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LEE
RECEIVES 1999 HALL OF FAME LIBRARIAN
AWARD
Editors:
A photo of Hwa-Wei Lee is available at: www.ohiou.edu/news/pix/HWA-WEI_LEE.JPG
ATHENS,
Ohio -- The Ohio Library Council recently awarded former
Dean of Ohio University Libraries Hwa-Wei Lee with the 1999
Hall of Fame Librarian Award.
"Hwa-Wei
Lee has left his footprints on five continents, where he is
known for his outstanding contributions to
librarianship,"said Dean of Ohio University Libraries Julie
Zimmerman. "The impressive progress of Ohio University
Libraries over the past two decades is largely due to his
energy and vision. We gained membership in the Association
of Research Libraries, placing us among an elite group of
major university and research libraries in the United States
and Canada. He has increased the endowment of Ohio
University Libraries from practically nothing to almost $10
million."
"Thanks to
Hwa-Wei Lee, we are well positioned to meet the challenges
of the 21st century by providing the best library services
to our students and faculty."
Lee, who
has been an active participant in the Ohio Valley Area
Libraries regional system, has served as an Ohio Library
Association board member, and was recognized in 1987 as Ohio
Librarian of the Year.
Since Lee
began working at Vernon R. Alden Library in 1978, print
volumes have more than doubled from 1 million to more than 2
million. As a member of the ARL, Alden is ranked 75th in the
nation out of 122 designated research libraries of which 111
are university libraries. The library's Southeast Asia
Collection is ranked as one of the best in the world. Under
Lee's guidance, the library has provided services to people
of the region through collaboration with public and school
libraries. Alden has been recognized as the only academic
library in the state to function as a reference and
interlibrary loan resource for public libraries.
"I am
greatly honored for being selected as the Hall of Fame
Librarian this year," said Lee. "The award which I am
receiving from the Ohio Library Council serves not only as a
capstone of my 21-year professional career in Ohio, but also
as a testimony of the unique contributions made by my
colleagues at Alden Library in serving our region and the
State."
Hall of
Fame recipients are nominated by the 5,000 members of the
Ohio Library Council and must have demonstrated consistent,
outstanding leadership and superior achievement in library
service, locally and at the state or national level.
Lee
retired from Ohio University in September.
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