On June 25, 2017 at the annual American Library Association (ALA) conference in Chicago, Ernest Ingles, who recently retired from his position as chief librarian and vice-provost, as well as SLIS director (2010-2013), at the University of Alberta received the 2017 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship. The annual award given by the ALA honours an individual for contributing significantly to the public recognition and appreciation of librarianship through professional performance, teaching, and/or writing. SLIS wholeheartedly congratulates Mr. Ingles on his extraordinary achievement!
ALA Press Release: http://www.ala.org/news/press-