Jeanne Hurley Simon, NCLIS Chairperson, Robert Willard, NCLIS Executive Director, and Barratt Wilkins, Florida State Librarian and Chair, COSLA Research and Statistics Committee, presented the 1997 John G. Lorenz Award to twenty-four first-time winners. The Award is named after John G. Lorenz, NCLIS Library Statistics Program Coordinator, 1988-1997. The Lorenz Award was presented to the winners in the form of a certificate signed by Pascal D. Forgione, Commissioner, National Center for Education Statisitics, U.S. Department of Education and Jeanne Hurley Simon, NCLIS Chairperson.
The Award will be made each year to qualifying Chief Officers of State Library Agenices and State Library Agency respondents and staff for submitting timely and accurate submission of State Library Agency survey data. Following is a list of the 1997 John G. Lorenz award recipients:
ALABAMA
Patricia Harris, Director; Jim Dismukes and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
ALASKA
Karen Crane, Director; George V. Smith and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
ARIZONA
GladysAnn Wells, Director; Jan Elliott and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
COLORADO
Nancy Bolt, Deputy State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner; James Schubert and staff,
State Library Agency Respondent
CONNECTICUT
Patricia Owens, Interim State Librarian; Leon Shatkin and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
DELAWARE
Tom Sloan, Director and State Librarian; Tom Dunlop and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
FLORIDA
Barratt Wilkins, State Librarian; Sondra Taylor-Furbee and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
ILLINOIS
Bridget L. Lamont, Director; Greg McCormick and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
INDIANA
C. Ray Ewick, Director; Roberta Brooker and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
KENTUCKY
James A. Nelson, State Librarian and Commissioner; Jay Bank and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
LOUISIANA
Thomas F. Jaques, State Librarian; Gretchen Fairbanks and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
MASSACHUSETTS
Keith M. Fiels, Director; Dianne Carty and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
MICHIGAN
George M. Needham, State Librarian; Naomi Krefman and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
MINNESOTA
Joyce C. Swonger, Director; Edythe Huffman and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
NEBRASKA
Rod Wagner, Director; Kathleen "Kit" Keller and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
NEW JERSEY
John Livingstone, State Librarian; Brian Goldsmith and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
NORTH DAKOTA
Mike Jaugstetter, State Librarian; Cynthia C. Larson and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
PENNSYLVANIA
Gary D. Wolfe, Deputy Secretary and Commissioner of Libraries; Alice L. Lubrecht and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
TENNESSEE
Edwin S. Gleaves, State Librarian and Archivist; Jacci Herrick and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
UTAH
Amy Owen, Director; Sandi Long and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
VERMONT
Patricia Klinck, State Librarian; Marianne Kotch and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
VIRGINIA
Nolan T. Yelich, State Librarian; Gwen Goff and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
WASHINGTON
Nancy Zussy, State Librarian; Jan Walsh and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
WYOMING
Helen Meadors, State Librarian; Judy Yeo and staff, State Library Agency Respondent
The Federal-State Cooperative System (FSCS) is a cooperative program of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) that has been in operation since 1988.
"The purpose of the National Center for Education Statistics shall be to collect, analyze, and disseminate statistics and other data related to education in the United States and in other Nations." - Section 406(b) of the General Education Provisions Act, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1221e-1).
The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science is a permanent, independent agency of the Federal government charged by Public Law 91-345 to advise the President and Congress on national and international library and information policies and plans.