Honorary Fellow

Honorary Fellow is IFLA's highest award, and is awarded on the basis of merit. It may not necessarily be awarded every year.

The Governing Board may confer Honorary Fellowship on a person who has delivered long and distinguished service to IFLA. Nominations for Honorary Fellow should be submitted to the Secretary General on the Honorary Fellow nomination form and by the closing date.

Each nomination for Honorary Fellow is required to be supported by at least three nominators who are current IFLA Members. Nominations must include evidence to support any claims of the nominee's long and distinguished service to IFLA.

A Nomination shall be accompanied by at least two written referee reports. Referees should not also be nominators, and at least one referee should be an IFLA Member. Referees shall address the nominee's suitability for the award, in relation to the criteria, and may provide further information relevant to the award if desired.

In making its decision on whether a nominee has delivered a long and distinguished service to IFLA, the Executive Committee will examine only the evidence and referee reports provided to it through the nomination. The evidence and referee reports provided should be based on the following required criteria:

  1. Length of service to IFLA;
  2. Type(s) of service to IFLA;
  3. Outstanding achievements within that service to IFLA; and
  4. Service that has brought distinction to IFLA in the international arena.

Past recipients:

  • Claudia Lux, 2010
  • Klaus G. Saur, 2009
  • Kay Raseroka, 2007
  • Ms Marta Terry, 2006
  • Ross Shimmon, 2005
  • Ms Christine Deschamps, 2003
  • Ms Marianne Scott, 2003
  • Warren Horton, 1999 († 2003)
  • Russell Bowden, 1995
  • Ms Marcelle Beaudiquez, 1993
  • Wim R.H. Koops, 1989
  • Ms Henriette D. Avram, 1987 († 2006)
  • Ms Margreet Wijnstroom, 1987
  • Günther Pflug, 1981 († 2008)
  • Harry C. Campbell, 1979 († 2009)
  • Robert Vosper, 1977 († 1994)
  • Joachim Wieder, 1977 († 1992)
  • Ms Margarita Rudominó, 1973 († 1990)
  • Leendert Brummel, 1965 († 1976)
  • Arthur C. Breycha-Vauthier, 1964 († 1986)
  • Julien Cain, 1964 († 1974)
  • Tietse Pieter Sevensma, 1958 († 1965)
  • Herbert Maurice Cashmore, 1952 († 1972)
  • Aleksander Ludwik Birkenmajer, 1947 († 1967)
  • Cardinal Eugene Tisserant, 1936 († 1972)
† = Deceased

Last update: 19 November 2010