Judith Currano, head of Penn’s Chemistry Library, has been selected as the 2016 Rose L. Vormelker Award winner by the Special Libraries Association (SLA) in recognition of “her commitment to advancing the development and knowledge of people from all backgrounds who are engaged in the study of chemistry.”

At Penn, Ms. Currano also teaches a course in chemical information that is required of all first-year doctoral students in chemistry, gives lectures on information resources to students in undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory courses, and is an active member of the Penn Women in Chemistry. Off campus, she has long been offering training to fellow information professionals at the SLA Annual Conference. She will receive the Vormelker Award at the opening session of the 2016 SLA Annual Conference this June in Philadelphia.