Dr. Kathleen de la Pe帽a McCook, distinguished university professor at the 51在线 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 鈥渁n extraordinary mentor and role model to countless students,鈥� 鈥渧isionary,鈥� 鈥渋nspirational,鈥� 鈥渟elfless,鈥� 鈥渁 risk taker, a political force, a fighter in the trenches.鈥� One writer dubbed her 鈥渢he People鈥檚 Librarian鈥� because of her focus on the 鈥渓ibrary鈥檚 user community and society at large, and students.鈥� Congratulations Dr. McCook!