2020 SLA-NY Awards + Winners

The SLA-NY Chapter Awards Committee is delighted to announce this year's recipients of our 2020 SLA-NY Awards! Please join us in congratulating the following winners:

• SLA Hall of Fame: Rita Ormsby, Associated Professor at Baruch College, recently retired
• Dana Gordon Special Librarian of the Year Award: Paulette Toth
• Rising Star Award: Emma Antobam-Ntekudzi
• Spotlight Award to an individual: A.J. Muhammad
• Spotlight Award to an organization: Prison Library Support Network (PLSN)
• Agnes Mattis Conference Award: David A. Frank, Jo Polanco, and Joe Sanchez

SLA-NY wants to extend a special congratulations to Rita Ormsby for being inducted into the SLA Hall of Fame. Rita has been a member of SLA for 30 thirty years. Read more about Rita's career and her contributions to the NY Community, as well to the Association as a whole. Well deserved Rita!


Please see below for a quick overview of each award. To nominate a member of the SLA-NY Chapter for 2021 awards, please fill out the online nomination form.

Eligibility	SLA NY Member	SLA Member at Large	MLS/MLIS/MI Student	NYC-area professionals	Attend SLA Conference in Charlotte	Submit By
Dana Gordon Special Librarian of the Year	x
SLA-NY Rising Star Award	x	x
Spotlight Award				x
Agnes Mattis Conference Awards		x	x		x