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Greetings, Colleagues, Steven MacCall, associate professor in the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at The University of Alabama (UA) , will receive the Library Journal Teaching Award at the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association in San Diego in January 2011. The prestigious award, given annually by ProQuest (along with an impressive honorarium), recognizes MacCall for "excellence in educating the next generation of librarians" and commends him for both his innovative teaching in the area of organization of information and metadata and his leadership in the development and delivery of the School's online MLIS option, now in its sixth year. John Berry, well-known library journalist, reported in the November 15th Library Journal that MacCall was nominated by sixteen students from the "Fantastic Fourth" online cohort in the SLIS MLIS program. Kathie Popadin, a member of the cohort, spearheaded the effort, stating that the "group nomination" was submitted "in the spirit of cooperation and distance [education] collaboration." MacCall's nomination said, in part, "He transforms what could be a cold and impersonal experience into one that is filled with enthusiasm, humor, and intellectual rigor, possibly even transcending an on-campus experience." MacCall was a 2009 recipient of The University of Alabama's Teaching Excellence Award. The article announcing the award can be found at http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/887460-264/steven_maccall_winner_of_ljs.html.csp MacCall's work also inspired an editorial by Library Journal Editor-in-Chief Francine Failkoff who noted the "less common model of online education" offered by UA's SLIS. The announcement of the award also lead to a string of congratulatory remarks on the School's listservs with the subject line "Dr. MacCall's awesomeness." Please join us in congratulating Steven MacCall for his accomplishment. Elizabeth Aversa Professor & Director School of Library & Information Studies The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0252