This message was sent to Maps-L by Vanette Schwartz of the Honors and Awards
Committee of the G&M Division, SLA.-----Johnnie
 
--------------------------------------
 
 
 
PRESS RELEASE
 
Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement in Geography and Map
Librarianship
 
 
 
        The Honors and Awards Committee, Geography and Map Division, Special
Libraries Association is pleased to announce that Alice C. Hudson, Chief
of the Map Division at New York Public Library, is the recipient of the
Division's Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement in Geography and Map
Librarianship.  The award was presented to Ms. Hudson at the Special
Libraries Association 87th annual conference held in Boston,
Massachusetts from June 8-13, 1996.
 
        The Honors Award, first presented in 1955, is the highest award given by
the Geography and Map Division of the Special Libraries Association.  The
award recognizes a person who has made outstanding contributions to the
fields of geography, cartography, or map librarianship.  This year marks
the 28th time the award has been given.  Ms. Hudson is one of only three
people who have received both the Special Libraries Association and the
American Library Association awards for outstanding contributions to map
librarianship.
 
        Alice Hudson received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969 from Middle
Tennessee State University.  In 1970 she received her Masters degree in
Library Science from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.  She has
continued her education with additional coursework in geography and
librarianship at Columbia University, as well as completing the
Association of Research Libraries, Management Skills Institute in 1983.
Ms. Hudson began her professional career as map cataloger and reference
librarian at the New York Public Library in 1970.  In 1978 she was
appointed Assistant Chief of the Map Division at New York Public Library.
 She was named to her current position as Chief of the Map Division in
1981.
 
        Throughout her career Ms. Hudson has been an active leader in
professional organizations and a frequent presenter at map and library
conferences.  She served as chair of the New York City Geography and Map
Group from 1975 to 1977, and was President of the New York Map Society in
l980.  In 1982-83 she was elected chair of the Map and Geography Round
Table of the American Library Association.  Ms. Hudson has also been
active in the Geography and Map Division of the Special Libraries
Association, serving as chair of the division in 1993-94.  In addition to
her professional service, Ms. Hudson has also been active in editing and
writing.  She served as editor of the Rhumb line newsletter from
1985-1990, was a regional editor for the 1985 edition of Guide to United
States Map Resources and served on the editorial board of Meridian from
1988-1992.  She has authored numerous articles and book reviews for
professional journals including The Map Collector, Geography and Map
Division Bulletin, Special Libraries, Meridian, Science & Technology
Libraries, and the Information Bulletin of the Western Association of Map
Libraries.  For her energetic work in the profession, Ms. Hudson was
honored with the New York Public Library's Special Performance Award in
1986, and with the American Library Association Map and Geography Round
Table Honors Award in 1990.
 
 =========================================================================
 
===========