2007 Awards Presented in Pasadena

The WAML Executive board awarded service awards to Cynthia Jahns, Mabel Suzuki, and Linda Zellmer at the recent WAML Meeting in Pasadena.

Cynthia Jahns, Head, Maps Unit, Science & Engineering Library, University of
California, Santa Cruz, received one of two Distinguished Service Award
plaques for 2007. She is the current WAML News & Notes Editor and
serves on several committees. Cynthia served as WAML Treasurer
2002-06. She contributed to the redesign of the WAML website, and
hosted the Fall 2003 WAML conference in Santa Cruz.

Mabel Suzuki, Documents Librarian, Government Documents and Maps Dept.,
University of Hawaii at Manoa library, is the recipient of an Award of
Excellence certificate for 2007. She is currently WAML Past President.
Mabel has contributed to the Information Bulletin of WAML.
She co-hosted WAML conferences in 1992 and 2002 in Hawaii.
During her term as President, Mabel updated job descriptions for WAML officers
and sought out map libraries affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

Linda Zellmer, Head, Geology Library, Indiana University Libraries, is
the recipient of a Distinguished Service Award plaque for 2007. Linda
is the creator and Editor of the WAML Map Librarian’s Toolbox. Linda served as WAML
Web Manager and Editor of the WAML News & Notes from 1997-2006.
She was an Editor of the Information Bulletin as well as contributing as a State
Editor. Linda served as WAML President 1998/99, and hosted the Fall 1994
conference. She has contributed in other committees and kept WAML
updated with news of note.

Contributed by Wendie Helms