Western Kentucky University

WKU Libraries - Awards & Recognitions

Sean was recognized with the Outstanding Academic Librarian Award by the Kentucky Library Association.Christy Spurlock was awarded the Frank R. Levstik Award for Professional Service from the Kentucky Historical Society.Rosemary Meszaros, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Government Documents & Law from DLPS, received the 2010 Award for Research and Creativity.Western Kentucky University Libraries held its annual Holiday Luncheon & Award Ceremony at the Montana Grill restaurant on December 11, 2008The Story of Jimmy Winkfield, written by Crystal Hubbard and illustrated by Robert McGuire, selected as the winner of the fourth Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award. Kentucky History Specialist, Prof. Nancy Baird is the recipient of the Sara Tyler Merit Award.

Sean was recognized with the Outstanding Academic Librarian Award by the Kentucky Library Association.

Christy Spurlock was awarded the Frank R. Levstik Award for Professional Service from the Kentucky Historical Society.

Rosemary Meszaros, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Government Documents & Law from DLPS, received the 2010 Award for Research and Creativity.

Western Kentucky University Libraries held its annual Holiday Luncheon & Award Ceremony at the Montana Grill restaurant on December 11, 2008

The Story of Jimmy Winkfield, written by Crystal Hubbard and illustrated by Robert McGuire, selected as the winner of the fourth Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award.

Kentucky History Specialist, Prof. Nancy Baird is the recipient of the Sara Tyler Merit Award.

Every year, the WKU Libraries commend their employees and student assistants for their outstanding performance with the Margie Helm Award and periodically confer the Sara Tyler Award to a member of the faculty for outstanding dedicated service in the field of librarianship.

Libraries' faculty and staff often receive awards from the college, the University, and professional associations they are affiliated with and institutions they make contributions to in the region and the country.

The WKU Libraries has also established The Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award for books written/illustrated by Kentucky authors or with Kentucky themes.

As the result of the collaborative effort between WKU Libraries and University Experience, a Best Career Essay Award and a Best Annotated Bibliography Award have recently been established for undergraduate students.

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