NCSU Libraries Focus Online
Volume 22 number 2 - Winter 2002
David Danehower and Ross Whetten Receive NCSU Libraries Faculty Award
By Russell S. Koonts, Faculty Award Committee
This year, two NC State faculty members received the prestigious NCSU Libraries
Faculty Award for their outstanding contributions in support of the Libraries'
mission and its role within the university. David Danehower, associate professor
of crop science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Ross Whetten,
associate professor of forestry in the College of Natural Resources, have collaborated
with the Libraries on many important projects, most notably in furtherance
of the library's scholarly communication program. The award was presented at
the Friends of the Library's annual Fall Luncheon on November 9, 2001. Susan
K. Nutter, vice provost and director of Libraries, described Danehower's and
Whetten's many activities on behalf of the Libraries, saying,
"I am delighted finally to be able to say 'thank you' publicly to two
of the Libraries' most active and articulate supporters on campus. Both of
them have been dedicated and vigorous proponents of the NCSU Libraries' scholarly
communication effort since its inception, making it difficult to honor one
and not the other. . . . In 1998, . . . the North Carolina State University
Copyright Ownership Task Force was formed. Ross and David agreed to co-chair
this diverse group and . . . conducted three Copyright Ownership Town Meetings
at various locations across campus. They were instrumental in writing the report
and recommendations and in presenting those to the provost. . . . David Danehower's
and Ross Whetten's service and commitment to the NCSU Libraries' scholarly
communication initiatives have been untiring and exemplary, with ramifications
that can have a profound effect on the broader scholarly community as a whole."
Danehower and Whetten, working with library staff and members of the University
Library Committee's Scholarly Communication Subcommittee, cochaired the NC
State Copyright Ownership Task Force, the first of its kind in the UNC system.
Their dedicated support of the Libraries' scholarly communication colloquia
and seminars has helped to raise campus awareness of the NCSU Libraries' role
in the area of scholarly communication. As co-chairs of the Copyright Ownership
Task Force, Danehower and Whetten led three Copyright Ownership Town Meetings
to discuss possible revisions to NC State University'ss copyright ownership
policy and to garner faculty input on what the task force policy recommendations
should include. Their invaluable contributions to the library over the last
decade make them outstanding recipients of the NCSU Libraries Faculty Award.
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