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updated October 19, 2009
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Former Librarian John Robson Gets Indiana Library Federation's Lifetime
Achievement Award
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John Robson |
John M. Robson has received the Indiana Library Federation’s 2009 Lifetime
Achievement Award in recognition to his 25 years as Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology librarian and curator. The honor was presented on Oct. 19 by the
ILF’s Awards and Honors Committee at the organization’s annual conference in
Fort Wayne.
Robson served at Rose-Hulman from 1984 to 2009, helping transform the
college’s Logan Library from a collection of books and a card catalogue to
an inviting learning resource with bound and electronic technical databases,
books and journals.
An ILF news release noted Robson’s love for history and librarianship has
inspired other librarians and archivists, and he has assisted the federation
as treasurer, vice president and president.
Robson was instrumental in guiding the ILF through organizational
developments and helped to lead the federation in times of transition. He
served in leadership roles with the Indiana Academic Libraries Association,
under the umbrella of ILF, the ILF scholarship committee and the ILF
endowment board.
He also served on the Indiana Cooperative Library Service
Authority and the Stone Hills Area Library Services Authority; was a
founding member of the Wabash Valley Visions and Voices Digital Memory
Project for west central Indiana; and a board member of the Vigo County
Historical Society.
The Friends of Indiana Libraries presented Robson the David Hurst Memorial
Advocacy Award last year to highlight his commitment to library excellence.
At Rose-Hulman, Robson was active on numerous campus and professional
committees, was a volunteer for Indiana Special Olympics and earned the
President’s Outstanding Service Award. He and his wife, Elizabeth, are
residents of Paris, Ill., and actively involved in their church.
Robson received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kent State
University, and went on to the University Of Wisconsin to work on a doctoral
degree.
The Indiana Library Federation is a membership-driven organization which
promotes all libraries in Indiana and fosters the professional growth of its
members which include librarians, library staff, library administrators and
trustees.
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