Megan Oakleaf, assistant professor in the
School of Information Studies (iSchool) at
Syracuse University, has been awarded the Association of College and Research Libraries
(ACRL) Presidential Award in recognition of the ACRL Immersion Program's 10-year
anniversary. Oakleaf received the award for her work as a member of the ACRL Immersion
Program faculty. Founded in 1999, the program gives instructional librarians the intellectual
tools and practical techniques to help their institution build or enhance its instruction
program.
The first ACRL Immersion Program was held at the SUNY College at Plattsburgh in 1999.
Since then, the Institute for Information Literacy has continued to initiate successful
programs elsewhere. These pioneering programs have made a long-lasting contribution to
the association, ACRL members and the profession.
Oakleaf and the rest of the Immersion Program faculty will receive the ACRL Presidential
Award at the 14th National Conference in March in Seattle.
Oakleaf holds a B.A. in English education and a B.S. in Spanish education from Miami
University, an M.L.S. from Kent State University and a Ph.D. in information and library
science from the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
