DLIIA Outstanding Alumni Award

Celebrating outstanding alumni achievements

The Dalhousie Library and Information Alumni Association (DLIAA) presents an award annually to honour a member who "has made an outstanding contribution to Library and/or Information Management." 

Please help us to select the next illustrious recipient of this award by reviewing the award guidelines and nominating a great colleague. Awardees may be at almost any career stage as long as their accomplishments to date are a strong fit for the Selection Criteria:

  1. Innovation and leadership within their professional roles
  2. Research, presentations, outreach and publication record
  3. Service to relevant professional organizations
  4. Mentoring and support for junior colleagues

Deadline for award nominations: May 31st, 2024

Please send completed nominations to the Outstanding Alumni Award Committee Selection Committee at dallibraryinfoalumni@gmail.com. Queries are most welcome.

  Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
2023 Margie Singleton (1980)
2021 Tanja Harrison (1996)
2020 no recipient
2019 M.J. D'Elia (2004)
2018 Fiona Black (1993)
2017 Heather Berringer (2003)
2016 Crystal Rose (2005)
2015 Susan Cleyle (1988)
2014 Lou Duggan (2000)
2013 Barbara Shuh (1976)
2012 Patrick Ellis (1988)
2011
Margaret Murphy (1976)
2010
Terri Tomchyshyn (1981)
2009
Penny Logan (1985)
2008
Ilga Leja (1977)
2007
Donna Bourne-Tyson (1990)
2006
Mark Leggott (1986)
2004 Judy Dunn (1983)
2003 Marie DeYoung (1980)
2002 Catherine Quinlan (1980)
2000 Marilyn Rennick (1976)