Dr. Kathleen de la Pe単a McCook, distinguished university professor at the University of South 返字心頭 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 an extraordinary mentor and role model to countless students, visionary, inspirational, selfless, a risk taker, a political force, a fighter in the trenches. One writer dubbed her the Peoples Librarian because of her focus on the librarys user community and society at large, and students. Congratulations Dr. McCook!