Honours and Awards at the IFLA WLIC 2016 Closing Session
18 August 2016
During the Closing Session on 18 August, IFLA President Donna Scheeder and IFLA Professional Committee Chair Maria Carme Torras i Calvo conferred the following honours and awards:
IFLA Scroll of Appreciation

In grateful recognition to the: National Committee
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
Carol Pitts Diedrichs and Patrick Losinski, Co-Chairs of the IFLA Columbus National Committee accepted the award
Dorothy McGarry
For her distinguished service to IFLA and global librarianship especially through an outstanding commitment to advancing cataloguing, classification and indexing standards and practices
James Neal
For his distinguished service to copyright and legal matters and outstanding contribution to fundraising to assist librarians around the world to attend IFLA Congresses
Lynne Rudasill
For her exemplary service to IFLA particularly in linking the expertise within the professional units to IFLA’s strategic work and creating opportunities for the exchange of knowledge
Jacinta Were
For her distinguished service to IFLA especially in supporting the development of librarians and as a pioneer of computer technology in libraries in Kenya and Africa
IFLA Medal
Gordon Dunsire
For his distinguished service to IFLA and international librarianship, advancing the field of bibliographic data, linked data and the semantic web
Antonio M. Santos
For his distinguished service to international librarianship and contribution to leadership in the Asia region
(Elvira Lapuz accepted the award on behalf of his family.)
IFLA Honorary Fellow
IFLA Professional Unit Communication Award
Awarded this year to:
Best IFLA Poster 2016
Awarded this year to: