HENEBRY ROLL OF HONOR AWARD

The Agnes Henebry Roll of Honor Award

This award, consisting of a certificate, is given to a member or former member in appreciation of professional excellence in the news library field and distinguished activity in division programs and projects. Agnes Henebry (1911-82) was a librarian for the Decatur, Illinois newspapers from 1930 to 1973. Subsequently she became Office Operations Assistant with the Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers from 1973 to 1982. She was Chairman of the Newspaper Division in 1948-49.

Agnes Henebry occupied a position of respect and affection in the Newspaper Division which is unparalleled and unprecedented. She held every Division office and served on numerous committees. It was through her dedication as division archivist that the record of the history and development of the Division was preserved. Further, it was through her interest and leadership that the Pre-Conference and Regional Newspaper Library Seminars were begun, a legacy that continues to be one of the division's strongest programs. She was one of the authors and served on the editorial board for the inaugural Guidelines for Newspaper Libraries published by the American Newspaper Publishers Association in 1974. She taught, shared, inspired, and encouraged. Following Henebry's death in 1982, the fall issue of News Library News was dedicated to her. Librarians and reporters paid her tribute in a feature article with her portrait.

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