lajeunesse
Tremaine Medal
Bibliographical Society of Canada

Michael Lajoie-Wilkinson
OLA’s Media and Communications Award
Ontario Library Association

Daniel Lee
ProQuest Dialog Member Achievement Award
Special Libraries Association

Librarians Without Borders
Nonprofit Tagline Award (Category: Education)
Getting Attention

Katrine Mallan
CLA Robert H. Blackburn Distinguished Paper Award
Canadian Library Association

Pilar Martinez
CLA/Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
Canadian Library Association

Sheryl Mackay
Library Advocate Award
British Columbia Library Trustees Association

Margaret MacLean
Emile Theriault Library and Information Technology Award
Nova Scotia Library Association

Lori McCay-Peet
Thomson Reuters Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship
American Society for Information Science and Technology

Helena Merriam
NISOD Excellence Award
National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development

Debbie Millward
Outstanding Information Professional Award
SLA Western Canada Chapter

Carole Moore
OCULA’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Ontario Library Association

Ann Morrison
Honoured Member of CALL
Canadian Association of Law Libraries

Gillian Nowlan
CLA Emerging Leader Award
Canadian Library Association

Kit Pearson
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award
Canadian Library Association

People for Education
OSLA’s Award for Special Achievement
Ontario Library Association

Kathleen Pine
LISAA Distinguished Alumni Award
uAlberta Library and Information Studies Alumni Association

Shirley Pineo
LBANS Honourary Lifetime Membership Award
Library Boards Association of Nova Scotia

Humayun Rachid
Honoured Member of CALL
Canadian Association of Law Libraries

Sophie Regalado
CHLA/ABSC Canadian Hospital Librarian of the Year Award
Canadian Health Libraries Association

Jennifer Richard
APLA Merit Award
Atlantic Provinces Library Association

Maria Ripley
OALT/ABO Presidential Award
Ontario Association of Library Technicians

Ken Roberts
CLA Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award
Canadian Library Association

Ken Roberts
OPLA’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Ontario Library Association

Margaret Rule
OLBA’s  W.J.Robertson Medallion for Librarian of the Year
Ontario Library Association

Toni Samek
3M National Teaching Fellowship
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Scholars GeoPortal
OLITA’s Award for Technological Innovation
Ontario Library Association

Joy Shanfield
SLA Toronto Member of the Year
SLA Toronto Chapter

Linda Slater
Margaret Ridley Charlton Award for Outstanding Achievement
Canadian Health Libraries Association

Toni Smigelski
Punch Jackson Award of Excellence in Library Service
Library Association of Alberta

Robert Smith
CLA Best Poster Presentation Award
Canadian Library Association

Bonnie Starr
Brodart/OLA Technical Services Award
Ontario Library Association

Dale Storie
CHLA/ABSC Emerging Leader Award
Canadian Health Libraries Association

University of British Columbia, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies
Award for Academic Excellence in Records and Information Management Education
ARMA International Educational Foundation

Doug Vaisey
Norman Horrocks Award for Library Leadership
Nova Scotia Library Association

University of Waterloo Library
IFLA International Marketing Award
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

Ray Watson
Merit Award
New Brunswick Library Trustees Association

Kent Weaver
Academic Librarians Distinguished Service Award
Canadian Association of University Teachers

Susan White
Ann Connor Brimer Book Award
Nova Scotia Library Association

Paul Whitney
Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia

Margaret Ann Wilkinson
OLA’s Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award
Ontario Library Association

Jane Willwerth
Stephanie Downs Memorial Award
Dalhousie University, School of Information Management

Windsor Public Library
CLA/OCLC Award for Innovative Technology
Canadian Library Association

Anne Woodsworth
FIAA Outstanding Alumni Award
Faculty of Information Alumni Association

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