Skyya Edwards is a Student Assistant at the USF Tampa Library, working at the Front Desk. She is graduating this spring with her Bachelor’s in Film and New Media. Skyya loves to dance, eat, sleep, and watch TV, and enjoys colorguard and …Continue Reading
Category: Awards & Recognition
Emily Mann Receives USF Inclusive Excellence Faculty Award
The USF Libraries are pleased to share that Emily Mann, Assistant Librarian at the USF Nelson Poynter Memorial Library (NPML), has been selected for the 2022 Inclusive Excellence Faculty Award from the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at USF. The Inclusive …Continue Reading
Dean Todd Chavez Awarded Bernie Madison Outstanding Achievement Award
The Board of the National Numeracy Network (NNN) has selected Dean Todd Chavez of the University of South Florida Libraries for the Bernie Madison Outstanding Achievement Award. The NNN gratefully acknowledges Dean Chavez’s vision, leadership, and contributions to the establishment of their …Continue Reading
Britney Edwards & Tammi Wilds Honored by USF Black Faculty & Staff Association
At the 33rd Annual Welcome Breakfast, the USF Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) celebrated two USF Libraries employees, Britney Edwards and Tammi Wilds. Britney was honored as a new African American employee at the Tampa Library, where she was recently hired …Continue Reading
Cat Camp Awarded Quiet Quality Award
The Quiet Quality Awards (QQA) began in 1996, sponsored by the USF Staff Senate, to increase employee recognition. The awardees are chosen based on their conscientiousness, professional manner and positive attitude, work performance, responsibilities, teamwork, and helpful suggestions. This year, Cat Camp, …Continue Reading
LeEtta Schmidt Awarded Outstanding Library Faculty Award
The USF Library Faculty Award Committee has chosen LeEtta Schmidt as the winner of the inaugural Outstanding Library Faculty Award. This award recognizes a library faculty member’s “superior achievement in their professional duties, their research and creative activity, and in their service …Continue Reading
Meet Our 2021-2022 Student Scholars
Congratulations to our scholarship, research award, and essay prize recipients!The USF Libraries scholarship, research award, and essay prize program ensures USF students are given opportunities to learn, discover, and succeed. We feel honored to work with and support our students in their academic achievements, and in the 2021-2022 academic year we …Continue Reading
Tomaro Taylor Awarded Jean Key Gates Distinguished Alumni Award
The USF Libraries is delighted to announce that Tomaro Taylor is one of three 2021 recipients of the USF Master of Library and Information Science Jean Key Gates Distinguished Alumni Award. The award is presented annually to alumni who have outstanding professional …Continue Reading
Outstanding Staff Awards Honor Terry Hutchings & Berrie Watson!
Each year the University of South Florida seeks to recognize employees who demonstrate above-and-beyond performance excellence and are ambassadors for USF’s Principles of Community. It is their hard work and dedication that greatly contributes to USF’s success and upward trajectory. This year, …Continue Reading
USF Student Success Awards Honor R&I Librarians and Virtual Book Club!
Every year the USF Student Success unit celebrates faculty, staff, departments, and community partners who have worked hard to transform the institutional culture and raise performance levels across the board. The annual Student Success Awards honor these outstanding individuals’ and teams’ exceptional …Continue Reading