Network Bulletin No: 07-48
Date: November 9, 2007
Subject: Awards
Index term: Nominations for Francis Joseph
Campbell Citation and Award
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), American Library
Association, has asked that we provide information about the Francis Joseph Campbell Citation and
Award. Guidelines and a nomination form are attached. The deadline for submission is December
14, 2007.
Attachment
For further information contact:
Carolyn Hoover Sung
Chief, Network Division
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Francis Joseph Campbell Citation and Award
Administered by the Libraries Serving Special Populations Section, the Francis Joseph Campbell
Award, which includes a citation and a medal, is presented to a person who has made an outstanding
contribution to the advancement of library service for blind and physically handicapped people. This
contribution may take the form of an imaginative and constructive program in a particular library; a
recognized contribution to the national library program for blind persons; creative participation in
library associations or organizations that advance reading for the blind; a significant publication or
writing in the field; an imaginative contribution to library administration, reference, circulation,
selection, acquisitions, or technical services; or any activity of recognized importance.
Past award winners by year are as follows:
1966 Howard Haycraft
1967 Kenneth Jernigan
1968 Robert Stuart Bray
1969 Alexander Joseph Skrzypek
1970 Alexander Scourby
1971 Anne Thompson MacDonald
1972 Keith W. Jennison and Frederick A. Thorpe
1973 Marjorie S. Hooper
1974 Senator Jennings Randolph
1975 Arthur Helms
1976 Charles Gallozzi
1977 Adeline Franzel
1978 Richard Kinney
1979 Jenny W. Beck and Volunteer Services for the Blind
1980 Bernard M. Krebs
1981 Bianca Judith Lastrapes
1982 Frank Kurt Cylke and the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped staff
1983 Raymond C. Kurzweil
1984 Maxine B. Dorf
1985 Frances A. Koestler
1986 Robert J. Levy
1987 William F. Gallagher
1988 James G. Chandler
1989 Carson Y. Nolan
1990 James R. DeJarnatt
1991 Stuart Carothers
1992 Eunice G. Lovejoy
1993 Mary A. Roatch
1994 Richard C. Peel
1995 Dr. Barry Cronin
1996 Miriam Pace
1997 Senator John Chafee
1998 Gerald A. Buttars
1999 Donald John Weber
2000 Dr. Norman R. Coombs
2001 Barbara Mates
2002 Julie Klauber
2003 James R. Fruchterman
2004 Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library
2005 Judith M. Dixon and Wells B. Kormann
2006 Dr. Axel Schmetzke
2007 Sue O. Murdock
__Francis Joseph Campbell Citation and Award Nomination Form for 2008__
Nomination submitted by (your name):______________________________________________
Title:_________________________________________________________________________
Organization:__________________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________________
Date:_________________________________________________________________________
I nominate the following person/institution for the Francis Joseph Campbell Citation and Award
for 2008.
Name:________________________________________________________________________
Title:_________________________________________________________________________
Organization:__________________________________________________________________
Please attach the following documentation:
-- a nomination letter describing the ways that the nominee fulfills the criteria
-- the resume of the nominee or a description of his/her appropriate activities and contributions
-- two letters of endorsement containing specific reasons for supporting the nomination
__Please send this documentation by December 14, 2007, to:__
Jill Lewis, committee co-chair
Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
415 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201-3603
(410) 230-2454
800-964-9209 Maryland, D.C., and parts of Northern Virginia
(410) 333-2095 fax
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