[OPLINLIST] Dr. Carolyn S. Brodie Named Distinguished Teacher at KSU

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Dr. Carolyn S. Brodie, Professor, Kent State University School of 
Library and Information Science (SLIS) was one of three professors to 
receive the University's most prestigious award in teaching at a special 
luncheon during the "Celebrating College Teaching Conference" held at 
KSU on October 21.  The Alumni Association's Distinguished Teaching 
Award (DTA) was established in 1967 to recognize excellence in the 
classroom.  The award is presented annually to full-time faculty members 
who exhibit extraordinary teaching in the classroom and a devotion to 
touching the lives of students.  In the past 38 years only a little over 
one-hundred KSU professors have received this distinction. The award is 
one of the most important honors that can be bestowed upon a Kent State 
University faculty member.

Brodie, a native Arkansan, moved  to Ohio in 1989 and has devoted her 
seventeen-year KSU teaching career to building and creating the SLIS 
specializations in children's library materials and services; young 
adult library materials and services; and school library media centers.  
Today these youth programs are well-known statewide through the school's 
12-12-12 Distance Degree Program and are nationally recognized.  Dr. 
Brodie has additionally been a co-recipient of over four million dollars 
in grant funding for KSU-SLIS, primarily working in partnership with 
colleague, Dr. Greg Byerly.   Just one example of their combined efforts 
is the Reinberger Children's Library Center, which was built after they 
obtained $240,000 in grant funding.  This teaching facility provides a 
unique model among the nation's library schools for educating youth 
services librarians.  Brodie also chaired the 2005 John Newbery 
Committee and has been appointed to the 2007 Randolph Caldecott 
Committee.  And, she co-directs the Virginia Hamilton Conference on 
Multicultural Literature for Youth held each April at Kent.

For the Distinguished Teaching Award, Dr. Brodie received a crystal 
apple, $1,500 and the satisfaction of being honored for a job well done. 
  She immediately donated the entire monetary award to the James E. Cook 
Memorial Scholarship fund which will provide financial assistance each 
year for a student dedicated to working in young adult library 
services.  Dr. Brodie would like to encourage colleagues statewide to 
honor the memory of James Cook and his dedication to young adults and 
libraries by making a donation to the first ever SLIS scholarship for 
young adult library students.  Contributions should be mailed to the:  
KSU Development Office, P.O Box 5190, 1061 Fraternity Circle, Kent OH 
44242.  Please remember to indicate on the memo portion of your check 
that your contribution is "In memory of James E. Cook."

Dr. Brodie may be contacted at cbrodie@kent.edu 
<mailto:cbrodie@kent.edu> or at Kent State University, School of Library 
and Information Science, 314 Library, Kent, OH 44242-0001.

-- 
Rhonda S. Filipan, M.A., M.L.S.
Academic Program Coordinator
Kent State University
School of Library and Information Science
330-672-0013

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Dr. Carolyn
S. Brodie, Professor, Kent State
University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) was one of
three
professors to receive the University&#8217;s most prestigious award in
teaching at a
special luncheon during the &#8220;Celebrating College Teaching Conference&#8221;
held at
KSU on October 21.&nbsp; The Alumni
Association&#8217;s Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) was established in
1967 to
recognize excellence in the classroom.&nbsp; The
award is presented annually to full-time faculty members who exhibit
extraordinary teaching in the classroom and a devotion to touching the
lives of
students.&nbsp; In the past 38 years only a
little over one-hundred KSU professors have received this distinction.
The
award is one of the most important honors that can be bestowed upon a <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Kent</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> faculty
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Brodie, a
native Arkansan, moved &nbsp;to <st1:State><st1:place>Ohio</st1:place></st1:State> in 1989 and has devoted
her seventeen-year
KSU teaching career to building and creating the SLIS specializations
in children&#8217;s
library materials and services; young adult library materials and
services; and
school library media centers.&nbsp; Today
these youth programs are well-known statewide through the school&#8217;s <st1:date
 month="12" day="12" year="2012">12-12-12</st1:date> Distance Degree Program
and are nationally
recognized. &nbsp;Dr. Brodie has additionally been
a co-recipient of over four million dollars in grant funding for
KSU-SLIS,
primarily working in partnership with colleague, Dr. Greg Byerly.&nbsp; &nbsp;Just
one example of their combined efforts is the Reinberger Children&#8217;s <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Library</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, which was built after
they
obtained $240,000 in grant funding.&nbsp; This
teaching facility provides a unique model among the nation&#8217;s library
schools
for educating youth services librarians.&nbsp;
Brodie also chaired the 2005 John Newbery Committee and has been
appointed to the 2007 Randolph Caldecott Committee.&nbsp; And,
she co-directs the Virginia Hamilton
Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth held each April at <st1:country-region><st1:place>Kent</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p>
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For the
Distinguished Teaching Award, Dr. Brodie received a crystal apple,
$1,500 and
the satisfaction of being honored for a job well done. &nbsp;&nbsp;She
immediately donated the entire monetary
award to the James E. Cook Memorial Scholarship fund which will provide
financial
assistance each year for a student dedicated to working in young adult
library
services.&nbsp; Dr. Brodie would like to
encourage colleagues statewide to honor the memory of James Cook and
his
dedication to young adults and libraries by making a donation to the
first ever
SLIS scholarship for young adult library students.&nbsp; Contributions
should be mailed to the:&nbsp; KSU Development
Office, P.O <st1:address><st1:Street>Box 5190, <st1:City>1061</st1:City> Fraternity Circle</st1:Street>, <st1:country-region>Kent</st1:country-region></st1:address> OH 44242.&nbsp;
Please remember to indicate on the memo portion
of your check that your contribution is "In memory of James E. Cook."<o:p></o:p>
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Dr.
Brodie
may be contacted at <a href="mailto:cbrodie@kent.edu">cbrodie@kent.edu</a>
or
at <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Kent</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, School of Library and
Information
Science, 314 Library, <st1:place><st1:City>Kent</st1:City>, <st1:State>OH</st1:State>&nbsp; <st1:PostalCode>44242-0001</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Rhonda S. Filipan, M.A., M.L.S.
Academic Program Coordinator
Kent State University
School of Library and Information Science
330-672-0013
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