Please join me in congratulating Trudi E. Jacobson, for she has won the Association of College & Research Libraries’ 2009 Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. Ms Jacobson holds the rank of Librarian and heads the UA Libraries User Education Program.
The Miriam Dudley Award was first bestowed in 1984, making Trudi Jacobson the 25th recipient of this prestigious honor. The Miriam Dudley Award recognizes librarians who have made especially significant contributions to the advancement of instruction in a college or research library environment. The award honors Miriam Dudley, whose pioneering efforts in the field of bibliographic instruction led to the formation of the ACRL Instruction Section (formerly ACRL Bibliographic Instruction Section). The Miriam Dudley Award is administered by the Instruction Section of ACRL.
Trudi Jacobson will be honored by ACRL during the ALA Annual Conference scheduled for Chicago, Illinois this July. In addition to the ceremonies associated with the award, Ms Jacobson will receive a prize of $1000. Elsevier is the underwriter of the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award.
To secure the Dudley Award, nominees should have achieved distinction in one or more of the following areas:
• Planning and implementation of an academic instruction program in a library environment that has served as a model for other programs nationally or regionally
• Production of a body of research and publication that has a demonstrable impact on the concepts and methods of teaching and information-seeking strategies in a college or research institution
• Sustained participation in organizations, at the regional or national level, devoted to the promotion and enhancement of academic instruction in a library environment
• Promotion, development, and integration of education for instruction in ALA accredited library schools or professional continuing education programs that have served as models for other courses and programs
Trudi E. Jacobson has distinguished herself as an extraordinary librarian, instructor, and scholar. She is an asset to the UA Libraries in every sense. Her significant contributions to the Libraries, the University, the SUNY system, and her profession, underscore why she was selected for this notable ACRL award. It’s with great pleasure that I share this exceptionally good news with the UA and SUNY Library communities.
Previous Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award Recipients:
2008 – Craig Gibson
2007 – Debra L. Gilchrist
2006 – Mary Jane Petrowski
2005 – Ilene F. Rockman
2004 – William Miller
2003 – Loanne Snavely
2002 – Randy Hensley
2001 – Patricia Iannuzzi
2000 – Carol Collier Kuhlthau
1999 – Mary Reichel
1998 – Lori Arp
1997 – Patricia Senn Breivik
1996 – Barbara A. MacAdam
1995 – Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson
1994 – Cerise Oberman
1993 – Hannelore Rader
1992 – Betsy Baker
1991 – Carla Stoffle
1990 – Joan Ormondroyd
1989 – Maureen Pastine
1988 – Sharon Hogan
1987 – Evan Ira Farber
1986 – Virginia Tiefel
1985 – Carolyn Kirkendall
1984 – Thomas Kirk
Frank D’Andraia,
Dean & Director of Libraries,
University at Albany, State University of New York
