Background
As a DASite Director, Spence White recognized very early on how the Ohio Education Computing Network could support INFOhio’s vision of providing equal access to information resources to all Ohio students and teachers. Spence believed wholeheartedly in INFOhio’s goals and he worked tirelessly to make INFOhio a reality. As an INFOhio consultant, Spence worked behind the scenes with the DASites and the vendors to help keep the operations running as seamlessly as possible. He loved to watch the membership and usage statistics grow, because he knew that meant more students were being served. Spence’s service helped INFOhio grow toward its vision and the growth he tended to so carefully continues today. Spence White’s exemplary service to INFOhio is a legacy we celebrate and hold as a standard of excellence.

Purpose
The INFOhio Spence White Service Award seeks to recognize exemplary service provided to the INFOhio community by DASite personnel. The recipient will demonstrate a dedication to the vision of INFOhio and outstanding support for the delivery of the INFOhio project.

Please consider nominating a DASite employee you believe should be recognized for his or her efforts in support of INFOhio.

The Award
The INFOhio Spence White Service Award shall consist of a $500.00 stipend to be used to attend a technology or leadership conference or a training opportunity selected jointly by the recipient and INFOhio. The recipient will be recognized during the INFOhio Annual Retreat and/or another appropriate INFOhio meeting with the presentation of a commemorative memento.

Selection Procedure
The selection of the Award recipient will be made by an ad hoc awards committee appointed by the INFOhio Governing Advisory Board. Appropriate timelines for the applications/nominations and the selection processes will be established by the committee in conjunction with the INFOhio central office.

Selection Criteria
The INFOhio Spence White Service Award recipient will be selected from those nominees who:

1) Are nominated by a member of the INFOhio community, library media specialists, DASite personnel, teachers, and administrators. Submitted nomination forms must comply with the timelines established by the selection committee.

2) Are currently employed by a DASite, or have been so employed within the last year.

3) Deliver exemplary service to the INFOhio project.

4) Include at least one letter of support from a DASite colleague or a library media specialist.

Nomination Procedure 
A nomination form is available on the INFOhio Web site. [MS Word OR PDF 1 pg]

Information about the award should be shared with the DASite and library media specialist communities. Nominations for the 2003 Award will be accepted no later than May 2, 2003.