Maureen Sullivan
President of the American Library Association
In office
2012–2013
Preceded byMolly Raphael
Succeeded byBarbara Stripling
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Maryland
Occupation
  • Librarian
  • educator

Maureen Sullivan is an American librarian, educator, and organizational consultant who served as the president of the American Library Association from 2012 to 2013.[1]

Education and career

Sullivan received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland in 1974 and a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Maryland in 1976.[2]

She has been a professor of practice in the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science doctoral program since 2006;[3] she also was the interim dean of the school from January to June 2013.[4]

Library leadership

Sullivan served as the president of the Association of College and Research Libraries from 1998 to 1999.[2] During her ACRL presidency, Sullivan successfully proposed the formation of the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; she also helped develop the curriculum and served as faculty for the program.[5]

Sullivan began her one-year term as president of the American Library Association in 2012.[6] During her time as president of ALA, one of Sullivan's main focuses was developing a training programs for community engagement that partnered with the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation.[7] She also helped launch an association-wide effort ("Reimagining ALA") to help libraries face the challenges of the digital age.[4]

Sullivan has over thirty years of experience as a consultant on topics such as organization development, strategic planning, and leadership development.[4] She has designed and facilitated many leadership development programs for individual libraries and library associations, including the New England Library Leadership Symposium and the Maryland Library Leaders Institute.[2][8] Along with her husband Jack Siggins, Sullivan has facilitated the TALL Texas Leadership Development Institute for over twenty years.[9]

Professional recognition

Sullivan was named the 2010 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by the Association of College and Research Libraries.[2] The University of Maryland College of Information Studies named her their 2013 alumnus of the year, describing her as "a widely recognized leader and educator in the library profession."[4] In 2016, she was awarded the Joseph W. Lippincott Award by the American Library Association.[7]

In 2022 Sullivan was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership.

References

  1. ^ "Re-Envisioning the Library: Engaging Staff and Building Capacity for Change". PLA 2018. Public Library Association. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Maureen Sullivan named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year". American Library Association. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ "In Brief". D-Lib Magazine. March–April 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Alumnus of the Year 2013: Maureen Sullivan". University of Maryland College of Information Studies. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  5. ^ Casey, Anne Marie (2015). "Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians". In Herold, Irene M. H. (ed.). Creating Leaders. Association of College and Research Libraries. ISBN 978-0-8389-8763-6.
  6. ^ "ALA 2012: Leadership: PW talks with incoming ALA President Maureen Sullivan". Publishers Weekly. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Maureen Sullivan receives the 2016 Joseph W. Lippincott Award". American Library Association. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Strategic Planning Services: Request for Proposal No. 18-01" (PDF). Anne Arundel County Public Library. 6 March 2018. p. 25. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  9. ^ "TALL Leaders". Texas Library Association. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
Non-profit organization positions Preceded byMolly Raphael President of the American Library Association 2012–2013 Succeeded byBarbara Stripling
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