Outstanding Employee Awards

Nomination letters for 2025 may be sent to libdean@okstate.edu, between the reopening date (Feb. 1, 2025) and the closing date (March 3, 2025) at 5 p.m. For questions regarding any Outstanding Library Employee Awards, contact Jessica Cottom.

Library Faculty Award for Notable Achievement

This award recognizes notable achievement and sustained scholarship or service to the Library, University or Profession. Those nominated must be in a faculty appointment (visiting, research, tenure-track, or otherwise) and have completed at least two years of service at OSU. Self-nominations are allowed.

Nominations of no more than 1,500 words are submitted to the Dean who will determine the winner in consultation with the Library Executive Committee. Nomination should include the nominee's name, department, start date, and the nomination. Nomination must be signed by employee making nomination. Only Library employees may nominate.

Recipients receive a cash award of $1,500, are invited to an awards lunch and are honored at the Edmon Low Library Staff Association's Spring Meeting. An honorable mention award of $500 will be presented as well.

Award winners can be nominated again after three years. Example: (Year 1) Winner; (Year 2) No Nomination; (Year 3) No Nomination; (Year 4) Nomination. Associate deans are not eligible for consideration but may make nominations. Awards are subject to change based on funding. Past recipients include:

2024

Winner: Rebecca Weber, ETL

2023

Winners: Tanya Finchum, OOHRP; Megan Macken, DRDS; Clarke Iakovakis, RLS

2022

Winner: Juliana Nykolaiszyn, DRDS
Honorable Mention: Adam Stroud, RLS

2021

Winner: Kathy Essmiller, RLS
Honorable Mention: Patrick Daglaris, OOHRP

2020

Winner: David Peters, Archives
Honorable Mention: Holly Luetkenhaus, RLS and Whitney Vitale, Access Services

2019

Winner: Sarah Milligan, OOHRP
Honorable Mention: Holly Luetkenhaus, RLS

2018

Winner: Janet Ahrberg, DRDS
Honorable Mention: Sarah Milligan, OOHRP

2017

Winner: Michele Seikel, DRDS
Honorable Mention: Suzanne Reinman, Government Documents

2016

Winner: Barbara Miller, Government Documents
Honorable Mention: Janet Ahrberg, Government Documents

2015

Winner: David Oberhelman, RLS
Honorable Mention: Suzanne Reinman, Government Documents

2014

Winner: Nicole Sump-Crethar, DLS
Honorable Mention: David Oberhleman, General Reference

2013

Winner: Karen Neurohr, Assessment
Honorable Mention: Nicole Sump-Crethar, DLS

2012

Winner: Juliana Nykolaiszyn, OOHRP
Honorable Mention: Susan Bobo, Architecture Library

2011

Winner: Co-Ming Chan, Cataloging
Honorable Mention: Barbara Miller, Documents

2010

Winner: John Phillips, Documents
Honorable Mention: Roy Degler, DLS

2009

Winner: Robin Leech, Digital Library Services
Honorable Mention: John Phillips, Government Documents

2008

Winner: Heather Moberly, Veterinary Medicine Library
Honorable Mention: David Oberhelman, Humanities & Social Sciences

Outstanding Library Staff Award

This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Library. Those nominated must be library staff members who have completed at least two years of full-time employment in the Library. Any full time library employee (except the Dean) may make a nomination. Self-nominations are allowed.

Nominations of no more than 1500 words are submitted to the Dean who will determine the winner in consultation with the Library Executive Committee. Nomination should include the nominee's name, department, start date, and the nomination. Nomination must be signed by employee making nomination. Only Library employees may nominate.

Award winners can be nominated again after three years. Example: (Year 1) Winner; (Year 2) No Nomination; (Year 3) No Nomination; (Year 4) Nomination. Administrative Officer is not eligible for consideration, but may make nominations. Awards are subject to change based on funding. Past recipients include: