Honorary Membership Award

The Honors and Awards Committee is accepting nominations/applications for the Honorary Membership Award.

Criteria for the award:

The Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association shall present Honorary Membership to any member who, upon retirement from active service has made significant and consistent contributions to the Southern Chapter or to the profession, and who holds a current membership in the Chapter at the time of retirement.  Honorary membership shall also be awarded to SC/MLA members who have been made MLA Fellows.  In other words, the MLA Fellows have to be SC/MLA members when they were made MLA Fellows.

Significant contributions to the chapter may be defined as serving in elected or appointed offices, on chapter committees, or in developing chapter meetings.   Significant contributions to the profession may be at the local, chapter, regional, or national level, and may include, but are not limited to, publications, presentations, mentoring, cooperative programs, or project development.

Nominations for Honorary Membership shall be submitted by any member of the Southern Chapter to the Honors and Awards Committee. 

The nomination/application must be accompanied by a summary statement of nominee’s qualifications and a curriculum vitae.

Deadline: All nominations/applications must be received no later than August 31st.

The completed application/nomination with supporting documentation may be sent to the current Honor and Awards Committee Chair.  

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