Dr. Kathleen de la Pe帽a McCook, distinguished university professor at the 麻豆视频 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!