NCSU Libraries Focus Online
Volume 21 number 2 - Winter 2001
Hugh Devine Receives NCSU Libraries Faculty Award
By Suzanne Weiner, Faculty Award Committee
Hugh A. Devine, professor of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism in NC State's
College of Natural Resources, received the 2000 NCSU Libraries Faculty Award
during the Friends of the Library's annual Fall Luncheon on November 8, 2000.
Devine, who was in Hawaii on November 8 at a conference, accepted the award
via a live "net meeting" held on the Internet. Hal Meeks, a computer
consultant with NC State, coordinated the technology required to hear Devine's
acceptance from Hawaii. The award is presented annually to an NC State faculty
member in recognition of outstanding contributions that support the Libraries'
mission and its role within the university.
Devine has acted as a partner with the Libraries on many projects, most notably
in his contributions to the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) efforts. He
helped the library's GIS team in the formulation of its vision and is working
with library staff in a university-wide project to provide access to spatial
data that address regional planning needs across the state.
Devine's collaboration with library staff has also extended into the area
of teaching and learning. His work on the Student-Directed Information-Rich
(SDIR) Undergraduate Education Project illustrated his commitment to the integration
of the library into instruction. The SDIR project was a test bed for the development
of new models and applications for delivering multimedia course materials and
library information to students via the Web and helped to raise awareness of
the NCSU Libraries' role in the education of both students and faculty.
As a member of the university’s Educational Technologies Interest Group,
Devine was among the first to articulate faculty needs for a university learning
technology center and immediately recognized the value of the Libraries' role
in developing and managing such a service. His invaluable contributions to
the library over the last decade make Hugh Devine a most deserving recipient
of the NCSU Libraries Faculty Award.
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