Professional Awards and Recognition

Elizabeth Long , Awards Committee chairperson 2009-2010

elizabeth.long@kcsdschools.net

Is your school library an integral part of your school? If so we would like to honor those who have helped make it happen! The SCASL Awards Program includes five annual awards. Please consider nominating your exemplary school library media specialists and/or their supporters.

Media Specialist of the Year - honors a full-time media specialist on the basis of exemplary programs as well as active participation and service to SCASL and other related organizations.

Distinguished Service Award - recognizes an individual or an organization for contributions to SCASL and school media programs throughout the state of South Carolina.

Administrator of the Year - recognizes and thanks an exemplary administrator.

Nancy Jane Day Scholarship - provides an SCASL member with reimbursement for the cost of one successfully completed college course taken to improve job performance or complete a graduate degree in library science.

Margaret Ehrhardt Student Scholarship - provides a scholarship to a graduating media center volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to South Carolina school librarianship, school library services, and/or SCASL.

The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2009.   Applications should be emailed or postmarked by that date. These awards will be presented at the SCASL Conference in North Charleston, March 24-26, 2010. The Awards Committee of SCASL is currently accepting nominations for these awards.

SCASL Honor Rolls

Honor Roll nominees are recognized in the Media Center Messenger and the conference program, they will receive a certificate of merit, and a letter of commendation will be sent to their supervisor, superintendent or school board.

Honor Roll of Administrators

Honor Roll of Paraprofessionals

Media Specialist of the Year Award Application and Criteria
Previous Media Specialist of the Year Award Recipients

Distinguished Service Award Application
Previous Distinguished Service Award Recipients

Administrator of the Year Award Application
Previous Administrator of the Year Recipients

Nancy Jane Day Scholarship Award Application
Past Nancy Jane Day Recipients

Media Paraprofessional Award Application
Media Paraprofessional Award History

The Margaret Ehrhardt Student Scholarship
Past Margaret Ehrhardt Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the 2008-09 award winners!

Media Specialist of the Year - Martha Taylor, McCants Middle School

Administrator of the Year - Dr. Kappy Cannon, Principal, Forest Lake Elementary Technology Magnet School

Nancy Jane Day Scholarship - Fredda Shaw, Code Elementary School

Media Paraprofessional Award - Christopher Patterson, Bell Street Elementary School

Margaret Erhardt Scholarship - Jennifer Gerlach, Liberty High School
Nominated by Yvonne Mayo