NCSU Libraries Focus Online

Volume 28 number 1 - Fall 2007

NCSU Libraries' 2007 Above & Beyond Student Service Award Winners

Three exceptional student library assistants were honored by the NCSU Libraries for going above and beyond the call of duty in the course of their work. The Above & Beyond Library Service Award program was launched by a committee of librarians and staff to acknowledge the excellence of student workers, who make essential contributions to the day-to-day operations of the Libraries.

The three awardees were Milton V. Cahoon IV in the Collection Management Department, Robert Waldrup in the Research and Information Services Department, and Christopher "Critter" Wentworth in the Harrye B. Lyons Design Library. These students were recognized at the Student Appreciation Party held on April 18, 2007.

Cahoon, fast and reliable, is described as a "main anchor" for Collection Management. He "is keenly knowledgeable about using the catalog when conducting searches for books that we are considering for purchase. He listens well and asks smart questions when we solicit his help on special projects."

Waldrup, who works as a Peer Research Advisor at the reference desk and as a Technology Student Assistant II who helps circulate and maintain laptops and other circulating "gadgets," is recognized by one supervisor as a tireless worker "who approaches every task with poise, assurance, and enthusiasm. He makes himself available to fill in for colleagues with little or no notice. . . . He has never missed a shift and is the most reliable employee I’ve got."

Wentworth, "a design library jack-of-all trades," works in circulation in the Design Library and often is in charge during evening and weekend hours. A flexible and hard-working student employee who keeps the bookstacks in good order, he also produces "notes and reports . . . that can be used as examples for current and future student assistants."

All three students clearly make a huge difference to the smooth running of their departments. Congratulations on their well-deserved awards.