December 1999 Newsletter Highlights
(from vol. 17, no. 4,
December 1999)
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GREG PRONEVITZ NAMED AS JAY LADD
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT
Mary S. Konkel, Past
President, University of Akron
Congratulations to this year's Jay Ladd
Distinguished Service Award winner,
Greg Pronevitz, a long-term ALAO
member who promoted academic librarianship
throughout the state and provided ALAO
with staunch presidential leadership. Greg
was a leader in founding the Technical
Services Interest Group, launching ALAO's
Web presence, and proposing an ALAO
liaison to the ALA Councilor to ensure
that our ALA representative for the state
was informed on academic issues. His
visibility throughout the state as a
technology promoter, supporter, and
trainer is to his credit.
Many of us in the organization have
benefited directly from Greg's
encouragement and support, and have served
in ALAO leadership positions because Greg
asked us to think about running for office
or joining a committee. His position at
OHIONET provided him with many
opportunities to cross multi-type bridges
and help build the spirit of cooperation
within and among libraries of all types.
To quote from one of his nominators: "He
is a mentor and one who not only exudes
professionalism, but encourages it in
others."
The Jay Ladd Distinguished Service
Award recognizes an ALAO member of at
least five years, who has promoted
academic libraries and librarianship not
only on their own campus, but within the
state as well. It also recognizes someone
who has provided leadership in the
promotion of ALAO through service such as
Past President Mary Konkel displays the
award plaque that will be presented to
Greg Pronevitz at a later time. Greg, who
now resides in Massachusetts, was unable
to attend the Annual Business Meeting. The
plaque reads: The 1999 Jay Ladd
Distinguished Service Award presented to:
Greg Pronevitz for exemplary leadership in
ALAO, for the promotion of academic
librarianship, for the advancement of
library cooperation, the Academic Library
Association of Ohio, November 12, 1999,
Columbus, Ohio. An honorary five-year
membership in ALAO is part of the award.
committee membership, executive board
office, or interest group chairmanship.
The ALAO Distinguished Service Award was
renamed the Jay Ladd Distinguished Service
Award in 1998 to honor the memory of Jay
Ladd, 1932-1997, a former Ohio State
University librarian, who was among the
founding members of ALAO in the early
1970s. Jay received the ALAO Distinguished
service award in 1989.
This year the ALAO Awards Committee
received nominations for 4 candidates and
as evidenced by their nominations, there
is limitless talent, leadership, and
dedication represented in the ALAO
membership. Greg was unable to be with us
at the Annual Conference but he sent these
words:
"I was pleased and
proud when you called to tell me I was
this year's recipient of the Jay Ladd
Distinguished Service Award. I am sorry I
cannot join you at the Silver Jubilee
Meeting.
"I still remember when Ichiko Morita, a
former ALAO President and then my
supervisor at Ohio State, asked me if I
would serve on the Program Committee in
1988. I was nervous and excited to
participate. I had never been a member of
any association committee before. I
thought everyone else on the committee
would know everything about the process
and I had to learn it all before I could
contribute. I soon learned that I could
help and that the folks on the committee
were a great bunch of people. I am still
in touch with many of them. In fact, one
of the members was on the search committee
that hired me for my current position in
Massachusetts -- small world isn't it? I
later served on a number of ALAO
committees and in a couple of elected
positions. I was fortunate to have great
support from my employers, Ohio State and
OHIONET. Working with ALAO has taught me a
lot about people and organizations and it
has allowed me to grow professionally.
"Next week we are holding the Annual
Meeting for my current employer, the
Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library
System. I have asked our keynote speaker
to address a very important issue -- the
importance and value of active member
participation. Associations like ALAO and
the Northeast Region cannot succeed
without the skills and efforts of members.
So, I encourage you all to consider an
active role with ALAO. Why not volunteer
to help facilitate an interest group or
join a committee? The rewards are great. I
thank you so much for this honor. It has
been a great pleasure to work with you
all."
You can contact Greg at: greg@nmrls.org
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