Kathleen de la Peña McCook

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  • "Visiting Scholar" Valdosta State University,  Library and Information Science Program, 2008.
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  • Selected for  interview by 2008 ALA Emerging Leaders. Click here to view the interview.
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  • Florida Library Association. Lifetime Achievement Award.   2007.
    This award is presented to a librarian whose distinguished record of professional achievements and accomplishments has spanned decades and advanced the stature of libraries within the State of Florida via such activities as risk taking, innovation and significant change.  The winner's contributions are so outstanding that their influence is of lasting importance to the entire spectrum of libraries and library service in Florida.
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  • "Mattering in the Blogosphere" March 2007.
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  • Notable Books Council. 2002-2006.
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  • Florida Book Awards. Jury for General Fiction. 2006-2008
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  • Contract Bargaining Team. United Faculty of Florida. USF Chapter. 2001-2006.
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  • Achievement in Library Diversity Research, 2004. American Library Association.
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  • ...Librarians Who Steered a Clear Course Toward the Twenty-first Century: An Interview with Kathleen de la Peña McCook." Library Administration & Management v.18 no.1 (Winter 2004) p.19-23.
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  • Beta Phi Mu Award for Distinguished Service to Education for Librarianship-2003. Award Details

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  • McCusker Lecturer, Dominican University-2003. Click on Lecture Series on the left-hand navigation bar to access the lecture.
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  • Brubaker Award: "Social Justice and the Practice of Librarianship".- 2003.
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  • Chicago Public Library Scholar in Residence- 2003.
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  • Hispanic Heritage Award. University of South Florida, 2003.
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  • Margaret Chisholm Lecture. University of Washington. The Information School. November, 2002.
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  • Beta Phi Mu.  Distinguished Lecture. Simmons College, Boston. April 25, 2002.
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  • Latino Librarian of the Year (Arnulfo Trejo Award)- 2002.
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  • Distinguished Service Award. University of South Florida, October, 2000.
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  • Beta Phi Mu, Golden Anniversary Distinguished Award. 1999.
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  • Futas Catalyst for Change Award from the American Library Association- 1998. Award Details

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  • Bradshaw Visiting Scholar.  Texas Woman's University, 1994.
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  • University of Wisconsin- SLIS Distinguished Alumna Award- 1991.
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  • Margaret E. Monroe Award from the American Library Association- 1991.
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  • Equality Award from the American Library Association- 1987. Award Details

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  • President, Association for Library and Information Science Education, 1987. 
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  • Nakata Lecturer, University of Illinois at Chicago- 1987.
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  • Schwing Lecturer, Louisiana State University- 1984.
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