Librarian of the Year Nomination Form

This career award is bestowed upon a professional (MLS or equivalent) librarian in recognition of outstanding leadership, achievement and commitment to the library profession.* The librarian shall be currently employed in a Wisconsin health sciences library and must be an active member of WHSLA.

Nominate a colleague today.

Past Librarian of the Year Recipients

2025 – Karen Hanus, Advocate Health – Midwest Library

2023 – Michele Matucheski, Ascension WI

2022 – Dora Davis, ProHealth

2020 – Elizabeth Suelzer, Medical College of Wisconsin

2018 – Brenda Fay, Aurora Health Care

2017 – Barbara Ruggeri, Children’s Hospital

2009 – Barb Benisch Sisolak, UW-Madison

2007 – Julie Schneider, UW-Madison’s Ebling Library

2006 – Melinda Orebaugh, Gundersen Lutheran

2005 – Sharon Wochos, Columbia-St. Mary’s

2004 – Mary Bayorgeon, Affinity Health

2003 – Robert Koehler, Meriter Hospital Library

2002 – Sunja Shaikh, Samuel Rosenthal Memorial Library, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Milwaukee

2001 – Ruth Holst, Columbia Hospital Library, Milwaukee

1999 – Karen Hanus, Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries

1998 – Dick Carr, Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries

1997 – Linda Oddan, Waukesha Memorial Hospital Library

1996 – Linda LeManieu, Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries

1995 – Rick Henning, Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries

1993 – Virginia Holtz, Center for Health Sciences Library, UW-Madison

1989 – Barb Schmiechen, Center for Health Sciences Library, UW-Madison

Additional past Librarian of the Year recipients can be found in the WHSLA archives (DropBox). Contact us to request access.