Dr. Kathleen de la Pe簽a McCook, distinguished university professor at the 堁階傭部app School of Information, is the winner of the , presented by the American Library Association (ALA) for distinguished service to the profession. Letters of support called Dr. McCook an extraordinary mentor and role model to countless students, visionary, inspirational, selfless, a risk taker, a political force, a fighter in the trenches. One writer dubbed her the Peoples Librarian because of her focus on the librarys user community and society at large, and students. Congratulations Dr. McCook!