Nominate for Library’s Highest Honor
Phelps Award honors supporters of the OSU Library
June 25, 2008
For Immediate Release
STILLWATER -Each fall the Friends of the OSU Library presents the group’s highest honor, the Edna Mae Phelps Award. The award recognizes substantial and unselfish contributions to the OSU Library.
The award was established in honor of Mrs. Phelps of Seminole. Phelps was a strong supporter of the OSU Library. While serving on the OSU Board of Regents, she worked to improve the Library's budget. She also played an active role in organizing the Friends of the OSU Library and served as the organization’s first president.
Nominations will be accepted through July 25 for the 2008 award. Nominees may include OSU Library volunteers or employees, past or present students or faculty, government officials, interested citizens, or members of the Friends.
The award is presented annually at the Friends of the OSU Library dinner. This year’s event is September 5 and features T. Boone Pickens.
Nomination letters should include your name, address, and telephone number, the name, address, and telephone number of the person you are nominating, and a narrative supporting the nomination. Send nominations to Edna Mae Phelps Award, 216 Edmon Low Library, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-1071 or email lib-pub@okstate.edu.
For more information about the Friends of the OSU Library and the Edna Mae Phelps Award visit www.library.okstate.edu/friends or call (405) 744-7331.Oklahoma State University is a modern land-grant system that cuts across disciplines to better prepare students for a new world. Oklahoma's only university with a statewide presence, OSU improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research and outreach. OSU has more than 32,000 students across its five-campus system and nearly 21,000 on its Stillwater campus; with students from all 50 states and about 110 nations. Established in 1890, OSU has graduated more than 200,000 students who have made a lasting impact on Oklahoma and the world. CREATE - INNOVATE - EDUCATE - GO STATE!
URL: http://www.library.okstate.edu/news/sum08/phelpsnom.htm
Last Updated: 25 June 2008
