Since 1982, the Transportation Division of the Special Libraries Association has been awarding the Professional Achievement Award to a past or present member of the Division on the basis of outstanding contributions or service to the Transportation Division.  The purpose of the Award is to honor those who have rendered distinguished service or have made a significant contribution to transportation libraries and librarianship.  This contribution or service may take the form of contributions to library and transportation literature or bibliography, to the work and effectiveness of the Special Libraries Association and the Transportation Division, or to the transportation field through organizational work or publications. The Award is not made posthumously, and to ensure its stature there is no requirement that it be presented every year.

The Award has traditionally been presented at the annual business meeting of the Transportation Division; it may be given at another time or place deemed appropriate by the Executive Board of the Division.  The Executive Board is the judging committee for this Award.

Please download the application form.

Past Recipients

2009    Roberto Sarmiento, Northwestern University

2008    Bonnie Osif, Pennsylvania State University

2007    Barbara Post, Transportation Research Board

2006    Sandra Tucker, Texas A&M University

2005    Jerry Baldwin, Minnesota Department of Transportation

2002    Jeanne Thomas, Michigan Department of Transportation

2001    Judy Gutshall, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

1992    Barbara Russo

1987    Michael Kleiber, University of California, Berkeley

1985    Mary Roy, Northwestern University

1983    Helene Dechief, Canadian National Railways

1982    Beverly Hikock, University of California, Berkeley