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Carol Williamson Gibson, District Library Media Coordinator for Elida Local Schools (Allen County), has been selected to receive the INFOhio Hugh Durbin Leadership Award for 2004 by the INFOhio Governing Advisory Board. "Carol has developed and is implementing a plan for promoting the use of INFOhio resources in all four of Elida's buildings," explained Theresa M. Fredericka, INFOhio Executive Director. "She has worked directly with teachers and students in grades 3-12 to include the use of INFOhio resources in on-going assignments. In addition, Carol has demonstrated her leadership in promoting INFOhio to her staff, administration, board of education, and community."

Carol is a member of INFOhio's Electronic Resources Task Force.

Carol was awarded a scholarship stipend to attend the INFOhio Annual Planning Conference, June 16-18, 2004, in Mansfield. She was recognized during the conference along with previous winners Nancy Nickell, Diana Kiehl and Jane Puleo.

Acceptance remarks

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.

More Durbin Award information and 2004 Selection Criteria