Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award

The Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award is given annually by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (a division of the American Library Association) recognizing the contribution of a outstanding professional preservation specialist who has been active in the field of preservation and/or conservation for library and/or archival materials.

Winners are selected by merit of their accomplishments as they relate to preservation leadership in such activities as leadership in professional associations at local state, regional or national level; contributions to the development, application or utilization of new or improved methods, techniques and routines; significant contribution to professional literature; or training and mentoring in the field of preservation.

The award is given in memory of Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris, early leaders in library preservation, teachers, and mentors for many in the field of preservation.

Recipients of the Award:

Roberta Pilette	2011
Michéle V. Cloonan	2010
Barclay Ogden	2009
Janet Gertz	2008
Walter Henry	2007
Gary Frost	2006
Paul Conway	2005
Jan Merrill-Oldham	2004
John F. Dean	2003
Ellen McCrady	2002
Sarah Buchanan	2001

We are pleased to announce that Roberta Pilette is the 2011 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award recipient. Ms. Pilette is currently the Director of the Preservation Department and Chief Preservation Officer for the Yale University Library. Her on-going impact on the preservation field as an active leader, educator, and mentor has spanned over twenty-five years, and she continues to be intimately involved in some of the most important explorations and discussions going on in the field today. She has influenced the development of our current preservation practices as well as shaped a generation of library and archives preservation administrators and conservators.

Preservation Technologies is pleased to sponsor this award on behalf of ALCTS and the American Library Association.