WHSLA Awards & Grants
Librarian of the Year Award
This career award is annually bestowed upon a professional (MLS or equivalent) librarian in recognition of outstanding leadership, achievement and commitment to the library profession. The librarian shall be currently employed in a Wisconsin health sciences library and must be an active member of WHSLA. Nominations due July 15.
Library of the Year Award
This award is given annually to a Wisconsin health sciences library for distinguished achievement in service. Nominations are due July 15.
Professional Development Grants
Read more on this annual, $500 grant opportunity, and see a list of past recipients.
Past Award Recipients
Library of the Year Award
2016 – MCW Libraries
2005 – Ebling Library, UW-Madison
2004 – Gundersen Lutheran Health Resource Center, La Crosse
2002 – Learning Resource Center, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield
2001 – Library Services, Affinity Health System, Inc., Appleton
1999 – United Health Libraries, Appleton Medical Center/Theda Clark, Appleton
1998 – Marshfield Clinical Medical Center Library
1996 – Medical Library, Mercy Health System, Janesville
1993 – Samuel Rosenthal Memorial Library, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Milwaukee
1992 – Gundersen Lutheran Health Resource Center, La Crosse
1991 – St. Elizabeth Hospital Library, Appleton
Librarian of the Year Award
2022 – Dora Davis, ProHealth Library
2020 – Elizabeth Suelzer, MCW Libraires
2018 – Brenda Fay
2017 – Barb Ruggeri, Children’s Hospital Library, MCW Libraries
2009 – Barb Benisch Sisolak
2007 – Julie Schneider, Ebling Library, UW-Madison
2006 – Melinda Orebaugh, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse
2005 – Sharon Wochos, Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee
2004 – Mary Bayorgeon, Affinity Health System, Inc. , Appleton
2003- Robert Koehler, Meriter Hospital Library, Madison
2002 – Sunja Shaikh, Samuel Rosenthal Memorial Library, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Milwaukee
2001 – Ruth Holst, Columbia Hospital Library, Milwaukee
1999 – Karen Hanus, Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries
1998 – Dick Carr, Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries
1997 – Linda Oddan, Waukesha Memorial Hospital Library
1996 – Linda LeManieu, Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries
1995 – Rick Henning, Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries
1993 – Virginia Holtz, Center for Health Sciences Library, UW-Madison
1989 – Barb Schmiechen, Center for Health Sciences Library, UW-Madison