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INFOhio Hugh Durbin
Leadership Award, 2008
Karon Lippincott, Library Media Specialist, Beachwood City
Schools
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Karon Lippincott, Library Media
Specialist for
Beachwood
Middle School, has been selected to
receive the INFOhio Hugh Durbin Leadership Award for 2008 by the INFOhio Governing Board.
A school librarian for five years, Lippincott is now
in her second year at Beachwood Middle School. "During this time she has
worked diligently to both fuse libraries to the curriculum and to take
on responsibilities with agencies that support school libraries," said
award nominator Jennifer Schwelik. |
Lippincott received a stipend to attend the 2008 OELMA Fall Conference
held in Columbus, October 22-24, 2008. A formal presentation was made during the OELMA Awards Luncheon.
Previous recipients include Nancy Nickell, Diana Kiehl, Jane Puleo, Carol Williamson
Gibson, Cheri Forster, Debbie Reynolds and Connie Carnicom.
Presentation remarks, John Myles
Acceptance remarks
Press Release
Award background
Hugh Durbin spent his career engaged in providing quality library media programs and
resources to students from pre-kindergarten children to adults in prison. He supported the
professional growth of his colleagues through his leadership in OELMA and by sharing his
vision for the future of school library media programs in articles and presentations.
Hugh’s professionalism and personal commitment serve as an example for all of us in
the field today. The INFOhio Hugh Durbin Leadership Award keeps his example before us as a
touchstone by which we can measure ourselves and encourage others to grow in our
profession.
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