Awards
Friends of SC Libraries Awards 1996-present
John H. Landrum Advocacy Award: The FOSCL John H. Landrum Advocacy Award was created in 1999 to honor an individual or group, which has excelled in library advocacy.
2000 The A.L.M. Wiggins Family of Hartsville
2001 Liz and Dwight Patterson, Spartanburg
2002 Loa Jane Miller, Friends of the Aynor Branch Library, Horry County
2003 Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation, Florence County
2004 Todd Stephens, Spartanburg County, & Dwight McInvaill, Georgetown County
2005 No award given
2006 No award given
2007 No award given
2008 No award given
2009 Helen Dean, Newberry County Friends
Special Awards: Outstanding support provided to FOSCL and libraries in a manner different from that described by the other awards.
1998 Rudy Mancke
2001 Charleston County Library Friends
2002 Stetson-Bowles of Bluffton
2005 Debbie Anderson, SCSL
2009 David Warren, Richland County Public Library
In addition to the continuation of the John H. Landrum Advocacy Award and Special Awards, after the 2007 reorganization of the FOSCL award program the following awards were established:
Employee Excellence Award
2008 Myrtis Burr, Chesterfield County Library
2010 Abbie C. Townsen, York County Library
Outstanding Individual Award
2009 Terry Smith, Barnwell County
2010 Karen vanVierssen, York County
2011 Verna Kohn Cavanaugh, Newberry County
Outstanding Public Official Award
2011 Senator Wes Hayes, York County
Public Service Award: The FOSCL Public Service Award was created in 1996 to honor an elected official for his/her support of a library (libraries) in South Carolina.
1996 Art Guerry (Lexington County)
1997 Senator J. Verne Smith
1998 Representative Larry Koon
1999 No award given
2000 Senator Yancey McGill
2001 Representative Marion Carnell
2002 No award given
2003 No award given
2004 Kit Smith (Richland County)
South Carolina House Education Subcommittee/Robert W. Harrell, Jr., Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee (special group Public Service Award)
2005 Senator Hugh Leatherman
2006 Councilman Damon Jeter (Richland County Council)
FOSCL award program was reorganized in 2007 and this award was closed.
Library Staff Award: The FOSCL Library Staff Award was created in 1996 to recognize a library employee who has contributed above their normal duties to support a library or libraries in South Carolina.
1996 Harriett Woodham (Richland County Public Library)
1997 JoAda Hiatt (Greer Public Library)
1998 Shirley Hildebran (Fairfield County Public Library)
1999 Sally Culp (Spartanburg County Public Library)
2000 Sarah D. McMaster (Fairfield County Library)
2001 Tucker N. Taylor (Newberry County Library)
2002 Faith A. Line (Sumter County Library)
2003 Dan Mackey (Kershaw County Library)
2004 Mary Jo Dawson (ABBE Regional Library System)
2005 No award given
2006 Debbie Turner (York County Library)
FOSCL award program was reorganized in 2007 and this award was closed.
Business Award: The FOSCL Business Award was created in 1996 to honor a business in any community in South Carolina that has significantly aided a local library and its local Friends group.
1996 M&K Auction (McCormick)
1997 Echerer Painting Company (Irmo)
1998 The Greer Citizen (Greer)
1999 Crawley’s Country Cloggers (Boiling Spring)
2000 “The Boiling Sprngs Sentry” (Boiling Springs)
2001 No award given
2002 Johnson & Wales University (Charleston)
2003 Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Spartanburg)
2004 No award given
2005 Steve Fincher Photography (Spartanburg)
2006 Piggly-Wiggly (Florence)
FOSCL award program was reorganized in 2007 and this award was closed.
Trustee Award: The FOSCL Trustee Award was created in 1997 to be presented to a public library trustee in South Carolina who has significantly contributed to a local library.
1997 Mary O. Gregory (Pickens County Library)
1998 David M. Rogers (Greenville County Library)
1999 Ruby Crook (Irmo Library)
2000 Debbie Hill (Greenville County Library)
2001 Lenora Price (Richland County Library)
2002 Theresa Arrington Dunn (Hilton Head Library)
2003 Mim Woodring (Aiken County Library)
2004 J. David Sudduth (Greenville County Library)
2005 Marty S. White (Greenville County Library)
2006 No award given
FOSCL award program was reorganized in 2007 and this award was closed.
Outstanding Program Award: The FOSCL Outstanding Program Award was created in 1999 to recognize a Friends group, which has a successful program or event.
1999 Friends of the Woodruff Library
2000 Friends of the Boiling Springs Library
2001 Friends of the Florence County Library
2002 Friends of the Berkeley County Library
2003 Friends of the Clarendon County Library
2004 Friends of the Greenwood County Library
2004 Friends of the Greenville County Library
2005 Friends of the Florence County Library
2006 No award given
FOSCL award program was reorganized in 1997 and this award was closed.