C&RL News September 2010 440 For more than three quarters of a century, ACRL has been committed to celebrating the achievements of deserving academic and research librarians through the presen- tation of awards, grants, and fellowships. Every year ACRL extends recognition and honor to the win- ners of its awards. Thanks to generous corporate sponsor- ship that provides almost $37,000, ACRL has and will continue to nominate, select, and honor the very best in academic li- brarianship. ACRL members are an integral part of our successful awards program. Please con- sider acknowledging those who have in- fluenced your think- ing, your practice, and your growth as an academic or research librarian. We urge you to nominate colleagues whose work you admire, and whose contribu- tions merit recognition by the profession. Your nominations will ensure that the pool of candi- dates for each award remains both competitive and distinguished. Complete information about the ACRL awards program, including nomination pro- cedures, past winners, criteria and contacts, is available in the “Awards and Scholarships” section of the ACRL Web site at www.acrl. org. December 3, 2010, is the deadline for most of the awards to be presented in 2011. A brief description of each award is listed below. Achievement and distinguished service awards • Excellence in Academic Librar- ies Award (spon- sored by YBP Li- b r a r y S e r v i c e s ) : $3,000 for each type of library award (college, commu- nity college, and uni- versity). Recognizes academic libraries that are outstand- ing in furthering the educational missions of their institutions. • Academic/Re- search Librarian of the Year Award (sponsored by YBP Library Services): $5,000 award. Rec- ognizes an outstanding member of the aca- demic or research library profession. • Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award (sponsored by ACRL, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services [ALCTS], Library Leadership and Management As- sociation [LLAMA], Library and Information Megan Griffin ACRL’s 2010 Awards Program Honoring outstanding achievements in academic librarianship Megan Griffin is ACRL program coordinator, e-mail: mgriffin@ala.org © 2010 Megan Griffin Maureen Sullivan, 2010 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award winner; 2009-10 ACRL President Lori A. Goetsch; and Mark Kendall, senior vice presi- dent of sales for YBP Library Services. September 2010 441 C&RL News Technology Association [LITA]): cash award. Recognizes outstanding achievements (in- cluding risk-taking) in the areas of library automation, management, or development and research. • Law and Political Science Section Marta Lange/CQ Press Award (sponsored by CQ Press): $1,000 award. Recognizes a librar- ian who has made distinguished contributions to bibliography and information service in law or political science. • Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award (sponsor pending): Recognizes an in- dividual librarian for significant contributions to the advancement of instruction in a college or research library environment. • Instruction Section Innovation Award (sponsored by LexisNexis): $3,000 award for librarians who have implemented innovative approaches to information literacy at their respective institutions or in their communities. • College Libraries Section ProQuest In- novation in College Librarianship Award (sponsored by ProQuest): $3,000 award for librarians who demonstrate a capacity for inno- vation in working with or serving undergradu- ates or instructors in the areas of programs, services, and operations; or creating innova- tions for library colleagues that facilitate their ability to better serve the library’s community. • Community College Learning Re- sources Leadership/Library Achievement Awards (sponsored by EBSCO Information Services): $500 for each of two awards rec- ognizing outstanding achievement in library programs or leadership. • Routledge Distance Learning Librari- anship Conference Sponsorship Award (sponsored by Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group): $1,200 conference sponsorship award to honor any individual ACRL member working in the field of, or contributing to the success of distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education. • Distinguished Education and Behav- ioral Sciences Librarian Award (sponsored by John Wiley & Sons): $2,500 award to honor outstanding contributions to education and behavioral sciences librarianship through ac- complishments and service to the profession. • Science and Technology Section Innovation in Science and Technology Librarianship Award (sponsored by IEEE), awards $3,000 in recognition of creative, in- novative approaches to solving problems or improving products and services in science and technology librarianship. • Women’s Studies Section Award for Career Achievement (sponsored by ABC- CLIO): $1,000 recognizing career achievement in the area of women’s studies librarianship. Research grant • Coutts Nijhoff West European Spe- cialist Study Grant (sponsored by Coutts Information Services): $3,000 to support re- search pertaining to Western European studies, librarianship, or the book trade. Publications • Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab Exhibition Catalogue Awards (spon- sored by the Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab Endowment): Recognizes outstanding catalogs published by American or Canadian institutions in conjunction with library exhibi- tions. Deadline: October 15, 2010. • Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Pub- lication of the Year Award (sponsored by Emerald Group Publishing Limited): $3,000 to recognize an outstanding publication related to instruction in a library environment published in the last two years. • Science and Technology Section Oberly Award for Bibliography in the Ag- ricultural or Natural Sciences: This biennial award is given in odd-numbered years for the best English-language bibliography in the field of agriculture or a related science. If you would like more information about the ACRL 2011 Awards Program, visit the “Awards & Scholarships” section of our Web site at www.acrl.org or contact ACRL Pro- gram Coordinator Megan Griffin at mgriffin@ ala.org. We welcome your nominations and look forward to celebrating achievements in aca- demic librarianship in 2011.