John & Jean Piety Named SLA Engineering Lib...

NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

    - Special Library Association (SLA) and Elsevier's Engineering and 
Technology Division Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of SLA and Honor Two
Lifetimes of Achievement



    Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division today
congratulated John and Jean Piety on being this year's recipients of the
Special Library Association's (SLA) Engineering Division Librarians of the
Year Award. Mr. and Mrs. Piety's contributions to the SLA Engineering
Division include exceptional performance while holding a variety of positions
within SLA.



    Jean has been a member of SLA since 1958, thus celebrating her
50th anniversary this year, while John has been a member since 1975. SLA
lists Jean as having held Cleveland Chapter positions as Networking Chair,
President-Elect & President.



    John has served as Bulletin Editor, President-Elect and
President of the Cleveland Chapter, Membership Chair, Chair-Elect and Chair
of the IT Division of SLA and has served on the Bylaws Committee for the
Association.



    Sponsored by Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division,
the 14th annual award includes a certificate of achievement and a $1,500
stipend. It was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Piety during the Engineering
Division Award's Luncheon at the 40th Annual SLA annual conference in
Seattle, WA on June 15th.



    Deborah Jordan, Director of Marketing for Elsevier's
Engineering and Technology Division, congratulated the winners by stating,
"Jean and John Piety are to be congratulated for their commitment to both 
the
SLA and the engineering community."



    Presented annually to recognize contributions to the
engineering librarian profession, recipients are nominated by their peers and
selected via the SLA Engineering Division Awards Committee.


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