An effective leader fills numerous roles. Among these are visionary, mentor, and administrator. You have filled these roles and others in an exemplary manner during your tenure as the Director of Libraries at Mercer University. The staff of the Monroe F. Swilley, Jr. Library acknowledges with appreciation and admiration your uncommon leadership at Mercer University from 1987 to 1998. It is in your capacity as an advocate for library development and as a mentor for individuals that we express particular recognition. You are devoted to your profession. You have enlisted others to share in your delight. Opportunities for institutional advancement and individual development have been in the forefront of your focus. You have provided excellence by example and you have invested with encouragement in the next generation of librarians. In recognition of your interest and investment in the library profession, the staff of the Monroe F. Swilley, Jr. Library has established the Mary R. Howard Scholarship Award. It is the intention of the Swilley Library Staff that this expression of our high esteem and abiding appreciation shall serve as a legacy of your outstanding leadership as visionary, administrator and mentor. _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ The Staff of the Monroe F. Swilley, Jr. Library Mercer University/Atlanta, Georgia September 16, 1998 1998 Recipient of the Mary R. Howard Scholarship Award ¾ Teri M. Vogel
