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Shapiro Award
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Shapiro Library Staff Innovation Award
1. The Shapiro Library Staff Innovation Award is an annual award that shall be presented to a library staff member or project
group/committee who has "developed an innovative program to provide library services at Rice University or who has shown
exemplary service to the University community."
2. Nominations for the award may be made by any library employee, or other member of the Rice community. Self-nominations will
also be accepted. The Nomination form can be submitted online. and should detail the innovative service program created or the
involvement of the nominee(s) in the service of Fondren Library and the greater University community.
3. The Award Selection Committee shall be comprised of one faculty member, one student worker employed by the library, and
three members of the library staff. The staff members on the committee will be the chair or co-chair of the Staff Travel and
Development Committee and two other staff members, one being a member of the professional library staff and the other a
member of the paraprofessional library staff. The two staff members will be selected by the chair or co-chair of the Staff Travel
and Development Committee from a pool of volunteers. The chair or co-chair of the Staff Travel and Development Committee will
act as the chairperson of the Award Selection Committee. Staff members serving on the Award Selection Committee will not be
eligible for the individual award in years they are members of the committee. In the event of possible conflict of interest, an
alternate will be chosen for voting purposes.
4. The chairperson of the Award Selection Committee will determine the specific calendar for the award each year. Nominations for
the award will be called for during the month of January with submission of nominations to end no later than March 10.
(Nominations for 2013 are due Tuesday, February 19.) Nominations will be submitted to the chairperson of the Award
Selection Committee. Nomination forms will be distributed to the members of the Award Selection Committee by the chairperson
of the committee. The Award Selection Committee will make its selection of the recipient of the award by April 10 of the year.
The Vice Provost and University Librarian will present the award in a public ceremony in April or May.
5. The award may not be presented every year. The funds will remain in the endowment fund and be made available for use in a
subsequent year.
Online Nomination Form
Nomination Form (MS -Word Format)
Previous Shapiro Award Winners and links to Rice News articles about the winners:
2002 -Elizabeth Baber -http://news.rice.edu/2002/05/23/baber-receives-fondren-librarys-shapiro-award/
2003 -Kerry Keck -http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1mjez/RiceMagazineFall2003/resources/53.htm
2004 -Karen Oster -http://news.rice.edu/2004/04/29/fondrens-oster-honored-for-exemplary-service/
2005 -Peggy Shaw -http://news.rice.edu/2005/04/21/business-information-centers-shaw-earns-shapiro-award/
2006 -Amanda Focke -http://news.rice.edu/2006/05/25/fondren-librarys-focke-honored-with-shapiro-award/
2007 -Sara Lowman -http://news.rice.edu/2007/05/02/lowman-receives-prestigious-shapiro-award/
2008 -Sandi Edwards -http://news.rice.edu/2008/05/08/reference-librarian-earns-award-for-innovation/
2009 -Lisa Spiro -http://news.rice.edu/2009/04/15/digital-media-centers-spiro-recognized-for-offering-innovative-educational-
opportunities/
2010 -David Bynog -http://news.rice.edu/2010/04/16/fondrens-david-bynog-recognized-for-exemplary-service-innovation/
2011 -Mary Bixby -http://news.rice.edu/2011/05/04/bixby-wins-fondren-librarys-shapiro-award-for-innovation/
2012 -Diane Butler -http://news.rice.edu/2012/04/18/butler-chosen-for-fondrens-2012-shapiro-award/
2013 -Rafal Kasprowski -http://news.rice.edu/2013/04/12/kasprowski-receives-fondrens-2013-shapiro-award/
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