RE: [IUG] IUG Beacon Award (new at San Jose conference)

["said shafik" <saidshafik at hotmail dot com>]

I want to be the first to nominate Corey for 2008 "Bob Duncan" IUG Award. I 
mean the Beacon Award..


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Said Shafik
Systems Manager
Drexel University Libraries
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2875
Phone: 215.895.1832
Fax: 215.895.2070
http://www.library.drexel.edu
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> From: "Seeman, Corey" <cseeman at bus dot umich dot edu>
> Reply-To: IUG INNOPAC List <innopac at innopacusers dot org>
> To: "IUG INNOPAC List" <innopac at innopacusers dot org>
> CC: "Seeman, Corey" <cseeman at bus dot umich dot edu>
> Subject: [IUG] IUG Beacon Award (new at San Jose conference)
> Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 05:51:05 -0400
>
> Hi -- I will send out a more formal notice later, but I wanted to let those 
> who were not in attendance at IUG 2007 know that we now have created an 
> award for exceptional service to the Innovative Community by people at 
> member libraries.  In case you need a reminder, many people were nominating 
> Bob Duncan for the award that did not exist.
>
> So, thanks to the IUG Steering Committee, especially Cheryl Gowing who was 
> about to design and acquire the award in two day's time in Miami, we now 
> have an annual tribute to offer a member of the Innovative users community 
> who has traditionally gone above and beyond the call of duty.  Now while I 
> was originally calling this the Bob Duncan Award, we decided to call this 
> the "IUG Beacon Award" and chose a lighthouse for its symbol.  The award is 
> hereby established to:
>
> "To honor exceptional service to the Innovative Users Community through 
> presentations, collaboration, selfless dedication to libraries as a whole, 
> and sage advice to others via the IUG List."
>
> Our symbol will be a lighthouse to symbolize:
> -Inspiration
> -Navigation
> -Illumination
> -Protection
>
> And as I said during the opening session, a great implementation is the 
> product of a great employee, but someone who helps other attain greatness 
> and shares the knowledge that she/he gained in the process is a great 
> community member.  This award is to honor the latter.  You can think of it 
> like the "Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award" at the Academy Awards which is 
> presented to acknowledge a lifetime of works.
>
> Recipients will be selected by the past-chairs and the Steering Committee 
> with some process to be determined in the future.  I believe the nomination 
> process will be coordinated by the current Past Chair and the selecting 
> committee will consist of the IUG Past Chairs and the IUG Steering 
> Committee.
>
> The 2007 recipient of the award is...
>
> Bob Duncan
> Lafayette College
> 2007 - San Jose
>
> However, we took this opportunity to recognize essentially the first winner 
> of the award as it was presented at our 10th conference in Houston,
>
> Mieko Yamaguchi
> The University of Wales, Bangor
> 2002 - Houston
>
> We will create a web page on the IUG site for this award along with a photo 
> of what the original awards looked like.  That page will also have 
> information on how to nominate people for the award...as soon as we think 
> of them.
>
> Congratulations to Bob and Mieko.
>
> Best -- Corey
>
>
> Corey Seeman
> IUG Past Chair, 2007-2008
>
> and sometimes
> Director
> Kresge Business Administration Library
> Ross School of Business
> The University of Michigan
> cseeman at umich dot edu
> (734) 764-9969
> (734) 717-9734 (cell)
> (734) 764-3839 (fax)
>
> Kresge Library Home Page: http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/ 
> <http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/>
> My home page: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cseeman/index.html 
> <http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cseeman/index.html>
>
>
>
>
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