UA School of Library and Information Studies Honors Distinguished Alumnus Lee Pike

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Lee Pike, professor and head of the Angelo Bruno Business Library at The University of Alabama, has been selected to receive the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award from the UA School of Library and Information Studies.

Pike’s publications include contributions to library science journals and books such as Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian, Public Library Quarterly and Magazines for Libraries. He has made numerous presentations on library networking, business information sources and collection development.

He completed a four-year term as councilor of the American Library Association and has served in elected offices of other library organizations. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the Alabama Library Association.

Pike received both a bachelor’s degree and Master of Library Science from The University of Alabama.

Each year the Library School Association, representing SLIS alumni, bestows the Distinguished Alumni Award to recognize SLIS alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the library, information, media or book arts fields.

The School of Library and Information Studies in the UA College of Communication and Information Sciences houses Alabama’s only library education program accredited by the American Library Association. The School offers both a Master of Library and Information Studies and a Master of Fine Arts in the book arts.