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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Polanka, Barlow and Bice among the honorees<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:#FCFCFC"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University will honor 10 of its top alumni and dozens of outstanding
students at events in Kent and Columbus this spring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The Celebration of Alumni and Student Success will take place on Tuesday, April 30, at the SLIS site in the State Library of Ohio in Columbus, and on Wednesday, May 1, at the Kent Student
Center on the Kent Campus. Events in both locations start at 6 p.m. and are open to all; there is no charge to attend, but a reservation is requested. (RSVP by April 24 at</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://bit.ly/SLIScelebration2013"><span style="color:#333333">http://bit.ly/SLIScelebration2013</span></a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">This year's spring celebration combines several previously distinct events – the fall Alumni and Friends Honors and Awards program; the spring Celebration of Student Success; and the
August, December and May graduation receptions. The events have been combined to allow students, recent graduates and other alumni, as well as members of the local professional communities, to meet and mingle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Among those being honored are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sue Polanka, M.L.S. '95,</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>as<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>LIS
Alumnus of the Year, and Don W. Barlow and Michael O. Bice as SLIS Friends of the Year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Polanka is head of Reference and Instruction at Wright State University Libraries and serves as president of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO). She was elected to American
Library Association Council in 2012 and was named a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Library Journal</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>"Mover and Shaker" in 2011, tagged as the
"Ebook Guru." Polanka<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a name="_GoBack" id="_GoBack"></a>is editor of the American Library Association series "No Shelf Required," which also is the name of her award-winning blog on issues related to ebooks and electronic
reference interfaces.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Barlow is executive director of Westerville Public Library, Westerville, Ohio. Barlow has been a frequent lecturer in SLIS Columbus classes, taught Library Management as a SLIS adjunct
instructor for many years and hosted numerous practicum students. He also spearheads a tuition reimbursement program that has enticed many of his staff to enroll in SLIS.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>A<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>long-time
SLIS supporter, Barlow will be honored for his visionary library leadership and the transformational impact he has had on the lives of many students, alumni and other library professionals. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Bice, a former hospital executive, joined SLIS in 2010 to launch a new concentration in health information management as a concentration in the school's Information Architecture and
Knowledge Management (IAKM) program. He developed the curriculum, established an advisory board of health care IT professionals, recruited adjunct instructors and established partnerships with other institutions that have helped make the concentration a success.
Bice retired at the end of 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Student honorees include this year's scholarship winners, Beta Phi Mu inductees, graduate assistants and student employees, plus SLIS graduates from August 2012, December 2012 and May
2013. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">A list of honorees can be found at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/celebration2013.cfm"><span style="color:#333333">http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/celebration2013.cfm</span></a>.
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Event details are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Columbus -- Tuesday, April 30</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hors d'oeuvres reception, 6 to 8 p.m.; brief program beginning at 6:30 p.m.<br>
State Library of Ohio ~ 274 E. First Ave. ~ Columbus 43201<br>
<a href="http://www.library.ohio.gov/Marketing/Directions"><span style="color:#333333">Directions</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kent -- Wednesday, May 1</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hors d'oeuvres reception, 6 to 8 p.m.; brief program beginning at 6:30 p.m.<br>
Kent Student Center, Kent State University ~ 1075 Risman Drive, Kent 44242<br>
<a href="http://www.kent.edu/campuses/maps/map.cfm"><span style="color:#333333">Directions</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">RSVP by April 24 at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/SLIScelebration2013"><span style="color:#333333">http://bit.ly/SLIScelebration2013</span></a>. For
more information and a list of the honorees, visit <a href="http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/celebration2013.cfm">
<span style="color:#333333">http://www.kent.edu/slis/news/celebration2013.cfm</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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