The 2008 Member Awards went to 5 outstanding WebJunction members this year. All were nominated by their colleagues (multiple nominations for each!) in the WJ Member Survey, awarded based on their contributions to WebJunction and to their commitment to building the community of resources, learning and discussions on WJ and their role as advocates and mentors. This is the 3rd year we have given the awards.
Three of the awards were presented at Friday’s Member Reception. Award winners include Michele Leininger, Stephanie Gerding and Stephanie Race. All three have been actively involved in a number of WebJunction projects both online and f2f.
Stephanie Gerding is a nationally renowned consultant, librarian, author, and trainer from Arizona. She was Arizona’s Spanish Language Outreach Coordinator, Rural Library Sustainability Coordinator/Trainer, host of last year’s ALA Rural Café, WJ contributor, and truly committed collaborator.
Michele Leininger is the Continuing Education Consultant at the State Library of Iowa, Iowa Community Partner Team Lead, Coordinator/Trainer for Rural Library Sustainability Project. She has served as a mentor to all the State Community Partner Team Leads.
Stephanie Race is Assistant Director, NEFLIN (Northeast Florida Library Information Network), Florida’s Rural Library Sustainability Coordinator and Trainer, super WJ Advocate, and committed blogger of WJ resources and events on NEFLIN’s Blah, Blah, Blah Blog.
Two additional awards were presented on Saturday night at the joint Spanish Language Outreach Program and the Association for Rural and Small Libraries reception. Carla Lehn, from Library and Development Services at the California State Library, was recognized for her work with ARSL and with Rural libraries across the country. Elena Tscherny from the DC Public Library was nominated by peers and awarded for her work with the Spanish Language Outreach project and with REFORMA.
